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December 23, 2018 10:50

• Nagorno-Karabakh counts 200 attacks in the conflict zone within a week

  On December 16-22, Azerbaijani soldiers fired 2000 shots at the positions of the Defence Army, the Nagorno-Karabakh Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

December 23, 2018 10:39

• Defence appeals against Kirkitadze's arrest in Gurdjaani

  The advocates of David Kirkitadze, an activist of the "United National Movement" (UNM) Party, suspected of attacking a policeman, have filed an appeal against the court's ruling to arrest him. The persecution of Kirkitadze evidences the authorities' plans to put pressure on the opposition, the Alliance "Strength in Unity" believes.

December 22, 2018 16:21

• Sweden denied refuge to painters' family from Krasnodar

  On December 20, the Swedish Migration Service refused to grant political asylum to Krasnodar painters Alexei Knedlyakovsky and Lusine Djanyan, known for their oppositional actions. This decision caused outrage of Swedish social network users.

December 22, 2018 16:15

• Azerbaijan reports 23 shelling attacks from Armenian side

  On December 21 and during the last night, the Armenian military servicemen violated the ceasefire regime on the troops contact line for 23 times, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

December 22, 2018 16:10

• Demolition of market in Gudermes angered townspeople

  The authorities are dismantling the Central Marketplace in the Chechen city of Gudermes instead of eliminating the violations found there, said the townspeople interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

December 22, 2018 16:02

• Advocates point to law enforcers' illegal actions at detentions of Caucasians in Moscow

  During searches and detentions of over 100 natives of the republics of Northern Caucasus at one of Moscow hostels, law enforcers illegally entered one's housing, committed illegal deprivation of freedom, failed to render medical aid and damaged one's property, Tatiana Okushko, a lawyer, believes. Law enforcers were obliged to present court's orders or investigator's warrant for a search, said Maxim Pashkov.

December 22, 2018 12:04

• Manvel Grigoryan released on bail

  The court in Yerevan has released Manvel Grigoryan, an Armenian MP and the head of the "Erkrapa" Union of Volunteer, on bail of 52,000 US dollars.

December 22, 2018 12:00

• Court refuses to release Grib from SIZO for health reasons

  The North-Caucasian District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don has refused to change the freedom restraint of Pavel Grib, a Ukrainian citizen, for house arrest, despite his complaints about health problems.

December 22, 2018 11:55

• ECtHR awards compensations to two inmates of Georgian prisons

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has recognized violations of the rights of two Georgian citizens, who failed to receive the necessary medical care in jails. The victims have been awarded compensation in the total amount of 19,500 euros.

December 22, 2018 11:46

• Chechen residents criticize Kadyrov's words after resonant traffic accident

  Ramzan Kadyrov has commented on the fatal road accident in Grozny with the participation of his relative, making it clear that the latter will not be punished.

December 22, 2018 08:18

• Gyumri murder points to vulnerability of Armenia's sovereignty

  The Russian military serviceman suspected of killing a woman in the city of Gyumri must be kept at the local SIZO (pre-trial prison); his stay at the military base contradicts the norms of the Armenia-Russia agreement, the lawyers interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have stated.

December 22, 2018 08:13

• Makhachkala residents block road because of electricity problems

  Makhachkala residents are outraged by electricity supply outages and started an endless protest action today. They would not let cars through the dwelling settlement of Shamkhal.

December 21, 2018 23:40

• Kadyrov's regime gets Kremlin support amid OSCE criticism

  Russia cannot agree with the conclusions of the OSCE report on human rights violations in Chechnya and finds it deliberately politicized, stated Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov and Permanent Representative of Russia to the OSCE Alexander Lukashevich.

December 21, 2018 23:30

• "Nairit" workers meet Armenian official

  The chief of the Armenian Deputy Prime Minister's office promised to consider the project to revive the "Nairit" plant, proposed by a foreign investor. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan did not come out to protesters.

December 21, 2018 23:19

• Court orders Khadija Ismayilova to pay over 26,000 US dollars to tax authorities

  Today, the Baku Economic and Administrative Court has partially granted the claim filed by the Azerbaijani Ministry of Taxes against journalist Khadija Ismayilova. The defendant treated the claim against her as an attempt to limit her cooperation with the Western media.

December 21, 2018 17:11

• Two suspects of beating UNM member left under arrest

  The Gurdjaani District Court has refused to release Gocha Maisuradze and Mamuka Usinashvili, suspected of attacking an oppositionist near the village of Velistsikhe, on bail.

December 21, 2018 17:02

• Gutseriev sharply responds to Zapashny's rebuke for supporting Canadian circus

  On December 18, the Ingush businessman, Mikhail Gutseriev, announced his intention to file a lawsuit for protection of his business reputation after being accused by Moscow Circus director Edgard Zapashny of constructing an arena for the Canadian "Cirque du Soleil".

December 21, 2018 13:22

• Yerevan protesters demand not to liquidate ministries

  The decision to liquidate the Armenian Ministry of the Diaspora and reorganize the Ministry of Culture is erroneous and will result in staff reductions and move the problems of culture and interaction with the Diaspora to the background, employees of the Ministries have stated today at the protest action.

December 21, 2018 13:14

• Azerbaijan counts 25 shelling attacks during 24 hours

  Positions of the Azerbaijani Army were shelled at in the Karabakh conflict zone, including in the border village of Geyali, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported today.

December 21, 2018 10:53

• Natives of Northern Caucasus tell details of detention in Moscow

  On December 19, dozens North-Caucasian natives were detained by law enforcers forces in a Moscow hostel; they were all released after photographing and fingerprinting, the hostel tenants told the "Caucasian Knot". According to their story, law enforcers behaved rudely and applied physical force against some tenants.