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September 04, 2018 13:29

• Azerbaijan states 73 bombardments during 24 hours

  During the last 24 hours, the ceasefire regime on the troops contact line was violated for 73 times with the use of large-calibre machine guns, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

September 04, 2018 09:59

• Chechen law enforcers explain persecution of Azamat Baiduev

  Azamat Baiduev, a resident of Chechnya, who was declared kidnapped after being deported to Russia from Poland, is suspected of links with Syrian militants, the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported.

September 04, 2018 09:58

• Azerbaijani border guard dies on Georgian border

  An ensign of the State Border Service of Azerbaijan has died at the customs checkpoint under the wheels of a truck.

September 04, 2018 08:12

• Russian president ignores the anniversary of Beslan terror act

  The commemorations of the victims of the terror act in Beslan were held in Moscow and other Russian cities. President Vladimir Putin had no plans to take part in any of them on September 1-3.

September 04, 2018 08:10

• Builder of "Volgograd Arena" recovers his salary debt through the court

  The Tsentralny District Court of Volgograd has granted the prosecutor's to collect in favour of a builder of the "Volgograd Arena" Stadium his salary debt for 4.5 months and compensation of moral harm in the amount of more than 229,000 roubles.

September 03, 2018 22:28

• Sources report over 40 residents of Argun being tortured

  In the city of Argun, law enforcers have tortured 40 detainees trying to knock confessions out of them, sources assert. The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Chechnya calls this information a lie.

September 03, 2018 22:26

• Law enforcers prevent refugee from breaking into NKR

  Azerbaijani law enforcers stopped the action "Returning Home", held near the troops contact line. A forced migrant, who wanted to return to his native Karabakh village, as well as his supporters, were detained at the border, activists have reported. The authorities of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) have treated the incident as a provocation.

September 03, 2018 17:49

• Nagorno-Karabakh reports soldier's suicide

  A soldier of the Armed Forces of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) was found dead in a military unit, the republic's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.

September 03, 2018 17:46

• On August 27-September 2, three people fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  One person was killed and two more were wounded in the course of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus during the week from August 27 to September 2, 2018. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

September 03, 2018 15:59

• Rights defenders doubt OSCE's ability to impact situation with human rights in Chechnya

  Russia can ignore the demands of 15 OSCE member states to report within a ten-day period on measures taken to protect human rights in Chechnya, note Russian rights defenders.

September 03, 2018 15:58

• Azerbaijani rights defenders report about 128 political prisoners

  On September 1, a group of Azerbaijani rights defenders, NGO activists, and lawyers released an updated list of political prisoners, which included 128 names. Activists monitor the cases against other two prisoners.

September 03, 2018 15:55

• Rights defender: Chechen extradited from Poland kidnapped

  Azamat Baiduev, who was extradited by the Polish authorities to Russia, was kidnapped from his house in the village of Shalazhi in the Urus-Martan District a day after his arrival in Chechnya. That was reported by Akhmed Gisaev, the leader of the Human Rights Analysis Centre.

September 03, 2018 12:44

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of August 27-September 2, 2018

  Day of Knowledge and anniversary of the terror act in Beslan; actions in Southern Russia against the pension reform after the President Putin's proposals; presentation of an updated list of political prisoners in Azerbaijan; emergency landing of a passenger aircraft in Sochi; claim of 15 OSCE member states on the violations of human rights in Chechnya, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of August 27-September 2, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

September 03, 2018 09:52

• NKR celebrates Republic Day with march and concerts

  Festivities on Republic Declaration Day were held in the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR). It should unite with Armenia, the local residents interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

September 03, 2018 09:51

• North Ossetia's decision to combine mourning with Knowledge Day causes misunderstanding in Tskhinvali women

  Residents of South Ossetia have supported the decision of the Republic's Ministry of Education and Sciences to postpone the Knowledge Day until September 5 in connection with the 14th anniversary of the terror act in Beslan. However, the Tskhinvali women, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", are surprised at the decision of North-Ossetian authorities to combine the funeral events with the start of the school year.

September 03, 2018 09:49

• Militaries from ten countries take part in Agile Spirit 2018 exercises in Georgia

  The multinational NATO exercises Agile Spirit 2018 with the participation of servicemen from the USA, Bulgaria, Romania, Latvia, Greece, Ukraine, Turkey, the Czech Republic and Estonia have begun on the base of the Second Infantry Brigade of the Georgian Armed Forces in the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region.

September 02, 2018 11:09

• Alleged militant killed in Khasavyurt District

  In the course of an armed clash in Dagestan, law enforcers killed a member of an illegal armed formation (IAF), an informed source has reported.

September 02, 2018 11:00

• Kocharyan's defence asks court to supplement release decision

  Advocates have lodged a complaint to the Court of Cassation of Armenia, indicating two grounds for the release of Robert Kocharyan, the second President of Armenia, which were not taken into account by the Court of Appeal.

September 02, 2018 10:53

• Leader of Georgian nationalists detained after clip on combat training

  Giorgi Chelidze, the head of the "National Unity of Georgia" is suspected of illegal possession of firearms and ammunition.

September 02, 2018 10:45

• Memorial watch for victims of Beslan terror act kicks off in North Ossetia

  A three-day memorial watch for those killed in the terror act in Beslan in 2004 kicked off on September 1 with laying flowers in the memorial complex. By noon, about a thousand people visited the memorial.