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May 22, 2018 07:40

• Azerbaijani officials report what caused explosion in Baku cafe

  In the Binagadi District of Baku, a canister with propane exploded in a cafe, explains the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) of Azerbaijan.

May 22, 2018 05:17

• Residents of Abkhazia pay tribute to victims of Caucasian War

  Sukhumi hosted the mourning events dedicated to the Memorial Day of the victims of the Caucasian War and the forced eviction of the mountain peoples of the Caucasus.

May 22, 2018 02:29

• Prayers and rallies to commemorate victims of Caucasian War held in Adygea and Kuban

  On May 21, whole families of Circassians came to the monument to victims of the Caucasian War, erected near the village of Bolshoi Kichmaj, to honour the memory of their ancestors, Asker Sokht, the deputy chairman of the public organization "Adyge Khase" of the Krasnodar Territory, has stated.

May 22, 2018 00:01

• Titiev's colleagues treat picket at President's Administration as symbolic

  The picket with a demand to release Oyub Titiev, held at the President's Administration in Moscow, is one of the steps of the consistent campaign in his defence and a solidarity sign, rights defenders believe.

May 21, 2018 23:35

• Azerbaijani native reports to court about blackmail from Ingush law enforcers

  A victim in the case against agents of the Ingush Centre "E" told the court how law enforcers beat him and promised to kill him in a forest. They demanded money with threats to spread information about his intimate affair, the victim reported.

May 21, 2018 20:30

• Three Makhachkala hunger-strikers turn to doctors

  Today, the drivers of fixed-route taxi minivans, who are holding hunger strike in Makhachkala called doctors twice; medical was needed to three protesters because of increased blood tension. The hunger strike has attracted the authorities' attention, but there is no result yet, the drivers have stated.

May 21, 2018 17:41

• Rights defenders come to presidential administration with demand to release Titiev

  Today, in Moscow, members of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", Amnesty International (AI) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) have come to a building of the presidential administration and held solo pickets in defence of Oyub Titiev.

May 21, 2018 15:59

• "Sasna Tsrer" supporters block GPO building in Yerevan

  Today, supporters of the unit "Sasna Tsrer" (Daredevils of Sassoun) have blocked entrances to the building of the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Armenia. They demand the resignation of General Prosecutor Arthur Davtyan. The protesters have claimed that Arthur Davtyan does not want to recognize there are political prisoners in Armenia.

May 21, 2018 15:40

• In Baku, four persons fell victim to explosion in a cafe

  As a result of a today's explosion in a cafe in the Binagadi District of Baku, two persons have been killed at the place and two others have got burns, the Azerbaijani Ministry for Public Health reports.

May 21, 2018 14:23

• In Armenia, action in support of Samvel Babayan resumed

  Today, activists have come to a protest action in front of the building of the Constitutional Court of Armenia with the demand to acquit Samvel Babayan, the former head of the Ministry of Defence for Nagorno-Karabakh.

May 21, 2018 12:19

• Defence reports new criminal charge against Ramzan Kadyrov's plenipotentiary

  In Moscow, investigators suspect Ramzan Tsitsulaev, a former Ramzan Kadyrov's plenipotentiary in Ukraine, of an attempt to organize a murder. This has been reported by his advocate today.

May 21, 2018 09:19

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of May 14-20, 2018

  Start of Ramadan fasting by Caucasian Muslims; militants' attack on Orthodox church in Grozny; opening of the Crimean Bridge, – see the review of these and other events that occurred in the Caucasus on May 14-20, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

May 21, 2018 08:24

• In Dagestan, car drivers rally against rising gasoline prices

  On May 20, drivers gathered near a car market on the road from Makhachkala to Derbent. They protested against the rise in price of gasoline at the filling stations of Dagestan.

May 21, 2018 00:47

• Ramzan Kadyrov does not believe in IS' involvement in attack on Grozny church

  Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has stated there are no emissaries of the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia, on the territory of the Chechen Republic.

May 21, 2018 00:32

• On May 14-20, 2018, ten persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of May 14-20, 2018, at least ten persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, seven persons were killed and three others were wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

May 21, 2018 00:25

• Ingush party in Moscow "Ramadan Tent" gathers followers of different confessions

  In Moscow, the "Ramadan Tent" to hold the charity and enlightening actions dedicated to the Muslim holy month of fasting is organized for the 13th year in a row. This year, at the evening dedicated to Ingushetia, guests of the "Ramadan Tent" watched a short film about Ingush villages and a theatrical performance and after sunset they could taste national treats.

May 20, 2018 20:14

• Attack on church in Grozny is the 20th IS' attack in Northern Caucasus

  The attempt to capture believers in the Chechen church has reminded by its style the actions of the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court. This is stated by the analysis of similar incidents since 2015, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot" after the attack in Grozny. This conclusion was confirmed today by the IS* itself, which claimed responsibility for the 20th time for attacks committed in Northern Caucasus.

May 20, 2018 19:14

• Soldier shot dead in Nagorno-Karabakh

  Gamlet Grigoryan, a soldier of the Defence Army of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), received a mortal gunshot wound under unclear circumstances, the NKR's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported today.

May 20, 2018 18:18

• IS claims responsible for attack on church in Grozny

  The Caucasian branch of the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court, has claimed responsibility for an attempt to capture believers in the Grozny church, where seven people perished.

May 20, 2018 10:15

• Three natives of Chechnya and one of Ingushetia declared executors of Grozny terror act

  The attack on believers of the church in Grozny was committed by Chechen natives Amir Yunusov, Ali Yunusov and Mikail Elisultanov, and by Akhmed Tsechoev, a resident of Ingushetia, a local law enforcement source has stated.