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May 05, 2018 07:30

• Yerevan townspeople announce their willingness to start new protests

  Supporters of oppositional leader Nikol Pashinyan are willing to continue their protest actions on his call to remove the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) from power, ensure fair elections and reforms, and release political prisoners. This was stated by residents of Yerevan interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

May 05, 2018 06:20

• Participants of equestrian crossing through Adygea report revival of Circassian traditions

  About 100 horsemen from Adygea, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Cherkessia and the Krasnodar Territory became participants in the equestrian crossing. The action is aimed at the revival of the Adyg traditions of horse breeding and horseman culture, which declined during the Soviet era, and the popularization of the Kabardian breed of horses.

May 05, 2018 05:37

• Rights defenders claim persecution of political emigrants' relatives in Azerbaijan

  The Azerbaijani Centre for the Protection of Political Prisoners reported about the pressure on Azerbaijani political emigrants and listed the names of 30 activists persecuted even in exile, whose relatives in Azerbaijan are arrested and sentenced.

May 04, 2018 23:53

• Political analysts explain Pashinyan's softer rhetoric on Nagorno-Karabakh

  Nikol Pashinyan, the leader of the Armenian opposition, who had spoken for the recognition of Nagorno-Karabakh, has changed his position, when becoming a candidate for the country's Premiership, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted.

May 04, 2018 20:15

• Rights defenders do not wonder about court's refusal to release Oyub Titiev

  In Chechnya, the decision of the court to keep Oyub Titiev in custody was expected, stated his colleagues who attended the today's court hearing. They believe the prosecution of Oyub Titiev will not stop the activities of rights defenders in Chechnya. 

May 04, 2018 17:34

• Stavropol Territory: this year's second CTO against militants

  The shootout in the city of Nevinnomyssk, during which two men were killed, broke out less than two weeks after a similar incident, also in the Stavropol Territory.

May 04, 2018 13:23

• Court leaves Chechen rights defender Oyub Titiev under arrest

  The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has rejected the complaint against the extension of the arrest of Oyub Titiev, the head of the office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" in Grozny.

May 04, 2018 12:40

• Armenian soldier commits suicide

  The soldier's body was found on the frontline of an Armenian military unit. The case is being investigated under the article of bringing a person to suicide.

May 04, 2018 11:41

• Chechen blogger Abdurakhmanov explains his relatives' criticism by pressure on them

  Appeals of relatives of Tumso Abdurakhmanov, a blogger, who is hiding from persecutions in Poland, to stop criticizing the authorities were made under pressure, Tumso is sure.

May 04, 2018 10:33

• More than 150 people injured in European Championships in Dagestan

  During four days of competitions at the European Wrestling Championships in Kaspiysk, 150 people addressed doctors for help, despite official statements of no incidents. Most injured people are mostly athletes, but there are also spectators, the Ministry for Public Health reports, describing a case of a fan diagnosed with a heart attack.

May 04, 2018 09:06

• Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of machine-gun attacks

  On May 3-4, the Armenian armed forces violated the ceasefire regime 95 times in various directions of the front, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports. Meanwhile, large-calibre machine guns were used in shelling, the Azerbaijani MoD's website reports.

May 04, 2018 09:00

• IS threatens with explosions during 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia

  The terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS) banned in Russia has called on its supporters to commit terror acts during the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which matches will take place in the cities of Southern Russia.

May 04, 2018 03:01

• Over 2000 attend opening ceremony of memorial complex in North Ossetia

  The Museum of Military History "Barbashovo Pole", named after Pyotr Barbashov, a Hero of the Soviet Union, was created in the venue of bloody battles near Vladikavkaz, which began the counteroffensive operation of Soviet troops in Northern Caucasus during WW II.

May 03, 2018 22:17

• Tbilisi resident detained in South Ossetia

  The authorities of South Ossetia have detained a 22-year-old resident of Tbilisi, Ketevan Tsikhelashvili, the Georgian Minister for Reconciliation and Civil Equality, has stated. The young man had illegally crossed the border of South Ossetia, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported.

May 03, 2018 18:29

• OSCE Mission sees no violations in the Karabakh conflict zone

  Today, OSCE observers have conducted monitoring of the contact line of the armed forces of Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan and did not record any ceasefire violations. This was reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Nagorno-Karabakh.

May 03, 2018 17:12

• Nikol Pashinyan gets a new chance to become Prime Minister of Armenia

  Today, Nikol Pashinyan has gathered signatures of one third of the MPs necessary for nomination to the post of the Prime Ministers of Armenia.

May 03, 2018 17:04

• Second wounded man at robbing Yerevan bank dies

  The policeman wounded at detention of the bank robber in Yerevan has died in hospital. The armed man detained for raiding the bank turned out to be a Police Colonel Daniel Danielyan.

May 03, 2018 14:54

• Three persons fell victim to a bank robbery in Yerevan

  Today, in Yerevan, the police have detained a man who has wounded two persons and killed another one during a bank robbery.

May 03, 2018 14:22

• Azerbaijan reports shelling civilians on front line

  Today, a truck has come under fire in the Karabakh conflict zone. The truck was transporting Azerbaijani meliorators who arrived to repair an artesian well in the village of Chemenli, the authorities of the Agdam District report. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Nagorno-Karabakh rejected accusations of shelling civilians.

May 03, 2018 11:19

• Armenian wrestler is four times European Champion

  On May 2, Arthur Alexanyan, a member of the Armenian national team, won the gold medal of the European Championship in Dagestan.