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April 28, 2018 06:53

• Georgian advocates criticize Azerbaijani court's judgement in Afghan Mukhtarly's case

  In Azerbaijan, the decision of the court of appeal in the case against journalist Afghan Mukhtarly kidnapped in Georgia is biased, but it is necessary to pass all the national authorities for a subsequent appeal to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), Georgian advocates have stated.

April 28, 2018 04:53

• Source calls "honour killing" one of the versions of girl's murder in Khasavyurt

  The man detained on suspicion of killing a salesgirl in a pavilion in Khasavyurt is her brother; and the crime has all the signs of an "honour killing", a law enforcement source has reported.

April 28, 2018 03:32

• Rally in Gyumri demands to remove Republicans from power

  According to estimates of its participants, the rally of Nikol Pashinyan's supporters in Gyumri became the largest of all the opposition's actions ever held in the city. They urged Karen Karapetyan, the Acting Prime Minister of Armenia and other members of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) to abandon the power structures.

April 27, 2018 21:18

• At rally in Gyumri, Pashinyan confirms his loyalty to Russia

  Opponents of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) and Karen Karapetyan are not going to initiate Armenia's withdrawal from the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Nikol Pashinyan, the oppositional leader, has stated at a rally in Gyumri.

April 27, 2018 20:44

• Armenia's RPA calls on opposition to negotiate

  Should all the Armenian political forces fail to sit down to negotiation table, mass protests can lead to clashes, the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) has stated. The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) "Dashnaktsutyun", which has quitted the coalition with the party in power, calls on the parliamentary factions to nominate a unified candidate for the post of Prime Minister.

April 27, 2018 15:40

• Three officers sentenced for fraud with food money of Gyumri servicemen

  In Rostov-on-Don, the court sentenced two food service officers and the head of the Russian military base in Armenia to imprisonment. They are recognized to be involved in fraud for 471 million roubles allocated to provide food to soldiers and officers at the military base in Gyumri.

April 27, 2018 14:50

• Nikol Pashinyan and his supporters start an auto rally from Yerevan to Gyumri

  Protest leader Nikol Pashinyan and his supporters have started an auto rally from Yerevan to the city of Gyumri, where a rally is planned for today.

April 27, 2018 14:18

• Emergency landing of a military aircraft in Adygea

  An L-39 training aircraft of the Krasnodar military flight school has to land outside an airfield in Adygea because of a foreign object in the engine, the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) reports.

April 27, 2018 12:52

• Russian SC upholds verdict to Shamil Nurmagomedov

  Today, the Supreme Court (SC) of Russia has upheld the verdict to Shamil Nurmagomedov, a native of Makhachkala, sentenced on the charge of financing the "Islamic State" (IS*) for transferring money to his brother in Syria.

April 27, 2018 11:24

• Karen Karapetyan refuses to negotiate with Nikol Pashinyan (+video)

  Today, Karen Karapetyan, acting Prime Minister of Armenia, has rejected the proposal of opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan on the negotiations and announced his disagreement with the ultimatum demands.

April 27, 2018 03:07

• Investigation confirms bribery of PACE delegates in Azerbaijan's interests

  On April 26, most of the delegates of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) voted for a resolution on the report prepared by an independent investigative team, according to which European politicians and officials lobbied for Azerbaijan's interests for bribes. Officials of Azerbaijan opposed the resolution. They state the report is biased and has been drawn up with the aim of blackmailing.

April 27, 2018 02:07

• Ismayilova associates delay in her case with investigation into Aliev family's business

  In Baku, the court has again postponed for indefinite time the consideration of the claim filed by the Ministry of Taxes against journalist Khadija Ismayilova. The journalist associates the delay in the case with her new investigation into the businesses of the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev's daughters, as well as sons of Minister of Emergency Situations Kamaladdin Heydarov.

April 27, 2018 00:10

• Opposition associates Bidzina Ivanishvili's return with a split in "Georgian Dream"

  Bidzina Ivanishvili, a founder of the "Georgian Dream" Party, has agreed to lead the party to save it from split. This opinion was voiced by opposition politicians and political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

April 26, 2018 23:17

• FSB treats 12 persons killed in Northern Caucasus as IS* participants

  A militant from the Stavropol Territory and 11 other men killed by law enforcers during the counterterrorist operation (CTO), conducted in the Derbent District on April 21-24, were supporters of the "Islamic State", a terrorist organization banned in Russia, the Russia's Federal Security Bureau (FSB) has reported today.

April 26, 2018 21:43

• At rally in Yerevan, Pashinyan invites Karapetyan to talks

  The negotiations with Karen Karapetyan on transferring the power to the opposition will be held at noon on April 27; Mr Karapetyan will represent the ruling party, Nikol Pashinyan, the oppositional leader, has stated at a rally in Yerevan. He has urged his supporters to stop protests for the next two days.

April 26, 2018 19:09

• Authorities voice out conditions of negotiations with opposition (+video)

  The Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) has offered protesters to start negotiating without any preconditions. Nikol Pashinyan has urged citizens to come to a rally in Yerevan, promising to make public the plan for the second phase of protests.

April 26, 2018 14:01

• In Armenia, ministers and governors from ARF "Dashnaktsutyun" resign

  Today, three acting ministers and two governors representing the ARF "Dashnaktsutyun" have announced their resignations in connection with the withdrawal from the coalition with the ruling party.

April 26, 2018 13:27

• "Georgian Dream" announces return of Bidzina Ivanishvili to politics

  Bidzina Ivanishvili, the former Prime Minister of Georgia, has agreed to lead the "Georgian Dream" Party he founded earlier. This has been reported today by Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili, the chairman of the "Georgian Dream" Party.

April 26, 2018 13:02

• Discussion on election of Prime Minister of Armenia scheduled for May 1

  On May 1, a special meeting will be held in the Parliament of Armenia to discuss the issue on the election of the Prime Minister of Armenia. It is not ruled out that the voting will be held on the same day, the People's Assembly reports.

April 26, 2018 12:53

• Nikol Pashinyan calls on people to temporarily unblock Yerevan streets

  Today, Armenian MP Nikol Pashinyan, the leader of the protest movement, has called on his supporters to stop blocking the streets in Yerevan in order to restore normal traffic and avoid provocations.