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April 23, 2018 09:15

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of April 16-22, 2018

  Mass protests in Yerevan in connection with the election of Serzh Sargsyan as the Prime Minister of Armenia; formation of the new government of Azerbaijan; special operation in Dagestan, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of April 16-22 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

April 23, 2018 08:01

• On April 16-22, 2018, 11 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of April 16-22, 2018, at least 11 persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, ten were killed and one was wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

April 23, 2018 01:31

• NKR's MoD reports movement of Azerbaijani military vehicles

  On April 22, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) published the information about the movement of military vehicles of the Azerbaijani troops on the contact line in the Karabakh conflict zone.

April 22, 2018 23:32

• Yerevan: rally participants announce students' strike

  During the rally held in the Republic Square in Yerevan, opponents of Serzh Sargsyan have announced the continuation of disobedience actions, demanding the resignation of the Prime Minister of Armenia and release of Nikol Pashinyan, the leader of protests, and all the detainees. Participants of the rally have stated that on April 23 students will start a strike.

April 22, 2018 21:35

• Number of Yerevan detainees reaches 277

  The 26 demonstrators detained today in Armenia have become figurants of criminal cases; three more have been arrested, investigators have reported.

April 22, 2018 20:35

• ICRF discloses details of CTO in Dagestan

  Investigators have told that three people were killed in a shootout in Derbent while checking documents, six more – in a blocked house after refusing to lay down their arms.

April 22, 2018 11:06

• Nikol Pashinyan detained in Yerevan

  After his meeting with Serzh Sargsyan, Armenian Prime Minister, which ended in mutual accusations, Nikol Pashinyan, the opposition leader, and other activists were detained in Yerevan.

April 22, 2018 10:36

• Serzh Sargsyan and Nikol Pashinyan fail a dialogue attempt

  After a five-minute meeting, Serzh Sargsyan, Armenian Prime Minister, accused Nikol Pashinyan, the opposition leader, of blackmail and made him responsible for the consequences of his ultimatum on Sargsyan's resignation. In response, Nikol Pashinyan has called on his supporters to intensify protests.

April 22, 2018 03:26

• Law enforcers' operation irritates Dagestani villagers

  Law enforcers have surrounded the village of Matseevka in the Kizilyurt District of Dagestan, and inspected the households in search of cars. Their actions have aroused indignation among villagers.

April 21, 2018 23:01

• Serzh Sargsyan, new Armenian Premier, agrees to meet protest leader

  Serzh Sargsyan, the current Armenian Prime Minister has agreed to meet Nikol Pashinyan; however, the latter intends to talk only about the former's resignation.

April 21, 2018 22:41

• Special troop fighter wounded in CTO in Derbent

  The special troop fighter, wounded in the course of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) held in the city of Derbent, was taken to hospital by a helicopter, a source has stated.

April 21, 2018 21:37

• Nagorno-Karabakh reports intensive shelling by Azerbaijan

  The Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has reported about intense fire from the Azerbaijani side and movement of Azerbaijani military vehicles on the contact line.

April 21, 2018 20:26

• Case on Russian tourist's murder to be considered by Abkhazian SC

  Two residents of Abkhazia will be brought to trial on the charge of a resonant attack on a group of tourists, as a result of which a Russian citizen was killed in the summer of 2017.

April 21, 2018 18:24

• Armenian President comes out to protesters

  Armen Sargsyan, the incumbent President of Armenia, came to the Republic Square in Yerevan to talk to Nikol Pashinyan, the protest leader.

April 21, 2018 07:23

• Power engineers hold mass raids against debtors in Chechnya

  In the Naur District of Chechnya, 63 regular defaulters were disconnected from power supply. During the raids, other 936 customers paid their debts, the "Chechenenergo" reports.

April 21, 2018 06:29

• Activists call on citizens of Armenia to hold peaceful protests

  In Armenia, a "velvet revolution" will succeed only in the case of peaceful protests. This was stated by activists from the "Counterstrike" art group, as well as organizers of the protest against the rise in electricity tariffs and the ban on right-hand drive vehicles that were held in the country in the past.

April 21, 2018 03:19

• Four men detained for attacking a Russian soldier in South Ossetia

  The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for South Ossetia reported the detention of four men suspected of attacking a soldier from the Russian military base.

April 20, 2018 21:00

• Journalist of Chechen GTRK "Grozny" killed in Syria

  In Damascus, Syrian citizen Ihab Balan, a freelance correspondent of the Chechen State TV and Radio Company (GTRK) "Grozny", was killed by an "intentional shot," reported Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya.

April 20, 2018 18:21

• In Yerevan, opposition actions arouse protest activity of citizens

  Residents of Yerevan did not limit themselves to demonstrating solidarity with the activists protesting against the election the former president the Prime Minister of Armenia. Some of them openly joined the protesters.

April 20, 2018 16:10

• Four people killed in CTO in Dagestan

  Law enforcers have killed four alleged militants during the counterterrorist operation (CTO) held the city of Derbent; some people were detained, a source has reported.