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April 11, 2018 15:21

• 25 Armenian citizens accused of organizing illegal migration

  The members of the grouping were sending citizens of Armenia, Central Asia and the Middle East abroad, the Armenia's National Security Service (NSS) has announced today.

April 11, 2018 15:14

• Russian special services stopped 100 Caucasians from leaving to Middle East

  Today, Nikolai Patrushev, the Secretary of the Russian Security Council, has reported that in 2017 law enforcers prevented over 100 natives of Northern Caucasus from leaving to fight abroad for terrorists. He has also stressed the need for closely monitor those who have returned to Russia from the conflict zone.

April 11, 2018 12:13

• Armenian MPs unanimously ratify agreement with EU

  Today, the Armenian Parliament has ratified the agreement with the European Union (EU), which envisages the cooperation development in economy and other spheres, as well as a possibility of visa regime liberalization.

April 11, 2018 11:54

• CEC reports almost million turnout at Azerbaijani election

  By 10 a.m., at the presidential election in Azerbaijan, the voter turnout was 18.71%, the Central Election Commission (CEC) has stated. However, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, who visited three polling stations in Baku has fixed a small number of voters.

April 11, 2018 08:25

• Four person wounded in shootout in Tbilisi

  On April 10, the Republic's Hospital accepted four young men, who received gunshot wounds in the Tbilisi district of Vedzisi, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported.

April 11, 2018 06:36

• Ingush activist's defence disagrees with extension of his arrest

  Magomed Khazbiev's advocates have filed a complaint with the Supreme Court of the Republic of Ingushetia against the decision of the Magas District Court, according to which Khazbiyev's arrest has been again extended.

April 11, 2018 00:28

• Rights defenders from five countries call on the Armenian authorities to free Salman Sever

  Seven human rights organizations from different countries have called to release Bogdan Kalyussky, also known as Salman Sever, a Ukrainian citizen, a Muslim activist and a blogger, arrested in Yerevan.

April 10, 2018 21:46

• Investigators do not confirm torture of a man suspected of setting fire to Rutul administration building

  The defence succeeded in requesting the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) a re-consideration of the complaint about torture of Efendi Alimov, accused of setting fire to the district administration building in the Dagestani village of Rutul, his advocate reported. Investigators announced that the information on torture had not been confirmed. 

April 10, 2018 21:11

• Defence of Yulduz Alieva disagrees with the verdict

  Today, Anastasia Shilikhina, a resident of the Volgograd Region and Yulduz Alieva, a native of Dagestan, have been sentenced to five and six years of imprisonment respectively on charges of financing Syrian militants.

April 10, 2018 19:49

• Serzh Sargsyan's opponents march in Yerevan

  Today, about 30 people have marched along streets of Yerevan protesting against the nomination of the former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan for the post of Prime Minister.

April 10, 2018 19:00

• Meydan TV: Azerbaijani students complain about pressure before voting

  Students of the Azerbaijan Academy of Labour and Social Relations are threatened with problems at the exams if they do not come to the Academy on the voting day. The Meydan TV has reported today, referring to the Academy' spokeswoman that students should vote at their alma mater.

April 10, 2018 17:58

• Sluggish pre-election campaign confirms absence of alternative at Azerbaijani election

  The agitation campaign before the early presidential election in Azerbaijan was dull and inconspicuous, the authorities gave up active propaganda, so as not to draw unnecessary attention to the factual absence of rivalry, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have confirmed.

April 10, 2018 17:20

• Forbes estimates Mikhelson's and Kerimov's losses from US sanctions as $1.64 billion

  Leonid Mikhelson, a businessman and a native of Kaspiysk, and Suleiman Kerimov, a senator from Dagestan, lost more than 1,6 billion US dollars as a result of the US sanctions imposed on Russia on April 6, the Forbes has estimated.

April 10, 2018 15:10

• Azerbaijan announces "Day of Silence" on the eve of presidential election

  In Azerbaijan, today, any agitation for the presidential election is prohibited starting from 8:00 a.m. The voting will take place on April 11.

April 10, 2018 12:38

• FSB reports prevention of a terror act in Ingushetia

  Today, at a meeting of the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC), FSB Director Alexander Bortnikov has reported that in Ingushetia, the special services prevented a terror act at a polling station on the day of presidential election.

April 10, 2018 08:35

• About 2000 people come to meet Khabib Nurmagomedov at Makhachkala airport

  On April 9, Khabib Nurmagomedov, who won the UFC Light Heavyweight Title, arrived in Dagestan. At the Makhachkala airport, the athlete was greeted by relatives, friends, fans and representatives of the Dagestani authorities.

April 10, 2018 06:37

• LGBT activists mark anniversary of persecution of gays in Chechnya

  On the anniversary of persecution of gays in Chechnya, activists have installed a memorial sign near the permanent representative office of Chechnya in Moscow.

April 10, 2018 00:47

• Soldier dies in Nagorno-Karabakh

  A soldier Narek Arutyunyan was killed by a shot from the Azerbaijani side, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh has stated.

April 10, 2018 00:25

• Sargsyan's opponents announce daily protest actions

  Everyday protests against the preservation of power in the hands of Serzh Sargsyan will be held in all Yerevan districts until the election of the Prime Minister by the MPs on April 17, oppositionists have announced.

April 09, 2018 21:41

• Serzh Sargsyan's nomination for Premier announced amid protest rally in Yerevan

  Today, about 500 people gathered in Freedom Square in Yerevan with a demand to prevent Serzh Sargsyan from taking the post of Prime Minister. The acting head of the Armenian government has confirmed today that Serzh Sargsyan will be nominated to the post of the Premiere.