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August 31, 2022 13:09

• Traffic along new Nagorno-Karabakh-Armenia road launched under peacemakers' supervision

  Russian militaries have been deployed along the new route running from Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia, opened after the transfer of three settlements in the Lachin Corridor under Azerbaijan's control.

August 31, 2022 12:06

• Abkhazia commemorates those who went missing during hostilities

  Out of more than 2200 people who went missing in the Georgian-Abkhaz war, the remains of 200 were found, of which 44 remains were handed over to families in Abkhazia, Boris Kazanba, a deputy head of the mission of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the unrecognized republic of Abkhazia, has informed.

August 31, 2022 11:38

• Mikhail Gorbachev leaves controversial trace in Caucasian history

  Mikhail Gorbachev, the first USSR president, launched the era of perestroika and glasnost; however, during his stay in power, tragic events occurred in Tbilisi, Baku and Yerevan, and the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh flared up.

August 31, 2022 08:13

• Oppositionists resume protests in Stepanakert

  The activists who gathered for a rally in Stepanakert have stated that they will seek the resignation of high-ranking Nagorno-Karabakh officials, and the termination of agreements with Azerbaijan.

August 31, 2022 07:54

• Chechen Minister of Press treats opponents of Jony's concert as provocateurs

  Akhmed Dudaev, the Minister of Press and Information of Chechnya, has labelled those who oppose the concert of Jony, a singer of Azerbaijani origin, and other shows held in the republic as provocateurs. He has invited his opponents to come to a square in Grozny.

August 31, 2022 00:00

• Dagestani resident publicly apologizes for his conflict with natives of Chechnya

  A resident of Dagestan apologized to the Chechen people for insulting remarks made during a conflict with natives of the republic, follows from a video posted today by Ramzan Kadyrov.

August 30, 2022 23:04

• Ali Aliev’s advocate claims being not allowed to visit his client

  For eight days already, a defender of Azerbaijani oppositionist Ali Aliev has been seeking a visit to his client in the Baku (SIZO (pre-trial prison). All these days, Ali Aliev has been denied phone conversations with his relatives, the advocate reports.

August 30, 2022 22:44

• Twelve Ingush policemen sentenced

  A court sentenced Ingush policemen, accused of disobeying an order to disperse protesters in Magas in March 2019, to a year and a half of suspended imprisonment.

August 30, 2022 22:25

• Kadyrov supports reconciliation of Tamaev and Dibirov amid his threats to athletes

  The leader of Chechnya stated that after the intervention of Aina Gamzatova, a spouse of the Mufti of Dagestan, the conflict between athletes-bloggers Askhab Tamaev from Chechnya and Dibir Makhmudov from Dagestan was settled. The Ramzan Kadyrov’s call for reconciliation came after his threats against Chechen athletes who behave inappropriately outside the republic.

August 30, 2022 18:43

• Analysts assess alignment of forces before meeting of Aliev and Pashinyan in Brussels

  The Ilham Aliev’s position in the upcoming negotiations is stronger against the backdrop of the transfer to Azerbaijan of Lachin and two villages, Azerbaijani analysts Togrul Djuvarly and Mekhman Aliev point out.

August 30, 2022 18:07

• Azerbaijan announces transfer of 1713 bodies of military personnel to Armenia

  After the trilateral declaration had been signed on November 10, 2020, the remains of 1713 Armenian military personnel were found and transferred to Armenia, reported Ismail Akhundov, the secretary of the State Commission of Azerbaijan for Prisoners of War, Hostages, and Missing Persons.

August 30, 2022 15:14

• The week of August 22-28 passed without conflict victims in Northern Caucasus

  During the week from August 22 to August 28, 2022, during the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, there were no reports about any casualties or wounded persons. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

August 30, 2022 14:55

• Abkhaz activists oppose transfer of land in Pitsunda to Russia

  At their meeting with the Russian ambassador, female activists from Abkhazia, who oppose the transfer of the state dacha in Pitsunda to Russia, stated that the alienation of this territory would provoke anti-Russian sentiments in the society.

August 30, 2022 12:01

• Azeri politicians criticize Armenia's proposal on routes to Nakhichevan

  The transport routes offered by Armenia for Azerbaijan's communication with the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR) are unprofitable for Baku, and are a ploy to disrupt the Zangezur Corridor project, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

August 30, 2022 11:36

• Kadyrov reports sending new group of fighters to Ukraine

  After training at the Russian Special Troops University, another group of volunteers has flown from Grozny Airport to the special military operation, the head of Chechnya has announced.

August 30, 2022 11:16

• Saakashvili's case aggravates Georgian authorities' foreign policy risks

  Two foreign doctors have received a temporary license from the Georgian Ministry of Public Health and have already examined Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili. The West will not leave unanswered any confirmation of the abuse of power against Saakashvili, local analysts have pointed out.

August 30, 2022 08:59

• After meeting president, Karabakh activists stage rally

  The activists, dissatisfied with the transfer of the Lachin Corridor to Azerbaijan and the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, have demanded resignation of high-ranking officials. After meeting with the president, they gathered a mass rally in Stepanakert.

August 30, 2022 08:36

• Stavropol activist reports pressure on her mother

  Policemen have repeatedly visited the mother of Darya Andreeva, an activist from the town of Georgievsk, insisting that Darya and her husband, who had been fined for discrediting the army, return to Russia. The activist has treated these visits as law enforcers' pressure.

August 29, 2022 21:53

• Menyailo demands to recruit detachments of volunteers to be sent to Ukraine

  The heads of the regions of North Ossetia should form detachments of volunteers to be sent to Ukraine, and this is a new criterion for evaluating the work of municipal officials, Sergey Menyailo, the leader of the republic, announces.

August 29, 2022 21:32

• Launch of a new road from Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia scheduled for August 30

  The traffic along the alternative route to the Lachin Corridor to Armenia will be open on the evening of August 30, the office of the President of Nagorno-Karabakh reports today.