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In Armenia, celebrations in honour of the 100th anniversary for the proclamation of the First Republic were held at the Sardarapat memorial complex, where the decisive battle for independence took place. The authorities of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh congratulated the people on the centennial of the First Republic.

At the moment, more than 50,000 people have signed the petition "Let's free rights defender Oyub Titiev!" addressed to Russian president.

Within the past 24 hours, militaries of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh violated the ceasefire in the conflict zone for 93 times, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

During the week of May 21-27, 2018, no one fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

Relatives of Oyub Titiev, the head for the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" office in Grozny, treat the detention of his nephew Adam Titiev in Chechnya as a provocation. The detention took place on the eve of the meeting of Alexander Cherkasov, the head of the HRC "Memorial", with the French President.

In Chechnya, a collective donation of materials for DNA tests will be held to identify relatives of children from the Russian Federation who stay in the Middle East and to help them return home. That was reported by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov.

Founders of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) were forced to act in the context of a clash of geopolitical interests in the Transcaucasus, scientists and politicians note. They believe the modern state of Azerbaijan became the successor of the ADR, but the authorities do not pay due attention to perpetuating the memory of the founders of the republic.

After the transfer of power into hands of Nikol Pashinyan and his team, the "Constituent Parliament" (CP) will become an opposition, Armenian political analysts believe. However, in their opinion, it is unlikely to be a serious opponent to the new authorities because of high confidence in the Prime Minister.

Georgia has held large-scale celebrations in honour of the 100th anniversary of the First Republic. Residents of Tbilisi consider this day the most important for their country.

The "last bell" has rung for 2672 school graduates of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR). Parents were offered not to celebrate the event magnificently, but replace it with excursions.

Ali Kerimli, the leader of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) has stated groundlessness of accusations against the party and arrested persons.

Three detained activists of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) and a Russian citizen who was arrested earlier were actors of a money laundering scheme, says the today's release of the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) and the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

During May 20-26, Azerbaijani militaries repeatedly violated the cease-fire regime by making more than 1500 shots at the positions of the Defence Army of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the NKR has stated.

Three days before a rally to be dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Azerbaijan, law enforcers detained Agil Magerramov, a member of the presidium for the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), Ruslan Nasirli, the chairman for the Mejlis of the PFPA's youth committee, and Babek Gasanov, the head of the district PFPA's unit. This is reported by the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan.

Abkhazia and South Ossetia will not be able to hamper the opening of transport corridors connecting Georgia and Russia and crossing their territories; only the position of official Moscow matters, said the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

Artak Davtyan is appointed the head for the Armenian General Staff, since he never interfered in politics, has an impeccable reputation and extensive work experience. This opinion is expressed by experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

The operation of the Dagestani factory "Marabi" for the production of tiles and ceramic granite stones has been suspended, and 90 employees, to whom the factory owed 4.6 million roubles, were sent on leave. Workers of the factory complained about unpaid leave and about the difficulty in finding another job. They associated the problems of the factory with the arrest of Abdusamad Gamidov, former Prime Minister of Dagestan.

On May 25, the North-Caucasian District Military Court proceeded to consider the second case against Islam Gugov, accused of involvement in illegal armed formations (IAFs). This is the third trial in the case against Islam of Gugov. However, this time he faces the charge of a different version.

Valery Badmaev, the chairman of the Oirat-Kalmyk People's Congress, accused of disobeying a policeman and violating the order of holding a rally, believes that the authorities decided to limit his activities on the eve of the September elections to the People's Khural.

Adam Titiev, a nephew of Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", was detained on suspicion of possessing drugs, the head of Chechnya has stated.