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The Armenian opposition announced the unjustified use of force by the police during protests in Yerevan, and journalists also complained about the aggression of the police.

Today, a festive collective namaz (prayer) has taken place in mosques of Dagestan on the occasion of the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, the republic’s Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) reports. In other regions of Southern Russia, the Muftiates also announced prayers for the holiday of Eid al-Fitr.

From the territory of the Vardenis District, Armenian militaries have shelled the positions of Azerbaijani militaries deployed in the Kelbadjar District. Azerbaijani soldiers opened returned fire, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

During the special operation in Ukraine, two servicemen from North Ossetia, Andrei Bakaev and Shakhin Akhmedov, have perished.

In Yerevan, law enforcers detained 189 protesters; after drawing up protocols, they will be released, the police have promised.

More than 12,000 people have gathered in France Square in Yerevan demanding the resignation of the Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, the non-commercial organization (NCO) named "Union of Informed Citizens" has informed.

A court in Rostov-on-Don has arrested Svetlana Karpenko for 15 days after she held a picket with a pacifist poster.

Opposition activists have set up tents in the France Square in Yerevan, declaring a strike with a demand of resignation of the Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan.

In Tbilisi, the Association of Georgian Trade Unions has held a rally in defence of workers' rights. The audience demanded a safe working environment, equal pay for women and men, and the introduction of unemployment allowances.

Seven persons were detained in Baku at the actions in defence of workers' rights, and released after questioning by the police. The oppositionists' demands to improve employees' working conditions are relevant, the couriers engaged in providing food delivery services have stated.

The funeral of Alik Tsaava, a Georgian volunteer who perished in Ukraine, was held in the city of Zugdidi with military honours.

On April 30, the parents of the military servicemen who perished during the autumn war of 2020 held a march in Yerevan demanding to initiate a criminal case against the Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, and to arrest him.

Since the start of the special operation in Ukraine, it became known about the deaths of at least 179 natives of Northern Caucasus and 71 residents of the Southern Federal District (SFD); these are the data of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on officially confirmed information. Most of the casualties are from Dagestan.

The Baku Human Rights Club has appealed to Ilham Aliev, the President of Azerbaijan, and Samir Nuriev, the Chairman of the Commission on Pardons and the Head of the President's Administration, in connection with the expected prisoners' pardoning timed to the country's Independence Day – May 28.

Amid the Russia's special operation in Ukraine, Georgian authorities have chosen the tactics of passive policies so as not to irritate Russia. As a result, the US House of Representatives has approved only the amount of USD 35 million as military assistance to Georgia, the Georgian analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted.

At night on April 30, Parvin Salakhov, an employee of a construction company, who had blown up by a mine in the Lachin District during restoration works, died in one of Baku hospitals.

The Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) has upheld the verdict in a libel case handed down earlier to Ali Aliev, the leader of the oppositional "Citizens and Development" Party, and left him in custody. His defence intends to appeal to the Azerbaijani Supreme Court (SC) and the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

A court in Sochi has fined Astamur Simoniya, a resident of the Sochi Federal Territory named "Sirius", by 30,000 roubles, finding him guilty of discrediting the Russian Armed Forces.

At the court session on the case of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, Magdi Kamalov, the founder of the "Chernovik" (Draft) portal, has stated that the interview with the preacher, who was put on the wanted list on charges of terrorism, was made by Gadjiev on his instruction.

Prison doctors are regularly examining Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili, the third president of Georgia; he is provided with good nutrition and medicines, the country's Special Penitentiary Service has stated.