Marchers reveal details of harsh detentions at protests in Armenia May 28, 2022 12:59 Law enforcers are regularly showing cruelty towards activists; after detentions, many protesters need doctors' help, suffered Yerevan activists have complained.
Because of Dagestani law enforcers' threats, Yulduz Kurashova provided with state protection May 28, 2022 08:48 The court ruled to provide Yulduz Kurashova, a resident of Khasavyurt, who received threats from the law enforcers accused of torturing her, with state protection.
Azeri rights defenders treat number of pardoned political prisoners as insufficient May 28, 2022 08:36 The President of Azerbaijan has pardoned 213 people. Human rights defenders have treated his decision as a "half-way one", since only a small part of the country's political prisoners have been pardoned.
Three participants of opposition motor rallies detained in Armenia May 27, 2022 21:13 Today, the “Resistance” movement has held motor rallies to the cities of Spitak and Sevan, during which traffic has been temporarily blocked. Three protesters are detained.
In Tbilisi, ambulance workers complain about poor working conditions and low salaries May 27, 2022 21:02 In the Georgian capital, employees of an ambulance station dissatisfied with working conditions and low salaries, threaten to start protest actions.
“Rostourism”: first tourist flight to Chechnya 100% full May 27, 2022 18:26 The first charter tourist flight to Chechnya will take place on June 10, and it is already 100% booked, reports Zarina Doguzova, the head of the “Rostourism” (Federal Agency for Tourism).
A soldier blown up by a mine in Agdam District May 27, 2022 17:56 An Azerbaijani soldier was blown up by a mine while performing military duties in the village of Chemenli in the Agdam District. He was hospitalized with injuries, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Azerbaijan reported.
Azerbaijani blogger Ramazanov left in custody May 27, 2022 17:40 The Baku Court of Appeal dismissed a complaint against the arrest of blogger Rashad Ramazanov. The defendant pleaded not guilty and stated that law enforcers tortured him to force him to confess to a crime he never committed.
Deputy head of FSIN hospital in Rostov-on-Don suspected of involvement in torture May 27, 2022 14:53 By a court ruling, Alexander Lyakh was placed under house arrest until July 7. The case against him is being considered under the article on abuse of power.
Police stop activist's picket in Sochi May 27, 2022 14:35 Anna Goretskaya went out to a picket near the Sochi branch of the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party and was detained by policemen.
Murder of bride abductor in Ingushetia creates pretext for blood feud May 27, 2022 11:53 According to local customs, relatives of the Ingush resident, who was killed after the abducting the bride, can declare blood feud against the killer. Besides, the bride's fate is alarming, since earlier her relatives were against this marriage, and now they can kill her for disobedience, Svetlana Anokhina, a journalist, has stressed.
Opposition tries disrupting Pashinyan's meeting with Montenegrin president May 27, 2022 11:35 The meeting of the Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, with Milo Djukanovic, President of Montenegro, in Yerevan was held amid a protest action. Pashinyan cannot represent the interests of the Armenian people, oppositionists have stated.
Authorities report deaths of two natives of Mozdok District in Ukraine May 27, 2022 08:32 Alan Godjiev and Vadim Davydov have perished in Ukraine, the administration of the Mozdok District has informed. Since the start of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 48 natives of North Ossetia have been officially confirmed as dead there.
Bibilov's personnel decisions are basis for revenge May 27, 2022 08:09 By appointing persons to positions and signing decrees before the inauguration of the new president of South Ossetia, Anatoly Bibilov wanted to annoy his successor and show that he has potentials for political revenge, the journalists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" has noted.
Relatives of perished Armenian soldiers demand a public trial May 26, 2022 23:18 An action held by parents of the perished soldiers near the building of the Supreme Judicial Council of Armenia was caused by a court’s decision to consider behind closed doors a complaint about the refusal to institute a criminal case on high treason and involve Nikol Pashinyan as a defendant.
Azerbaijan returns a captured soldier to Armenia May 26, 2022 22:45 Soldier Eduard Martirosov, who was detained by Azerbaijani border guards in April, has been returned from captivity, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia reports.
A brother’s video message to Akhmed Zakaev staged, Instagram* users believe May 26, 2022 22:23 Ali Zakaev, a resident of Urus-Martan, was forced to record a video message criticizing his brother living in Great Britain, social media users suggested.
National Guard of Russia accumulated in Botlikh District after a mass fight May 26, 2022 18:14 Law enforcers from the National Guard of Russia arrived in the Botlikh District in Dagestan after a mass fight occurred near the Central District Hospital, a video posted on social media reports.
Opposition resumes protests in Yerevan May 26, 2022 17:54 In Yerevan, participants of a protest action gathered in front of the building of the Supreme Judicial Council and demanded to institute a criminal case against Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The protestors also expressed their solidarity with relatives of those killed during the aggravation of the Karabakh conflict in 2020.
Analysts argue about Peskov's words about referendum in South Ossetia May 26, 2022 14:11 The words pronounced by Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the President of Russia, that Moscow is not taking steps to annex South Ossetia are a signal for Georgia, which treats South Ossetia as its territory. At the same time, by Peskov's words that the referendum issue itself needs to be updated, the Kremlin made it clear to the authorities of South Ossetia that the initiative to hold a referendum should be cancelled, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.