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Another consignment of humanitarian aid has been delivered by rescuers from Russia to Nagorno-Karabakh. In particular, it contains about 5000 square meters of glass and almost 70 tons of metal profiles.

Law enforcers have detained 28 protesters in Yerevan for disobeying, the Armenian Police has informed. The number of detainees exceeds the official figures, activists assert.

After fixing the demarcation line between the two countries, some houses, pastures and fields in the villages of Vorotan and Shurnukh in the Syunik Region of Armenia have occurred in the territory of Azerbaijan.

The promises of the Acting Head of Dagestan to support Murtazali and Patimat Gasanguseinov are not enough. The authorities of Dagestan should start an investigation so that those responsible for the death of their sons are found and prosecuted, Instagram users insist.

Russian militaries have escorted a convoy of buses with 540 refugees from Yerevan to Stepanakert. The total number of residents who have returned to Nagorno-Karabakh with the support of peacemakers has reached 44,600, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

On December 24, the Luxembourg Parliament unanimously adopted a resolution on Nagorno-Karabakh, Tigran Balayan, the Armenian Ambassador to the Netherlands and concurrently to Luxembourg, wrote in his Facebook page.

They often try to impose religious norms on believers in the Caucasus, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" in connection with the case of the so-called "Sharia patrols" in the village of Anzorei.

The Sumgait Court of Appeal (CoA) has dismissed the defence's motion urging to transfer the journalist, Afghan Sadygov, who has been on his protest hunger strike for 55 days, under house arrest. Sadygov's health condition is critical, said his wife.

The Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, has offered the Parliament to hold early elections in 2021 to test the level of confidence in the current authorities.

Journalist Anna Politkovskaya survived a poisoning during her trip to Beslan, and two years later she was shot dead. Versions about poisoning were also put forward after the deaths of Kabardino-Balkarian human rights defender Timur Kuashev and Dagestani activist Mukhamed Gamzatov.

Today, Sergey Melikov, the acting leader of Dagestan, has met Murtazali Gasanguseinov and his spouse Patimat Gasanguseinova and offered them material support. Murtazali Gasanguseinov noted that he did not succeed in seeking an appointment with the former leader of the republic.

Protests with the demand of the Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's resignation continue in Yerevan. Protesters are blocking the streets.

The road from Kapan to Agarak came under the control of Azerbaijan, and as a result, residents of the villages of Agarak, Uzhanis, and Yegvard found themselves in a partial blockade due to the poor condition of the alternative road, Gevorg Parsyan, Mayor of Kapan, has stated in the Armenian parliament today. He proposed to equip residents of the border villages with hunting rifles.

Ikram Ragimov, the editor-in-chief of the Azerbaijani website "Realliq.info", was released on conditional early relief (CER) by a court's decision, since he had served two-thirds of his prison sentence. The journalist believes that his criminal prosecution was unfounded.

Family members of captured military personnel reasonably demand from the Armenian authorities the security guarantees for their relatives and friends who were captured in the post-war period, notes human rights defender Arthur Sakunts. The possibilities of the Armenian authorities in the exchange of prisoners of war (POWs) are limited, his colleague Nina Karapetyants suggests.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh has published a list of 45 soldiers who perished during the conflict escalation. According to the MoD, the total number of casualties among military servicemen has reached 1870.

Russian militaries have escorted a convoy of buses with 466 refugees from Yerevan to Stepanakert. The total number of residents who have returned to Nagorno-Karabakh with the support of peacemakers has exceeded 44,000, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

Sergey Marakov, an advocate, accused of drug storage, was detained in Grozny because of his professional activities, the human rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

The authorities began transferring one-time help to those residents of Nagorno-Karabakh who had lost their homes as a result of the Karabakh conflict. It is possible to live on this money only for a couple of months; authorities should extend payments and start creating workplaces, the residents of Stepanakert interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

Relatives of the Armenian soldiers captured during the clash in the Gadrut District have appealed to Rustam Muradov, the commander of Russian peacemakers in Nagorno-Karabakh, with a request to assist in releasing them.