Сhronicles

Protests in Georgia after the court judgement on two schoolboys' murder; celebration of the Republic Day in Azerbaijan; Syria's recognition of Abkhazia's and South Ossetia's independence, –read about these and other events in the review on the developments in the Caucasus during the week from May 28 to June 3, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Detention in Karachay-Cherkessia of 11 people suspected of extremism; pardoning of prisoners in Azerbaijan and Georgia; hunger strikes in protest held in Krasnodar, Sochi and Makhachkala; events for the memory of victims of the Caucasian War, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of May 21-27, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Start of Ramadan fasting by Caucasian Muslims; militants' attack on Orthodox church in Grozny; opening of the Crimean Bridge, – see the review of these and other events that occurred in the Caucasus on May 14-20, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Election of Nikol Pashinyan as the Prime Minister of Armenia; bombing of the tomb of Sheikh of Chirkei in Dagestan, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of May 7-13, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Failed attempt of Nikol Pashinyan to take Armenian Premiership and preparations for a new parliamentary vote on the issue; campaign "He's not our tsar" of Navalny's supporters, and May Day demonstrations in Southern Russia; special operation and an attack on policemen in the Stavropol Territory; European Championships in wrestling in Dagestani Kaspiysk – read about this in the review of the main events in the Caucasus during the week from April 30 to May 6, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Resignation of Serzh Sargsyan from the post of Prime Minister of Armenia against the background of mass protests; end of flooding in the Volgograd Region; scheduling the date to elect the leader of Dagestan; election of a Georgian MP with the participation of Gigi Ugulava; revocation of the banking licence from the Makhachkala bank affiliated with Gamidov; statement on the return to politics proclaimed by the founder of the "Georgian Dream" Party, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of April 23-29, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Mass protests in Yerevan in connection with the election of Serzh Sargsyan as the Prime Minister of Armenia; formation of the new government of Azerbaijan; special operation in Dagestan, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of April 16-22 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Voting at the presidential election in Azerbaijan; protests in Armenia against the nomination of Serzh Sargsyan as Prime Minister; Freedom House's criticism of the democracy level in Russia and the countries of Southern Caucasus; spontaneous rally in Nalchik with the demand to punish killers of taxi driver; actions of animal rights defenders in Southern Russia, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of April 9-15, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Celebration of Easter by Orthodox believers in Southern Russia; second anniversary of the aggravation of the Karabakh conflict; collapse at a mine in Georgia, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of April 2-8, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Actions in Southern Russia in memory of victims in Kemerovo; arrest of Dagestani businessman Ziyavudin Magomedov; blowing up in Nagorno-Karabakh of combat engineers from The HALO Trust; Geneva Discussions on Transcaucasia; attack in Makhachkala on a staff member of the HRC "Memorial" Dagestani office; guilty verdict for defendants involved in beating of a Rostov journalist, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of March 26-April 1, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Vote tabulation at presidential election in Russia and reported violations; three special operations and six suspected militants killed in Chechnya and Dagestan; funeral in Georgia of Archil Tatunashvili, who died in Tskhinvali, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of March 19-25, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Russian presidential election in South of Russia amid violation reports; nomination of eight candidates for Azerbaijani presidency; tourists injured at cableway failure in Georgia; conviction of Dagestan woman-returnee from Syria; protests of deceived housing investors in Gelendjik and Rostov-on-Don; military exercises in Azerbaijan and NKR – read about these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of March 12-18, 2018, in the review prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Explosion of gas in a Krasnodar high-rise building; 74th anniversary of deportation of the Balkar people; crash of a border service helicopter in Chechnya, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of March 5-11, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Election of the President of Armenia by delegates to the country's parliament; rallies in Boris Nemtsov's memory in Southern Russia; deaths of 25 people in fire in a narcological dispensary in Baku; special operation against militants; detention of the head for the Derbent District of Dagestan, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of February 26-March 4, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Mourning events to mark the anniversary of the deportation of Chechen and Ingush people; determination of the main candidate for the post of the Armenian President; AI's criticism of human rights situation in Russia and the countries of Southern Caucasus, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of February 19-25, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Investment Forum in Sochi; law enforcers' CTO and shooting of holidaymakers in Dagestan; Saakashvili's deportation from Ukraine to Poland; celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Karabakh liberation movement, – read the review of these events in the Caucasus that happened during the week of February 12-18, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Detention of the Dagestani Prime Minister and his deputies and formation of a new Cabinet of Ministers in the region; announcement of the date for the early presidential election in Azerbaijan; special operation in Ingushetia, in which two suspected militants were killed, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of February 5-11, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Collapse of the ceiling at the "Varketili" metro station in Tbilisi; Volgograd parade in honour of the 75th anniversary of the victory at Stalingrad; detention of the chief architect in Makhachkala; election of the new Mayor in the capital of Adygea; detention in custody of the plenipotentiary of the Governor for the Stavropol territory; inclusion in the US "Kremlin list" of officials and businessmen from the Caucasus, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of January 29-February 4, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Action "Voters' Strike" in Southern Russia; charges against the Mayor of Makhachkala; threats to rights defenders in Dagestan, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of January 22-28, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Arrest of Makhachkala Mayor; fire in the Nazran office of the HRC "Memorial"; large-scale opposition rally in Yerevan against rising prices; pickets of Gukovo miners demanding to give them coal; hunger strike of deceived real estate investors in Krasnodar, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of January 15-21, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".