Three interior servicemen were killed in Chechnya as result of gunfire

April 20, 2019 18:56

• Nagorno-Karabakh abolishes visa fee on eve of 2019 CONIFA Football Cup

  It is expected that over 1000 foreign visitors will attend the CONIFA Football Cup to be hosted by Nagorno-Karabakh. Over 60 families voiced the desire to host guests of the event.

April 20, 2019 18:53

• Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of machine gun fire

  Over the past 24 hours, the ceasefire in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone and on the border with Armenia was violated 21 times, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan reported.

April 20, 2019 18:48

• Head of Ingush Council of Teips arrested for two months

  Malsag Uzhakhov, the chairman of the Ingush Council of Teips (family clans), is arrested. The defence decided to appeal against the decision on his arrest.

April 20, 2019 11:27

• Georgian activists achieve tougher charges for murder of rights defender

  The accusations to the participants of the conflict in Tbilisi, during which Vitaly Safarov, an employee of the "Centre for Inclusion and Development" was killed, were reclassified to more grave ones. Avtandil Kandelakishvili and Giorgi Sokhadze are now accused of murder based on national discord.

April 20, 2019 11:22

• Journalists assess Raul Khadjimba's chances to win presidential election in Abkhazia

  In Abkhazia, potential presidential candidates are not in a hurry to announce their nomination. The incumbent head of state has strong positions, but his victory is not guaranteed; and many voters assess the past five years as years lost for the development of the country, journalists have stated.