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Nikol Pashinyan during protests in Yerevan, April 20, 2018.

15:07, 7 May 2018

Nikol Pashinyan promises no revenge on current Armenian authorities

Delegates from the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) are willing to vote for Nikol Pashinyan as the Prime Minister of Armenia, reports Vagram Bagdasaryan, the leader of the RPA pro-government parliamentary faction. Nikol Pashinyan himself has promised not to persecute officials of the current authorities.

Smog over Volgograd. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the Caucasian Knot

14:23, 7 May 2018

Volgograd residents associate deterioration of health with smog

Residents of Volgograd have complained about the deterioration of their health. They associate it with the smog observed in the city since May 6. Specialists are engaged in investigating the cause of the smog.

Russia's special forces agents. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/antiterroristicheskie-ucheniya/operativnym-shtabom-v-altayskom-krae-provedeno-0.html

12:20, 7 May 2018

On April 30-May 5, 2018, five persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

During the week of April 30-May 5, 2018, at least five persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, three were killed and two others were wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

Nikol Pashinyan at rally in Yerevan, May 1, 2018. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot

11:35, 7 May 2018

ARF "Dashnaktsutyun" calls on to limit power of Armenian Prime Minister

Today, the Armenian Parliament has started consultations of the factions concerning the election of the head of the Armenian Cabinet of Ministers. A member of the ARF "Dashnaktsutyun" faction has stated that the Parliament should have control over the police and the National Security Service.

Supporters of Nikol Pashinyan in Republic Square, May 1, 2018. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot.

09:25, 7 May 2018

Week in the Caucasus: review of main events from April 30 to May 6, 2018

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".

Picket in support of arrested activists, May 6, 2018. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot.

02:04, 7 May 2018

Pickets in support of arrested activists held in Rostov-on-Don

In Rostov-on-Don, activists held a series of solo pickets in support of Yan Sidorov and Vladislav Mordasov, accused of plotting mass riots.

Participants of the rally "He's not our tsar!" in Rostov-on-Don, May 5, 2018. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot.

19:18, 6 May 2018

Participant of rally "He's not our tsar!" in Rostov-on-Don arrested for seven days

The Kirov District Court of Rostov-on-Don has ruled to arrest Vladimir Khripun, an activist detained at an action against Putin's inauguration, for seven days. His advocate claims that he had been beaten up by law enforcers.

Suleiman Kerimov. Photo: press service of FC 'Anji', fc-anji.ru

17:11, 6 May 2018

Suleiman Kerimov comes to Moscow and gets into resuscitation ward

Suleiman Kerimov, a Senator from Dagestan, arrived in Moscow with the permit of the French court, and was placed in the intensive care unit because of his heart problems, Alexei Krasovsky, his assistance at work in the Federation Council, has stated.

15:16, 6 May 2018

Astrakhan: participant of the action "He's not our tsar!" arrested for five days

The Kirov District Court of Astrakhan has found Abudin Mustafaev, a detained participant of the action "He's not our tsar!", guilty of petty hooliganism with disobedience to the police.

Afghan Mukhtarly (centre). Screenshot from the Caucasian Knot video

11:19, 6 May 2018

ECtHR communicates Mukhtarly's complaint about his detention in Baku

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has started a communication on the complaint of the convicted Azerbaijani journalist Afghan Mukhtarly about his detention for a protest action in Baku in the spring of 2011.

04:22, 6 May 2018

Astrakhan detainees complain about use of force

The participants in the protest action before the inauguration of Russian President, detained in Astrakhan, state that they were detained with the use of violence.

Participants of the trally "He's not our tsar!" in Krasnodar. May 8, 2018. Photo courtesy of Vilen Dyomin, a volunteer of the local Navalny's office

19:14, 5 May 2018

Krasnodar: 32 people detained at a rally "He's not our tsar!" against Putin

With the use of violence, policemen have detained 32 protesters at a rally "He's not our tsar!" in Krasnodar.

Participants of the rally in Makhachkala. May 5, 2018. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"

15:57, 5 May 2018

Makhachkala: rally participants demand Putin's resignation

In the capital of Dagestan, more than 30 people went out today to hold a rally of supporters of the oppositionist Alexei Navalny; they demanded the alternation of power and opposed the blocking of the Telegram messenger.

14:35, 5 May 2018

Two Chechen female residents suspected of links with Syrian militants

The Chechen Prosecutor's Office has stated that investigators failed to thoroughly check the information about the departure of two women from Chechnya to Syria, but the Office has opened criminal cases against them.

A resident of Yerevan with the posters saying, "Armenians, join us!", "Nikol is the Prime Minister of Armenia". Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"

07:30, 5 May 2018

Yerevan townspeople announce their willingness to start new protests

Supporters of oppositional leader Nikol Pashinyan are willing to continue their protest actions on his call to remove the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) from power, ensure fair elections and reforms, and release political prisoners. This was stated by residents of Yerevan interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

Participants of equestrian crossing. Photo: Ruslan Hakuy, https://www.facebook.com/ruslan.hakuy"

06:20, 5 May 2018

Participants of equestrian crossing through Adygea report revival of Circassian traditions

About 100 horsemen from Adygea, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Cherkessia and the Krasnodar Territory became participants in the equestrian crossing. The action is aimed at the revival of the Adyg traditions of horse breeding and horseman culture, which declined during the Soviet era, and the popularization of the Kabardian breed of horses.

05:37, 5 May 2018

Rights defenders claim persecution of political emigrants' relatives in Azerbaijan

The Azerbaijani Centre for the Protection of Political Prisoners reported about the pressure on Azerbaijani political emigrants and listed the names of 30 activists persecuted even in exile, whose relatives in Azerbaijan are arrested and sentenced.

Nikol Pashinyan at the rally in Yerevan on May 1. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"

23:53, 4 May 2018

Political analysts explain Pashinyan's softer rhetoric on Nagorno-Karabakh

Nikol Pashinyan, the leader of the Armenian opposition, who had spoken for the recognition of Nagorno-Karabakh, has changed his position, when becoming a candidate for the country's Premiership, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted.

20:15, 4 May 2018

Rights defenders do not wonder about court's refusal to release Oyub Titiev

In Chechnya, the decision of the court to keep Oyub Titiev in custody was expected, stated his colleagues who attended the today's court hearing. They believe the prosecution of Oyub Titiev will not stop the activities of rights defenders in Chechnya.

A law enforcer during CTO. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-hode-kto-v-dagestane-neytralizovany-devyat.html

17:34, 4 May 2018

Stavropol Territory: this year's second CTO against militants

The shootout in the city of Nevinnomyssk, during which two men were killed, broke out less than two weeks after a similar incident, also in the Stavropol Territory.

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