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Inauguration ceremony of the mayor of Vardenis. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1jueaPvGIE

18:23, 4 January 2022

Law enforcers interfere with inauguration ceremony of Mayor in Vardenis

The police did not allow opposition-elected Mayor of Vardenis to enter the Mayoralty and explained that the ruling party had challenged his election in court. Agaron Khachatryan had to take the oath in the street.

"Alilo" procession. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70rYow3YjT0

18:11, 4 January 2022

Orthodox Christmas “Alilo” procession cancelled in Georgia

This year, the traditional festive Orthodox Christmas “Alilo” procession will not take place in connection with the coronavirus pandemic, but on January 7, an action of raising Christmas donations will take place in Tbilisi, the Patriarchate of Georgian reports.

13:03, 4 January 2022

Armenian soldier detained after his colleague's death

A serviceman of one of the units of the Armenia Army has been detained after his colleague died from a gunshot wound.

12:45, 4 January 2022

Three regions of Southern Russia are among top ten most corrupt ones in GPO's rating

According to the Russia's General Prosecutor's Office (GPO), in January-November, 2021, a total of 268 crimes related to bribe-taking were registered in the Krasnodar Territory. This region took the second place, losing only to Moscow. The top ten most corrupt regions of Russia also include the Stavropol Territory and the Rostov Region.

An employee of the Azerbaijani Demining Agency. Photo by the press service of the Azerbaijani Demining Agency (known as ANAMA) https://www.facebook.com/official.anama.gov.az/

11:23, 4 January 2022

Azerbaijani law enforcers count weapons collected in Nagorno-Karabakh

In 2021, eight air defence systems, 64 guided missile complexes, 10 mortar launchers, more than a hundred grenade launchers and other weapons were found in the territories of Nagorno-Karabakh, which came under Azerbaijan's control as a result of the last autumn war.

Border between Georgia and South Ossetia. Photo: Jelger Groeneveld https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:South_Ossetia?uselang=ru#/media/File:Georgian_farmer_at_Khurvaleti_victim_of_borderization_by_Russian_and_South_Ossetian_troops.jpg

11:06, 4 January 2022

Protesters in Gori demand to release Mamuka Chkhikvadze

Georgian authorities must report about the steps undertaken to release Mamuka Chkhikvadze, who was detained on the South-Ossetian border in December, the protesters have claimed.

Eldar Gasanov. Photo: press service of the International Fund for Sustainable Peace and Development (IFSPD)

08:24, 4 January 2022

Advocates urge Azeri President to intervene in Gasanov's case

In their open letter to the President of Azerbaijan, Eldar Gasanov's advocates have expressed doubts about the fair trial of the case of Gasanov, a former public prosecutor general, and asked Ilham Aliev to intervene in the situation with Gasanov.

Participants of a protest action in Yerevan. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61s6s9tPOhY

08:13, 4 January 2022

Tenants of Yerevan shelter unhappy after meeting officials

At a meeting with the protesting tenants of the shelter for homeless people in Yerevan, officials of the Ministry of Labour and Social Matters refused to solve the problems of the shelter, which they have decided to disband, the protesters have complained.

Abdulmumin Gadjiev in a courtroom. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot

23:04, 3 January 2022

Dagestani journalists hold pickets in support of Gadjiev

Today, journalists of the edition "Novoye Delo" (New Clause) and the weekly newspaper “Chernovik” (Rough Draft) have held solo pickets in the centre of Makhachkala. The protestors demand to stop arrests without proof and to release Abdulmumin Gadjiev.

Religious events dedicated to the Kunta-Khadzhi Kishiev Memorial Day at the Heart of Chechnya Mosque, January 1, 2021. Photo: Lom-Ali Lorsanov/IA ‘Grozny-Inform’, https://www.grozny-inform.ru/news/society/104192/

22:44, 3 January 2022

Chechen residents hold mass events to mark Day of Memory of Kunta-Khadji Kishiev

Chechnya marked the Day of Memory of Kunta-Khadji Kishiev with mass religious events.

Mikhail Saakashvili in a courtroom. Screenshot: https://ren.tv/news/v-mire/909370-saakashvili-iz-zala-suda-prizval-storonnikov-prodolzhat-protesty

18:48, 3 January 2022

Saakashvili demands visits of independent doctors

Mikhail Saakashvili, who was returned to the Rustavi prison, demands to allow independent doctors visit him and to ensure confidentiality of communication with advocates. The former president of Georgia threatens to start a protest, the defence reports today.

Detention of a man suspected of preparing a terror attack. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhuKTHFPrxA

18:35, 3 January 2022

On December 27, 2021-January 2, 2022, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

During the week of December 27, 2021-January 2, 2022, no killed or wounded in the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the “Caucasian Knot” based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

17:56, 3 January 2022

Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of December 27, 2021-January 2, 2022

New Year celebrations; courts’ decisions in the liquidation of the “Memorials”* NGOs, adoption of a notorious law on the media in Azerbaijan, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of December 27, 2021-January 2, 2022, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

A vehicle of Russian peacekeepers delivers humanitarian aid to Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: press service of the Russian Defense Ministry.

13:14, 3 January 2022

Peacemakers bring humanitarian aid to children of Stepanakert rehabilitation centre

Russian militaries, acting jointly with employees of the charity association, have held a humanitarian action at the children's rehabilitation centre in Stepanakert.

Marines of the Caspian Flotilla. Photo: press service of the Southern Military District, https://function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12401710@egNews

12:56, 3 January 2022

Militaries announce over 3000 exercises in Southern Russia

During the combat training, military servicemen will master their skills of setting up and using groupings in operative directions; they will also take part in the all-army contests "ArMI-2022", the press service of the Southern Military District has informed.

Military sappers demine territories in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan, https://mod.gov.az/az/news/muhendis-qosunlarinin-fealiyyeti-haqqinda-melumat-video-38745.html

11:39, 3 January 2022

Azerbaijani serviceman blown up by mine in Kalbadjar District

An Azerbaijani serviceman was blown up by a mine near the village of Baglypyaiya in the Kelbadjar District; the wounded serviceman Yusif Einiev was hospitalized, the APA News Agency reported on January 2, citing the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD).

11:26, 3 January 2022

Azerbaijani border guard suspected of killing colleagues

For some unknown reason, one of the servicemen opened fire on his colleagues at the Azerbaijani frontier post "Gubadly"; as a result, three persons perished. The shooter threw down his firearm and disappeared; he was put on the wanted list.

Magomed Daudov. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CYHAcNmP-5C/

11:12, 3 January 2022

Magomed Daudov complains about blackmailing girls on his behalf

Magomed Daudov, the Speaker of the Chechen Parliament, said that he has "turned to special services" about the people who write to Instagram users on his behalf. Some commentators have noted that they were waiting for a public apology from the scammers.

A house in Ganja with apartments for families of victims and disabled people of the 2020 Karabakh war. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, https://www.sosial.gov.az/post_515056

10:58, 3 January 2022

Azeri authorities report transfer of apartments to families of perished soldiers

Before the New Year, the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection handed over the keys to 80 new apartments built in the city of Ganja to families of victims and disabled people of the 2020 Karabakh war, the "haqqin.az" has reported citing the Ministry.

23:56, 2 January 2022

Lawyer explains background of activist Yangulbaev's detention

The search and detention of Abubakar Yangulbaev, an employee of the "Committee against Torture" (CaT), for interrogation as a witness fit into the framework of a criminal investigation and do not mean that investigators have claims against him, Timofei Shirokov, a lawyer, has explained.

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