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Tanks of the Azerbaijani Army. Photo: https://mod.gov.az/ru/foto-arhiv-045/

16:58, 25 September 2018

Azerbaijan counts 82 shelling episodes within the last 24 hours

The Azeri Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported today that during the last 24 hours Azerbaijani positions in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled for 82 times.

Robert Kocharyan. Photo: https://arm-world.ru/ludi/8302-robert-kocharyan.html

14:24, 25 September 2018

Kocharyan goes to court against Premier Pashinyan

Robert Kocharyan, the second Armenian president, demands from the court to recognize Nikol Pashinyan's statements as slander.

Supporters of Zaza Saralidze in front of the parliament, September 18, 2018. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the Caucasian Knot

14:15, 25 September 2018

Saralidze asks Mayoralty to allow setting up tents at Georgian Parliament

Zaza Saralidze, the father of the murdered schoolboy, has applied to Tbilisi Mayoralty for an official permit to install tents in front of the parliament building in order to keep holding protests regardless of weather.

Parents of the killed Gasanguseinov brothers, September 24, 2018. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the Caucasian Knot

11:17, 25 September 2018

Authorities of Dagestan do not react to Gasanguseinov parents' action

The father and mother of the Gasanguseinov brothers killed in the Dagestani village of Goor-Khindakh held a five-hour picket in Makhachkala, but did not succeed in meeting the leader of Dagestan. The parents of the killed brothers say they will hold daily pickets until the leader of the republic accepts them.

Giyas Ibragimov. Screenshot from video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exrYJAVm5Fs

11:14, 25 September 2018

Azerbaijani activist placed into dungeon for reading a book, his mother says

In Azerbaijan, imprisoned activist Giyas Ibragimov has complained of being placed into a dungeon (punishment cell) because of reading a book after the beginning of the night's sleep regime time. The Penitentiary Service claims that Giyas Ibragimov violated the regime, but denies the fact of his placement to the punishment cell.

11:06, 25 September 2018

In Azerbaijan, a minor activist suspected of unsanctioned action

A 17-year-old Azerbaijani activist, who earlier claimed she was persecuted for participating in the campaign "Let's tell about a dictator", became a suspect in the case on unsanctioned action after posting a video from a polyclinic.

Lene Wetteland. Photo: press service of the Norwegian Helsinki Committee, https://www.nhc.no/ansatt/lene-wetteland/

08:40, 25 September 2018

Wetteland about elections in Armenia: boring, but honest

The voting at elections to the Council of Elders of Yerevan showed the increased confidence of Armenian residents in the process. This was stated by Lene Wetteland, an adviser of the Norwegian Helsinki Committee, in her interview published by the "Caucasian Knot".

Participant of the equestrian procession in Kendelen, September 18, 2018. Photo: North Caucasus Service (RFE/RL)

08:32, 25 September 2018

Organizer of equestrian march criticize authorities for conflict in Kendelen

Should officials started dialogue with public activists and acted professionally, the confrontation in Kendelen could have been avoided, Aslan Kudaev, the organizer of the equestrian march in honour of the 310th anniversary of the Kanjali Battle, has stated today.

Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Photo: Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru

08:25, 25 September 2018

Kuban FSB reports detention of Ukrainian spy

Law enforcers have announced Sergey Stefanenko, a citizen of Ukraine, who was detained in the Krasnodar Territory (also named Kuban by the main river), to be an exposed agent of the Ukrainian Security Service (known as the SBU).

22:47, 24 September 2018

A resident of Kabardino-Balkaria disappears after clashes, his relatives report

Since the morning on September 19, relatives of Rashid Pugoev from Prokhladny cannot contact him, reports a local group in Instagram. Users of the social network have expressed the opinion that the disappearance of the young man may be related to the conflict between Kabardian and Balkar people in the village of Kendelen.

Relatives of the killed Gasanguseinov brothers hold their action in the centre of Makhachkala, September 24, 2018. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the Caucasian Knot

22:32, 24 September 2018

Parents of Gasanguseinov brothers demand a meeting with Vladimir Vasiliev

Today, in Makhachkala, a father and a mother of the brothers-shepherds killed in the Dagestani village of Goor-Khindakh, have held a picket in the hope to meet the leader of the republic. The parents demanded to punish the persons who killed their sons, but no officials came out of the building to meet the Gasanguseinov spouses.

Oil production. Photo: REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

19:29, 24 September 2018

Economists report about unsolved conflict between Ramzan Kadyrov and Igor Sechin

After handing over the low-liquid "Chechenneftekhimprom" to the Chechen authorities, the "Rosneft" will retain its main asset in the republic, therefore the dispute between Ramzan Kadyrov and Igor Sechin will continue, economists reported.

Aslan Yandiev. Screenshot from video by Russia's FSB

18:44, 24 September 2018

Interpol accepts Aslan Yandiev's complaint about his search

The Commission for the Control of Interpol's Files (the CCF) has accepted for consideration the complaint filed by Aslan Yandiev, a native of North Ossetia, extradited from Slovakia to Russia. The complainant believes the search for him after the UN demand to suspend his extradition was ungrounded, the association "VayFond" reports today.

Community works in Grozny. Photo: http://grozmer.ru/events/v-groznom-proshel-ocherednoi-subbotnik.html

18:35, 24 September 2018

Residents of Grozny criticize results of million-rouble expenses for city improvement

In the centre of Grozny, builders have completed the reconstruction of yard areas and are to finish the improvement of streets till the 200th birthday of the city, the authorities reported. The construction works, which took 1.3 billion roubles only from extrabudgetary sources, are being conducted in a hurry, and that fact affects their quality, the local people complain.

Automatic rifle. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot

14:19, 24 September 2018

Azerbaijan claims shelling of its six villages in Karabakh conflict zone

Over the past day, the Azerbaijani positions in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled 89 times, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan reports today.

Voting in Yerevan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot

14:08, 24 September 2018

"My Step" bloc wins elections to Council of Elders in Yerevan

The "My Step" bloc headed by comedian Hayk Marutyan gained 81.06% of the votes at the elections to the Council of Elders of Yerevan, the Central Election Commission (CEC) reported.

11:44, 24 September 2018

On September 17-23, 2018, three persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

During the week of September 17-23, 2018, three persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. No wounded 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.

Mikhail Benyash. Photo: facebook.com/mbenyash

11:37, 24 September 2018

Advocate Benyash detained for 48 hours in a criminal case

After the expiration of his administrative arrest, advocate Mikhail Benyash was not released from the special detention facility in Ust-Labinsk and was sent to Krasnodar. A criminal case was instituted against Mikhail Benyash under the article on using violence against a public official.

Rally against the pension reform in Makhachkala, September 23, 2018. Photo by provided to the Caucasian Knot by Ruslan Lugovoi

11:26, 24 September 2018

In Makhachkala, about 340 people protest against pension reform

In Makhachkala, about 340 people came to a rally against the pension reform sanctioned by the authorities. The event was organized by local Communists.

Yuri Khachaturov. Photo: © Sputnik / Asatur Yesayants

11:19, 24 September 2018

Azerbaijani MFA accuses CSTO Secretary General of abuse of power

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) for Azerbaijan has condemned the statement of CSTO Secretary General Yuri Khachaturov concerning the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. The Azerbaijani MFA has referred to the Armenian citizenship of the CSTO Secretary General and accused him of bias and abuse of authority, since the CSTO does not have a mandate for activities related to the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh.

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