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The Dagestani village of Chirkei. Photo by Davud Abdurakhmanov http://www.odnoselchane.ru/

16:15, 10 May 2018

Bombing of Sheikh of Chirkei's tomb becomes 14th IS' attack in Dagestan

Since 2015, in Dagestan, there were at least 14 attacks committed by militants of the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia by the court.

A police officer. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"

15:07, 10 May 2018

Yerevan policemen suspected of beating a detainee

In Yerevan, the police detained a resident of Vanadzor. Policemen beat him and forced him to confess to a crime he never committed.

Ramzan Kadyrov is awarded an Order. Photo from Kadyrov's page on the "VKontakte" social network https://vk.com/ramzan

12:35, 10 May 2018

Ramzan Kadyrov gets his fortieth award

In Grozny, during the celebration of the Victory Day, Ramzan Kadyrov was awarded the Order "Hero of the Fatherland". It became the fortieth award for the leader of Chechnya.

An activist in the street in Yerevan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"

11:32, 10 May 2018

Activists demand resignation of Yerevan Mayor

In Yerevan, several dozen people have gathered in front of the City Mayoralty and demanded the resignation of Yerevan City Mayor Taron Margaryan. The activists believe it necessary to deprive the posts of all those who were members of the team of the former Prime Minister of Armenia.

Nikol Pashinyan at the rally in Yerevan on May 8, 2018. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"

10:48, 10 May 2018

Nikol Pashinyan initiates resignation of heads of law enforcement bodies

Nikol Pashinyan, new Prime Minister of Armenia, has offered the President to dismiss the chiefs of the country's police and the National Security Service. Meanwhile, The Prime Minister did not specify the reasons for such a decision.

One of the Georgian citizens deported from Europe. Photo: screenshot of the video by RUSTAVI2 http://rustavi2.ge/en/news/103557

09:31, 10 May 2018

68 citizens of Georgia deported from Europe

On May 9, 68 Georgian citizens, who illegally stayed on the territory of four EU countries, returned home from German Düsseldorf, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reports. All the deported people applied for asylum in the EU countries, but were refused.

The flag of Azerbaijan at the rally. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"

04:17, 10 May 2018

Azerbaijan: youth activist arrested on charges of drug dealing

Orkhan Bakhyshly, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was arrested for four months. He is accused of illegal drug dealing. The Party treats the charge as fabricated and politically motivated.

22:14, 9 May 2018

Chechen Parliament prepares bill on Putin's rule until 2030

On May 10, the Chechen Parliament intends to bring an offer to the Russian State Duma to change the Constitution so that Vladimir Putin could be re-elected in 2024 for a third consecutive term. Mikhail Emelyanov, the head of the State Duma's profile committee, has taken this initiative cautiously.

March dedicated to Victory Day in Stepanakert, May 9, 2018. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot

20:23, 9 May 2018

Pashinyan takes part in Victory Day celebrations in Stepanakert

Nikol Pashinyan, the Prime Minister of Armenia, made his first foreign visit to Stepanakert and took part in the annual march dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Great Patriotic War and the Karabakh conflict.

Suspects in the bombing of the tomb of Said-Afandi Chirkei. Screenshot from video posted by Region Online, https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=13&v=yMs5r64a9TE

19:10, 9 May 2018

IS* claims responsibility for blowing up Sheikh of Chirkei's tomb

A bombing of the tomb of Said-Afandi Chirkei has become the second incident in Dagestan since early 2018, the responsibility for which was claimed by the "Islamic State"*.

Veterans attend Victory Day celebrations in Tbilisi. Photo: FB / Giorgi Margvelashvili

16:43, 9 May 2018

In Tbilisi, three persons detained at Victory Day celebration

In Tbilisi, the police detained a leader of the movement "Socialist Georgia" and his son, who fought with an activist of the movement "Force in Unity" because the latter expressed his dissatisfaction with the Soviet symbols brought by them.

Aftermath of the explosion in the room for ziyarat near the grave of Sheikh Said of Chirkei in Dagestan. Photo: Bell Boyarov http://midag.ru/new/v_dagestane_vzorvali_ziyarat_sheykha_saida_afandi_chirkeyskogo_-25329/

14:40, 9 May 2018

Tomb of Sheikh of Chirkei blown up in Dagestan

Tonight, an explosion has occurred in the room for ziyarat near the grave of Sheikh Said of Chirkei in Dagestan. The suspects have been caught by video surveillance cameras, and they have been already detained, a source reports.

Police car in Grozny. Photo by Nikolai Petrov for the Caucasian Knot

12:11, 9 May 2018

Grozny residents report policemen's visits on eve of Victory Day

On May 8, in the Chechen capital, law enforcers visited apartments of city residents to check their IDs and blocked the central streets of the city, local residents report. Security measures have been enhanced in the city on the occasion of the Victory Day celebrations, the police explain.

10:25, 9 May 2018

US Department of State criticizes decision to close Georgian-South-Ossetian border

The South-Ossetian authorities' decision to close checkpoints on the border with Georgia restricts the freedom of movement of local residents, the US Department of State declares.

Nikol Pashinyan, Yerevan, April 19, 2018. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot

08:09, 9 May 2018

In Baku, political analysts explain Pashinyan's statement on Karabakh conflict by euphoria

The idea to achieve international recognition of the right of Nagorno-Karabakh to self-determination voiced by Nikol Pashinyan, new Prime Minister of Armenia, is unlikely to come true, and over time, Nikol Pashinyan will be forced to soften his rhetoric, believe experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

Exhibition of photographs by photographer Levon Atoyants dedicated to the city of Shushi, Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh, May 8, 2018. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot.

04:01, 9 May 2018

Exhibition of historical Shushi photos opened in Stepanakert

Photographer Levon Atoyants presented in Stepanakert an exhibition of photographs dedicated to the city of Shushi. More than 80 photographs depict the city of 1962 and 1994.

23:42, 8 May 2018

Journalists doubt terrorist version in Nevinnomyssk

The alleged militants killed during the counterterrorist operation (CTO) in Nevinnomyssk have been identified as local residents Sultan Khitsunov and Mekhti Imammov. There is no activation of the armed underground in the Stavropol Territory, but law enforcers are trying to imitate a fight against terrorism, the journalists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

Supporters of Nikol Pashinyan at rally on May 7, 2018. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot.

21:02, 8 May 2018

Armenian Defence Minister resigns

Vigen Sargsyan, the Armenian Minister of Defence, has resigned after meeting the new Premier, Nikol Pashinyan. Vigen Sargsyan has explained his resignation by political reasons.

Nikol Pashinyan at the rally on May 8, 2018. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot.

16:18, 8 May 2018

President appoints Nikol Pashinyan as Prime Minister of Armenia

Armenian President Armen Sargsyan has signed a decree on the appointment of the oppositional leader Nikol Pashinyan as the country's Prime Minister.

Luiza Israilova, Minkail Malizaev's wife, on air of the "Grozny" TV Channel, https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=43&v=K2T912kn13U

15:17, 8 May 2018

Residents of Chechnya express scepticism about relatives criticizing a blogger

Minkail Malizaev, a Chechen native residing in Germany, reported he had been beaten and his wife and children had been deported from the country. His relatives reported that they had voluntarily returned home and called on the blogger to stop criticizing the authorities. Residents of Chechnya voiced their doubts on a story presented by the TV Channel.

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