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Graphic portrait of Nikol Pashinyan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot.

13:51, 8 May 2018

RPA refuses to cooperate with Nikol Pashinyan

The Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), which has the majority of seats in the Parliament, declares itself to be the opposition, reported Eduard Sharmazanov, Vice Speaker of the Parliament, after Nikol Pashinyan had been elected the Prime Minister of Armenia.

Nikol Pashinyan at the Parliament meeting, May 8, 2018. Photo by Gor Aleksanyan for the Caucasian Knot.

13:05, 8 May 2018

Nikol Pashinyan elected Prime Minister of Armenia

59 delegates of the Armenian Parliament have voted to appoint Nikol Pashinyan the head of the Armenian government.

Portraits prepared for the "Immortal Regiment" action in Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot.

12:02, 8 May 2018

In Grozny, students report being obliged to come to "Immortal Regiment" march

It is planned that the "Immortal Regiment" action to be held on May 9 in Grozny after the military parade will involve at least 10,000 people, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent has been informed today by an official from the Chechen Ministry for Youth Affairs.

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

07:58, 8 May 2018

Ecologists treat Volgograd smog as a dust storm

In the air over Volgograd, the number of dangerous substances has not been exceeded, and the smog which alarmed city residents was a dust storm coming from other regions, experts explained on May 7.

Mikhail Leontiev in analytical show "GlavTema" on air of the "Radio Komsomolskaya Pravda", April 26, 2018. Photo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2950&v=De5MMBiIF7w

06:23, 8 May 2018

Armenian public accuses Russian journalists of inciting hatred

The Armenian public and users of Armenian Facebook express their indignation over the statements voiced by Mikhail Leontiev and Mikhail Yuriev, presenters of the analytical show "GlavTema", on the air of the "Radio Komsomolskaya Pravda" on April 26 and May 3.

Participants of a foot march in memory of the events related to the liberation of Shushi, Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh, May 7, 2018.

03:11, 8 May 2018

About 350 people take part in patriotic march in Nagorno-Karabakh

In Nagorno-Karabakh, a foot march was held in memory of the events related to the liberation of Shushi. Schoolchildren and students, accompanied by participants of military actions and war veterans, marched along the way of the movement of military units that took part in the storming of Shushi.

01:15, 8 May 2018

Minor activist complains about ban to leave Azerbaijan

The 17-year-old Azerbaijani activist, who earlier stated her persecution for participating in the campaign "We'll Tell About Dictator", wanted to go to Georgia for medical treatment; however, according to her story, at the border checkpoint she was told that she was under ban on leaving the country.

Supporters of Pashinyan in Yerevan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot

22:48, 7 May 2018

Nikol Pashinyan announces May 8 a day-off

Nikol Pashinyan, the leader of the protest movement, has announced May 8 to be a day-off, and called on all the residents of Yerevan to gather on that day in Republic Square and monitor the voting process.

22:19, 7 May 2018

Rights defenders tell about fate of Dagestanis detained in Egypt

The residents of Dagestan detained in Cairo, including women and children, were placed in the deportation prison for further deportation to their homeland; they are deprived of advocates' and consular help, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has stated today.

Photo: 'Stavropol: yesterday, today, tomorrow'/vk.com

17:01, 7 May 2018

Man killed by explosion in Stavropol apartment building

A resident of a multi-storey building in Stavropol made a self-explosion, the unified duty-dispatching service has reported. According to preliminary data, a former law enforcer has blown up a grenade, a source reports.

City market. Photo: Nikolai Khizhnyak, Yuga.ru

15:55, 7 May 2018

Sellers clash with law enforcers at a rally in Khasavyurt

Today, in Khasavyurt, several dozen sellers of a city market have gathered in front of the city administration building to protest against the planned demolition of the shopping arcade.

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.

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.

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.

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