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Prison №8 in Tbilisi. Photo: Mzia Saganelidze (RFE/RL)

15:33, 27 April 2016

President of Georgia pardons 95 convicts

69 of them will be released from their jails after the pardon decree; the remaining will have their terms reduced.

House damaged as a result of shelling, Martakert, April 17, 2016. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

15:15, 27 April 2016

Two houses damaged after shelling of Martakert

Last night Martakert was shelled from the Azerbaijani side, said the head of the city. According to his version, the shells damaged the power line and two houses.

Bus blown up in Alabyan Street in Yerevan, April 25, 2016. Photo: © PAN Photo / Vahan Stepanyan

14:32, 27 April 2016

Second casualty of Yerevan bus blast identified

The second person killed by the explosion in a Yerevan bus was the 55-year-old Ruden Balyan, said the Investigating Committee of Armenia. Investigators believe that Balyan was the culprit of the explosion. Six victims of the explosion are still treated at medical centres.

Artillery shelling. Photo: © Спутник/ Iliya Pitalev, http://sputnik.az/news/20160427/404862452.html

11:40, 27 April 2016

Eleven Azerbaijani villages de-energized as a result of shelling

Starting late evening of April 26 and throughout the whole last night, the city of Terter and front-line village were again shelled, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told at the Terter district administration.

‘Lastochka’ train at Sochi railway station. Photo: http://fedpress.ru/news/society/news_society/1441353514-na-vremya-gran-pri-formuly-1-proezd-v-sochinskikh-lastochkakh-budet-besplatnym

09:07, 27 April 2016

For the time of "Formula-1" race in Sochi, "Swallow" trains will be free of charge

From April 28 to May 1, the participants and guests of the motor race "Grand Prix Russia Formula 1" in Sochi will use the "Lastochka" (Swallow) trains free of charge.

Talysh after shelling. Photo: © Sputnik/ Asatur Yesayants, http://sputnikarmenia.ru/karabah/20160426/3180473.html

08:45, 27 April 2016

Nagorno-Karabakh blames Azerbaijan for soldier's death

At night of April 27, as a result of Azerbaijan's shelling, a serviceman was killed, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has reported today, adding that last night the units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces shelled Martakert and other dwelling settlements.

Protest action against territorial concessions and deployment of peacemakers in the Karabakh conflict zone. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

02:26, 27 April 2016

Action in support of Nagorno-Karabakh was about 50 people strong

Yerevan has hosted a protest action against territorial concessions and deployment of peacemakers in the Karabakh conflict zone. According to organizers, about 50 persons took part in it. Their march in Yerevan passed without incidents, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

Bus blown up in Alabyan Street in Yerevan, April 25, 2016. Photo: © PAN Photo / Karo Sahakyan

17:36, 26 April 2016

Armenian special services rule out version of terror act in the bus

The Armenia's Investigating Committee has suggested that the explosion in the bus in Yerevan had an occasional and domestic character. The version of a terror act is no longer considered, the National Security Service (NSS) has confirmed.

16:59, 26 April 2016

Investigators find explosives in passenger of Yerevan bus

Searches were conducted in the houses of all the passengers of the Yerevan bus, in which the explosion occurred; and in the apartment of one of them explosives were found, a source from the Investigating Committee of Armenia told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

Red Army enters Tbilisi (February 25, 1921). Photo: https://ru.wikipedia.org/

15:33, 26 April 2016

Experts: Georgia's independence is under threat again, 95 years after fall of the republic

April has marked 95 years since the time Soviet power was established in Georgia. This was preceded by invasion of the Red Army in 1921, treated by Georgian historians as an occupation of the country.

Day of Circassian Flag, Cherkessk, April 25, 2016. Photo by Amar Zhuzhuev.

13:13, 26 April 2016

In Karachay-Cherkessia, more than 800 people attend celebration of Day of Circassian Flag

This year, Karachay-Cherkessia has celebrated the Day of Circassian Flag with larger-scale events as compared with the past years. This was stated by public activists of Karachay-Cherkessia.

Serzh Sargsyan. Photo: © Sputnik/ Sergei Guneev

10:37, 26 April 2016

Armenian President sees no ground for peace negotiations

The President of Armenia has announced that the country will not resume peace negotiations without guarantees of security. According to Serzh Sargsyan, he is also sceptical about the possibility of deploying Russian peacekeepers in the Karabakh conflict zone. The above was declared by him in his interview to Bloomberg given on April 25.

Border post. Photo: http://bloknot.ru/v-mire/vnedorozhnik-by-l-obstrelyan-rostovskimi-pogranichnikami-pri-popy-tke-prorvat-sya-cherez-granitsu-s-ukrainoj-428782.html

09:25, 26 April 2016

Rostov border guards shell a car on border with Ukraine

Border guards opened fire on an off-roader driven by a Russian citizen who tried to break into the territory of Ukraine. The Russian citizen is detained, and the question of his prosecution is under consideration, reports the FSB Department.

Bus blown up in Yerevan. Photo: © SPUTNIK/ DAVID GALSTYAN,http://www.sputnikarmenia.ru/photo/20160425/3160776.html

08:47, 26 April 2016

Yerevan: number of victims of explosion increases up to eight persons

This morning, one more woman injured in an explosion inside a bus in Yerevan has been brought to the medical centre in serious condition.

Community centre in Mertakert District of Nagorny Karabakh after Karabakh conflict escalation. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

06:30, 26 April 2016

Complaint about beheading of Armenian soldiers filed to ECtHR, advocate reports

Relatives of the Armenian soldiers killed and beheaded during the escalation of the Karabakh conflict filed a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Artak Zeinalyan, an advocate representing the interests of the family members of the deceased soldiers.

"Electrozink" Factory in Vladikavkaz. Photo: http://www.qwas.ru/russia/az/Narodnyi-referendum-ZAKRYTQ-EhLEKTROCINK/

05:42, 26 April 2016

"Electrozink" states layoff of over 200 workers at closing hazardous facility

The authorities have agreed with the owners of the "Electrozink" Factory in Vladikavkaz to close the environmentally harmful production facility, said Vyacheslav Bitarov, the acting head of the republic. The production of lead will be stopped this summer.

Bus blown up in Yerevan. Photo: http://www.sputnikarmenia.ru/photo/20160425/3160776.html

00:53, 26 April 2016

Police report on explosion inside bus in Yerevan

In Yerevan, an explosive device was activated inside a passenger bus. This was reported by the police. The law enforcement bodies are instructed to enhance the patrol-and-post service in the streets of the Armenian capital.

Mosque in Hungarian Fighters Street in Makhachkala. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

23:13, 25 April 2016

Prosecutor's Office starts studying video of incident with power agents in mosque

The video record, depicting the intrusion of drunken policemen into the Salafi mosque located in Hungarian Fighters Street in Makhachkala, which was handed over by the mosque staff to the Prosecutor's Office, has been registered and is under study, said a source from the Office.

22:45, 25 April 2016

Six victims of blast in Yerevan placed under intensive care

An explosion in a bus occurred in Alabyan Street in Yerevan at 9:51 p.m. local time. According to the latest data of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) of Armenia, one person was killed, and six others wounded.

Rally participant holds portrait of political prisoner Khadija Ismayilova, Baku, March 15, 2015. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’

19:15, 25 April 2016

Aliev, Mamedli and Jafarov resume human rights activity

Azerbaijan should eliminate obstacles to the development of civil society and expend efforts for European integration, the former political prisoners Intigam Aliev, Anar Mamedli and Rasul Jafarov said in their today's joint statement.

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