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At the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: REUTERS/Staff

18:38, 3 December 2018

Investigators treat death of Armenian soldier as suicide

The death of the contract soldier, Gor Sarkisyan, in one of the military units of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) is being investigated as a case of bringing to suicide, the Investigative Committee of Armenia has stated.

18:21, 3 December 2018

Native of Adygea sentenced to 11 years in prison for aiding IS*

Today, the North-Caucasian District Military Court has found Pyotr Gnipel, a 19-year-old native of the Giaginskaya village, guilty of acquiring components for an explosive device, which he was supposed to hand over to supporters of the "Islamic State" (IS, earlier – ISIL), a terrorist organization banned in Russia by the court.

Zaza Saralidze. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the Caucasian Knot

18:11, 3 December 2018

Tbilisi court refuses to consider Saralidze's lawsuit against law enforcers

The Tbilisi City Court has stopped considering the claim lodged by Zaza Saralidze, who demanded to cancel the police's ban to set up tents in Rustaveli Avenue. Tents were set up, despite the ban; and the consideration of the lawsuit is senseless, the judge has explained.

Aram Arutyunyan, MP from the Republican Party of Armenia. Photo: © Sputnik / Asatur Yesayants https://ru.armeniasputnik.am/politics/20181031/15418878/ugolovnoe-delo-deputata-parlamenta-armenii-pochemu-medlyat-s-arestom-smi.html

17:57, 3 December 2018

Armenia: Prosecutor's Office asks Parliament to sanction MP's arrest

Today, Arthur Davtyan, the Public Prosecutor General of Armenia, has submitted a petition to the Parliament asking to give consent to the initiation of a criminal case against Aram Arutyunyan, an MP from the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), a source from the press service of the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

13:42, 3 December 2018

Azerbaijan reports shelling of border village

The armistice regime in the Karabakh conflict zone was violated for 30 times during the last 24 hours; the militaries' positions stationed in the village of Agdam of the Tovuz District came under fire, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated today.

Detention. Photo: CC BY 2.0 / TAR SANDS BLOCKADE / DARRYL HANNAH IN HANDCUFFS

13:21, 3 December 2018

Seven persons detained at special operation in Tbilisi

In the capital of Georgia, law enforcers have detained six citizens of Ukraine and a citizen of Georgia; weapons and ammunition were found on them during a search, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reported on December 2.

At the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot

11:18, 3 December 2018

Armenia: contract soldier dies from gunshot wound

In one of the military units of the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD), a contract serviceman was killed in his combat position. A criminal case has been initiated.

Galina Tikhenko holds solo picket in Volgograd. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the Caucasian Knot

11:11, 3 December 2018

Volgograd activists demand to stop military conflict with Ukraine

Several activists held solo pickets in Volgograd on December 2 demanding that the Russian authorities end the conflict with Ukraine because of the incident in the Kerch Strait and condemning the annexation of the Crimea.

Opposition rally in Tbilisi, December 2, 2018. Photo: press service of the United National Movement, https://www.facebook.com/nacionalurimodzraoba/videos/766199990382566/

11:00, 3 December 2018

Vashadze announces protest action on Zurabishvili's inauguration day

If the authorities refuse to negotiate, on December 16, the inauguration day of the newly elected President of Georgia, the opposition will stage a mass rally, members of the Alliance "Strength in Unity" stated at an action in Tbilisi on December 2.

Law enforcer. Photo: Elena Sineok / Yuga.ru

10:50, 3 December 2018

Casualty of shootout with "Rosgvardia" servicemen in Kuban identified

Investigators have stated that fire at "Rosgvardia" (Russian National Guard) servicemen was opened by a resident of Krasnodar.

The Parliament of Armenia on the Day of Independence on September 21, 2018 © Sputnik / Asatur Yesayants https://ru.armeniasputnik.am/politics/20181115/15684829/vopros-o-rezidenciyah-prezidenta-i-premera-na-povestke-vneocherednogo-zasedaniya-ns.html

10:59, 2 December 2018

Political analysts indicate absence of pre-election contest in Armenia

Many of Yerevan residents interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have not decided who to vote for at the parliamentary elections to be held in Armenia on December 9. Political forces did not focus on victory, but set a goal to go to the parliament, note political analysts.

Grigol Vashadze with journalists. Photo: © Sputnik / Alex Shlamov, https://sputnik-georgia.ru/election-2018/20181129/243218545/Gruzinskaya-oppozitsiya-obyavila-o-planakh---itogi-vyborov-oni-ne-priznayut-.html

10:53, 2 December 2018

Grigol Vashadze who lost presidential election in Georgia announces no revolution

The Georgian alliance "Strength in Unity" assures that its members do not intend to organize a revolution because of disagreement with the result of the elections. However, the authorities warn that they will not allow revolutionary scenarios and unrest.

An improvised memorial dedicated to the the murdered schoolboy. Photo: © Sputnik / Shota Nozadze, https://sputnik-georgia.ru/reviews/20181201/243242291/God-so-dnja-ubijstva-i-dve-rekomendacii-sledstviju-ombudsmen-Georgia-sdelala-zajavlenie.html

10:52, 2 December 2018

Tbilisi residents hold a march on anniversary of two schoolchildren's murder

In Tbilisi, on the anniversary of the murder of two schoolchildren, Zaza Saralidze, a father of one of them, has promised to continue the protests until all guilty persons are punished. The office of the Georgian Ombudsperson declared an ineffective investigation into the murder.

On the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: REUTERS/Staff

20:55, 1 December 2018

Nagorno-Karabakh claims 120 attacks per week

In the period from November 25 to December 1, the Azerbaijani armed forces fired 2000 shots at the positions of the Defence Army, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Nagorno-Karabakh reported.

Anna Kuznetsova. Photo: screenshot of the video "Kuznetsova: Female circumcision is unacceptable if doctors say it is harmful" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Qary-VQyP8

20:48, 1 December 2018

Children's Rights Commissioner's words on girls' circumcision provoke indignation in social networks

Children's Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova referred the issue of female circumcision to the medical field. That has provoked indignation of social network users who insist that mutilations are unacceptable.

Law enforcers at the site of the woman's suicide bombing in Grozny on November 17, 2018. Screenshot of the video "A woman blew herself up in Grozny" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSokS4qAbtM"

14:43, 1 December 2018

Lawyers report reasons for non-giving out body of female suicide bomber in Grozny

The issue for giving out the body of Karina Spiridonova, who blew herself up in Grozny, is regulated by the law on burial of terrorists without notifying relatives, reported advocates. They recommended relatives to go to court.

Yevgeny Bunin. Photo by Anna Gritsevich for the "Caucasian Knot"

14:41, 1 December 2018

A resident of Kuban reports details of beating by law enforcers

Yevgeny Bunin, a resident of the Tuapse District, has complained about torture and reported the deterioration in his health state after beating by law enforcers.

11:53, 1 December 2018

Editor-in-chief of Azerbaijani website accused of anti-state appeals

The Prosecutor's Office has charged Mustafa Gadjibeili, the editor-in-chief of the opposition publication "bastainfo.com", with public appeals against the state, abuse of office, and forgery. Mustafa Gadjibeili pleaded not guilty.

11:52, 1 December 2018

Investigators fail to provide court with information about extrajudicial executions in Chechnya

A court hearing on the lawsuit filed by the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" against investigators who refused to institute a criminal case on the extrajudicial execution of 27 residents of Chechnya was postponed due to the lack of materials for inspections. A representative of the plaintiffs announced the delay in the trial.

Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: REUTERS/Said Tsarnayev

11:51, 1 December 2018

"Transparency International" calculates Ramzan Kadyrov's income from horse racing

In the period from 2014 to 2018, horses officially owned by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov brought him more than 98 million roubles in prize money, the "Transparency International Russia" reported. All information about incomes is reflected in the Ramzan Kadyrov's tax declaration, reports Alvi Karimov, the press secretary for the leader of Chechnya.

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