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

11:28, 25 November 2018

Nagorno-Karabakh accuses Azerbaijan of 150 cases of shelling per week

In the week from November 18 to 24, the Azerbaijani armed forces fired 2000 shots at the positions of the Defence Army, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Nagorno-Karabakh reported.

11:21, 25 November 2018

Grozny residents report on detentions of youth party participants

After a publication of a video, in which Chechen young men and women demonstrate bottles with drinks, law enforcers identified and detained those young people. They were set free only several days later, relatives of the detainees reported.

11:10, 25 November 2018

A supporter of Grigol Vashadze beaten in Marneuli

In Marneuli, three law enforcers stopped Kakha Kvaratskheliya, a 50-year-old supporter of Grigol Vashadze, checked his ID and when they learned that he would vote for Grigol Vashadze, they beat him for that, reported the spokesman of the Grigol Vashadze's office in Marneuli, with reference to the victim.

Azerbaijani tanks join military drills. Photo: Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan. https://mod.gov.az/ru/news/v-ramkah-kshvi-vojska-nahchyvanskogo-garnizona-uspeshno-proveli-etap-s-boevoj-strelboj-video-24912.html

16:57, 24 November 2018

Azerbaijan reports on 26 attacks from Armenian side

Over the past day, the armed forces of Armenia 26 times violated the ceasefire regime on the contact line of the troops, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan reported.

Nikol Pashinyan (centre) takes part in Yerevan march, November 24, 2018. Photo: © Sputnik/ Asatur Yesayants

16:43, 24 November 2018

Thousands of Nikol Pashinyan's supporters march in Yerevan

The march through most of the Yerevan districts sums up the "velvet revolution," announces Nikol Pashinyan, the acting Prime Minister of Armenia.

Photo: press service of the Employment Centre of Ingushetia: http://ingushetia.regiontrud.ru/home/fotogal.aspx

16:31, 24 November 2018

In Russia, Northern Caucasus leads in number of unemployed people

In Ingushetia, a quarter of the employable population remains without work. In total, in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), the unemployment rate is 9.9%, the "Rosstat" (Russian Federal State Statistics Service) reports.

Fragment of the Circassian calendar for 2019. Design by Ruslan Gashtov

11:54, 24 November 2018

Circassian repatriates' house to be repaired with funds raised from sale of calendars

Activists from Kabardino-Balkaria hold an annual charity event for the sale of the Circassian calendars for 2019. The organizers decided to spend the proceeds on repairing the house of a Syrian repatriates.

Pavel Grib. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot

11:48, 24 November 2018

Prosecution witness testifies in favour of Pavel Grib

Maria Yuristova, a friend of Sochi resident Tatiana Ershova, has partially retracted her earlier testimony given at trial in the case against the Ukrainian citizen Pavel Grib and refuted the prosecutors' version. Tatiana Ershova and Pavel Grib did not discuss any plans of terror act and the political issues were not the main topic of their conversations, the witness stated.

11:38, 24 November 2018

Court arrests a man suspected of wounding Grigol Vashadze's supporter

The court decided to detain a man suspected of attempting to assassinate Nodar Burdiladze, the head of the Grigol Vashadze's election office in the Oni District. The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Georgia stated that the attack did not have any political background.

01:30, 24 November 2018

Two natives of Dagestan sentenced for plotting a terror act in Moscow

On November 23, the Moscow District Military Court found Ibragim and Adam Gakaev guilty of plotting explosions during the FIFA Confederations Cup and sentenced each of them to seven years of imprisonment.

01:26, 24 November 2018

BBC traces path of mercenaries to Syria from Southern Russia

Starting from early 2018, Russian mercenaries from the "Wagner Private Military Company", who took part in military operations in eastern Ukraine and Syria, have been performing tasks in two African countries: Sudan and the Central African Republic, a fighter from the private military company has told BBC.

Aslan Ismailov. Photo: Azadliq Radiosu (RFE/RL)

22:35, 23 November 2018

In Azerbaijan, activist sentenced to correctional labour and a fine

In Baku, a court found lawyer and blogger Aslan Ismailov guilty of hooliganism and sentenced him to a year of correctional labour and a fine of 900 US dollars. Aslan Ismailov associated the prosecution with his criticism of the authorities.

Alexei Nikitin. Photo: North Caucasus Service (RFE/RL)

22:26, 23 November 2018

Krasnodar law enforcers interrupt picket against torture

Today, in Krasnodar, Alexei Nikitin has held a solo picket with the demand to stop torturing detainees and close a special detention centre of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). The picketer has stated that law enforcers detained him, but the police claim that they simply had a conversation with Alexei Nikitin.

Contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: http://mil.am/hy/news/5581

17:57, 23 November 2018

Azerbaijan registers 28 attacks per day

Units of the Armenian armed forces 28 times violated the ceasefire regime by using large-calibre machine guns, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan reports today.

17:49, 23 November 2018

Telethon raises over 11 million US dollars for Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia

The money raised at the annual telethon of the Hayastan all-Armenian Fund will be used to implement programmes in Nagorno-Karabakh and create jobs in the communities of Armenia.

Oyub Titiev talks with his advocate. Photo: courtesy of HRC 'Memorial'

17:40, 23 November 2018

Oyub Titiev awarded Prize for Human Rights and the Rule of Law

The Ministries of Foreign Affairs for France and Germany included Oyub Titiev in the list of laureates of the Prize for Human Rights and the Rule of Law for 2018, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reports today.

Pankisi Gorge. Photo: A.Murkhanov, http://travelgeorgia.ru/22/5/1/389/

15:17, 23 November 2018

Father of Machalikashvili killed in Pankisi refuses to believe investigators' version

On the grenade seized from Temirlan Machalikashvili killed during his detention in the Pankisi Gorge, experts found particles of his DNA, reported the Georgian State Security Service. Malkhaz Machalikashvili, a father of the killed man, pointed out inconsistencies in the official version concerning the details of the special operation and said the grenade had been planted to his son after his murder.

Man released from slavery by the "Alternative" movement. Photo: "Alternative" Fund, https://protivrabstva.ru/tag/osvobozhdennye

15:07, 23 November 2018

"Alternative" announces release of a man from slavery in Dagestan

A man, who had been in labour slavery in Dagestan since 2013, was released and returned to Moscow, reported the anti-slavery movement "Alternative".

Strasbourg Court. Photo: http://european-court-help.com/?_openstat=ZGlyZWN0LnlhbmRleC5ydTszMjAyMTg3Nzs1MzQ3MzgwNzUzO3lhbmRleC5ydTpwcmVtaXVt&yclid=6960959976909585353

14:52, 23 November 2018

Rights defenders see a precedent in ECtHR's decision in case of a rape victim in Dagestan

The decision pronounced by the Strasbourg Court in the case on repeated gang rape of a girl from Dagestan should push the Russian authorities to improve the mechanism for investigating sexual crimes, believe female rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

Shoes lost by a protester after clashes with police in Sari Tag, July 30, 2016. Photo by Tigran Petorsyan for the Caucasian Knot

11:14, 23 November 2018

Victims to Sari Tag clashes demand to resume criminal proceedings against law enforcers

The decision on suspension of the criminal case on the use of violence against activists and journalists in the Sari Tag District of Yerevan in July 2016 has been challenged in court. Representative of the victims demanded to resume the investigation and punish the guilty persons.

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