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08:18, 22 August 2018

General Mikael Arutyunyan declared wanted in Armenia

Mikael Arutyunyan, a former head of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia, who left office after the "velvet revolution", was put on the wanted list under the case of the dispersal of protests in Yerevan in 2008. Narek Sargsyan, a nephew of the third president of Armenia, is also wanted.

Pilgrims in Mecca. Saudi Arabia. Photo: REUTERS/Ahmad Masood

08:12, 22 August 2018

Pilgrim from Dagestan dies in Medina

A resident of Dagestan died of a stroke during a hajj in Saudi Arabia, Rushan Abbyasov, deputy chairman of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of Russia, has stated.

Law enforcers inspecting a car used in a series of attacks on police officers in Grozny. Screenshot of the Grozny TV Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20PJ1P7dsGY

08:07, 22 August 2018

Militants' attack in Chechnya occasions law enforcers to press youth

The series of attacks in Chechnya will be followed by a tough reaction of the authorities; and law enforcers make use of methods against young people that they practice against adults, rights defenders assert.

Angela Merkel. Photo Sputnik/Alexei Nikolsky

21:34, 21 August 2018

Azerbaijan denies entry to Angela Merkel's delegation member

The Azerbaijani authorities have banned the entry into the country of Alberto Wailer, a member of the delegation of the German Chancellor Angela Merkel, for his visit to Nagorno-Karabakh. Baku is ready to reconsider this decision, if the MP apologizes, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has stated.

Residents of Chechnya celebrating the sacrifice holiday Kurban-Bairam. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"

17:03, 21 August 2018

Residents of Chechnya note increase in spending for celebrating Kurban-Bairam

Today, Muslims celebrate the first day of the sacrifice holiday Kurban-Bairam. Residents of Chechnya tell about increased prices for sacrificial cattle. In their turn, the republic's authorities report about their help to the poor.

16:56, 21 August 2018

Teen wounded at self-explosion in Chechnya dies

The 17-year-old resident of Chechnya, detained after a self-explosion at the police post in the Shali District, has died in hospital, said a source from the republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

On the troops contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo © SPUTNIK / ILYA PITALEV https://ru.sputnik-news.ee/news/20160402/976368.html

12:55, 21 August 2018

Azerbaijan blames Armenia for 79 bombardments during 24 hours

Over the past 24 hours, the Armed Forces of Armenia violated the ceasefire regime on the troops contact line for 79 times, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.

Special forces officers in Grozny. Photo: http://rosgvard.ru/ru/page/index/komandnoshtabnye-ucheniya-podrazdelenij-specialnogo-naznacheniya

09:59, 21 August 2018

Social network users link teens' attack on law enforcers in Chechnya with Temirkhanov's death

Users of social networks have criticized the authorities' statements about the attack on policemen in Chechnya. Some have suggested that the attack is beneficial to the authorities, who thus can raise their rating after the death of Yusup Temirkhanov, convicted for killing Yuri Budanov.

09:58, 21 August 2018

Baku: policemen detain activists at protest action

Four activists of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) were detained in Baku after their action against the ban for their detained comrades Ruslan Nasirli, Agil Magerramov and Babek Gasanov to meet their relatives.

Ogtai Gyulyalyev. Photo: Turkhan Kerimov, RFE/RL, http://www.radioazadlyg.org/a/26639014.html

08:15, 21 August 2018

Rights defender Gyulyalyev could leave Azerbaijan

Ogtai Gyulyalyev, the coordinator of the Centre for Protecting Political Prisoners, has left Azerbaijan for Georgia after a six-year ban on leaving the country.

Armed special services officers in the center of Grozny. Photo: REUTERS/Said Tsarnayev

08:12, 21 August 2018

Teens' attack in Chechnya confirms "Caucasian Knot" conclusion about underground's rejuvenation

The eldest of the five attackers on policemen in Chechnya is 18 years old, others are from 11 to 17 years old, a law enforcement source has stated. The age of the alleged militants has confirmed the trend revealed by the "Caucasian Knot" back in 2017: in Chechnya, young people are actively joining the armed underground.

An empolyee of the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs in Grozny. Photo: REUTERS / Said Tsarnayev

22:06, 20 August 2018

Law enforcers tell about interconnection of attack series in Chechnya

A militant tried to undermine himself at the DPS (road-and-patrol service) in the village of Mesker-Yurt in the Shali District, but he survived, and no policeman was hurt, law enforcement sources have stated.

A chevron on the uniform of a special services officer in Chechnya. Photo http://rosgvard.ru/ru/page/index/komandnoshtabnye-ucheniya-podrazdelenij-specialnogo-naznacheniya

21:57, 20 August 2018

Series of attacks on law enforcers is fifth IS' attack in Chechnya (+video)

The attacks on policemen in the Shali District and in Grozny have become the fifth such incident in Chechnya and the 22nd in Northern Caucasus, the responsibility for which was claimed by the "Islamic State" (IS, a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court).

Staropromyslovsky City District of Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"

17:57, 20 August 2018

Residents of Grozny learn about fate of their disappeared relatives

Two cousins considered disappeared for a week have been found at a police station, their relatives report. The reasons for the detention of the young men who wear beards are still unknown.

A police department in the Shali District. Photo https://66.мвд.рф/news/item/1322005/Nashi_proekti/

17:53, 20 August 2018

Two persons killed after an attack on law enforcers in Grozny

Law enforcers killed a driver of the car, who hit three policemen in Grozny. A child in the car was also killed. According to the law enforcers, the killed suspect tried to organize an explosion at a checkpoint.

The Azerbaijani army. Photo https://mod.gov.az/ru/foto-arhiv-045/?gid=23630

13:55, 20 August 2018

Azerbaijan claims 92 cases of shelling from Armenian side

In the period from August 19 to August 20, the Armenian armed forces 92 times violated the ceasefire regime on the border and in the Karabakh conflict zone, reported the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan.

Fighters from the National Guard of Russia. Photo: http://rosgvard.ru/ru/page/index/komandnoshtabnye-ucheniya-podrazdelenij-specialnogo-naznacheniya

13:52, 20 August 2018

On August 13-19, 2018, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

During the week of August 13-19, 2018, no one fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: Sputnik / Alexey Nikolsky

11:19, 20 August 2018

Chechen residents treat statement on search for a girl from Dagestan as authorities' PR

A statement about the participation of Ramzan Kadyrov in the search for a girl disappeared in Dagestan is a PR step of the Chechen authorities, local residents reported. The Ramzan Kadyrov's late reaction to resonant events is an attempt to demonstrate his importance in Northern Caucasus, suggest the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

Sergey Shamba. Photo: Alexander Utkin / Sputnik

11:18, 20 August 2018

Abkhazian politician's statement on dialogue with Georgia causes resonance in Tbilisi

Abkhazian politician Sergey Shamba spoke in favour of starting a dialogue with Georgia. In Georgia, politicians voiced the need to develop relations between ordinary people. Dialogue can be hampered by Russia, and Sergey Shamba himself spoke about the coexistence of independent states, and that is unacceptable for Georgia, noted Tbilisi politicians.

09:42, 19 August 2018

Afghan Mukhtarly's defence states violation of his rights in colony

The journalist Afghan Mukhtarly, who is in an Azerbaijani colony, has no chance to receive political literature and meet his family confidant, Samir Asadli, the coordinator of the "Nida" Movement, has stated. The defence prepares a complaint about the violation of Mukhtarly's rights to the court.

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