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11:25, 17 August 2018

In Yerevan, Armenian government dissolves Council of Elders

The decision to terminate the term of office for the Council of Elders of Yerevan was made after it had failed to elect a new mayor of the Armenian capital.

Queues at the "Verkhny Lars" checkpoint, August 17, 2018. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the Caucasian Knot.

11:15, 17 August 2018

Tourists deny customs officials' statement about reduction of queues at Verkhny Lars

On August 16, the average waiting time at the border between Russia and Georgia reduced down to 2-3 hours, the Federal Customs Service of Russia reported. According to tourists, they actually spent in queues about seven hours.

09:59, 17 August 2018

Kadyrov instructs Ministry to find the girl who disappeared in Dagestan

The head of Chechnya has ordered to look for the eight-year-old girl, who went missing in Dagestan in late July, by involving the Chechnya's representative offices and communities in Russian regions, Zhambulat Umarov, the Minister for National Policy of Chechnya, has stated today.

Aik Alumyan, ex-President's advocate, https://ru.armeniasputnik.am/politics/20180816/13893555/advokat-kocharyana-rasskazal-v-kakom-sluchae-budet-iskat-pravosudiya-ne-v-armenii.html

09:44, 17 August 2018

Investigators and defence argue about reputation of the judge who released Kocharyan

The judge, who has released Robert Kocharyan, a former president of Armenia from arrest, had to take self-disqualification, as he had worked in Kocharyan's administration and passed sentences "on the March 1 case," the head of the Special Investigating Service (SIS) of Armenia has stated today. The Kocharyan's defence treats it as pressure on the court.

Policeman and ambulance car near Kingcoal headquarters. Photo by Vyacheslav Prudnikov for the Caucasian Knot

21:52, 16 August 2018

Six workers fell victim to mine explosion in Rostov Region

Five people were injured and one perished in an explosion in the "Obukhovskaya" Mine in the town of Zverevo, Rostov Region, the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) has reported.

Burnt down minibus of the Mobile Group of rights defenders, March 10, 2016. Photo is provided by Djambulat Ozdoev

21:42, 16 August 2018

Journalists beaten up in Ingushetia question investigation prospects

The duration of the inquiry into the attack on journalists and rights defenders in Ingushetia on the border with Chechnya has been extended and by October 25 will make 30 months, Yegor Skovoroda has informed. Investigators fail to take any real action to capture the criminals, the suffered journalists say.

Zelimkhan Bakaev. Screenshot from video by user Eleonora Avonakhdiba, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVHBlTalcN8

21:26, 16 August 2018

Appeals on behalf of Bakaev and IS* continue trend of information injections

A video appeal of the Chechen singer Zelimkhan Bakaev and a video clip on behalf of the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization banned in Russia by the court, are intended to mislead the society, the rights defenders Tatiana Lokshina and Svetlana Gannushkina are convinced a year after the singer's disappearance.

Anapa. Photo: https://www.anapa-official.ru/news/2018/08/20000/

18:12, 16 August 2018

Rights defenders point to inefficiency of inquiry into torture of Anapa residents

Investigators have conducted an inadequate check of the statements of three residents of the city of Anapa about torture, and again refused to initiate criminal cases, the Committee Against Torture (CAT) has stated today. Rights defenders demand a deeper investigation.

Oyub Titiev in the court. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the Caucasian Knot

17:56, 16 August 2018

Court questions investigator in Titiev's case

The investigator of the Kurchaloi ROVD (District Interior Division) was unable to confirm to the court today that the search witnesses supervised in detail the inspection of Oyub Titiev's car.

Tank units of the Azerbaijani Army. Photo: Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan, https://mod.gov.az/ru

14:30, 16 August 2018

Azerbaijan counts 87 bombardments in conflict zone during 24 hours

Armenian militaries have shelled positions of the Azerbaijani Army by using large-calibre machine guns, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence has stated today.

Ilgar Mamedov talks to journalists near his house. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasia Knot

14:21, 16 August 2018

Western powers call on Baku to release activists and journalists

The USA, the European Union and the Council of Europe, while welcoming the release of Ilgar Mamedov, the leader of the Republican Alternative (ReAl) Party in Azerbaijan, have urged official Baku to release all the persons arrested for the implementation of their fundamental freedoms.

Jehovah's Witnesses. Photo: Stanislav Yurchenko (RFE/RL)

14:09, 16 August 2018

Persecutions of Jehovah's Witnesses in Southern Russia remind Soviet repressions

In the Stavropol Territory, law enforcers detained two Jehovah's Witnesses to check their involvement in extremist activities; however, later they were released, Yaroslav Sivulsky, a representative of the European Association of Jehovah's Witnesses*, has stated. In general, Jehovah's Witnesses* are now almost in the same situation as in the Soviet era, said Alexei Makarov, a rights defender.

Military drills in Georgia. Screenshot: https://1tv.ge/ru/news/amerikanskie-dzhavelin-na-voennykh-uchenijakh-v-vaziani-foto-video/

11:24, 16 August 2018

USA train Georgian militaries to use Javelins

The military exercise "Noble Partner-2018" ended in demonstrative training fights, during which Georgian militaries used the American Javelin anti-tank missile complex for the first time.

11:14, 16 August 2018

120 persons evacuated from Yerevan hotel after bomb report

Rescuers have inspected the "Silachi" Hotel in Yerevan after a call was received from an unknown man, who threatened to blow up the building. The explosive device was not found.

11:03, 16 August 2018

Body of Azerbaijani resident evacuated from Karabakh conflict zone

Today, the body of a man found in a neutral strip between positions of the armed forces of Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan, was handed over to the Azerbaijani authorities with the mediation of international organizations.

Printed form for the Unified State Examination (USE). Photo from the website Kremlin.ru

08:13, 16 August 2018

Marks in schools of Dagestan and Chechnya are most overstated in Russia

Dagestan and Chechnya are among the top three Russian regions with the largest number of schools, where overstated marks were found by the "Rosobrnadzor" (Russian Federal Service for Supervision in Education and Science).

08:05, 16 August 2018

9000 pilgrims leave for Hajj from Dagestan

About 9000 pilgrims have left for the Hajj from the Makhachkala Airport, which has organized 40 charter flights to execute the departure phase of the Hajj campaign.

Oyub Titiev. Photo: press service of the Human Rights Centre "Memorial"

21:41, 15 August 2018

MIA expert tells the court about seizure of marijuana from Titiev

Ismail Demelkhanov, an expert, told the court how he participated in the seizure of marijuana from Oyub Titiev's car, but could not comment on any other circumstances of his detention.

After Russian air strikes in Gori, August 9, 2008. Photo: REUTERS / Gleb Garanich

21:33, 15 August 2018

Residents of Georgia tell about horror from bombings during Five-Day War

One of the heaviest memories of the Five-Day War, which ended 10 years ago, for residents of Georgia are linked with Russian air strikes and tanks in the outskirts of Tbilisi.

Policemen at the Armenian government building. Photo: Sputnik / Asatur Yesayantshttps://ru.armeniasputnik.am/incidents/20180815/13874813/policiya-ustanovila-lichnost-ugrozhavshego-vzorvat-pravitelstvennoe-zdanie-v-yerevan.html

21:22, 15 August 2018

Terror act threat interrupts work in Armenian government building

Today, in Yerevan, employees of the government building were evacuated because of an explosion threat in the Ministry of Public Health. The man who threatened to blow up the Ministry has been established, said the spokesman of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

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