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Ilgar Mamedov at home. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot

08:19, 14 August 2018

Ilgar Mamedov, the leader of the Republican Alternative (ReAl) Party, who was conditionally released from prison, is back at home and intends to continue his oppositional political activities.

Wounded women from South Ossetia in Tskhinvali hospital, August 10, 2008. Photo: REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov

21:39, 13 August 2018

Jubilee of end of Five-Day War recalls civilians' tragedy

The Five-Day War, which ended on August 12, 2008, brought untold sufferings to many residents of South Ossetia and Georgia, the journalists, who witnessed the events of ten years ago, have recollected.

Robert Kocharyan. Photo: http://www.2rd.am/hy/photo/page/5

21:08, 13 August 2018

Kocharyan released from custody

The Court of Appeal (CoA) has cancelled the decision to place Robert Kocharyan behind bars, referring to his inviolability as the former president of Armenia. However, the accusations of dispersing the oppositionist rally have not been dropped from him, said his advocate.

Law enforcer, Ingushetia. Photo: REUTERS/Kazbek Basayev

17:26, 13 August 2018

Week from August 6 to August 12 passed without victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

During the week of August 6-12, 2018, there were no recorded events related to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. There were no reports of victims or casualties. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

Soldiers of the Azerbaijan Army. Photo: https://mod.gov.az/ru/foto-arhiv-045/?gid=23840

17:15, 13 August 2018

Azerbaijan reports shelling of its two villages in the conflict zone

Within the last 24 hours, positions of Azerbaijani militaries in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled for 79 times, including from machine guns, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated today.

Ilgar Mamedov, leader of the Republican Alternative (ReAl) Party. Photo: RFE/RL

17:07, 13 August 2018

Azerbaijani court releases Ilgar Mamedov

Today, the appellate instance has replaced the remaining prison term of Ilgar Mamedov, the leader of the Republican Alternative (ReAl) Party, for the conditional punishment. However, the court has not acquitted the oppositionist, his advocate has noted.

"Verkhny Lars" checkpoint. Photo: http://15.mchs.gov.ru/upload/site40/iblock/c27/c276bdf30f911799cd3057e9f3ef7f58.jpg

16:17, 13 August 2018

Tourists report 13-hour lines on border between Russia and Georgia

At the "Verkhny Lars" checkpoint, travelers have to stay in a line for more than 10 hours, the Department for North Ossetia of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) reports today. In social networks, tourists note that officials underestimate the problem on the border between Russia and Georgia.

Kaspiysk. Photo: Shamil Magomedov, https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Каспийск

16:07, 13 August 2018

Vladimir Putin announces construction of a deepwater port in Kaspiysk

At the fifth Caspian summit in Kazakhstan, Vladimir Putin has announced that the port to be built in the city of Kaspiysk until 2025 will be able to receive ships with a workload of 15,000-25,000 tons.

Column of Georgian soldiers near Tskhinvali, August 8, 2008. Photo: REUTERS/Irakli Gedenedze

15:55, 13 August 2018

Georgian war veterans describe protracted shelling before Five-Day War

Ten years after the August 2008 events, Georgian war veterans told the "Caucasian Knot" how the acute phase of the conflict, which went down in history as the "five-day war," began and developed. War veterans said that large-scale military operations began not on August 8, but on August 6, when the villages of Nuli and Avnevi were destroyed by mortar fire, and on August 2, wounded law enforcers began to enter the military hospital.

Farmers on protest rally in the Krasnosulin District and a policeman, August 12, 2018. Photo by Vyacheslav Prudnikov for the Caucasian Knot

11:23, 13 August 2018

Rally of farmers held under law enforcers' control

In the Krasnosulin District, Rostov Region, 15 activists went out to protest, demanding from the authorities to pay attention to farmers' land problems.

11:13, 13 August 2018

Dagestan official complains to ECtHR about his detention

Rayudin Yusufov, a former Dagestani official, accused of fraud, has reported to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) that he was detained without observing the necessary formalities.

Participants of the V Caspian Summit, August 12, 2018. Photo: http://www.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/58296/photos/54966

10:59, 13 August 2018

Convention on Legal Status of Caspian Sea signed

On August 12, in Kazakhstan, the leaders of the so-called "Caspian Five" countries signed the Convention on Legal Status of the Caspian Sea. Presidents of Russia and Azerbaijan have called the deal historic.

Rally demanding legalization of marijuana and light drugs, Tbilisi, June 2, 2014. Photo by Edita Badasyan for the Caucasian Knot

10:47, 13 August 2018

Georgia's CC responds to opponents of marijuana legalization

The Constitutional Court (CC) of Georgia has treated as unjustified those assessments and statements made by the clergy in connection with the decision made by the CC on marijuana consumption.

12:23, 12 August 2018

Brother of former Armenian Prime Minister indicted

Genrikh Abramyan, a brother of Ovik Abramyan, a former Prime Minister of Armenia, is accused of illegal acquisition and storage of arms and ammunition. The court decided to arrest him.

22:39, 11 August 2018

In Western Georgia, dozens of families cut off from outer world by heavy rains

In the Senak Municipality of Georgia, about 70 families were cut off from the outside world: after intense rainfalls, the Tekhura River came out of the banks; and streams of water smashed two bridges.

Ammunition found by law enforcers in Dagestan. Photo http://www.rosgvard.ru/ru/news/article/v-dagestane-vzryvotexniki-omon-unichtozhili-vzryvoopasnye-boepripasy

18:38, 11 August 2018

Two hideouts with ammunition found in Chechnya and Dagestan

Hideouts with submachine guns and ammunition have been neutralized in the Chechen village of Kalaus and in the Makhachkala settlement of Shamkhal, law enforcers have reported.

The barrel of a gun. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"

18:34, 11 August 2018

Nagorno-Karabakh blames Azerbaijan for 200 bombardments during a week

From August 5 to 11, Azerbaijani soldiers made more than 1800 shots on the positions of the Defence Army, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh has stated.

14:17, 11 August 2018

Tourist from Austria dies on Mount Elbrus

Rescuers have handed the body of a man, whose heart stopped on Saturday while he was climbing Mount Elbrus, over to law enforcers.

Azerbaijani tanks. Photo by the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence https://mod.gov.az/ru/news/tankovye-podrazdeleniya-pristupili-k-intensivnym-zanyatiyam-video-23771.html

14:06, 11 August 2018

Azerbaijan counts 82 shelling episodes from Armenia

Within the past 24 hours, Armenian militaries violated the ceasefire in the Karabakh conflict zone for 82 times by using heavy machine guns, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

Harlem Désir. Photo: OSCE/Frédéric de La Mure

10:39, 11 August 2018

OSCE Official for Media Freedom urges Baku to stop blocking news websites

Harlem Désir, the OSCE Official on Media Freedom, has called on Azerbaijani authorities to urgently reform the country's mass media legislation. Meanwhile, the Court of Appeal (CoA) has cancelled the blocking of one of the news websites – the "arqument.az".

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