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Azerbaijani soldiers, July 30, 2018. Photo by press service of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence

18:30, 4 August 2018

Azerbaijan claims 86 cases of shelling from Armenia

Over the past day, the Armenian armed forces used large-calibre machine guns and 86 times violated the ceasefire, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) reported.

14:24, 4 August 2018

Sochi rescuers find the body of a child drowned in the river

One of the two children, who had tried, together with adults, to wade a river in the Khosta District of Sochi, and who were carried away by the current, was found dead.

Customs checkpoint at Russia-Abkhazia border. Photo by Anna Gritsevich for the Caucasian Knot

14:15, 4 August 2018

Guests of FIFA World Cup-2018 ignored visa-free travel to Abkhazia

The visa-free travel regime for the period of the World Cup failed to result in a sharp increase in the flow of tourists to Abkhazia from the neighbouring Sochi, which hosted World Cup matches. During the period of visa-free regime, only 2000 foreigners visited Abkhazia.

11:41, 4 August 2018

In Sochi, over 400 people involved in search for two children carried away by river

In Sochi, large-scale activities are underway to search for two children, who were carried away by the river.

Karen Gazaryan. Photo is provided by the press service of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence, https://mod.gov.az/ru/news/na-gosudarstvennoj-granice-presechena-provokaciya-razvedyvatelno-diversionnoj-gruppy-armenii-23428.html

11:30, 4 August 2018

Red Cross visits Karen Gazaryan detained in Azerbaijan

In Baku, agents of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visited Karen Gazaryan, a citizen of Armenia, who disappeared 20 days ago. Karen Gazaryan was handed over a letter from his mother.

11:16, 4 August 2018

Chief of Robert Kocharyan's administration accused of pressure on Constitutional Court

Armen Gevorgyan was accused of pressure on the judge of the Constitutional Court of Armenia, who considered the complaint about the outcome of the 2008 presidential election, which was reported to be won by Serzh Sargsyan, investigators reported on August 3.

Ilham Aliev. Photo is provided by the press service of Azerbaijani President

08:34, 4 August 2018

Azerbaijani news agency stops work after apology to Ilham Aliev

The presidential administration of Azerbaijan has stated that the agency attributed to Ilham Aliev an aggressive phrase directed towards Armenia. Media experts have linked the termination of the work of Internet resources of the APA holding with authorities' fears to disrupt negotiations on the Karabakh conflict.

Orkhan Djemal in radio studio. Screenshot from air broadcasting of the 'Echo of Moscow' radio station, https://youtu.be/22T4tM_fOBY

08:24, 4 August 2018

Experts criticize Russian MFA's version of Djemal's murder

Employees of private and public organizations specializing in making inquiries have pointed to discrepancies of the data released by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) about traces of torture on journalists' bodies, and about the security of the area where Orkhan Djemal and his colleagues were killed.

Rally participant holds portrait of a political prisoner, Baku, October 28, 2017. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot.

22:06, 3 August 2018

In Azerbaijan, list of political prisoners reduced by ten persons

The Azerbaijani Centre for the Protection of Political Prisoners (CPPP) has updated the list of political prisoners and reduced it to 151 people. The names of nine new arrested people were added and other 19, released in the past six months, were excluded from the list.

21:55, 3 August 2018

Two "Sasna Tsrer" members released from custody

The court released on bail Sergey Kyuregyan and Tigran Manukyan after MPs had vouched for them.

19:36, 3 August 2018

Rights defenders concerned over complaint about torture of a Chechen resident

Bekkhan Zubairaev, who was deported from Austria to Russia and accused in homeland of organizing a terror act, was tortured in Grozny, his sister claims. The Committee against Torture decided to provide an advocate for Bekkhan Zubairaev.

Alexander Rastorguev. Screenshot from video 'Alexander Rastorguev. Home video / Observations diary', https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQOPpx5hVFg

19:25, 3 August 2018

Rostov journalist killed in Africa becomes winner of "Laurel Branch" posthumously

The jury of the "Laurel branch" awarded the prize to Rostov resident Alexander Rastorguev, who was killed in the Central African Republic (CAR) together with his colleagues while they were working on a documentary film.

Building after fire in Sochi on July 30. Collage prepared by the Caucasian Knot. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko, press service of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation for the Krasnodar Territory.

19:15, 3 August 2018

In Sochi, death toll of fire reaches ten people

In Sochi, two more bodies were found at the place of the burned building which was constructed without any permit from the authorities. Ten people are reported to be dead. Relatives of four out of the victims, citizens of Armenia, have identified their family members.

12:58, 3 August 2018

Underground shop for making explosives found in Krasnodar Territory

In the homemade laboratory, law enforcers found six kilograms of TNT (trotyl) and ready-to-use striking elements, the local department of the FSB has reported.

Positions of the Azerbaijani Army near the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot

12:47, 3 August 2018

Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of machine-gun attacks

During the last 24 hours, the Armenian Armed Forces violated the ceasefire regime for 81 times by using large-calibre machine guns, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

Georgia. Women's prison in Rustavi. Photo: Mzia Saganelidze (RFE/RL)

10:48, 3 August 2018

83 prisoners pardoned in Georgia

On August 2, Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili signed a decree on pardon, according to which 40 people would leave prisons, and for other 43 prisoners, their sentences would be shortened.

10:32, 3 August 2018

In Cherkessk, policeman suspected of beating a detainee

A district police inspector of the Department for Cherkessk of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) is suspected of beating a detainee to obtain a confession and planting a material evidence on him, investigators reported.

Mekhman Guseinov. Photo: Turkhan Karimov (RFE/RL)

10:23, 3 August 2018

Penitentiary Service refuses Mekhman Guseinov of visiting his sick mother

The Penitentiary Service has dismissed a request of blogger Mekhman Guseinov's to provide a meeting with his seriously ill mother. Officials motivated their refusal by the fact that the sentenced blogger did not participate in "correctional activities" in the penal colony. Activists consider the decision of the Penitentiary Service to be illegal and inhumane.

Militant of an illegal armed group in CAR. Photo: REUTERS/Baz Ratner

08:33, 3 August 2018

CAR authorities tell about resistance rendered by Djemal and his colleagues to killers

Orkhan Djemal and his colleagues failed to observe security requirements by leaving at night for the area controlled by rebels; and they resisted the attackers, said the Media Minister of the Central African Republic (CAR). There are no signs of torture on journalists' bodies, said the spokesperson of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).

Major-General Vasily Lunyov. Photo is provided by the Administration of Abkhazia President. http://presidentofabkhazia.org/about/info/news/?ELEMENT_ID=8205

08:23, 3 August 2018

Cooperation with Russia is treated as main mission by new Abkhazian General Staff Commander

On August 2, the Defence Minister of Abkhazia presented Major-General Vasily Lunyov as a candidate for the post of the Commander of the General Staff to Raul Khajimba, the President of Abkhazia, who expressed hope that the General would quickly join the staff of the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD).

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