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The "Noble Partner" military exercise, August 2018. Photo by Inna Kukudjanova for the "Caucasian Knot"

13:53, 6 August 2018

Russian authorities threaten Georgia with a conflict after joining NATO

Georgia's accession to NATO can provoke a "terrible conflict," the Russian Prime Minister said on the background of the Russian military exercises in Abkhazia and the NATO exercise in Georgia.

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

13:52, 6 August 2018

Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of shelling four villages

The Armenian armed forces 86 times violated the ceasefire in the Karabakh conflict zone during a day, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) reported.

Funeral of Yusup Temirkhanov. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfLNKnDpN4k

11:57, 6 August 2018

Ramzan Kadyrov calls verdict to Yusup Temirkhanov a judicial error

On the day of the funeral of Yusup Temirkhanov, who was serving his sentence in a penal colony, the leader of Chechnya declared that the convict had not been involved in the murder of Yuri Budanov. Meanwhile, Ramzan Kadyrov admitted that the sentence made Yusup Temirkhanov a national hero, who "took revenge for the desecrated honour" and the murder of Elza Kungaeva, a Chechen young woman.

11:41, 6 August 2018

Chechen officials visit Yusup Temirkhanov's funeral for own PR, people believe

Yusup Temirkhanov was sentenced for the murder of Yuri Budanov and died in a penal colony. While he was alive, the authorities of Chechnya did not try to achieve justice in his case, suggested local residents after the Chechen leader's speech at the funeral ceremony.

Photos of journalists Orkhan Djemal, Alexander Rastorguev, and Kirill Radchenko. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hwZkvS0U90

11:40, 6 August 2018

Investigators interrogate relatives of journalists killed in CAR

Forensic medical examinations are to be conducted in the case on the deaths of journalists Orkhan Djemal, Alexander Rastorguev, and Kirill Radchenko in the Central African Republic (CAR). Investigators interrogated relatives, colleagues, and friends of the killed journalists.

Robert Kocharyan. Screenshot from video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeWDmkei7bk

11:16, 5 August 2018

Robert Kocharyan refuses to testify

Robert Kocharyan, the second Armenian President, accused of overthrowing the constitutional order, has refused to participate in investigatory actions and testify, investigators have stated.

Funeral of Yusup Temirkhanov. Screenshot from video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1KMFwA4zSI

11:03, 5 August 2018

Yusup Temirkhanov buried in Chechnya

On August 4, the funeral of Yusup Temirkhanov, who died in the colony after being convicted for killing the serviceman Yuri Budanov, was attended by the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov. He declared Temirkhanov innocent of assassinating the officer.

23:50, 4 August 2018

Nagorno-Karabakh accuses Azerbaijan of 250 cases of shelling during a week

In the period from July 29 to August 4, units of the Azerbaijani armed forces have fired more than 2000 shots on the positions of the Defence Army, reported the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Nagorno-Karabakh.

Rally in Krasny Sulin, Rostov Region, August 4, 2018. Photo by Vyacheslav Prudnikov for the Caucasian Knot

23:36, 4 August 2018

Residents of Krasny Sulin demand to hold a referendum on pension reform

Today, in Krasny Sulin, a rally against a raise of the retirement age was held in front of the district palace of culture. According to the police, it was attended by 180 people. Meanwhile, organizers reported about 300 participants of the action, and according to the assessment made by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, 240-250 people came to the rally.

Orkhan Djemal. Screenshot from video posted by user persiktv9, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5e8A9MNLTU0

23:29, 4 August 2018

UNESCO Director calls on to investigate murders of Orkhan Djemal and his colleagues

National authorities should make every effort to bring to justice attackers on journalists Orkhan Djemal, Alexander Rastorguev, and Kirill Radchenko in Central Africa, announces today UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay.

Football player of 'Anji' FC. Photo by press service of 'Anji' FC, http://www.fc-anji.ru/

18:46, 4 August 2018

Dagestani journalists associate collapse of "Anji" FC with Suleiman Kerimov's problems

After the transfer of the "Anji" Football Club (FC) to Osman Kadiev, Suleiman Kerimov continued to finance the football team, albeit not in such volumes as during the FC "golden age", the "Caucasian Knot" was told by the Dagestani sports commentators. According to them, then Osman Kerimov completely stopped financing the "Anji" FC, and the authorities of the republic are short of funds to finance the FC.

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.

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