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22:04, 12 May 2021

Armenian officer accused of high treason

A top-ranking Armenian officer was collecting information about the armies of Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia and passing it on to Azerbaijan through the Embassy in Georgia. The officer is under arrest now.

Ramzan Kadyrov (on the left) and Dmitry Peskov. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot". Photos: REUTERS/Said Tsarnayev, Sputnik/Alexei Nikolsky/Kremlin via REUTERS

21:57, 12 May 2021

Russian authorities distance themselves from Kadyrov’s accusations against Israel

The statements voiced by Ramzan Kadyrov about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict are not the Russia’s official position, states Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary for the President of Russia. Salakh Mezhiev, Mufti of Chechnya, accused the Israeli authorities of terror against Palestinians.

17:54, 12 May 2021

Russian sappers demine highway in Nagorno-Karabakh

The Martakert-Madagiz village highway and the outskirts of the village have been cleared of explosive items; 15 shells and mines were found and destroyed, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

A police station in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"

17:41, 12 May 2021

Nine Azeri residents detained for visiting Karabakh

Residents of the Agdam District tried to enter non-demined territories' policemen have detained them, the Azerbaijan Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has informed.

Pashinyan's opponent at the Armenian parliament in Yerevan. Screenshot of the video by YerevanToday

11:37, 12 May 2021

Police suspect Pashinyan’s opponent of drug possession

The police found a yellow-green substance during a search of pockets of Sevada Gukasyan, a resident of the Tavush Region, who was detained while trying to lead a donkey to the building of the Armenian parliament.

Ruslan Totrov. Photo: http://alaniatv.ru/vo-vladikavkaze-izbili-zhurnalista-ruslana-totrova/

11:32, 12 May 2021

Case on beating of a journalist in North Ossetia transferred to court

Investigators have sent to court a case on an attack on journalist Ruslan Totrov in North Ossetia, who was beaten for posting critical articles.

Workers at Georgian Manganese. Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarisvili

01:35, 12 May 2021

Georgian protesters stitch up their mouths

The production facilities of the "Georgian Manganese" Company cause huge damage to the houses of residents of the Georgian village of Shukruti, it has become life-threatening to live in them, the protesters have noted. In their turn, the company officials treat the action as engaged one and reminded that villagers are being paid compensations.

A woman at a destroyed building in Syria. Photo: REUTERS/Sertac Kayar

01:23, 12 May 2021

"Meduza" tells about fate of Chechen women in IS* territory

Mothers of Chechen girls who left for Syria in the mid-2010s are still hoping to bring their daughters home. Finding themselves in the territory controlled by militants of the "Islamic State"*, some of these girls went missing, while others were sentenced to long prison terms, up to life-long ones.

The Village of Gutatli, Tsuntin District of Dagestan. Photo: official website of the village of Gutatli

22:21, 11 May 2021

In Dagestan, schoolteachers go on strike

In the village of Gutatli in the Tsuntinsky District of Dagestan, teachers of a secondary school are continuing a protest rally with the demand to dismiss the principal, who has recently been reinstated at job through the court.

Handcuffs. Photo courtesy of Elena Sineok / Yuga.ru

22:06, 11 May 2021

Court arrests relatives of Ingush man killed by law enforcers

A court pronounced a decision to place under a two-month arrest two relatives of Magomed Kodzoev, a resident of the Kantyshevo village, who was killed in a shootout with law enforcers: explosive devices and weapons were found at home of one of the arrested relatives, sources reported.

Robert Kocharyan in the courtroom. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot

17:28, 11 May 2021

Court refuses to grant Kocharyan a respite to prepare for elections

In Yerevan, a court dismissed a request filed by the defence of the second President of Armenia to postpone court hearings for the period while Robert Kocharyan was preparing for the parliamentary elections scheduled for June 20. A judge scheduled the next court hearing in the criminal case against Robert Kocharyan for May 25.

Pashinyan's opponent in front of the Armenian Parliament, Yerevan. Screenshot: YerevanToday

17:03, 11 May 2021

Pashinyan’s opponent released after detention in Yerevan

A resident of the Tavush Region, detained in front of the Armenian parliament at a protest action against Nikol Pashinyan, was released after a protocol on an administrative violation had been drawn up against him, the Yerevan Police reports today.

Traffic police in Grozny. Photo: Ramzan Musaev / IA 'Grozny-Inform'

13:41, 11 May 2021

Announcement of pass control in Chechnya alarms social network users

During the celebrations of Eid al-Fitr (Uraza-Bairam), the access control regime will be introduced at entrances to Chechnya; and raids are planned to detect illegal transportation of passengers, the republic's authorities have announced. The novelty has worried Instagram users, who called for presenting the details of the planned restrictions.

Aslan Goisum, Vova Perkin. Photo: http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Аслан_Гойсум, screenshot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xj-4INJtKvc&t=92s, Collage prepared by the Caucasian Knot

13:20, 11 May 2021

Art critics find it logical to include Chechen and Adyg painters into Forbes Rating

The inclusion of painters, Aslan Goisum from Chechnya and Vova Perkin from Adygea, into the top 10 young painters of the Russian Forbes Magazine is natural, because their works are in demand by the public, the art critics interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted.

Gobustan high-security prison in Azerbaijan. Photo courtesy of 'Wind from Absheron'

11:26, 11 May 2021

Azeri Prosecutor General treats noise around "Terter case" as groundless

The "Terter case" was investigated back in 2017; judgments were made on the criminal offenses related thereto; and the public was informed of all its details, the Public Prosecutor General of Azerbaijan has stated.

Tank at a military training ground. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Russia

11:10, 11 May 2021

Ingush Council of Teips opposes construction of tank training ground

Members of the Council of Teips (Family Clans) of Ingushetia have addressed Sergey Shoigu, the Russia's Defence Minister with a request not to place a military training ground in the territory of the republic.

Karabakh military servicemen carrying dead body. Phot taken from Facebook

10:58, 11 May 2021

Aliev reports return of about 1600 bodies of perished militaries to Yerevan

At his meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev stated that Baku had returned to Armenia all the prisoners of war (POWs) captured during the last autumn aggravation of the Karabakh conflict, as well as about 1600 bodies of dead Armenian military servicemen.

Number of residents of Kabardino-Balkaria who have been vaccinated. Screenshot of the message posted by the Ministry of Public Health for Kabardino-Balkaria

08:43, 11 May 2021

Social network users report forced vaccination in KBR

Almost 29,000 residents of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) have been vaccinated against coronavirus, the republic's Ministry of Public Health (MPH) has reported. Instagram users have reported that vaccination is not always voluntary; some have to get vaccinated under threat of dismissal.

At the site of a road accident in Yerevan. Screenshot: a1plus

08:28, 11 May 2021

Two persons injured in accident with Pashinyan's motorcade

A woman is in grave condition after a road accident with an escort car from the motorcade of the head of the Armenian Government (Prime Minister), Nikol Pashinyan. A man, the second victim refused hospitalization, a source from a Yerevan hospital said.

Pashinyan's opponent at the Armenian parliament. Screenshot: YerevanToday

23:09, 10 May 2021

In Yerevan, Pashinyan’s opponent detained at an action with a donkey

A resident of Ijevan brought a donkey to the Armenian parliament and announced that he would use the animal to return Nikol Pashinyan to his hometown. The police did not allow the activist to approach the parliament building and took him to a police station

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