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August 09, 2022 17:24

• After night outdoor, relatives of Armenian POWs stop their protest

  Residents of Armenia, demanding the return of their relatives from Azerbaijani captivity, spent the night near the government building and stopped the action after they agreed to schedule a meeting with the Prime Minister.

August 09, 2022 17:18

• Relatives claims pressure on participant of incident in Kalmyk colony

  Magomed Atimagomedov, a native of Dagestan, accused of assaulting the staff of Colony No. 2 in Kalmykia, was forbidden to pray; he was subjected to physical pressure, his mother and brother have stated.

August 09, 2022 17:16

• "Gulagu.net" reports beatings of inmates after murder of employee in Kalmyk colony

  Over 100 inmates at in IK-2 (Corrective Colony) located in Kalmykia were beaten up by law enforcers under an unspoken command from Moscow in connection with the murder of a colony employee, the human rights project "Gulagu.net" has reported.

August 09, 2022 13:41

• Armenian soldier wounded on contact line

  As a result of a violation by Azeri militaries of the ceasefire regime in the Gegarkunik Region, an Armenian soldier was wounded, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

August 09, 2022 13:35

• Week of August 1-7 passed without victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week from August 1 to August 7, 2022, there were no reports of any casualties or wounded persons in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from open sources.

August 09, 2022 13:31

• Protesters in Yerevan call on USA to ensure safety of Nagorno-Karabakh residents

  The United States must achieve the restoration of the 1994 status quo for Nagorno-Karabakh and resume negotiations, protesters in Yerevan have stated.

August 09, 2022 13:21

• Baku analysts assess importance of Mount Buzdukh capture for Azerbaijan

  Taking control over the Buzdukh height is of strategic value for the Azerbaijani Army and creates a springboard for new military operations in Karabakh, if they are necessary, Baku analysts assert. In their opinion, the Army can go on with the "Retribution" operation.

August 08, 2022 23:59

• Georgia holds mourning events on anniversary of beginning of “Five-Day War”

  Today, in Georgia, state flags have been lowered to half mast on administrative buildings in memory of the victims of the Five-Day War.

August 08, 2022 23:57

• Solo picket in support of journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev held in Makhachkala

  At a solo picket in Makhachkala, Magomed Magomedov, the deputy editor-in-chief of the weekly newspaper “Chernovik” (Rough Draft), demanded to release his colleague Abdulmumin Gadjiev.

August 08, 2022 23:55

• Relatives of Armenian POWs demand a meeting with Pashinyan

  Residents of Armenia, seeking the return of their relatives from Azerbaijani captivity, gathered in front of the Armenian government building. They demanded a meeting with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The chair of the Armenian government did not come out to the audience.

August 08, 2022 23:48

• Kadyrov announces sending of volunteer group to Ukraine

  Another group of volunteers has flown from Grozny Airport to the military special operation zone, the head of Chechnya has reported.

August 08, 2022 20:40

• Georgian NGOs try to provide housing for refugees from Ukraine

  Now, they are registering the refugees from Ukraine, evicted from hotels in Tbilisi and in need of housing; Georgian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have reported. Some refugees have already been registered in the programme.

August 08, 2022 17:54

• Demand to resettle outrages Akhavno villagers

  Residents of the village of Akhavno in Nagorno-Karabakh have called on presidents of France and the United States to intervene in the situation with their forced resettlement. They demanded to include their village into the area of the new transport corridor built 1200 meters off Akhavno.

August 08, 2022 11:30

• Two residents of Chechnya convicted of intending to leave for Syria

  The Gudermes City Court of Chechnya has sentenced two local residents to two years and eight months in colony each for their intention to leave for Syria and participate in an illegal armed formation (IAF) there.

August 08, 2022 11:26

• Residents of South Ossetia commemorate casualties of Five-Day War

  On August 7, South-Ossetia temples held memorial services on the eve of the 14th anniversary of the onset of the "Five-Day War". It was also decided to hold mourning events and lay flowers to the memorials in the Znaur and Leningor Districts.

August 08, 2022 11:22

• UK protesters oppose extradition of Chechen woman

  The European Union (EU) must prevent the transfer to Russia of Amina Gerikhanova, a native of Chechnya, who had lived in Ukraine and was detained by Romanian authorities while crossing the border. This was stated at the action by members of the Chechen Diaspora in the United Kingdom (UK).

August 07, 2022 12:08

• Offer to introduce visas for Russians in Georgia is consequence of Kremlin's policy

  It is necessary to establish control over the citizens of Russia and Belarus who have arrived in Georgia, since their presence carries risks for the country, analysts and oppositional politicians have pointed out.

August 07, 2022 11:47

• Analysts treat Nagorno-Karabakh's status as reason for conflict escalation

  By its military actions, Azerbaijan is trying to speed up the implementation of the tripartite declaration on ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh in order to prevent discussion of its status, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

August 07, 2022 11:34

• Kadyrov tells about Putin's praise for success in Chechnya's progress

  Vladimir Putin has noted Chechnya's high achievements in socioeconomic sphere, the head of the republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, has informed. However, as reported by the "Chechenstat" (Republic's Statistics Committee), the unemployment rate in Chechnya in June 2022 was 11%.

August 06, 2022 18:06

• Azerbaijani Shiites outraged by attack on embassy in London

  Last night, about 2000 Shiite Muslims held a protest in Baku at which they demanded from British authorities to improve the security of the Azerbaijani Embassy in London after it was attacked by members of a Shiite extremist organization.