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May 10, 2022 22:39

• Number of activists detained in Yerevan reaches 61

  In Yerevan, opposition supporters were detained for failure to obey lawful demands of the police, the Armenian police reported.

May 10, 2022 22:25

• During awards ceremony, Chechen law enforcers do not name those killed in Ukraine

  In Chechnya, the authorities awarded fighters of the National Guard of Russia, who participated in the special military operation in Ukraine. According to the report prepared by the “Grozny” ChGTRK (Chechen State TV and Radio Broadcasting Company), during the ceremony, awards were also handed over to relatives of those who perished in Ukraine, but their names were not disclosed.

May 10, 2022 19:36

• Thirty-five protesters detained in Yerevan

  Four marches demanding the resignation of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has taken place in Yerevan today. The police reported about the detention of 35 protesters.

May 10, 2022 19:16

• Colleagues of Gadjiev associate disruption of a picket in his support with police unprofessionalism

  On May 9, participants of regular actions in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a journalist of the weekly newspaper “Chernovik” (Rough Draft), moved the picket location to another district of Makhachkala because of the celebration of Victory Day. However, the district police disrupted a solo picket, as they mistook a solidarity action for a protest rally, colleagues of Abdulmumin Gadjiev believe.

May 10, 2022 13:35

• Armenia refutes Azerbaijan's claim about border shootout

  The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence has stated today that Armenian military servicemen shelled, from the border area of the Vardenis District, the positions of Azerbaijani soldiers located in the Kelbadjar District. In turn, the Armenian MoD has refuted the information.

May 10, 2022 13:13

• Relatives of Dagestani military outraged by absence of authorities' help in body delivery

  During the farewell ceremony, relatives of Tamerlan Ilyasov, a military serviceman from the Akhty District of Dagestan, who perished in the special operation in Ukraine, criticized the district administration that failed to ensure the delivery of Tamerlan's body to his native village, and not a single district official appeared at the funeral of the perished officer.

May 10, 2022 11:27

• OSCE Representative on Media Freedom condemns attack on Aiten Mamedova

  The attack on the Azerbaijani journalist, Aiten Mamedova, is a heinous act of intimidation, Teresa Ribeiro, the OSCE (Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe) Representative on Freedom of the Media, has stated, calling for a prompt inquiry into the incident.

May 10, 2022 11:11

• Georgian communists fined in Gori for Soviet symbols

  The participants of the action held on the Victory Day (May 9) in the city of Gori, carried a red flag. They refused to remove it at police's demand; and policemen detained three protesters.

May 10, 2022 10:50

• Opposition offers creating interim government after Pashinyan's removal from power

  At a rally held in Yerevan, the opposition has suggested to set up an interim government after Nikol Pashinyan's power is overthrown.

May 10, 2022 01:53

• Use of weapons on Eid al-Fitr confirms stability of local traditions in Chechnya

  Shooting on holidays is part of the traditions of Caucasian Muslim nations that have nothing to do with Islam, the Orientalists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have commented on the detention of a Grozny resident who had celebrated the Eid al-Fitr holiday with shooting in the air.

May 10, 2022 01:32

• "Immortal Regiment" actions in Kuban end with detention of three activists

  In the village of Bryukhovetskaya in the Krasnodar Territory (also known as Kuban by the name of the main river), law enforcers have detained Kirill Yolkin and Zakhar Gaevoy, the activists, who came to the "Immortal Regiment" action with Komsomol flags. A marcher with a pacifist slogan was detained in Sochi.

May 09, 2022 22:22

• Resident of Grozny detained for shooting at Eid al-Fitr

  The police detained a resident of Grozny, who celebrated the onset of the holiday of Eid al-Fitr by shooting into the air with a gun, the police reported after checking a posted video of the incident.

May 09, 2022 22:03

• In Makhachkala, police disrupt picket held by Abdulmumin Gadjiev’s colleague

  Magdi Kamalov, a founder of the weekly newspaper “Chernovik” (Rough Draft), had to interrupt his solo picket in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev at a request of a policeman and follow him to a police department. This was reported by Magomed Magomedov, the deputy editor-in-chief of the “Chernovik”.

May 09, 2022 21:46

• Activists express their confidence in results of presidential election in South Ossetia

  The preliminary data from the Central Election Committee (CEC) on the victory of Alan Gagloev in the presidential election in South Ossetia inspire confidence amid the admission of defeat by Anatoly Bibilov, South Ossetian activists say.

May 09, 2022 19:44

• Georgian MFA calls presidential election in South Ossetia illegal

  The presidential election in South Ossetia has no legal force and violate the Georgia’s sovereignty, the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced today.

May 09, 2022 19:39

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of May 2-8, 2022

  Arrival of refugees in Southern Russia; deaths in Ukraine of military personnel from southern regions of Russia, and persecution of pacifists; celebration of Eid al-Fitr in Southern Russia; protests in Armenia demanding the resignation of Nikol Pashinyan, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of May 2-8, 2022, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

May 09, 2022 19:31

• Journalist Mamedova reports details of an attack on her in Baku

  A man who attacked freelance journalist Aiten Mamedova with a knife voiced threats against her and her daughter, the victim said. She associates the attack with her coverage of a case on the murder of a child which provoked a wide public outcry.

May 09, 2022 19:07

• On May 2-8, 2022, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of May 2-8, 2022, no killed or wounded in the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the “Caucasian Knot” based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

May 09, 2022 13:46

• Journalist Mamedova attacked in Baku

  A man armed with a knife attacked the Azerbaijani journalist, Aiten Mamedova, and demanded from her not to cover the trial. The police reported on the investigation of the incident.

May 09, 2022 13:26

• Bibilov confirms referendum on South Ossetia's joining Russia

  A referendum on South Ossetia's entry into Russia will take place, Anatoly Bibilov, who earlier admitted the victory of his opponent, Alan Gagloev, in the second round of presidential election.