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August 03, 2022 13:01

• GPO updates list of Azerbaijani victims of mine explosions

  In the period from November 10, 2020, to August 2, 2022, in Azerbaijan, seven military servicemen and 32 civilians perished as a result of mine explosions in the Karabakh conflict zone, the Azeri General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has informed.

August 03, 2022 11:37

• Armenia complains to ECtHR about Azerbaijan's actions in border villages

  A complaint has been lodged to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) about Azerbaijan's actions in the villages of Parukh and Khramort in Nagorno-Karabakh, the Armenia's official at the ECtHR and the International Court of Justice has stated.

August 03, 2022 11:19

• Peacemakers confirm truce violation by Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh

  In responsibility zone of Russian peacemakers in Nagorno-Karabakh, three violations of the ceasefire regime by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces have been recorded; as a result of which a Karabakh soldier was wounded, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

August 03, 2022 08:33

• Opposition calls on Georgian authorities to introduce visas for Russians and Belarusians

  Georgian authorities should introduce a visa regime for citizens of Russia and Belarus, while the term of a tourist visa should not exceed 30 days, the oppositional "Lelo" Party has stated.

August 03, 2022 08:21

• Mutallim Orudjev complains about custody conditions at Baku SIZO

  Mutallim Orudjev, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), who was arrested after his extradition from Germany, is kept in an overcrowded cell, where detainees lack beds, human rights defenders and his advocate have stated.

August 02, 2022 23:00

• YouTube blocks video mocking Zelensky feat. Kadyrov

  The YouTube video hosting has blocked one of the parody videos that ridiculed Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, blogger Max KomikazdZe reports. The deleted video was the first part of a series of several videos starring Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya.

August 02, 2022 22:48

• Economists link availability of petrol to level of salaries of residents in Northern Caucasus

  The rating, according to which residents of Ingushetia can buy only 570 litres of petrol per month with their income, does not indicate the high cost of petrol, but low incomes of the population, while it is impossible to measure the real incomes of residents due to the high level of the shadow economy, economist Natalia Zubarevich points out.

August 02, 2022 19:28

• A video of a girl being beaten in Chechnya provokes a discussion on social media about children upbringing and traditions

  When commenting on a video in which an adult woman attacked a 12-year-old girl, some users pointed out that parents should take better care of their children upbringing. Other users noted in their comments that such behaviour by an adult woman was unacceptable and failed to comply with Chechen traditions.

August 02, 2022 19:02

• Three persons injured in a mine explosion in Azerbaijan

  This morning, three persons have been blown up by a mine in the Fizuli District of Azerbaijan. The victims have got injuries of varying severity.

August 02, 2022 14:37

• Nagorno-Karabakh claims tense situation on contact line

  A tense situation remains on the contact line in the Karabakh conflict zone. The command of the peacemakers and authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh are taking steps to prevent escalation, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the unrecognized republic has informed.

August 02, 2022 14:16

• In week of July 25-31, no victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were recorded

  During the week from July 25 to July 31, 2022, during the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, there were no reports about any casualties or wounded persons. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

August 02, 2022 14:04

• Kirill Skripin's advocate tells his health condition after SIZO

  Kirill Skripin, a resident of Rostov-on-Don, accused within a graffiti case critical of the Russian president, is seriously ill. However, he was released from the SIZO (pre-trial prison) not because of his illness, but because the investigator did not insist on his further custody, Irina Gak, his advocate, has noted.

August 02, 2022 11:11

• Settlement programme for refugees from Ukraine stopped in Tbilisi

  Since August 1, the programme of the Tbilisi Mayoralty for providing refugees from Ukraine with housing and foodstuffs has ceased to operate; within the coming three months, they will receive cash benefits. This caused opposition's criticism, which stated that it's impossible to rent housing in the Georgian capital for this money, and called on citizens to help refugees.

August 02, 2022 10:55

• Serviceman wounded on Nagorno-Karabakh border

  Albert Bakhshiyan, a serviceman of the Defence Army of Nagorno-Karabakh, who was wounded on the contact line, is in satisfactory condition, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the unrecognized republic has informed.

August 02, 2022 08:40

• Nagorno-Karabakh accuses Azeri militaries of provocations

  The Defence Army of Nagorno-Karabakh has suppressed the attempts of Azerbaijani militaries to cross the contact line, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the unrecognized republic has reported. The Azerbaijan MoD has refuted this statement.

August 02, 2022 08:31

• Defence challenges verdicts to Cheldiev and two other activists

  Appeal complaints have been sent to the courts against the sentences passed to Vadim Cheldiev, Arsen Besolov and Ramis Chirkinov, convicted for organizing riots at a rally in Vladikavkaz, their advocates have announced.

August 02, 2022 08:18

• Raffi Ovannisyan denied entry to Nagorno-Karabakh

  Without explanations, Raffi Ovannisyan, the founder of the Armenian oppositional "Heritage" Party, was not allowed to come to Nagorno-Karabakh. The ban was imposed by Russian peacemakers, the party has stated.

August 01, 2022 22:09

• Vladikavkaz citizen fined for discrediting Russian Armed Forces

  A court sentenced a resident of Vladikavkaz to a fine of 30,000 roubles, recognizing his posts on a social media outlet as discrediting the Russian Armed Forces, the police reported.

August 01, 2022 21:48

• Court obliges Prosecutor’s Office to eliminate violations in case on Djabiev’s death

  The Tskhinvali City Court returned the case on the death of Inal Djabiev to the Prosecutor’s Office and demanded to eliminate the violations in it. Part of the information indicated in the case file was not confirmed in the indictment, a lawyer of the Inal Djabiev’s widow explained.

August 01, 2022 18:55

• Protesters threaten revenge for massacre in Armenian village

  The trial in a case on the murder of four persons in the village of Shamiram has been going on for more than four years, relatives of the victims have stated at a protest action. The protestors called on the authorities of Armenia to intervene in the case and expedite the investigation. The relatives of the victims warn that if a guilty person is not convicted, blood feud is not ruled out.