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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 19:31

• 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.

May 09, 2022 13:08

• "Dashnaktsutyun" activists arrested for bribing protesters

  Aleksan Aleksanyan and Aramais Mkhitaryan, activists of the ARF "Dashnaktsutyun", have been arrested in the city of Armavir on charges of bribing citizens for participating in protests.

May 09, 2022 11:43

• Internet users dispute about May 9 celebration in Chechnya

  The authorities' plans to solemnly celebrate the Victory Day in Chechnya are correct, because this is a national holiday, Telegram commentators have pointed out. However, relatives of many residents of Chechnya fell victim to deportation in Soviet years; and it is inappropriate to celebrate May 9 on a large scale in this region, their opponents have objected.

May 09, 2022 11:31

• Prior to oppositional motor rally, relatives of Armenian POWs block highway

  The opposition's protest actions are hindering the return of Armenian soldiers from Azerbaijan, relatives of the Armenian prisoners of war (POWs) have suggested and blocked the Yerevan-Gyumri highway in order to stop the oppositionists' motor rally.

May 09, 2022 11:16

• Kadyrov declares his annual income 14.3 times lower than in 2020

  In 2021, Ramzan Kadyrov earned 26.5 million roubles, or 14.3 times less than in 2020; it follows from his tax declaration. The current drop of Kadyrov's official income occurred after a sharp increase in 2019 that continued into 2020.

May 09, 2022 11:01

• Bibilov admits his defeat at presidential election in South Ossetia

  The incumbent president of South Ossetia, Anatoly Bibilov, has congratulated Alan Gagloev on his victory in the second round of the presidential election after the Central Election Commission (CEC) announced the preliminary results of the vote.