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Participants of the rally on the Republic Day in Baku on May 28, 2018. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"

16:36, 30 May 2018

Today, Elmin Khamza, a Member of the "Republican Alternative" (ReAl) Party was arrested for 25 days for disobeying policemen. Two of his party colleagues were detained on the same charge.

Relatives of Albert Khamkhoev in the Nazran District Court. May 23, 2018. Photo by Umar Yovloy for the "Caucasian Knot"

16:10, 30 May 2018

Relatives of resident of Ingushetia tell about planted firearms

Parents and brother of Albert Khamkhoev, a resident of Ingushetia, said that law enforcers had beaten him up at detention and planted a pistol on him.

An action in support of Afghan Mukhtarly. May 29, 2018. Photo by Inna Kukudjanova for the "Caucasian Knot"

12:55, 30 May 2018

Supporters of Azerbaijani journalist Mukhtarly demand to investigate his kidnapping

On May 29, one year after kidnapping of Azerbaijani journalist Afghan Mukhtarly, an action was held in Tbilisi in his support. Authorities are unable to hold a full-fledged inquiry, political analysts believe.

The flag of South Ossetia on the border with Georgia. Photo Sputnik / Alexey Kovalyov https://sputnik-ossetia.ru/South_Ossetia/20180530/6485569.html

10:19, 30 May 2018

USA and EU criticize Syria's recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia

The Syria's recognition of the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia violates the international law, the foreign policy service of the European Union (EU) has stated. The US State Department has supported the territorial integrity of Georgia.

A battalion of military police in Syria. Photo https://stat.mil.ru/mpc/activities/practical/syria.htm

08:44, 30 May 2018

Military policemen back in Chechnya from Syria

The military police unit from Chechnya has returned home from Syria, where it ensured security for the civilian population for several months.

Believers in the Central mosque in Nazran. Photo http://www.ingushetia.ru/photo/section.php?SECTION_ID=349

06:24, 30 May 2018

Residents of Ingushetia treat Evkurov's renunciation as inefficient condemnation

The decision of the Muftiate on renunciation of Yunus-Bek Evkurov, the Ingush leader, from the Muslim community is not unique; such decisions had been taken as a sort of public reprimand. However, this measure is inefficient, the local residents who are interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

Arkady Babchenko lived in Ukraine since 2017. Photo from his personal page on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/babchenkoa

22:36, 29 May 2018

Journalist and veteran of Chechen Wars Arkady Babchenko killed in Kiev

Arkady Babchenko, a Russian journalist and veteran of two Chechen Wars, was shot dead in Kiev.

The armed detachment "Sasna Tsrer" activists who seized a building of the patrol-and-post service. July 2016. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"

18:31, 29 May 2018

"Sasna Tsrer" supporters demand purges in Prosecutor's Office and courts of Armenia

The Prosecutor's Office and the judicial system should be cleared of those persons who carried out an order of the previous Armenian authorities to persecute the opposition. This was stated by participants of a rally in support of defendants from the number of the detachment "Sasna Tsrer" activists.

17:51, 29 May 2018

Hideout with weapons found near Makhachkala

Near a pioneer camp in a suburb of Makhachkala, law enforcers have found a hideout with a grenade and cartridges that belonged to some murdered militant, the "Rosgvardia" (Russian National Guard) has reported.

Khadizhat Vagabova, grandmother of the arrested man, Magomedamin Vagabov, and mother of Khabib Vagabov. Photo courtesy of the Vagabov family

17:42, 29 May 2018

In Dagestan, Amir's relatives complain about arbitrariness of law enforcers

Magomedamin Vagabov, a resident of the Gubden village, was arrested on a fabricated charge and defamed himself under torture, stated his father Khabib Vagabov. The man explained the persecution of his son by a conflict with a local law enforcer and blood ties with two members of the armed underground.

Tbilisi. Georgia. Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili

15:37, 29 May 2018

Georgia announces a break in diplomatic relations with Syria

The Georgian authorities have condemned the Syrian authorities for recognizing the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

Raul Khadjimba, Bashar al-Assad, Anatoly Bibilov (from left to right). Collage by the "Caucasian Knot". Photo by the press service of the President of Russia https://ru.wikipedia.org

13:07, 29 May 2018

Syria recognizes independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia

Syria, South Ossetia and Abkhazia have announced the mutual recognition and establishment of diplomatic relations, the Ministries of Foreign Affaires (MFAs) of these countries have stated.

A shephуrd in the village of Mertaket. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"

11:38, 29 May 2018

Harvester shelled in Karabakh conflict zone

A harvester engaged in agricultural work in the field was damaged during shelling. There are no human victims, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.

Badge on a cap of the Karabakh army. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"

06:36, 29 May 2018

Armenian MoD treats death of an officer as suicide

According to investigators, Captain Amayak Akopyan, found dead, had committed suicide. This was reported by David Tonoyan, the chief for the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD).

Сelebration of the 100th anniversary for the proclamation of the First Republic and Victory in the Battle of Sardarabad. Photo / Asatur Yesayants
https://ru.armeniasputnik.am/photo/20180528/12318942/Sardarapat-pervaya-respublika-prazdnik-parad-photo.htmlh

03:07, 29 May 2018

Armenian Independence Day celebrated with parade at Sardarapat

In Armenia, celebrations in honour of the 100th anniversary for the proclamation of the First Republic were held at the Sardarapat memorial complex, where the decisive battle for independence took place. The authorities of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh congratulated the people on the centennial of the First Republic.

Oyub Titiev. Photo by the press service of the Human Rights Centre "Memorial"

17:06, 28 May 2018

Petition in defence of Oyub Titiev has 50,000 signatures

At the moment, more than 50,000 people have signed the petition "Let's free rights defender Oyub Titiev!" addressed to Russian president.

Military exercises held in Azerbaijan in 2017. Photo from the website of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence

11:37, 28 May 2018

Azerbaijan reports shelling two villages in the conflict zone

Within the past 24 hours, militaries of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh violated the ceasefire in the conflict zone for 93 times, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

Duty services receive the information on a terrorist attack. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/antiterroristicheskie-ucheniya/operativnym-shtabom-v-stavropolskom-krae-0.html

10:43, 28 May 2018

On May 21-27, 2018, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

During the week of May 21-27, 2018, no one fell victim to 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 other open sources.

The judge gives a verdict in Oyub Titiev's case on May 24, 2018. Photo by the Human Rights Centre "Memorial"

10:03, 28 May 2018

A nephew of Chechen rights defender Oyub Titiev arrested for two months

Relatives of Oyub Titiev, the head for the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" office in Grozny, treat the detention of his nephew Adam Titiev in Chechnya as a provocation. The detention took place on the eve of the meeting of Alexander Cherkasov, the head of the HRC "Memorial", with the French President.

08:41, 28 May 2018

Ramzan Kadyrov orders to conduct DNA tests in Chechnya to search for children in Iraq

In Chechnya, a collective donation of materials for DNA tests will be held to identify relatives of children from the Russian Federation who stay in the Middle East and to help them return home. That was reported by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov.

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