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October 27, 2020 14:24

• Three oppositionists detained at protest action in Tbilisi

  The police have detained Bezhan Gunava, the leader of the "Georgian Choice" Party, and two of his associates, who on October 26 went out to a protest action against the use of undeclared money at the elections to the Georgian Parliament.

October 27, 2020 11:16

• Georgia gets ready for coronavirus epidemic peak

  In mid-November, Georgia expects a significant increase in the number of coronavirus infections; and new hospital beds will be needed, epidemiologists assert. Experts blame authorities for the failure of the healthcare system.

October 27, 2020 10:55

• Azerbaijan offers Armenia to exchange prisoners of war

  Baku has offered Armenia to exchange prisoners of war and expressed its readiness to transfer the civilians who failed to leave the combat zone, as well as unilaterally hand over the bodies of the dead.

October 27, 2020 08:28

• Georgian MIA names hostage-taking suspect

  Badri Esebua took part in the attack on the "Bank of Georgia" branch in the city of Zugdidi and taking hostages, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported. The suspect was an employee of the Georgian Ministry of Defence (MoD), journalists have found out. Relatives have not seen Esebua since the attack on the bank, but they rule out his involvement in the hostage-taking.

October 27, 2020 08:16

• Nagorno-Karabakh reports intensified shelling

  In the evening on October 26, the fire intensity on the frontline increased; and the dwelling settlements of the Martuni, Martakert and Askeran Districts were shelled, the Nagorno-Karabakh's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported. Residents of Stepanakert have stated that they had not trusted the next ceasefire agreement.

October 26, 2020 22:33

• Ten persons hold pickets in support of journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev

  In Makhachkala, activists held a series of solo pickets with the demand to release Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a correspondent of the newspaper "Chernovik" (Draft), and close the criminal case against him.

October 26, 2020 22:08

• Three persons fell victim to a missile attack in Nagorno-Karabakh

  Two civilians have been injured and another has been killed in a missile attack on the village of Avetaranots, the Ombudsman of Nagorno-Karabakh reports.

October 26, 2020 18:23

• Court arrests two men taken by Chechen law enforcers away from Rostov-on-Don

  Adam Dotmerzaev and Musa Ashakhanov, residents of the Chechen village of Samashki, who, according to human rights defenders, had been detained and tortured by law enforcers in Rostov-on-Don, were arrested for two months on the charge of involvement in the ranks of militants, the Achkhoi-Martan District Court reports.

October 26, 2020 18:11

• Nagorno-Karabakh accuses Azerbaijan of a shelling attack on Martuni

  The Nagorno-Karabakh Service for Emergencies has reported about an air raid on the city of Martuni, while the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan claims that it does not use military aircrafts and abides by the ceasefire.

October 26, 2020 15:40

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of October 19-25, 2020

  Hostilities in the Karabakh conflict zone; resumption of sending Azerbaijani citizens home from a camp near the Kullar village; killing of well-known Chechen surgeon Salakh Dagaev, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of October 19-25, 2020, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

October 26, 2020 14:02

• Paul Goble: shelling of peaceful cities aggravates Karabakh conflict

  Artillery and missile strikes on Azerbaijani cities are caused by the desire to provoke retaliatory measures by Baku, which will force Moscow to intervene and provide support to Yerevan, but they only strengthened the Azerbaijan's readiness to recapture the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, Paul Goble, a former adviser to the US Secretary of State, told the "Caucasian Knot".

October 26, 2020 13:43

• Azerbaijan and Armenia exchange accusations of ceasefire violations

  This morning, the positions of the Azerbaijani Army in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled in spite of the agreement on a humanitarian truce, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated. In its turn, the Armenian MoD has accused Azerbaijan of shelling.

October 26, 2020 13:29

• On October 19-25, no victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were recorded

  During the week of October 19-25, 2020, no information was received about any casualties or victims 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 other open sources.

October 26, 2020 11:19

• Azerbaijan announces capture of Gubadly

  The Azerbaijani Army has occupied the city of Gubadly, President Ilham Aliev has announced. This statement was preceded by declarations of an armistice.

October 26, 2020 11:04

• Third armistice in Nagorno-Karabakh comes into force

  A new agreement on a humanitarian ceasefire in the Karabakh conflict zone has come into force today at 8:00 a.m. local time. The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, following the President of Nagorno-Karabakh, has promised this time to stick to the ceasefire agreement.

October 26, 2020 10:51

• Native of Chechnya detained in France for placing "Like" to photo of decapitated teacher

  The police have detained and placed in custody a 22-year-old Chechen man as part of an investigation into the crime committed in the city of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, where the school teacher, Samuel Paty, was assassinated. According to French law enforcers, the detainee had put a "Like" to the post with a photo of the beheaded teacher.

October 26, 2020 10:37

• Lawyers see war crime attributes in beheading Armenian soldier

  A group of lawyers interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe that the fact of cutting off the head of an Armenian soldier should be proved by international experts within the inquiry into the incident as a war crime.

October 25, 2020 11:49

• Divine services at Shushi Cathedral in Karabakh are held in spite of shelling

  For the first time after the shelling of the Kazanchetsots Cathedral in the city of Shushi, a wedding ceremony was held there; it touched townspeople. The partially destroyed temple remains open to believers, an official of the Armenian Apostolic Church has noted.

October 25, 2020 11:34

• Azerbaijan claims Armenia's direct interference into armed conflict

  The territories occupied by the Azerbaijani militaries were shelled by Armenia, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated. The Armenian command is trying to defend the strategically important Lachin Corridor and provokes return fire in order to involve Russia in the conflict, Telman Abilov, a military expert, believes.

October 25, 2020 11:17

• Despite shelling, residents of Azerbaijani frontline areas stay in their villages

  Villagers of the Terter and Goranboy Districts of Azerbaijan report that they continue their field and garden works, despite the shelling.