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October 19, 2020 15:18

• 1Adat Channel reports kidnapping of author of "Likes" to Tumso's videos

  Askhab Djamaldinov, a resident of the village of Gekhi, who had put his "Likes" to the videos posted by the blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, was kidnapped about two weeks ago, the 1Adat Telegram Channel has informed.

October 19, 2020 15:11

• After ceasefire, number of shelling attacks on frontline Azerbaijani villages decreased

  After the start of the humanitarian truce, the number of shelling attacks in the Karabakh conflict zone has significantly decreased, residents of Azerbaijani frontline villages have reported. According to their stories, after the start of hostilities, most of the dwelling settlements were almost deserted; people dare to return home only to take their belongings.

October 19, 2020 15:08

• Residents of Chechnya claim that surgeon Dagaev died from beating by Kadyrov's associate

  Salakh Dagaev, a well-known surgeon in Chechnya, has made a surgery, which failed: his female patient has died. She turned out to be a relative of an associate of the head of the republic, Ramzan Kadyrov. The surgeon was kidnapped and beaten to death; and his family was forced to say that he died of a heart attack.

October 19, 2020 11:27

• On October 12-18, at least 10 people fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of October 12-18, 2020, at least 10 people perished in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus; no reports about wounded ones were received. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other sources.

October 19, 2020 11:25

• Two Chechen MMA fighters support French teacher's killer

  On the Instagram, Zelim Imadaev and Albert Duraev, Russian mixed martial art (MMA) fighters, have supported Abdulak Anzorov, who had killed a college teacher in Paris.

October 19, 2020 11:23

• Armenia's Ombudsperson accuses Azerbaijani militaries of beheading prisoner of war

  Unidentified persons, who claimed to be Azerbaijani military servicemen, called the brother of the Armenian soldier and informed about beheading him, Arman Tatoyan, the Armenian Ombudsperson has stated.

October 18, 2020 11:45

• Kadyrov urges Frenchmen not to provoke Muslims with caricatures

  The head of Chechnya has condemned the murder of the French teacher, noting that he treats the disrespectful attitude to Islam as a provocation. The 18-year-old Chechen, whom investigators treat as the killer, had refugee status in France.

October 18, 2020 11:33

• Elchin Mamed sentenced to four years in jail

  The Sumgait City Court has sentenced Elchin Mamed, a journalist and a human rights defender to four years of imprisonment. He has denied the charges of illegal weapon possession and a theft, and has linked his prosecution with his human rights activities.

October 18, 2020 11:11

• Analysts dispute on possible consequences for Chechens of teacher's murder in France

  The French society is shocked by the teacher's murder, of which a Chechen is suspected; and this may lead to a deteriorated attitude towards immigrants from Chechnya, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

October 18, 2020 10:56

• Armenia and Azerbaijan agree on new truce

  The parties to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict have announced a ceasefire since midnight on October 18.

October 17, 2020 16:36

• Nagorno-Karabakh reports three wounded persons during shelling of Stepanakert

  Three Stepanakert residents have been hospitalized with wounds after the night shelling of the city, the Emergency Service of Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) has reported. Residential buildings and hotels were destroyed.

October 17, 2020 16:04

• Four persons detained for teacher's murder in France

  The French police have detained four relatives of the Moscow-born Chechen within the murder case of a teacher in Conflans-Saint-Honorine, a source has informed.

October 17, 2020 15:18

• Count of victims of strike on Ganja reaches 65

  The number of the civilians killed in the missile attacks on Ganja has increased to 13; those wounded are 52 persons, the Azerbaijani Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) has stated.

October 17, 2020 13:34

• Death toll after missile attack on Ganja reaches 12

  The number of casualties of missile strikes on Ganja has reached 12; and more than 40 civilians have been wounded, the Azerbaijani General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has reported.

October 17, 2020 13:23

• Yunus Vidzizhev assassinated in Ingushetia

  In the course of special actions undertaken in the city of Nazran, Ingush law enforcers killed a man. According to preliminary data, Yunus Vidzizhev, an active participant in mass protests in Ingushetia in 2019, was shot dead.

October 17, 2020 13:12

• ECtHR demands to ensure safety of Armenian prisoners of war

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has obliged Azerbaijani authorities to ensure the right to life and health of the Armenian prisoners of war, Areg Sargsyan and Narek Amirdjanyan.

October 17, 2020 12:59

• Chechen beheads school teacher in France over Charlie Hebdo caricatures

  A Moscow native of Chechen origin was shot dead after he beheaded a school teacher in Conflans-Saint-Honorine, France, the police have reported. The assassinated teacher had shown caricatures of Prophet Muhammad from the Charlie Hebdo magazine to his pupils.

October 17, 2020 08:30

• Travel restrictions imposed in Nagorno-Karabakh

  Due to the introduced martial law, the authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh have prohibited their citizens from leaving the unrecognized republic and moving around it without documents.

October 17, 2020 08:18

• Azerbaijan claims capture of three Karabakh villages

  The Azerbaijani Army has taken control over three villages of the Khodjavend District, President Ilham Aliev has stated. The total number of such dwelling settlements has reached 53.

October 16, 2020 22:12

• Information about Salman Tepsurkaev gives hope to his wife

  According to an interview released by the "Nasiliyu.net" centre, a wife of Salman Tepsurkaev receives reports stating that her husband is alive and hopes for his release due to the publicity of information about the kidnapping.