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October 12, 2020 11:15

• Death toll of strike on Ganja reaches nine

  The shelling of an apartment building in the centre of the city of Ganja killed nine civilians, including four women, the Azerbaijani General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) reported on October 11.

October 12, 2020 10:59

• Special operation in Chechnya became the first in almost two years

  The shootout in which law enforcers killed two suspected militants was the first in Chechnya since November 2018.

October 12, 2020 10:45

• Truce fails to save Stepanakert townspeople from night shelling

  Fearing renewed shelling, residents of Stepanakert decided not to leave their shelters. Despite the ceasefire agreement in the conflict zone, sounds of missile attacks were heard in the city the whole night on October 11, they complained.

October 11, 2020 10:30

• Stepanakert townspeople demand permanent truce from authorities

  Despite the ceasefire in force, residents of Stepanakert are afraid to leave their bomb shelters for long. Authorities of Armenia and Azerbaijan must conclude a permanent armistice to completely end the fighting in the conflict zone, Stepanakert residents believe.

October 11, 2020 10:28

• Instagram users from Chechnya speak out for peace in NK

  The problem of Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) must be solved at the negotiating table, Instagram users have pointed out, condemning the victims on both sides of the conflict. Social network users from Chechnya, in spite of the video about sending of Chechens to NK, have stated that their fellow countrymen should not participate in the hostilities.

October 11, 2020 10:22

• Residents of Azerbaijan's frontline areas complain about shelling after ceasefire

  As a result of shelling on Saturday, there are destructions in the frontline dwelling settlements of Azerbaijan, local residents assert. Despite the decrease in shelling intensity, they don't trust the truce strength.

October 11, 2020 10:17

• Azerbaijan and Armenia report provocations after ceasefire

  As a result of shelling of the Agdam District from the Armenian side, a resident of Chemenli village was killed, the Azerbaijani General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has reported. The country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has claimed the repulsed attacks on Gadrut and Djebrail. The Armenian side reported about saboteurs who killed two residents of Gadrut while trying to enter the city.

October 10, 2020 21:08

• Analysts agree on fragility of ceasefire in Karabakh

  The ceasefire agreement in Nagorno-Karabakh offers a chance for a settlement, but does not guarantee a complete stop to the fighting, analysts believe.

October 10, 2020 21:06

• PFPA activist Ruslan Amirov detained in Baku

  His fellow party members have linked the detention of Ruslan Amirov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) with his political activities.

October 10, 2020 21:03

• Azerbaijan and Armenia accuse each other of breaking ceasefire

  Azerbaijani authorities claim that, after the start of the armistice agreement, Armenian militaries have tried to attack in the Agdere-Terter and Fizuli-Djabrail directions. In its turn, the Armenian side accuses Azerbaijan of shelling Gadrut and an offensive in the southern direction of the front.

October 10, 2020 16:10

• Villages of four frontline Azerbaijani districts shelled

  Nine persons from the Goranboy, Terter, Fizuli and Agdam Districts, which were subjected to intensive shelling, have been hospitalized with wounds, the Azerbaijani General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has informed. Villages in the above frontline districts are shelled every day; to hide from shells; villagers have made dugouts, locals have explained.

October 10, 2020 16:08

• By their formal worship, Chechen authorities emasculate Akhmat Kadyrov's image

  At the suggestion of Ramzan Kadyrov's entourage, the motto "Akhmat is Power" at the entrance to Grozny, became a republic's brand, but there is no semantic and value content in it, analysts believe.

October 10, 2020 16:06

• Azerbaijan and Armenia agree on ceasefire

  The heads of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFAs) of Azerbaijan and Armenia have agreed on a ceasefire in the Karabakh conflict zone from October 10.

October 10, 2020 11:28

• Activists see political background in Georgian-Azerbaijani border demarcation

  Two Georgian officials have been arrested on charges of using incorrect maps while delimiting the Georgian-Azerbaijani border. Their defence intends to appeal against the arrest; and public organizations have linked their persecution with the upcoming elections.

October 10, 2020 11:24

• Journalist Afghan Mukhtarly accuses Georgia of hampering his visit to Tbilisi

  Under a far-fetched pretext, airline employees prevented the Azerbaijani journalist, Afghan Mukhtarly, from flying from Berlin to Tbilisi. Mukhtarly believes that Georgian authorities are afraid of exposing the circumstances of his kidnapping.

October 09, 2020 23:59

• Brother of disappeared Movsar Umarov mentions pressure from authorities as reason for fleeing Chechnya

  In Chechnya, law enforcers demanded from relatives of Grozny resident Movsar Umarov to stop complaining about his disappearance after the detention, says Musa, a brother of Movsar Umarov. Musa Umarov himself left Chechnya after officials had expressed their dissatisfaction with his claims against an advisor of Ramzan Kadyrov.

October 09, 2020 23:53

• Armenia and Azerbaijan make conflicting statements about control over Hadrut

  Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev announced the control of the Azerbaijani troops over the city of Hadrut and eight villages in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Armenian side denies the statements of the Azerbaijani President and claims that the status of Hadrut has not changed.

October 09, 2020 23:48

• "Akhmat is Power" Arch elevates personality cult of Akhmat Kadyrov

  At the entrance to Grozny, the slogan "Akhmat is Power" on a new arch replaces the Muslim phrase "Allahu Akbar", social networks users note. In Chechnya, so many facilities are named after the Ramzan Kadyrov's father that it is time to rename the republic to Akhmatia, users write in their ironic comments.

October 09, 2020 22:50

• Business trip of journalist Azar to Nagorno-Karabakh interrupted after Armenia's claims

  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Armenia cancelled the accreditation of Ilya Azar, a reporter of the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta", after a report from Shushi and Lachin, which caused a public outcry. This was reported by the journalist himself. The newspaper regarded the Armenian MFA's actions as interference in journalistic activities and interrupted the Ilya Azar's business trip.

October 09, 2020 22:44

• Video on Chechen public account discloses Kremlin's interests in Karabakh conflict

  The Russian authorities have obligations to Armenia, and they can benefit from statements in support of Azerbaijan as an excuse for non-interference in the Karabakh conflict, political analysts suggest.