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November 06, 2020 23:52

• Control over Shushi mentioned as Baku's immediate target

  After the statements of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia about the desire of the Azerbaijani army to establish control over the city of Shushi by the Flag Day, a video with an Azerbaijani tricolour on the minaret appeared on social networks. The mosque does not resemble any one located in Shushi.

November 06, 2020 23:50

• Baku and Yerevan interpret Iran's assessment of Karabakh conflict in different way

  Azerbaijan considered the statement voiced by Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei as an expression of support. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Azerbaijan has inaccurately translated the Ali Khamenei's statement so that they sound more complimentary, says Vardan Voskanyan, an expert on Iran.

November 06, 2020 23:49

• Putin's statement about situation in France does not become Kadyrov's trump card

  Following Ramzan Kadyrov, in his speech, Vladimir Putin has condemned those who in France offend the feelings of believers under the guise of freedom of speech. The speech of the Russian President will not enhance the authority of the leader of Chechnya among Muslims in Russia or in the Arab countries, Caucasian experts suggest.

November 06, 2020 21:58

• Azerbaijan reports about mortar attacks on border with Armenia

  Today, the positions of the Azerbaijani troops on the border with Armenia have been shelled from mortar launchers and artillery, and the fighting continues in the Karabakh conflict zone, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported.

November 06, 2020 15:45

• Oppositionists detained in Georgia released

  A court in Tbilisi has ruled to release all the activists detained at protest actions against the results of parliamentary elections.

November 06, 2020 15:38

• Convicted Guliev and Askerov removed from Karabakh conflict zone

  The Azerbaijani citizens, Shakhbaz Guliev and Dilgam Askerov, convicted in Nagorno-Karabakh, have been transported from the prison in Shushi to Armenia.

November 06, 2020 11:50

• Three people died during shelling of Stepanakert and Shushi

  At night, Stepanakert and Shushi came under missile fire; at least three people were killed, the Emergency Service of Nagorno-Karabakh has informed.

November 06, 2020 11:47

• Defence asks court in Baku to acquit journalist Aslanov

  The defence of Polad Aslanov, the editor-in-chief of two Azerbaijani Internet editions, accused of high treason, has found his guilt unproved.

November 06, 2020 11:40

• Azerbaijani villagers tell about consequences of new shelling

  On Thursday, villages in the frontline Azerbaijani districts came under fire again; houses were damaged, local residents have informed, noting that they continue harvesting crops in such conditions.

November 06, 2020 11:32

• Chechen law enforcers scold traffic rules violators

  Law enforcers have spread a video of a so-called "prophylactic conversation" of employees of the State Traffic Inspectorate of Chechnya and an official of the Chechen Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM, or Muftiate) with the local residents who had violated traffic rules.

November 05, 2020 23:10

• Director of Chechen TV Company joins campaign against Emmanuel Macron

  Chingiz Akhmadov, the director of the "Grozny" TV Company, joined the campaign supported by Russian President Vladimir Putin and condemned the position of migrants from Chechnya in connection with the publication in France of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.

November 05, 2020 23:03

• Number of North-Caucasian natives detained in Vienna increases

  After a terror act in Vienna, at least 15 people were detained, including an ethnic Chechen, who came to the police to file a complaint about a door broken by special forces fighters.

November 05, 2020 22:59

• CPJ condemns verdict to Afghan Sadygov

  The authorities of Azerbaijan should release Afghan Sadygov, the head of the "Azel.tv" website, and stop prosecuting journalists, the Committee to Protect Journalists says.

November 05, 2020 20:08

• In Azerbaijan, number of killed civilians rises to 92

  Niftali Pashaev, a resident of Barda, who was injured in a missile attack, has died, the General Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan reports.

November 05, 2020 20:05

• Canadian city of Laval recognizes independence of Nagorno-Karabakh

  The Laval City Council pointed to the right of residents of Nagorno-Karabakh to self-determination and suggested that the Canadian authorities should also recognize the independence of the self-proclaimed republic.

November 05, 2020 15:44

• Armenian MoD reports downed Azerbaijani drones

  Four Azerbaijani drones have been shot down in the sky over the Gegarkunik Region of Armenia, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported. In its turn, the Azerbaijani MoD has denied this information, noting that it does not launch drones into the Armenian air space.

November 05, 2020 15:40

• Nagorno-Karabakh reports shelling of Martuni and Shushi

  The Azerbaijani militaries have resumed shelling attacks on Shushi, while heavy artillery is used against Martuni, the Emergency Service of Nagorno-Karabakh has stated.

November 05, 2020 11:59

• Suspect of attempting on Tumso outlines third suspect's role in the case

  Ruslan Mamaev, accused of attacking Tumso Abdurakhmanov in Sweden, had received his assignment from a man from Chechnya, who was arrested in absentia. Mamaev may receive political asylum in Sweden after stating that he had no plans to kill Tumso, the human rights defender has stated.

November 05, 2020 11:48

• Rapper Morgenstern reveals expenses on promoting Kadyrov family in social networks

  The family of Ramzan Kadyrov took part in a contest to increase subscribers on social networks, by paying 400,000 roubles for each of the promoted accounts, said Morgenstern, a rap performer.

November 05, 2020 11:40

• Residents of Azerbaijan removed from Kullar to children's camp

  A total of 291 Azerbaijani citizens awaiting departure to their homeland have been transferred from the temporary accommodation centre (TAC), organized near the village of Kullar, to a children's health camp in Dagestan.