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In protest against the signing of the peace agreement with Azerbaijan, Samvel Babayan has resigned from the post of Security Council Secretary of Nagorno-Karabakh and renounced the title of "Hero of Artsakh".

On the fact of the riots that occurred after the signing of an agreement between Pashinyan, Aliev and Putin, six persons have been detained, including two of them – for beating up the Parliament Speaker, Ararat Mirzoyan. The protest action in front of the parliament building lasted for the whole day; and today, November 11, 17 parties plan to hold a joint rally.

The promotion of the accounts of Kadyrov and his family members on the Instagram has to do with his political ambitions and the desire to increase his popularity, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

The political leadership failed to ensure people's safety during hostilities; and the ceasefire agreement has questioned the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh; therefore, Araik Arutyunyan must step down as president, the four factions of parliamentary parties have stated.

The return to Azerbaijan of the five districts adjacent to Nagorno-Karabakh by the agreement would be a more profitable option for Armenia, but the society was not ready for such a step, the Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, has stated.

Magomed Khamkhoev, a participant in the rally in Magas, accused of inciting unrests, has refused to plead guilty at trial. His defence insists that the secret witness, on whose testimonies the charges are based, should be personally present at trial.

A ceasefire agreement did not allow the Azerbaijani army to establish control over all of Nagorno-Karabakh and gave the Armenian side the opportunity to retain part of the territories, Russian political analysts and military experts note. The Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" welcomed the introduction of Russian peacekeepers into the Karabakh conflict zone, but called the UN intervention a condition for stabilization of the situation.

In Grozny, a court obliged the Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN) to pay two million roubles of compensation to relatives of prisoner Sultan Israilov, who died after torture at the Chelyabinsk penitentiary colony No. 2. The Sultan Israilov's parents, who filed a claim for fifteen million roubles of compensation, are satisfied with the court's verdict, their lawyer reports today.

The Azerbaijani President's idea of a joint peacekeeping mission of the Turkish and Russian military personnel has not been agreed with the other parties to the agreement to end the fighting in the Karabakh conflict zone, the press secretary of the Russian President states.

Since the early 2020, 15 terror acts have been prevented in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), and 23 units of international terrorist organizations have been liquidated, the chairman of the National Antiterrorist Committee reported.

The news about the cessation of the hostilities in the Karabakh conflict zone made residents of Baku happy. They held spontaneous processions and rallies with flags of Azerbaijan. Meanwhile, some of them were alarmed by the Russia's peacekeeping operation in Nagorno-Karabakh.

The statement by the President of Azerbaijan about a joint peacemaking mission of Russian and Turkish militaries in the Karabakh conflict zone was not included into the document signed by Aliev, Putin and Pashinyan on the cessation of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh. In his today's statement, Vladimir Putin also focused on the fact that a Russian peacemaking contingent is being deployed in the conflict zone.

The first aircrafts with Russian soldiers have flown to Nagorno-Karabakh; the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has started deploying its peacemaking contingent there.

Several dozen people who attacked the Yerevan office of Radio Liberty tried to damage the equipment and beat up the staff of the radio station.

Residents of Yerevan, protesting against the conclusion of peace with Azerbaijan, have broken into the building of the Armenian Government and demanded the resignation of Premier Nikol Pashinyan.

Araik Arutyunyan has agreed to end the war, explaining this by the desire to avoid numerous casualties and complete loss of Nagorno-Karabakh.

The ceasefire in the Karabakh conflict zone comes into force today, November 10; the respective declaration was signed by Presidents of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia. The parties have also agreed on the deployment of Russian peacemakers in the region.

Near the Nakhichevan section of the Azerbaijani-Armenian border, a Russian military helicopter was shot down by mistake, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has informed. Baku has apologized to the Russian party.

The protest rally outside the Georgian parliament continues, despite the curfew imposed because of coronavirus. Three protesters who tried to bring firewood were detained by law enforcers.