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After finding a resident of Ingushetia guilty of destroying the masonry of a historic tower in the village of Beyni, a court has sentenced him to compulsory labour. In the same Djeirakh District, a medieval crypt collapsed after being damaged by vandals.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.