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A message in social networks about the installation of a monument to Joseph Stalin by Dzambolat Tedeev, the head coach of the Russian freestyle wrestling team, in the village of Tsorbis has triggered disputes about Stalin's role in the history of Caucasian nations. Tedeev himself has refuted this message, but the discussion about Stalin's personality continues.

The American cities of Fowler and Fort Lee have recognized the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh. Similar resolutions were adopted by the Council of the French Department of Aude-de-Seine and the City Council of the French city of Vienne, the Nagorno-Karabakh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has announced.

Armenia and Azerbaijan have lost about two thousand people each killed in the battles for Nagorno-Karabakh, the total number of casualties is approaching 5000, the Russian President Vladimir Putin has informed.

Facebook users have pointed out that the information about the execution of the well-known Chechen surgeon, Salakh Dagaev, is the result of lawlessness, atmosphere of fear and intimidation of local residents that reigns in the republic.

The Azerbaijani Army is better armed than the formations of Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia combined, but the training of Armenian militaries should not be underestimated, Russian analysts believe. Baku is not satisfied with the formula of a peaceful conflict settlement; Azerbaijan demands full control over the territories it treats as its occupied ones, Azad Isazade, a military analyst, has noted.

Azerbaijani journalist Sevindj Vagifgyzy was sentenced to a fine for failing to comply with the court's decision to pay compensation to Elmira Alandarova, a deputy principal of a school in Baku. The journalist associated the punishment with her disclosing the violations at the 2018 presidential election and appealed to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) with a complaint about the first fine.

In Yerevan, residents of Nagorno-Karabakh held a protest action in front of the US Embassy. The protestors request the US to impose sanctions against its NATO partner for interfering in the Karabakh conflict.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh has made public the new lists of 40 killed soldiers. In total, since the beginning of the escalation of the conflict, the MoD of Nagorno-Karabakh has reported about 874 killed soldiers.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijani has reported about missile attacks by the Armenian troops on the Gabala, Kurdamir, and Siyazan District. As a result, a minor resident of Gabala was wounded, the General Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan reported. Armenia claims that its troops did not shell the Gabala District.

After the murder of teacher Samuel Paty for showing pupils the cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, the French Interior Minister intends to visit Moscow to agree on the deportation of Russian citizens who have been denied refugee status in France. The French secret services are concerned about the radicalization of Chechen young people, says Nicolas Hénin, an author of the book "Jihad Academy".

The Chechen TV has shown a video with apologies of a resident of the Chechen village of Goity for an audio message spread on the WhatsApp. The story he invented about a man threatening children has angered social network users.

The positions of Azerbaijani troops deployed in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled at night in three directions of the front; and by morning, local battles began along the entire contact line, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated. Its Armenian counterpart has announced armed clashes in all sectors of the frontline.

The residents of Batumi, who demanded to extend social payments and defer payments on bank loans, have stopped their hunger strike after the promise of Tornike Rizhvadze, the head of the Adjara Government, to resolve these problems. People have the right to demand help from authorities, as they are in a difficult social situation due to the coronavirus epidemic, human rights defenders believe.

The city of Martakert and its neighbouring villages were exposed to missile attacks, which did not stop during October 21, the authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh have reported. Artillery was also used in the direction of the city of Martuni and the village of Ger-Ger.

A package with marijuana from a pocket of Martin Kochesoko's trousers during his personal search was extracted by an expert, the law enforcer, who took part in activist's detention, asserts. However, another witness questioned at the trial evidenced that the activist took the package out of his pocket and handed it over to the police himself.

On October 20, 206 Azerbaijan citizens were sent home from the tent camp near Kullar, the administration of the Derbent District of Dagestan has informed. After the restart of sending people from Kullar, the camp population will increase, local authorities expect.

When commenting on the information about the killing of surgeon Dagaev in Chechnya after his patient's death, health experts emphasized that a conclusion about a medical error could only be made based on the results of an expert study of the situation by a special commission. The incident with surgeon Salakh Dagaev has become an indicator of the atmosphere in the region, where it is now risky for doctors to perform complex surgeries, human rights defenders note.

The Kadyrov family clan forced Moscow to make a series of concessions and during 17 years built a real totalitarian regime in Chechnya, the leaders of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" stated. The Chechen authorities are unpopular, but they are trying to strengthen themselves at the expense of the personality cult of Akhmat Kadyrov, participants in the discussion note.

The preliminary investigation into a case on a road traffic accident involving Azerbaijani human rights defender Ogtai Gyulyalyev has been completed. The case materials have been transferred to the court, and a preparatory court hearing is scheduled for October 30. The human rights defender himself still stays in a coma.

In the village of Djamilli in the Terter District of Azerbaijan, almost all the villagers were going to attend the funeral of their two fellow villagers, but the ceremony was held with a minimum number of participants due to the threat of a shelling attack, reported Namig Takhmazov, the head of the municipal council of the village of Djamilli.