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Elmar Mekhtiev and Djeikhun Namazov, residents of Azerbaijan, have been released from criminal liability in the case of the riots in Kullar, but they must pay a 5000-rouble fine each. After mitigating the charges, Namazov and Mekhtiev have pleaded guilty and compensated the harm caused to victims, their advocate has explained.

Residents of Nagorno-Karabakh strive to leave for Armenia along the road through Karvachar (Kelbadjar), which will close on November 15 under the agreement on transferring the Kelbadjar District to Azerbaijan. Regular buses from Stepanakert to Yerevan are no longer en route.

The persons who detained in Plievo Magomed-Sali Daurbekov, a former Imam of Karabulak, did not introduce themselves and tell to which power structure they belonged, but said that they found several cartridges during the search, said Magomed Daurbekov, an Imam's brother. Magomed-Sali Daurbekov was released after talking to law enforcers, a source has informed.

The presence of Russian peacemakers in the Karabakh conflict zone does not guarantee safety of forced migrants who will return to their villages in accordance with the ceasefire agreement, Azerbaijani analysts believe.

Today, Ilham Aliev has stated that Azerbaijan will seek compensation from Armenia for material damage caused to the Azerbaijani territories during the time they were under the control of Yerevan and the forces of the unrecognized republic. The General Prosecutor of Azerbaijan appealed to the UN in connection with shelling attacks on civilians.

During the rally, oppositionists demanded from Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to resign by the end of the day.

The Cabinet of Ministers must resign and thus the agreement with Azerbaijan will remain unfulfilled, organizers of a rally in Yerevan claim. The police detained 129 activists.

In Plievo, law enforcers conducted a search at home of Magomed-Sali Daurbekov, the former imam of Karabulak, and he was detained, a source reports today. A video with law enforcers leaving the street in Plievo was posted on the Internet.

In Yerevan, law enforcers began detentions on Freedom Square even before activists started a rally with the demand of the Nikol Pashinyan's resignation. Dozens of people, including Gagik Tsarukyan, the leader of the "Prosperous Armenia" Party, were detained by the police.

The conclusion of the Russian Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) on the inadmissibility of interfaith marriages is in line with Muslim traditions, Salakh Mezhiev, the Mufti of Chechnya, has stated after the publication of the conclusion of theologians that Muslims should not marry adherents of other religions.

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.