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In Dagestan, the practice of selective abortions remains a problem, the employees of the republic's social organizations interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted. In their turn, demographers are sure that the ratio of the birth rate of boys and girls in Dagestan is within the biological norm.

Relatives of Said-Khusein Magomadov, who lives in Austria and criticizes Chechen authorities on his YouTube channel, have recorded a video message cursing the blogger. The video appeal was posted on the Instagram public "ChP Chechnya" on October 11.

The shelling of an apartment building in the centre of the city of Ganja killed nine civilians, including four women, the Azerbaijani General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) reported on October 11.

The shootout in which law enforcers killed two suspected militants was the first in Chechnya since November 2018.

Fearing renewed shelling, residents of Stepanakert decided not to leave their shelters. Despite the ceasefire agreement in the conflict zone, sounds of missile attacks were heard in the city the whole night on October 11, they complained.

Despite the ceasefire in force, residents of Stepanakert are afraid to leave their bomb shelters for long. Authorities of Armenia and Azerbaijan must conclude a permanent armistice to completely end the fighting in the conflict zone, Stepanakert residents believe.

The problem of Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) must be solved at the negotiating table, Instagram users have pointed out, condemning the victims on both sides of the conflict. Social network users from Chechnya, in spite of the video about sending of Chechens to NK, have stated that their fellow countrymen should not participate in the hostilities.

As a result of shelling on Saturday, there are destructions in the frontline dwelling settlements of Azerbaijan, local residents assert. Despite the decrease in shelling intensity, they don't trust the truce strength.

As a result of shelling of the Agdam District from the Armenian side, a resident of Chemenli village was killed, the Azerbaijani General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has reported. The country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has claimed the repulsed attacks on Gadrut and Djebrail. The Armenian side reported about saboteurs who killed two residents of Gadrut while trying to enter the city.

The ceasefire agreement in Nagorno-Karabakh offers a chance for a settlement, but does not guarantee a complete stop to the fighting, analysts believe.

His fellow party members have linked the detention of Ruslan Amirov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) with his political activities.

Azerbaijani authorities claim that, after the start of the armistice agreement, Armenian militaries have tried to attack in the Agdere-Terter and Fizuli-Djabrail directions. In its turn, the Armenian side accuses Azerbaijan of shelling Gadrut and an offensive in the southern direction of the front.

Nine persons from the Goranboy, Terter, Fizuli and Agdam Districts, which were subjected to intensive shelling, have been hospitalized with wounds, the Azerbaijani General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has informed. Villages in the above frontline districts are shelled every day; to hide from shells; villagers have made dugouts, locals have explained.

At the suggestion of Ramzan Kadyrov's entourage, the motto "Akhmat is Power" at the entrance to Grozny, became a republic's brand, but there is no semantic and value content in it, analysts believe.

The heads of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFAs) of Azerbaijan and Armenia have agreed on a ceasefire in the Karabakh conflict zone from October 10.

Two Georgian officials have been arrested on charges of using incorrect maps while delimiting the Georgian-Azerbaijani border. Their defence intends to appeal against the arrest; and public organizations have linked their persecution with the upcoming elections.

Under a far-fetched pretext, airline employees prevented the Azerbaijani journalist, Afghan Mukhtarly, from flying from Berlin to Tbilisi. Mukhtarly believes that Georgian authorities are afraid of exposing the circumstances of his kidnapping.

In Chechnya, law enforcers demanded from relatives of Grozny resident Movsar Umarov to stop complaining about his disappearance after the detention, says Musa, a brother of Movsar Umarov. Musa Umarov himself left Chechnya after officials had expressed their dissatisfaction with his claims against an advisor of Ramzan Kadyrov.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev announced the control of the Azerbaijani troops over the city of Hadrut and eight villages in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Armenian side denies the statements of the Azerbaijani President and claims that the status of Hadrut has not changed.

At the entrance to Grozny, the slogan "Akhmat is Power" on a new arch replaces the Muslim phrase "Allahu Akbar", social networks users note. In Chechnya, so many facilities are named after the Ramzan Kadyrov's father that it is time to rename the republic to Akhmatia, users write in their ironic comments.