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Today, the MPs from the "Elk" oppositional faction have lit flares at the parliament session and urged residents of Armenia to go out to protest against Serzh Sargsyan. However, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe that the faction's call is sooner aimed at promoting the opposition and poses no serious threat to the ruling party.

In Azerbaijan, at the early presidential election, during first seven hours of voting, over three million people had voted, the Central Election Commission (CEC) has reported. However, oppositional activists tell about "roundabouts" (carrousels) and observers' non-admission to polling stations.

The members of the grouping were sending citizens of Armenia, Central Asia and the Middle East abroad, the Armenia's National Security Service (NSS) has announced today.

Today, Nikolai Patrushev, the Secretary of the Russian Security Council, has reported that in 2017 law enforcers prevented over 100 natives of Northern Caucasus from leaving to fight abroad for terrorists. He has also stressed the need for closely monitor those who have returned to Russia from the conflict zone.

Today, the Armenian Parliament has ratified the agreement with the European Union (EU), which envisages the cooperation development in economy and other spheres, as well as a possibility of visa regime liberalization.

By 10 a.m., at the presidential election in Azerbaijan, the voter turnout was 18.71%, the Central Election Commission (CEC) has stated. However, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, who visited three polling stations in Baku has fixed a small number of voters.

On April 10, the Republic's Hospital accepted four young men, who received gunshot wounds in the Tbilisi district of Vedzisi, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported.

Magomed Khazbiev's advocates have filed a complaint with the Supreme Court of the Republic of Ingushetia against the decision of the Magas District Court, according to which Khazbiyev's arrest has been again extended.

Seven human rights organizations from different countries have called to release Bogdan Kalyussky, also known as Salman Sever, a Ukrainian citizen, a Muslim activist and a blogger, arrested in Yerevan.

The defence succeeded in requesting the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) a re-consideration of the complaint about torture of Efendi Alimov, accused of setting fire to the district administration building in the Dagestani village of Rutul, his advocate reported. Investigators announced that the information on torture had not been confirmed. 

Today, Anastasia Shilikhina, a resident of the Volgograd Region and Yulduz Alieva, a native of Dagestan, have been sentenced to five and six years of imprisonment respectively on charges of financing Syrian militants.

Today, about 30 people have marched along streets of Yerevan protesting against the nomination of the former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan for the post of Prime Minister.

Students of the Azerbaijan Academy of Labour and Social Relations are threatened with problems at the exams if they do not come to the Academy on the voting day. The Meydan TV has reported today, referring to the Academy' spokeswoman that students should vote at their alma mater.

The agitation campaign before the early presidential election in Azerbaijan was dull and inconspicuous, the authorities gave up active propaganda, so as not to draw unnecessary attention to the factual absence of rivalry, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have confirmed.

Leonid Mikhelson, a businessman and a native of Kaspiysk, and Suleiman Kerimov, a senator from Dagestan, lost more than 1,6 billion US dollars as a result of the US sanctions imposed on Russia on April 6, the Forbes has estimated.

In Azerbaijan, today, any agitation for the presidential election is prohibited starting from 8:00 a.m. The voting will take place on April 11.

Today, at a meeting of the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC), FSB Director Alexander Bortnikov has reported that in Ingushetia, the special services prevented a terror act at a polling station on the day of presidential election.

On April 9, Khabib Nurmagomedov, who won the UFC Light Heavyweight Title, arrived in Dagestan. At the Makhachkala airport, the athlete was greeted by relatives, friends, fans and representatives of the Dagestani authorities.

On the anniversary of persecution of gays in Chechnya, activists have installed a memorial sign near the permanent representative office of Chechnya in Moscow.

A soldier Narek Arutyunyan was killed by a shot from the Azerbaijani side, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh has stated.