Stepanakert and Baku report on ceasefire violations April 13, 2016 09:31 Last night and this morning, according to the Nagorno-Karabakh Ministry of Defence (MoD), ceasefire has been violated in some areas of the Karabakh-Azerbaijani contact line.
Armenian political analysts do not treat ceasefire as a return to armistice April 13, 2016 08:00 Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh should be ready for resumption of hostilities in the conflict zone. This opinion was voiced by participants in the discussion on the topic: "The lessons of the four-day war in Karabakh", which was held in Yerevan on April 12.
Attack on Novoselitsk ROVD could be motivated by Zaur Akaev's personal revenge on policemen April 13, 2016 02:25 Field investigators are engaged in checking the version that the attack on the Novoselitsk ROVD (District Interior Division) could be motivated by personal revenge on policemen from Zaur Akaev, who was killed in the attack. This was reported by a source close to the investigation. Zaur Akaev spent a long period of time in prison while serving his sentence for murder of domestic nature, reports his friend.
Makhachkala: mosque administration demands to punish policemen for their drunken intrusion April 13, 2016 00:09 Today, the administration of the Salafi mosque located in Hungarian Fighters Street has filed complaints with the demand to bring to responsibility the policemen for their invasion into the Salafi mosque and insulting its believers.
Supposed helper to attackers on Novoselitsk ROVD detained April 12, 2016 22:17 Law enforcers have detained a suspected helper to the Kitaevskaya villagers who attacked the building of the Novoselitsk ROVD (District Interior Division) of the Stavropol Territory, law enforcement sources have reported today.
Nagorno-Karabakh treats accusations of shelling schools and hospitals as a lie April 12, 2016 21:45 The statement of the Azerbaijani party that the social objects in its territory were exposed to missile attacks is disinformation, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has announced today.
Azerbaijan demands to make Armenia liable for shelling April 12, 2016 19:54 Armenia should be held legally responsible for the shelling of dwelling settlements and killings of civilians in the Karabakh conflict zone, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has stated.
Inmates of Nalchik SIZO complain to POC members about beatings April 12, 2016 18:52 The inmates, who cut themselves in protest against the actions of the staff of the SIZO (pre-trial prison) in Nalchik, told the members of the Republic's Public Oversight Commission (POC) about beatings.
Dagestani fined for public demonstration of IS flag April 12, 2016 16:10 The Khasavyurt City Court has fined a local resident for placing in a social network an image of the flag of the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization, banned in Russia.
HRC "Memorial" recognizes Maxim Panfilov as political prisoner April 12, 2016 13:01 Maxim Panfilov, a resident of Astrakhan, should be released, states the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial". According to the human rights defenders, the events in Bolotnaya Square in Moscow which took place on May 6, 2012, and of involvement in which Maxim Panfilov was accused, had no signs of a mass riot.
MIA confirms detention of two persons suspected of killing Dagestani preacher April 12, 2016 12:20 The police have detained two persons suspected of setting fire on a car in the city of Nizhnevartovsk, in which law enforcers found fragments of human bodies on April 4. This was reported by the press service of the Department for the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous District of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).
Khusein Betelgeriev returns home beaten April 12, 2016 09:35 Members of the International Crisis Group (ICG) have confirmed the information of the "Caucasian Knot" stating that Khusein Betelgeriev had returned home. According to the report, the Chechen bard was beaten.
Maxim Panfilov's advocate challenges arrest of his client in "case of Bolotnaya Square" April 12, 2016 08:40 The defence has filed an appeal against the court's decision on the arrest of Maxim Panfilov, a resident of Astrakhan, accused of involvement in the mass riot in Bolotnaya Square on May 6, 2012. This was reported by his advocate Sergey Panchenko.
One Nagorno-Karabakh soldier still on the list of persons missing in action April 12, 2016 01:43 The search for a soldier of the Defence Army, missing in action during the escalation of the conflict, is still underway in the area of the contact line of troops. This was reported by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Researcher of Caucasus doubt combat experience of attackers on ROVD April 12, 2016 00:57 The "Islamic State" (IS) has not yet claimed responsibility for the attack on the ROVD (District Interior Division) in the Stavropol Territory, emphasized the experts questioned by the "Caucasian Knot". The experts suppose that the attack could be committed by residents of the region without combat experience, who had fallen under the influence of the IS propaganda.
ICRF names attackers on Novoselitsk ROVD April 11, 2016 18:30 The persons, who attacked the Novoselitsk ROVD (District Interior Division) of the Stavropol Territory, have been officially identified as earlier convicted Zaur Akaev, Ramazan Khaibulaev and Isai Abdulatipov, said the spokesman of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).
Nagorno-Karabakh states desecration of casualties' bodies April 11, 2016 17:27 The bodies of perished servicemen, handed over to Nagorno-Karabakh by the Azerbaijani party in the presence of representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), had traces of torture and mockery, said the Minister of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR).
Experts link attack on ROVD with activation of "sleeping" IS units April 11, 2016 17:25 The attack on Novoselitsk ROVD (District Interior Division) a "presentation of capacities of the IS unit, operating in the Stavropol Territory," said Andrei Serenko, the Chairman of the Expert Council of the Research Foundation of Electoral Politics.
Imam suspected of involvement in explosion in Novoselitsk April 11, 2016 16:48 Law enforcement bodies have appointed a check for the involvement of the Imam from the Novoselitsk District, Stavropol Territory, to the today's attack on the local ROVD (District Interior Division). Earlier, explosives were found in the Imam's house, anonymous sources
Relatives report suicide attempt in Nalchik SIZO April 11, 2016 16:05 Illegal actions of the staff of the SIZO (pre-trial prison) of Nalchik have provoked a mass hunger strike of inmates, which went unnoticed, relatives of inmates report. According to their stories, last night, about 30 inmates cut their wrist veins.