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After the action of protest in Gyumri, Armenia, and the brawl that broke out there, on January 15 and 16, in total, 28 persons turned for help to hospital, said Armen Isaakyan, the director of the medical centre in Gyumri.

Within the last 24 hours, Armenian armed forces have violated the ceasefire regime at the troops contact line in the Karabakh conflict zone for 51 times, said the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan. In its turn, the Defence Army of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has reported about 200 cases of ceasefire violation by the Azerbaijani party.

So far, the public unrest after the massacre in Gyumri is not political, Armenian political analysts believe. However, in their opinion, the incident may affect the Russian-Armenian relations.

Chechen authorities expect participation of half a million people on January 19 in a rally against publication of caricatures on Prophet Muhammad. Local residents are ready to attend the action.

Employees of the Baku office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have not yet met Arsen Bagdasaryan, an Armenian soldier, detained by the Azerbaijani party on the contact line.

The incident in the office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" in the Chechen city of Gudermes, where masked men threw eggs at the women-employees of the office, was the continuation of Ramzan Kadyrov's policy, aimed at destruction of any manifestations of criticism addressed to the republic's leadership.

Dozens of editions from the Russian segment of Internet have posted photos of the latest Charlie Hebdo issue with caricatures on Prophet Muhammad. The experts on Northern Caucasus questioned by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted the difference in understanding the freedom of speech by members of the Muslim community and by proponents of the Western culture.

Twelve people suffered in clashes of protesters with the police in the city of Gyumri, including nine civilians and three policemen. At least seven people were detained.

As reported by the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), the special operation in the village of Novoselskoe, Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, is over, resulting in a murder of one militant. Locals report about the deaths of two alleged members of the armed underground.

Relatives of Diana Ramazanova, suspected of committing a terror act in Istanbul on January 6, have recognized her in a photo, said a law enforcement source.

Agents of the FSB and MIA have cordoned off the building of the Mayoralty of Derbent and are searching it, said a Dagestani law enforcement source. The city administration has confirmed the check conducted by power agents.

In Chechnya, the case of Magomed-Emin Baimurzaev, a resident of the Urus-Martan District, accused of aiding members of illegal armed formations (IAFs), has been sent to the court.

Two suspected militants were killed on Thursday, January 15, in a special operation conducted in the village of Novoselskoe, Khasavyurt District of Dagestan. One of them has been pre-identified. Nobody of law enforcers suffered. According to local residents, power agents are still in the village carrying out checks.

Three residents of the Buynaksk and Derbent Districts of Dagestan have been detained and placed in custody on charges of an assault on money collectors in Moscow.

On January 13, in the Tsmakaog Community, Martakert District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), ethnographers organized a New Year party according to Karabakh ancient traditions. For the village, it was an important cultural event, which was supported by all the residents, the local administration has reported.

The Chechen authorities have made a decision to split the territory of the republic into three sectors and appoint in each of the sectors a top-ranking official in charge for the fight against militants.

The whereabouts of Magomed Aliev, a student of the Stavropol Medical Academy, accused of promoting terrorism, has been revealed: he is being kept at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) No. 1 of Stavropol. This was reported by advocate Olga Kamilova.

After an armed incident with the Khadjiev family members, the Khalukhaev family members left their house. In Ingushetia, officials are working to reconcile the two families. This was reported by Ulan Evloev, the Chairman of the Presidium of the Teip Council under the leader of Ingushetia.

Unidentified persons have attacked the office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" in Gudermes and assaulted its staff members with eggs. This was reported by Oleg Orlov, a member of the board of the HRC "Memorial".

The Middle East Cyber Army (MECA) has claimed the responsibility for hacking the website of the network "Carrefour" in Georgia. The very fact that the website has been hacked indicates that radical Islamists successfully run a "cyber jihad" around the world.