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21:45, 12 April 2016

Nagorno-Karabakh treats accusations of shelling schools and hospitals as a lie

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.

Gates of the house suffered as a result of shelling, Tartar, Terter Region of Azerbaijan, April 3, 2016. Photo by Famil Makhmudbeili for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

19:54, 12 April 2016

Azerbaijan demands to make Armenia liable for shelling

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.

SIZO No. 1 in Nalchik. Photo: http://www.zapravakbr.ru/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=646:2015-05-18-11-13-59&catid=4:doc&Itemid=6

18:52, 12 April 2016

Inmates of Nalchik SIZO complain to POC members about beatings

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.

Khasavyurt, Dagestan. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

16:10, 12 April 2016

Dagestani fined for public demonstration of IS flag

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.

13:01, 12 April 2016

HRC "Memorial" recognizes Maxim Panfilov as political prisoner

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.

Preacher Vagif Nurbaev. Photo: http://www.ansar.ru/rightway/pismo-vagifa-nurbaeva-iz-zaklyucheniya-pervoe

12:20, 12 April 2016

MIA confirms detention of two persons suspected of killing Dagestani preacher

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. Photo: screenshot of video posted by user Alikhan Grozny: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJUnGxvfSFo

09:35, 12 April 2016

Khusein Betelgeriev returns home beaten

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 in Bolotnaya Square. Photo: tersky, https://zona.media/online/2016/08/04/bolotka_36

08:40, 12 April 2016

Maxim Panfilov's advocate challenges arrest of his client in "case of Bolotnaya Square"

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.

Frontline of Nagorno-Karabakh Army. Photo: © Sputnik/ Asatur Yesayants, http://www.sputnikarmenia.ru/karabah/20160411/2933416.html

01:43, 12 April 2016

One Nagorno-Karabakh soldier still on the list of persons missing in action

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.

Mikhail Roschin. Photo by Magomed Tuayev for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

00:57, 12 April 2016

Researcher of Caucasus doubt combat experience of attackers on ROVD

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.

18:30, 11 April 2016

ICRF names attackers on Novoselitsk ROVD

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).

Shelled car in Martakert District, April 6, 2016. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

17:27, 11 April 2016

Nagorno-Karabakh states desecration of casualties' bodies

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).

Law enforcers at the site of explosion near the ROVD for Novoselitsk District, Stavropol Territory, April 11, 2016. Photo: screenshot of the video posted by user penza1, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLm3HUe6a-8

17:25, 11 April 2016

Experts link attack on ROVD with activation of "sleeping" IS units

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.

At the site of explosion near the ROVD fo Novoselitsk District, Stavropol Territory, April 11, 2016. Photo: screenshot of the video YKK, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hnsZZpFtA4

16:48, 11 April 2016

Imam suspected of involvement in explosion in Novoselitsk

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

SIZO (pre-trial prison) of Nalchik. Photo: http://www.kbrdum.ru

16:05, 11 April 2016

Relatives report suicide attempt in Nalchik SIZO

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.

Law enforcers. Photo: Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru

12:43, 11 April 2016

CTO legal regime introduced in Stavropol Territory

Today, the counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime has been introduced after the explosions within the territory of the Novoselitsky Municipal District of the Stavropol Territory. This was reported by the Russian FSB Department for the Stavropol Territory.

Novoselitskoye village, Stavropol Reg. Photo: Petr Bulgakov, http://www.proavtoshkoly.ru/avtoshkola/cpv-novoselickoe-uchebniy-kabinet/photo/broad

11:44, 11 April 2016

Sources report on suicide bombings in Novoselitskoe village

Three suicide bombers blew themselves up near the building of the ROVD (District Interior Division) in the village of Novoselitskoe of the Stavropol Territory. In total, about five explosions occurred. This was reported by sources from the law enforcement bodies.

Volunteers in Nagorno-Karabakh Army. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

09:57, 11 April 2016

Parties to Karabakh conflict accuse each other of shelling

At night of April 10 and in the morning of the same day, the Azerbaijani armed forces 17 times shelled the Armenian positions in the north-east direction of the state border of Armenia. This was reported by the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD).

Magomednabi Magomedov. Photo: http://onkavkaz.com/articles/2377-chernovik-sotrudniki-cpe-dagestana-zaderzhali-imama-vostochnoi-mecheti-hasavyurta.html

09:22, 11 April 2016

HRC "Memorial" treats detention of Imam Magomednabi Magomedov as a provocation

The Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has called on the authorities of Dagestan to prevent fabrication of a criminal case against Magomednabi Magomedov, Imam of the Khasavyurt "Eastern" mosque. According to the human rights defenders, the Imam publicly spoke out against violence and against departure of young Muslims to join militants.

March of silence in Yerevan, April, 10, 2016. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

03:08, 11 April 2016

In Yerevan, "March of Silence" ended with laying flowers

About 3000 people took part in the "March of Silence" in memory of the soldiers and officers killed in Nagorno-Karabakh. The march started from the Shaumyan Avenue in Yerevan.

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