DECLARATION OF SELF-DETERMINATION AND NATIONHOOD OF THE AUTONOMUS AUTOCHTHONOUS INDIGENOUS CIRCASSIAN PEOPLES: A NATION IN EXILE

October 15, 2019 15:44

• Law enforcers begin searching activists' houses in Rostov-on-Don and Krasnodar

  Searches in a case against the Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF) have been started in 30 regions of Russia, including at homes of an employee of the oppositionist Alexei Navalny's office in Rostov-on-Don and Yana Antonova, the former coordinator of the Krasnodar branch of the Open Russia (recognized in Russia as undesirable organization).

October 15, 2019 15:40

• Azerbaijan reports shelling attacks on its three villages

  The positions of the Azerbaijani troops were shelled 21 times within 24 hours, including in the areas bordering Armenia, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported.

October 15, 2019 11:25

• Baku court refuses to release journalist Polad Aslanov

  The court has rejected all the arguments of his advocates and left the Azerbaijani journalist, Polad Aslanov, under arrest. However, the defence will seek his liberation due to a sharp deterioration of his health.

October 15, 2019 11:15

• Azerbaijan angry at Russian MP's statement at NKR forum

  The Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has reacted negatively to the words of Konstantin Zatulin, a Russian State Duma MP, that "conscience and justice" in the Karabakh conflict are on the Armenian side. The Union of Azerbaijanis in Russia has also condemned Zatulin's statement.

October 15, 2019 08:58

• Football fans rally in protest at Dutch Embassy in Baku

  Azerbaijani football fans are outraged by the refereeing of a Euro-2020 qualifying match by the Dutch referee, Dennis Higler. The referee had unjustly deprived the Azerbaijani national team of one goal and judged a defeat instead of a draw, the protesters are sure.