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The building in Martakert, a district capital, destroyed by war. Photo from the blog on the "Caucasian Knot" by photo blogger Albert Voskanyan

16:57, 3 April 2016

Residents of Martakert reported incessant shelling

Last night, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces continued shelling the combat positions of the Defence Army and dwelling settlements of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), said the press service of the MoD of the NKR.

16:16, 3 April 2016

Relatives of Hussein Betelgeriev state his kidnapping in Grozny

Relatives of Hussein Betelgeriev, a poet and singer, cannot be established his whereabouts since March 31. According to their version, Betelgeriev was taken away from home by "two unidentified men dressed in black uniform."

The heights in the area of the village of Talysh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"

14:02, 3 April 2016

Course of warfare shows Azerbaijani attempts to consolidate at key heights

On the second day of the warfare in Karabakh conflict zone, the key question of what part of the unrecognized republic is under Azerbaijan control. The parties in conflict intend to take control over the key heights in the area of the village of Talysh, according to the Ministries of Defence (MoDs) of the conflicting parties.

People in the square in Stepanakert, where the recording of men for military operations is held. April 2, 2016. Photo: Kavkaz-uzel.ru/blogs/275/posts/24305

19:36, 2 April 2016

Number of buses with volunteers from Stepanakert has reached six

The recording of men for military operations against Azerbaijan is being held around the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR); at least six buses with volunteers have been sent from the square in Stepanakert to the conflict area.

18:42, 2 April 2016

NKR claims over 200 killed Azerbaijani soldiers

The Defence Army of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has announced that during the armed clashes on the border, over 200 soldiers of Azerbaijan were killed.

Azerbaijani helicopter downed in the conflict zone, as reported by the Ministry of Defence of Armenia. April 2, 2016. Photo: screenshot of a video by Mil.am

17:02, 2 April 2016

Statements of parties to Karabakh conflict fail to establish initiators of today's escalation

The statements of the parties of the Karabakh conflict on the current escalation are contradictory and do not allow defining the party, whose actions have resulted in aggravation of the situation. There is a real war in the border area, believe bloggers of the "Caucasian Knot".

Celebration of the Day of the Russian Flag in Grozny. August 22, 2014. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"

15:00, 2 April 2016

Experts state Northern Caucasus' readiness to democratic changes

Residents of Northern Caucasus have a demand for a democratic modernization of the region and its inclusion into the all-Russian legal environment, says the report "Northern Caucasus and Modern Model of Democratic Development".

10:37, 2 April 2016

One child killed and two wounded in shelling in the Karabakh conflict zone

As a result of shelling by Azerbaijan of Karabakh positions, a boy born in 2004 was killed, an two other kids were wounded by a shell rupture, said the MoD of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR). There are victims on both sides of the conflict, said Artsruni Ovannisyan, the head of the press service of the Armenian Army.

Helicopters of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan. Photo: Mod.gov.az

10:23, 2 April 2016

NKR reports downed Azeri helicopter

Tonight, the air defence of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has brought down a helicopter of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan; there are casualties, said the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the unrecognized republic. The Azerbaijani party denies it.

Soldiers of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Defense Army. December 2015. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"

09:01, 2 April 2016

NKR's MoD reports armed clashes in conflict zone

A series of local fights are on between the armed forces of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) and Azerbaijan, which broke out this night, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports. The enemy has shelled a number of dwelling settlements, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the NKR has stated.

04:53, 2 April 2016

Advocate: prior to massacring Avetisyan family, Permyakov tried breaking into other houses

At the trial of the case of massacring the Avetisyan family in Gyumri, the prosecutor announced the results of the examination performed by the Russian party by using a polygraph (lie detector). Permyakov had no intention to enter the particular house of Avetisyans, said the advocate of the victims.

03:48, 2 April 2016

Court upholds NGO "Ghasr" in preservation of historic appearance of building in Baku

The Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijan has upheld the demand of the "Ghasr" to dismantle the mobile operator's tower from a historic building in central Baku.

02:44, 2 April 2016

North-Caucasian Jehovah's Witnesses state pressure by power agents

In the cities of Prokhladny and Stavropol, power agents had planted extremist materials on Jehovah's Witnesses, who held their worship, said the Administrative Centre of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia. The believers think that the authorities are implementing their targeted policy of combating the religious community.

19:37, 1 April 2016

Ismayilova calls on US authorities to help in liberating Azerbaijani political prisoners

A request to press on the Azerbaijani authorities to stop harassing the independent press and civil society, as well as for to release political prisoners was addressed by the journalist Khadija Ismayilova to the US President.

An ambulance car. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

15:08, 1 April 2016

Volgograd: boy beaten up by adopter is under doctors' care

The boy, who was allegedly beaten up by an Italian citizen-his adopter, is in hospital with a suspected brain concussion. His condition is satisfactory; no mental traumas have been revealed.

Rasim Aliev. Screenshot of a video by the user Ozodivideo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmRV_JldIJE

14:10, 1 April 2016

Figurants of trial of Rasim Aliev's murder dissatisfied with verdict

The advocates for the defendants in the murder case of the Azerbaijani journalist Rasim Aliev have not agreed with the verdict handed down today by the court and intend to appeal against it. His father expressed dissatisfaction with the court judgement, because the doctors who had treated his were not made liable.

Pyotr Parpulov. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

13:20, 1 April 2016

HRC "Memorial" announces Pyotr Parpulov political prisoner

Rights defenders have demanded to release Pyotr Parpulov, an air traffic controller from Sochi, accused of high treason.

12:53, 1 April 2016

Baku court passes conviction on Rasim Aliev's murder case

Five defendants in the murder case of the Azerbaijani journalist Rasim Aliev have been sentenced to prison terms from 9 to 13 years.

Maxim Reznik. Photo: http://maximreznik.ru/?page_id=31

10:20, 1 April 2016

Reznik decides to challenge decision of Chechen Prosecutor's Office on Kadyrov's statements

The Chechen Prosecutor's Office has found no attributes of public calls for extremist activities in the statements of Ramzan Kadyrov about the opposition. This was announced by Maxim Reznik, an MP of the Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg.

Karen Vardanyan. Photo: © hetq, http://www.sputnikarmenia.ru/armenia/20160401/2672752.html

10:13, 1 April 2016

Armenian blogger killed in Yerevan

The Yerevan police have detained two men suspected of assassinating Karen Vardanyan, a civil activist and blogger. He was announced as missing since March 17; and his body was found in a garage in Yerevan, the capital of the Republic of Armenia.

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