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A group of Azerbaijani civil activists has called on international organizations to intervene in the situation of arbitrary arrests and torture of peaceful protesters in Azerbaijan.

A participant in the action against the screening of the film "And then we danced" has been detained in Batumi after insulting spectators, the police have informed.

The advocates of Musa Malsagov, the head of the Ingush branch of the Russian Red Cross, and Barakh Chemurziev, the chairman of the public movement "Support of Ingushetia", arrested within the case of the March rally in Magas, have reported to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) about the violation of their clients' rights.

Law enforcement bodies of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) are not efficient; and the resignation of Igor Trifonov, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) is an attempt to change the situation, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

Law enforcers checked documents of the participants of the Friday namaz (prayer) in the Makhachkala mosque located in Omarov Street. The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) explained the raid by their concern for security.

The celebration of the birthday of Prophet Muhammad was held in the newly opened mosque "Muslims' Pride" in the city of Shali; tens of thousands of believers took part in it. The crowded celebration was provided by authorities' efforts, participants in the celebrations say.

Administrative protocols have been drawn up on 27 protesters against the screening of the film "And then we danced" in Georgia. Another LGBT opponent is suspected of attacking a girl who wanted to get into the cinema.

The press secretary of Ramzan Kadyrov has accused the BBC employees of incorrectly translating the statement by the head of Chechnya, who demanded harsh punishment of critics on the Internet. Kadyrov's words were translated correctly, the press service of the BBC has assured.

In Nagorno-Karabakh, 42 families returned to the pre-border village of Talish, restored after the war, from the city of Alashan, where they lived temporarily. In Talish, the problems with electricity, water supply and communication have been solved; a new school was opened.

The organizers of the protest action at the "Amirani" Cinema in Tbilisi have demanded to release all the LGBT opponents, detained during clashes with the police on November 8.

The court has agreed with the arguments of the advocate of the Council of Teips of the Ingush People and postponed the consideration of the lawsuit lodged by the authorities and demanding to liquidate the Council. The trial will resume after decision making on other cases initiated against the Council of Teips.

Benjamin, a video blogger from England, who visited Chechnya, apologized for the phrase "Chechen chick."

Anna Subeliani, an activist, was hospitalized with a wound from the rally of LGBT opponents held at the "Amirani" Cinema in Tbilisi. Policemen detained at least 11 protesters, who tried to break into the building.

On November 7, the Nogai District Court began considering the murder case of a local resident during interrogation. The claimants had demanded the trial for five years.

Nikol Pashinyan, Armenian Premier, has disagreed with the activists, who demanded dismissal of Araik Arutyunyan, the head of the Ministry of Education (MoE).

The protesters, who gathered near the "Amirani" Cinema, are trying to break through the police cordon. Special fighters try to push them away from the cinema building.

Over the past day, the positions of the Azerbaijani troops were shelled from the direction of Armenia and from the territories under the control of the Nagorno-Karabakh authorities, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports today.

The activities of Ibragim Eldjarkiev at the Ingush Centre "E" (Centre for Combating Extremism, also known as CCE) posed a threat to an influential community of Batal-Khadji followers, and there were calls among them to eliminate him, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told by former members of the Batal-Khadji community.

Two women from Dagestan used their bank cards to transfer money for the needs of Syrian militants, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) reports. According to the FSB, the detainees were members of the IS* financing network.

Activists and students on strike announced an ongoing sit-down picket with the demand for the resignation of Araik Arutyunyan, Armenian Minister of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports. Today, about 30 protesters have spent the night near the walls of the Ministry of Education's building.