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The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (ECPT) denied Tatiana Moskalkova's statement that the European delegation found no evidence of executions and extrajudicial killings in Chechnya.

Azerbaijani women, who fell victim to human traffickers, had been subjected to domestic violence in their families, says the Meydan TV's report "Victims of Trafficking in Human Beings. PART ONE: Girls Abandoned to Fate's Mercy" dated December 6, 2017.

The Georgian oppositional party "United National Movement" (UNM) has switched to an emergency working mode in connection with an attempt to detain Mikhail Saakashvili in Kiev, and declared its readiness to protest against his extradition from Ukraine.

In Azerbaijan, Makhbub Zulfugarly, a journalist and activist, sentenced to five months of imprisonment on the charge of defamation, has served his sentence and has been released. He intends to seek his rehabilitation at the Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijan and the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

Dagestan and Adygea took the last lines in the rating of the Russian regions in terms of the number of highly-paid employees and the level of the average salary. The rating has been compiled by the RIA "Rating". Kabardino-Balkaria, Chechnya and Kalmykia were also mentioned among the outsiders of the rating.

Today, by a court judgement, Mukhtar Malsyugenov, suspected of killing two people, including an employee of the "Rosgvardia" (Russian National Guard) in an Armavir restaurant, was arrested.

In Grozny, a kidnapping of seven persons has resumed the trend which took place during the military campaigns in Chechnya. This opinion has been expressed by civilians who expect the response from international organizations.

A case against a 33-year-old woman from the capital of Dagestan, accused of involvement in an illegal armed formation (IAF) in the territory of a foreign state, has been sent to court.

Azerbaijan supports the settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on the basis of the existence of two states with the capital of Palestine in East Jerusalem, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) commented on the US President's statement on the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

At their meeting, residents of the Kirpichny village claimed the operation of six brick factories in the suburbs of Kaspiysk led to an ecological disaster.

In Krasnodar, the court has prolonged the detention in custody until January 15, 2018, to Anzor Magomadov, a resident of Sochi, a former cadet of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) Academy, accused of plotting a terror act and attempting to join militants in Syria. According to his advocates, law enforcers put pressure on the defendant to obtain his confession.

In Chechnya, the publication of the independent literary and art magazine "Goch" (Translation), the release of which was stopped several years ago, has been resumed.

A ban on travelling abroad violates the Khadija Ismayilova's right to freedom of expression, claimed two UN Special Rapporteurs.

Azamat Aliev, whose relatives complained of his disappearance, was detained after a grenade had been discovered with him, reported the police of Makhachkala. Today, he has been taken into custody.

The members of the European Committee against Torture (ECAT), who inspected prisons in Chechnya, found no evidence of extrajudicial killings and illegal detentions, said Tatiana Moskalkova, the Russian Ombudsperson.

On December 5, the Tushino District Court of Moscow held a session of Murad Ragimov, a native of Dagestan, accused of illegal drug storage. The court ruled to extend Ragimov's arrest by three months, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reported from the courtroom.

The Gukovo administration has not sanctioned a notification of indefinite pickets to be held starting from December 7 for the miners who are trying to get their wages.

Today, the court hearing to consider the issue on release of Said Amirov has been interrupted several times because of the defendant's poor health state. Court hearings will be continued on December 14, the Sol-Iletsk District Court reported.

Today, participants of the action organized by the "United National Movement" (UNM) Party have marched through the streets in Tbilisi in protest against the actions of the Ukrainian authorities and the law enforcement bodies against former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili.

Today, in Baku, the court has found supporters of the movement "Muslim Unity" guilty under ten articles of the Criminal Code and sentenced them to long terms of imprisonment. The defence intends to challenge the verdict.