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In Kiev, Magomed Dukuzov, who had been on the international wanted list, has been detained, the spokeswoman of Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported, adding that Dukuzov was accused of involvement in the murder of Paul Khlebnikov, the editor-in-chief of the Russian version of the "Forbes" magazine.

Naira Gelashvili, the head of the "Caucasian Home" Centre for Cultural Interrelations, has refused from the "Tolerance Defender" Award in protest against granting this award to Giga Bokeriya, the leader of the "United National Movement" (UNM). However, the head of the Council on Religions under the Office of the Georgian Ombudsperson believes that the award was granted fairly.

Fyodor Laptev, a volunteer of the Navalny's office and an LGBT activist, has told about his departure from Novocherkassk after law enforcers' threats to open a criminal case against him.

In Baku, a worker was killed in an explosion at the factory in the Lokbatan village of the Garadag District. Till present, he has not yet been identified, reported a source from the law enforcement agencies. According to the preliminary data, another person was injured.

Dagestan, Chechnya, and Ingushetia apply very different methods to prevent extremism due to the specific characteristics of the peoples who live in those republics. This was announced by participants of a scientific conference held in Moscow.

In 2017, the today's attack on policemen near the village of Roshni-Chu in the Urus-Martan District was preceded by at least one attack on law enforcers' checkpoints in Chechnya.

The men killed in the attack on policemen in the Urus-Martan District were residents of Ingushetia and the Altai Territory. They tried to seize the law enforcers' weapons, reported the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Chechnya.

"Kunaki" film festival in Abkhazia; earthquake in Azerbaijan; arrival of more than 40 women and children in Grozny from Syria, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of November 13-19, 2017, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

During the week of November 13-19, 2017, at least three persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, two persons were killed and another was wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

In the Hadrut District of Nagorno-Karabakh, a 23-year-old shepherd was injured when he got blown up on a mine.

On the penultimate day of the 11th North-Caucasian Open Film and TV Festival "Kunaki", nine films were screened, including four films dedicated to the Caucasus. The film about Ingushetia "A Man Needs a Tower for Life" directed by Georgy Sushko was called a favourite of the day.

Journalists of Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) should be ready to cover military conflicts, said Goar Airapetyan, President of the "Champord" Foundation. Many journalists are unaware of how to work in the war zone, David Alaverdyan, the Dean of the Journalism Department of the Yerevan State University (YSU), believes.

Last night, two militants attacked the police post located near the village of Roshni-Chu in the Urus-Martan District of Chechnya and were killed. Policemen did not suffer, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported. According to other sources, one policeman was wounded.

Local authorities intimidate the residents of the aul (village) of Volny, who claim land plots and threaten them, trying to compromise the leaders of the public organization "Volny Aul", 256 signatories to the appeal addressed to the head of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic have stated.

On the first day of the international freestyle wrestling tournament "Alany-2017" held in Vladikavkaz, wrestlers from Northern Caucasus won four gold, three silver and four bronze medals.

A film about the family of a Muslim family and an Orthodox wife caused different opinions among the audience. The President of the "Kunaki" Festival finds the topic very important.

A hideout with a grenade launcher, a grenade, and dozens of rounds, discovered in the Shamil District of Dagestan, had been arranged by the militants killed in 2017, reported the Ministry Internal Affairs (MIA).

A native of Chechnya, detained in Kiev, was put on the international wanted list as an accomplice in the murder of US citizen Pavel Khlebnikov, the editor-in-chief of the Russian Forbes magazine. This was reported by the Ukrainian Security Service in Facebook. Another native of Chechnya was detained in the Poltava Region.

Prices for food products, including imported ones, have already grown, although the cost of most goods remains at the same level, reported residents of Tbilisi. The increase in prices provoked by the devaluation of lari has already begun, and price for the goods in mass demand and imported products will rise, noted economists.

The Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) has dismissed the motion filed by advocates of blogger Mekhman Guseinov. The defence has treated the dismissal of the motions as "disregard for justice and law."