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Georgia has fixed facts of intimidation of oppositionists and dismissals of them for political reasons, reports the International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED). In their turn, authorities announce "an unprecedentedly calm" election campaign.

The appellate instance has denied four complaints against the verdict passed to a former policeman in Dagestan convicted under the case of customized and ritual murders.

The law enforcement agencies have failed to question those who may know about the disappearance of Zelimkhan Bakaev. Besides, the information about the singer's possible departure from the country has been also not checked. This has been reported by the Prosecutor's Office of Chechnya.

The Austrian authorities placed to a social centre seven children of a Chechen woman, who had to leave them at home alone.

On October 18, the Council of Ingush People Teips responded to an initiative of the Karachay Elders with a proposal to create an independent council of elders to protect the rights of the peoples of Northern Caucasus, violated by the abolition of direct elections in the regions.

Women, selling handmade products at the Goat Market in Nalchik, protest against the demands of the owner of the market to pay for the construction of a covered pavilion.

Law enforcers have complained that in Chechnya, commanders of law enforcement units regularly and with impunity withhold some money from salaries of their subordinates. Law enforcers should file complaints to the Prosecutor's Office and do not remain silent during inspections. This has been emphasized by advocate Anton Scherbak.

Today, the works have been started to construct an automobile bridge across the Samur River at the Russian-Azerbaijani border.

Circassian activist Ruslan Gvashev has declared he is willing to pay a fine for praying at the Tulip Tree only if it is required for filing a complaint to the European Court of Human Right (ECtHR). The refusal to pay a fine can lead to the arrest of the activist, believes his advocates.

Members of the Tazurkaev family from the Achkhoi-Martan District of Chechnya have denied the information that law enforcers threatened to kill their female relative. Chechen NGOs doubt that the public apologies were brought voluntarily.

Today, businessman Levon Airapetyan has died in a Mordovian penal colony. His funeral will be held in Moscow, reported his daughter Anzhelika Airapetyan.

The Borispol Court has arrested the Azerbaijani journalist Fikret Guseinli, who lives in the Netherlands, for 18 days. His defence intends to appeal against this decision.

On October 17, 30 young Chechens recruited to the army during the autumn conscription campaign were sent to units of the Southern Military District.

During the past day, the Armenian armed forces 122 times violated the ceasefire regime on the contact line, reported the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD).

In the case on creation of a unit of the "Islamic State" (IS, banned in Russia) in Karachay-Cherkessia, advocates of the defendants have demanded to check submachine guns appearing in the case. According to the defence, they had been planted to the defendants.

During a snowfall in the high mountain resort of Abastumani, a tourist from Germany felt bad and asked for the help of rescuers.

In the course of preparation for the municipal elections in Georgia, facts of using administrative resources, promotion by officials of the ruling "Georgian Dream" Party in social networks and in budget-funded organizations were registered. This is stated in the report of the non-governmental organization (NGO) “Transparency International-Georgia” (TIG).

An Austrian court has sentenced a 22-year-old native of Chechnya to 2.5 years in prison, having found him guilty of propagating the ideas of the “Islamic State” (IS), a terrorist organization, banned in Russia and in some other countries.

The Supreme Court (SC) of Russia has upheld the verdict to the natives of Kabardino-Balkaria convicted under the case of an attempt to create a Caliphate with a Sharia form of ruling in the republic. This was reported by Lyudmila Ragulina, an advocate of Islam Shogenov, one of the convicts.

The man’s body found in the village of Verkhni Kelasura presumably belongs to the Russian tourist Andrei Likhachov, who disappeared back in July, the Abkhaz Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) has reported.