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The positions of the Azerbaijani Army in the Karabakh conflict zone were fired from large-calibre machine guns, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated today.

The health condition of Shamil Abdulaliev, who received gunshot wounds during a special operation in Nardaran in 2015, has worsened; he urgently needs a surgery, his father said.

A British court has allowed Zamira Gadjieva, the wife of the former head of the International Bank of Azerbaijan, accused of money embezzlement, to stay at large on bail of half a million pounds sterling.

At the regular session on the case of the Ingush oppositionist Magomed Khazbiev, the court has extended his arrest until November 29, while his defence asked to release him on bail.

On November 8, in Makhachkala, at the Press House, an alley was founded in memory of the fallen journalists. A total of 23 trees were planted, each dedicated to one of Russian journalists associated with Northern Caucasus.

The Naur District Court of Chechnya made a procedural error in its ruling on the conditional early relief (CER) of Zhalaudi Geriev; and this mistake allowed the Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya to cancel the ruling, Alaudi Musaev, one of Geriev's advocates, has explained.

The attack by unidentified men on Adam Medaliev in Nartan, and the arson of his car in Nalchik were committed after his application submitted to the Arbitration Court (AC) of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR). His application directly touched on the interests of the land tenant in Nartan, Adam himself told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

The Athletic Commission of the US State of Nevada has summoned five participants in the brawl that happened after the fight of the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) fighters – a Dagestani Khabib Nurmagomedov and the Irishman Conor McGregor – to hearings.

Users of social networks have noticed that za_kadyrov_95 account on Instagram, which posted statements on behalf of the Chechen leader, has been blocked.

Today, at the prosecutor's request, the Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has cancelled the decision on the conditional early release (CER) for Zhalaudi Geriev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

The consideration by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) of a complaint about the ineffective investigation into the disappearance of Makhachkala resident Omar Valibagandov has reached its final stage, report rights defenders.

Today, Alexander Valov, the editor-in-chief of the website "BlogSochi", has been taken to a court hearing on his case with a neck wound. He has claimed worsening of his health state and after that an ambulance was called to the court building, reported defenders of the blogger.

Tonight, a car of activist Adam Medaliev, beaten on November 7, has been burned down, reports activist Ibragim Yaganov. Rights defender Valery Khatazhukov associates the attack on Adam Medaliev with his public activities.

Over a day, the positions of the Azerbaijani armed forces were shelled 23 times in the Karabakh conflict zone, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan reports today.

Five students from Ingushetia were detained during their stay in Egypt, and their whereabouts remain unknown for almost three months, reported a sister of a detained Ingush student.

In Vladikavkaz, a grenade detonated in a private house. One person was injured.

In Tbilisi, activists held a rally in memory of the opposition rally dispersed on November 7, 2007. Several hundred people opposed the participation in the presidential election of Grigol Vashadze, a candidate of the "United National Movement" (UNM) Party.

The investigation into the torture of Guzer Khashukaev by employees of the "E" Centre has not advanced at all since September, his relatives have stated to the head of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

The Department of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia (known as FSIN) has refused to transfer Aslan Cherkesov, a native of Nalchik, from a colony in the Krasnoyarsk Territory closer to his home, referring to security concerns, his relatives have stated.

Three masked men have attacked Adam Medaliev at his land plot in the village of Nartan and beat up the activist. The attack had to do with his social activeness, as Medaliev defends at court the rights of Nartan villagers to land, Ibragim Yaganov, an activist, believes.