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A complaint has been filed against the decision to arrest Zagidat Abakarova and Muslimat Kurbanova after their voluntary return from the warfare zone in Syria, Djuma Magomedova, an advocate, has stated.

The report of special services that the liquidated militants had been plotting a terror act at an opposition rally in Baku is able of intimidating the protesters and thereby affecting the number of them, the politicians and experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

In Estonia, the Pavel Sheremet Award granted to Azerbaijani journalist Afghan Mukhtarly was handed over to his wife Leyla Mustafaeva.

Next year, pilgrims from Dagestan will be able to choose several programmes to go to Mecca. So far, only two tours ‑ "Economy" and "Standard" ‑ have been approved. The least expensive option for 2400 US dollars involves sending pilgrims from Makhachkala to the city of Aqaba in Jordan and then to Medina.

In Chechnya, law enforcers detained a commander of a unit from the National Guard of Russia (Rosgvardia), in which an officer shot and killed four of his colleagues on October 23. This was reported by sources from the law enforcement agencies.

Today, in the cities of Northern Caucasus, including Makhachkala, Kaspiysk, Nalchik, Cherkessk, Vladikavkaz, Pyatigorsk, and Stavropol, only a few cinemas have started screening "Matilda" film which provoked public resonance yet before its premiere.

Sergey Kyuregyan was placed to a punishment cell after he had delivered a speech at a court hearing in the Shengavit District Court of Armenia held on October 24. This was reported by his father Armenak Kyuregyan.

On October 25, the village of Pachu in the high-mountainous Nozhai-Yurt District held a solemn ceremony to open the children's health camp "Mountain Benoy", designed for 500 seats. The construction of the camp was started in mid-September, an official from the Chechen Ministry of Labour told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

The police detained a man who had managed to escape after attacking policemen in Yessentuki.

The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Georgia has got 500 complaints about violations committed during the elections of municipality heads and members of local self-government bodies, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

In the town of Khirdalan in the Absheron District, two persons were killed in a shootout. This is the second armed incident during one day in Azerbaijan in which people were killed.

The Soviet District Court of Makhachkala has pronounced the decisions to take into custody Zagidat Abakarova, a 34-year-old mother of many children, and 25-year-old Muslimat Kurbanova after their voluntary return from the war zone in Syria. The Court's decisions have been pronounced despite the fact that each of the women has an infant. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by the women's relatives.

Residents of the Vremenny village spent in unbearable conditions three years after a large-scale special operation held in their village, and the Dagestani courts refused to consider a claim for compensation for lost property. This was reported by local resident Napisat Patakhova.

Today, during a shootout, law enforcers have killed three Azerbaijani citizens suspected of plotting a terror act to be committed at an opposition rally. This has been reported by the State Security Service (SSS) of Azerbaijan.

Two men opened fire on policemen in the city of Yessentuki; two patrolmen were wounded, and one of the attackers was shot dead, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of the Stavropol Territory has reported.

On October 24, a new trial was launched by the North-Caucasian District Military Court on financing terrorism. Two young women, Anastasia Shilikhina and Yulduz Alieva, both born in 1991, are in the prisoner's dock, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

In Catalonia, a representative office for the South-Ossetian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) was opened by Dmitry Medoev, Minister of Foreign Affairs for South Ossetia, who arrived in Catalonia on October 23. According to his estimation, residents of South Ossetia show great interest in the information about the recent events in Catalonia.

In Sochi, an activist of the Navalny's office has held a solo picket in protest against the arrests of Olesya Khristosenko, who made a selfie on the porch of the Navalny's office, and Konstantin Gudimov, who drove around Sochi on a bicycle with a balloon.

Activist Vera Inozemtseva has held a solo picket with the demand to the authorities to increase funding for health care. She has mentioned the situation in the hospitals of Astrakhan as critical.

The situation at the 102nd Russian military base in Gyumri, soldiers of which regularly face tragic incidents, proves the low level of military training and the lack of strict criteria for servicemen selection. This opinion was voiced by experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".