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Tonight, Geydar Jemal, the Chairman of the Russia's Islamic Committee, has died from his disease.

Liquidation of Rustam Asilderov, suspected of organizing terror acts, in Dagestan; bad weather in Kuban, Georgia, and Abkhazia, which results in emergencies; decision to raise tariffs for gas and electricity in Azerbaijan; bankruptcy of "Nairit" Factory in Yerevan; major road traffic accident in Chechnya, followed by police raids on roads and stop of sale of alcoholic drinks; adoption in the first reading of the Social Code in the Astrakhan Region; mass poisoning of employees of "Magnit" stores in Krasnodar, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of November 28-December 4, 2016, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Rustam Asilderov was one of the oldest members of the North-Caucasian underground, but he had no serious influence on the processes in the region, said the journalist Orkhan Jemal. The death of one of the most authoritative leaders of the "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia, in the Caucasus will result in weakening of the IS' position in the region, believes Denis Sokolov, the head of the RAMCOM Research Centre.

During the week of November 28-December 4, 2016, seven persons were killed in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. No wounded were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

In Krasnodar, participants of a rally demanded to stop public hearings on a draft of the general urban development plan. According to the protestors, the draft plan is focused on the needs of developers and contradicts the interests of local residents.

Power agents killed five militants during a counterterrorist operation (CTO), held in the settlement of Talgi in Makhachkala, says a Dagestani law enforcement source.

In Baku, power agents have shot dead a local resident Emin Djami Azizaga oglu, who tried to detonate a suicide belt near the shopping centre, the State Security Service (SSS) of Azerbaijan has reported.

An employee of the Dagestani Department of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (known as the UFSIN) was killed in the evening on December 2 in Makhachkala; a suspect is detained, said Irina Volk, the official spokesperson of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

Two activists of the "Ecological Watch for North Caucasus" (EcoWatch) and a journalist of the "Dozhd" (Rain) TV Channel "Rain" were taken to the police station after being kept for five hours by employees of a private security company near the city of Gelendzhik. The activists were released after giving their explanatory notes, the "EcoWatch" activists report.

On November 29, 2016, the Russia's Supreme Court (SC) issued a ruling of its Plenum "On Court Verdict", explaining to the judges the main points of the verdict on a criminal case and the order of exemption from criminal liability.

A special operation to search for militants is being carried out in the territory of the village of Talghi of the Leninsky District of Makhachkala. This was reported by an official of the operative headquarters.

In Chechnya, the raids against violators of traffic rules have resulted in massive violations of the rights of car owners. This was reported by residents of the Chechen Republic.

On December 2, the hearing of the Baku Court of Grave Crimes was held in the absence of the defendants. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by advocate Yalchin Imanov.

The Kirov District Court of Makhachkala has dismissed the claim for cancellation of the results of the elections to the State Duma in three polling stations filed by Oleg Melnikov nominated as a single-mandate candidate.

In the evening of December 1, residents of the cottage village near Tulak Street in the city of Volgograd have reported on strong smell of hydrogen sulphide. According to ecologist Irina Glinyanova, who also lives in the cottage village, at about 7:00 p.m., she reported about the problem to the urban environmental service. However, after half an hour, according to Irina Glinyanova, she noticed no experts coming to the place.

The complaint prepared by ecologist Valery Brinikh on the theft of hundreds of sheep donated to Muslims of Adygea by the Akhmat Kadyrov Public Foundation has been received by the police.

Dmitry Shevchenko and Victor Chirikov, activists of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch), and Sergey Petrov, a correspondent of the "Dozhd" (Rain) TV Channel, were detained today in the vicinity of the village of Kabardinka by employees of the private security company; this was reported by Chirikov in his page on the "Facebook" social network.

Alexander Sidorov, a blogger from the city of Tomsk, who held a picket in Makhachkala in defence of homosexual rights, and was beaten up afterwards, has left Dagestan. The blogger told the "Caucasian Knot" that policemen would not take his application about the attack, and insulted him.

At the request of the advocates, the trial on the case of the preparation of the seizure of power in Armenia has been postponed until January 13, 2017. The defendants present at the today's court session told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent about their innocence and accused the investigators of the fabrication of the case.

After serving his two-year sentence in a closed-type prison, Movsum Samedov, the leader of the Islamic Party of Azerbaijan (IPA), was transferred to a general-security colony, where he was placed in the dungeon (penalty cell) for 15 days, said his advocate, who treats this decision as illegal.