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On November 27, in the Chinese city of Macau, the 2016 Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) World Championship came to its end. In all seven weight categories, the top places went to athletes from Dagestan, who represented the republic and other regions of Russia.

In Dagestan, a Dibgalik secondary school of the Dakhadaev District is named after Hero of Russia Magomed Nurbagandov.

Bad weather in the Stavropol territory and Karachay-Cherkessia, which caused emergencies; start of the trial in the case against Khasan Zakaev, a native of Chechnya, charged of involvement in the seizure of the Dubrovka Theatre Centre; special operation in Ingushetia and Dagestan; replacement of the Government of Georgia; gas outburst at the Volgograd "Caustic" plant, which caused four victims; decision of ECtHR concerning complaint filed by a group of residents of Chechnya about disappearance of their relatives, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of November 21-27, 2016, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

During the week of November 21-27, 2016, four 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.

According to Igor Stenin, the leader of the movement "Russians of Astrakhan", since September 9, he spent at least 42 days in punishment cells and transit cells.

Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili has signed a decree to appoint Giorgi Kvirikashvili the Prime Minister. On November 26, the Georgian Parliament approved his candidacy.

According to the Iraqi forces, an air strike in the southern suburbs of Mosul killed Abu Anas al-Shishani, a native of Chechnya, one of the leaders of the organization "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia by court.

In Azerbaijan, the working group, which included human rights defenders, NGO activists, journalists, and lawyers, has published an updated united list of political prisoners in the country. The list includes the information about 144 persons, 119 of whom are recognized as political prisoners. According to the activists, other 25 people may also be recognized as political prisoners.

On November 25, Grozny hosted a press conference dedicated to the start of the annual international campaign "16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence".

Power agents are searching for militants in the Kazbek, Kizilyurt and Khasavyurt District of Dagestan.

On November 24, in the course of the counterterrorist operation (CTO), conducted in the settlement of Nasyr-Kort, in the outskirt of Nazran, apart from blocking a house in Abadiev Street, where the father and son Iliev were killed, power agents also detained Khasan Djandigov, 40, and searched his house, said a law enforcement source.

One of Makhachkala streets will be named in honour of the Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro, who died on November 25, Musa Musaev, the Mayor of the city, has announced today. Dagestan and North Ossetia plan to hold sports tournaments in honour of Castro.

Takhir Osmanly, a soldier of the Azerbaijani Army, asserts that two policemen had severely beaten him up. However, the country's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has stated that they found no evidence of this fact; and the Prosecutor's Office refused to open a criminal case, Elchin Mamed, the head of the organization "Legal Education of Sumgait Youth", said today.

In Nagorno-Karabakh, Azokh Cave is of great importance for the study of life of primitive man, and excavations in it should be continued. This was stated on November 25 by participants of the presentation of the first collection of articles on the research of Azokh Cave.

The search operation in the Kuban River is over; today, the bodies of two other paratroopers, who perished during exercises, were found.

The International Olympic Committee has annulled the fifth place of Azerbaijani athlete Boyanka Kostova, achieved by her at the Olympic Games in London.

On his page on the social network "VKontakte", Shamil Erzanukaev has posted one of the songs written by Timur Mutsuraev included in the list of extremist materials. The resident of Chechnya faces a fine or administrative arrest, reports the Chechen law enforcement bodies.

Today, on November 26, the court has pronounced the decision to arrest Gennady Lopyrev, the chief of the North-Caucasian Department of the Federal Protective Service (known as FSO), who was detained in Sochi on suspicion of taking a bribe on a large scale.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has found violation of rights of six Azerbaijani oppositionists who were detained for involvement in a mourning procession in 2014 and then arrested. The ECtHR obliged Azerbaijan to pay in favour of activists the compensation in the total amount of 78,000 euros.

Today, the coalition "Against Abusing Women" has organized a march in Yerevan within the campaign against gender violence.