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In September, in Chechnya and Dagestan, at least five people were kidnapped, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has announced today. Rights defenders fear that among the kidnapped persons were those, who were later killed by power agents in the Tabasaran District of Dagestan and presented as militants, who rendered resistance.

The court has ruled to dismiss the defence's motion on conditional early relief (CER) of Khaiser Djemilev, a son of Mustafa Djemilev, one of the leaders of the movement of Crimean Tatars, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

Members of the Buynaksk branch of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), who are on the hunger strike, claim that according to the copies of the protocols made after the voting in Buynaksk, the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party gained 10,000 votes less than the election commission reported in its final results.

The final document of the Islamic Conference held in Grozny reflects the actual situation of some regions of Northern Caucasus, and the approval of the fatwa needs all-Russian discussion. This was announced by the Russian Council of Muftis.

Starting from July, in Astrakhan, floor in a municipal apartment in Chekhov Street began to go down. The apartment is permanently flooded by groundwater. This was reported by Shakhmardanov pensioners, tenants of the apartment. They ask the City Mayor's Office to resettle them or at least to make repairs in the apartment. However, the problem has not been solved yet.

During raids, Chechen law enforcers detained at least 700 people on suspicion of selling and using drugs. Later, on September 28, they were brought to the centre of Grozny, where Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov threatened to expel them from Chechnya together with their family members. According to local residents, the number of the detainees also included people, who at the time of the raid could accidentally appear close to the suspects.

Residents of the Bakuvillage of Garachukhur claim that the local authorities force them to leave their apartments under the pretext of an emergency condition of the houses. Meanwhile, the houses are intentionally brought to dilapidation.

In Yerevan, protesters have demanded from the government to resume the operation of the "Nairit" plant and hold a meeting with a potential investor. According to the organizers of the protest action, it involved about 200 people, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

Since November 2015, Khaiser Djemilev has spent in total 210 days in the dungeon (known as ShIZO) of the Astrakhan colony, said Nikolai Polozov, the advocate of the son of Mustafa Djemilev, one of the leaders of the movement of Crimean Tatars.

The lawyers of the "Committee for the Prevention of Torture" (CPT) have addressed their complaint about the investigators' unsatisfactory work in the cases of attacks on journalists and rights defenders committed in Ingushetia and Chechnya to the Chair of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), the General Public Prosecutor and the Minister of Internal Affairs of Russia.

In late 2015 and in 2016, the situation with the freedom of self-expression in Azerbaijan has deteriorated, says the interim annual report of the Institute of Media Rights (IMR) released today.

The progress in the inquiry into the murder of Ravil Kaibaliev, Deputy Imam of the village of Kara-Tyube, was taken under personal control of Eduard Mukhametov, the acting public prosecutor of the StavropolTerritory. So far, the only officially declared version of the murder is a road conflict.

Today, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has reported that by the court decision, policemen Sosyrbey Shadzov and Oleg Bekulov, accused of beating two teenagers, are obliged to pay 170,000 roubles to each victim.

In Tbilisi, law enforcers have detained 11 activists of the nationalist organization "Kartuli Dzala" (Georgian Power), who are suspected of involvement in riots in cafes and shops in Agmashenebeli Avenue on September 27.

In Sochi, leaders of local branches of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), "Yabloko" and "Rodina" Parties have explained the defeat at the elections by violations and falsifications.

Chamsulvar Chamsulvaraev (Al-Bara), a native of Dagestan, a well-known wrestler, was killed in Iraq. This has been reported by the media resources, supporting the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS).

On September 28, Moscow hosted a scientific-practical seminar "Caucasus in the past and present (society and politics, economy and culture)".

On September 28, in Volgograd, members of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), who headed the party list in the Volgograd and Astrakhan Regions and in the Republic of Kalmykia, held a press conference, during which they claimed massive falsifications at the recent elections to the State Duma.

30 participants of the "tractor march" came to the city of Yeisk to take part in a non-existent event; however, they managed to timely leave the city, said Kuban (Krasnodar Territory) farmers. By the assumption of farmers, the fictitious meeting was organized by power agents with the aim to arrest activists.

The final document of the Islamic Conference, held in Grozny, should be revised, says the resolution of the Council of Muftis of Russia.