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The criminologists found that the substances, found this spring during a search of the apartment rented by the figurants in Boris Nemtsov's murder case, are heroin and hashish.

In the course of a counterterrorist operation (CTO), conducted in an apartment block in Nalchik, during which Robert Zankishiev was killed, an apartment was severely damaged, said the owner of the apartment.

Kazbek Dukuzov, accused of killing in Moscow of Paul Khlebnikov, the first editor-in-chief of the Russian Forbes, has been found in Chechnya. Dukuzov is hiding under assumed name, The "Rosbalt" writes today.

Officials of the Sochi Mayoralty fail to fulfil their "pre-Olympic" promises and do not solve the problem of water drainage, local residents assert. Those of them who live in the neighbourhood called "Mirny" state that the Mayoralty not simply ignores the townspeople's demand to build gullies, but tries to challenge the need of them.

Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of Russia has revealed violations in the activities of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", which should be eliminated before December 21. The MoJ's claims concern the HRC's Charter, which will be amended, said Alexander Cherkasov, the head of the HRC.

The republic will set up a public commission for working with children, who could be influenced by their relatives-members of illegal armed formations (IAFs).

In the opinion of political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), militants of the "Imarat Kavkaz" treat members of the "Islamic State" (IS) as rivals. However, they believe that the murder in Nalchik of Robert Zankishiev, the leader of the local IS unit, did not strengthen the positions of "Imarat Kavkaz".

The Court of Appeal has released the Azerbaijani political scientist Arif Yunus from custody because of deterioration of his health. Arif has demanded to release his wife, the human rights activist Leyla Yunus.

In the evening of November 10, Mubariz Abdulkerimov, Samir Gasanov, and Aidyn Alimamedov, three activists of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), were detained by the police at the "Tea House" in Shaki. All three detainees were brought to the district police station on charge of disobeying the police.

In the Karabudakhkent District, the conflict between members of two families has resulted in a shootout, in which a local resident was killed.

The movement "Armenian Renaissance" cooperating with the Armenian Diaspora, has condemned the actions of the law enforcement bodies with regard to Zhirayr Sefilyan, the leader of the joint opposition headquarters of the Front of National Salvation "New Armenia" and the leader of the movement "100 years without regime".

Policeman Ramzan Daduev and Djokhar Magomadov, a fighter of the regiment on protection of oil and gas complex of Chechnya, have been dismissed from service after they had violated a ban on opening fire during wedding parties. Residents of Chechnya interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have expressed different opinions concerning the use of firearms at wedding parties.

In Armenia, 43-year-old Karen Boyadjyan, who was serving his life sentence, died. According to the prisoner's advocate, the Armenian Ministry of Justice (MoJ) was aware of the fatal illness of the prisoner. In connection with the Karen Boyadjyan's death, human rights defenders claimed it had been inhumane to keep a seriously ill person in prison.

The State Duma has adopted in the final reading a draft law prohibiting recognizing as extremist materials the contents of the Bible, the Koran, the Torah and the Kanjur, and quotations from them.

In October 2015, at least 28 people suffered from the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus; of them, 22 persons were killed and six others wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

During the counterterrorist operation (CTO), the woman was wounded in her stomach, said her relative. Eyewitnesses add that in Nalchik two apartments were slightly damaged during the CTO.

Zhirayr Sefilyan, an activist of the Front of National Salvation "New Armenia" and the leader of the movement "100 years without regime", has refused to answer investigator's questions on the case of preparing mass disorders in Armenia.

Truck drivers from the Rostov Region have supported the All-Russian protest against introduction of charges on their trucks for driving along federal highways.

According to investigators, employees of a private security agency at the Interior Department (UVD) of Nevinnomyssk beat up one resident of the city and wounded another one from their service pistols.

In Rostov-on-Don, staff members of the airport and passengers were evacuated after a report on a bomb in luggage of one of the passengers. This was reported by a source from the emergency services for the Rostov Region.