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The traditional events dedicated to the Day of National Unity in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) were marked by a reminder of the plane crash in Egypt.

The today's festivities in Grozny were attended by budget-funded servants and students from all over the republic.

The participants of the "Russian March" in Volgograd demanded from the authorities of the region to protect the interests of the Russian population and to stop violating their rights on racial grounds. There were no provocations or detentions during the action.

According to human rights defenders, residents of Chechnya, detained for wearing beards, did not appeal to them for help. According to Oleg Orlov and Tatiana Lokshina, such police raids are unlawful, since they violate the human right to freedom of religion.

The Department for Chechnya of the Russian Ministry of Justice (MoJ) intends to inspect more than 800 NGOs which are included in the register of public organizations. Those NGOs, which are not active, will be closed, an official from the MoJ has noted.

In Ingushetia, two hidings with barrels, filled with explosives, were discovered in the forest area near the road Kantyshevo-Achaluki. The total power of the bombs exceeds 3.5 tons of TNT equivalent.

In North Ossetia, two staff members of the Criminal Investigation Department of Vladikavkaz are detained on suspicion of abuse of power and use of violence.

When commenting on the death of a resident of Vladikavkaz after the interrogation at the police station, human rights defender Varvara Pakhomenko has stated that the society needs to establish public control over the activities of the law enforcement bodies to eliminate torture and abuse at police stations.

The opposition has no resources to launch any large-scale street protests able to affect the political situation in the country. Besides, the oppositional parties lack a clear political programme, the Armenian political scientists, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", believe.

Relatives of Rizvan Mataev, a resident of the Khasavyurt District, detained on November 2, have managed to reveal his whereabouts. According to them, he is being kept at the ROVD (District Interior Division). Law enforcers check Rizvan Mataev to reveal his possible connections with members of illegal armed formations (IAFs).

Residents of the capital of Dagestan paid tribute to the victims to the crash of the Airbus A321 of the "Kogalymavia" airlines in Egypt. In the centre of Makhachkala, participants of the memorial action lit 224 candles, as equal to the number of the victims to the plane crash.

The information about an assassination attempt on Ramzan Kadyrov plotted by a group of young people is implausible. This opinion was expressed by the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". According to them, the story about potential militants forgiven by the Chechen leader can be used to improve his reputation.

No charges were filed against a group of young people from the city of Argun, who, according to the Chechen authorities, were plotting an assassination attempt on Ramzan Kadyrov. This was reported by a source from the law enforcement bodies.

The police detained Anatoly Boltykhov, a Volgograd coordinator of the "International Human Rights Alliance", in the yard of his house. This was reported by Mikhail Yasin, the leader of the "Human Rights Centre of Volgograd".

Today, the Supreme Court (SC) of Kabardino-Balkaria has considered an appeal filed against the verdict pronounced by the Zolsky District Court against Zaur Tokhov, a resident of the village of Kamennomostskoe. The sentence has been reduced from 5.5 down to 3.5 years of imprisonment.

Arif Yunus, an Azerbaijani political analyst, has been transferred from SIZO (pre-trial prison) to hospital. His wife Leyla Yunus, a human rights defender, complains about the deterioration of her health state. This was reported by the advocate of the Yunus spouses.

In Grozny, the inspection of shops selling Islamic goods has revealed no violations. This was reported by the Prosecutor's Office. According to sellers, the shops were inspected by prosecutors, officials from the Mayor's Office, and theologians.

Alla Rusakova, a resident of the capital of Karachay-Cherkessia, accused of defamation by a staff member of a hospital, has started an indefinite protest action against the violation of her rights by the authorities. Her protest was supported by four other persons.

A US infrared satellite has recorded a thermal flash on the Sinai Peninsula several seconds prior to the crash of the Russian plane in Egypt. This was reported by a top-ranking official from the Pentagon. In his turn, the Director of the US National Intelligence has noted that they still have no evidence of a terror act against the Airbus A321.

The law enforcement bodies have prevented an assassination attempt on Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, the Chechen State Radio and TV Company (ChSRTC) "Grozny" reports. In front of the TV cameras, Ramzan Kadyrov himself had a conversation with residents of the city of Argun, who "were convinced to hate the Chechen leader."