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The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has satisfied the complaint lodged by the Azerbaijani journalist Mustafa Gadjibeili against inhuman treatment towards him. The ECtHR has decided to pay him a compensation of moral harm in the amount of 10,000 euros, and other 3000 euros to compensate his judicial costs.

Varvara Karaulova was questioned in the presence of her advocates; nobody put any pressure on her, said Sergey Aguzarov, the head of the team of investigators, thus denying the defendant's words that she had given her confessions under investigator's persuasion.

Today, at 6:30 a.m. Moscow time, the counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime was introduced within a part of the territory of the city of Nazran. Law enforcers cordoned off a private house in Abadiev Street. Two militants who were blocked in the house refused to surrender and were killed in the shootout. This was reported by a source from the law enforcement bodies.

Advocates of activists and oppositionists have claimed repeated loss by the "Azerpost" of the correspondence sent to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). An official of the state-owned "Azerpost" denied the suggestions of deliberate nature of the above practice.

The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya on its own initiative has decided to send to the investigating authorities a complaint of Zhalaudi Geriev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, about his kidnapping and use of violence against him. The consideration of his appeal against the sentence has been postponed for the period.

Democratic society activists have marked the fifth anniversary of the death of Rafig Tagi, a writer and a publicist, by a commemoration action at his grave.

In the case on the murder of politician Boris Nemtsov, the judge prevented the defence from clarifying the situation with pressure on Zarina Isoeva, a prosecution witness, who claimed receiving threats with demands not to testify at trial. This was stated by advocate Zaurbek Sadakhanov.

In Yerevan, the court has found Herbert Gevorkyan, a member of the art group "Counterstrike", guilty of disobedience to the lawful demand of the police and sentenced him to a fine of about 111 US dollars. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by the activist.

Residents of the village of Mesker-Yurt believe that the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) by itself will not return their sons, brothers, and husbands, who disappeared in 2002 during a special operation carried out by soldiers. The villagers told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that the government should continue the investigation.

Zarina Isoeva, a concierge, who is a witness in the murder case of the politician Boris Nemtsov, has stated that in May-June this year, she received threats with a demand not to testify at the trial.

According to the results of the nationwide research project "Sober Russia" and the Expert-Analytical Centre of the Public Chamber, published today, the leader is Chechnya with 12.8 points; then come Ingushetia (14.51) and Dagestan (15.11).

Today, Sergey Mochalnikov, an official from the Russia's Ministry of Energy (MoE), has suggested the authorities of the Rostov Region to turn to the country's leadership for help in paying wage debts to "Kingcoul" miners.

The inmates of the colony, located in the village of Kochubeevskoe, Stavropol Territory (known as IK-2), fail to receive the due medical care, are kept in poor conditions and get miserable wages for their work, the prosecutor's office has stated, demanding from the Territorial Department of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN) to force the colony bosses to eliminate all the revealed violations.

The today's session of the Supreme Court (SC) of the Chechen Republic, which considered the complaint against the sentence to Zhalaudi Geriev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, began with the defence's motion, which demanded to disqualify the whole court composition. The motion was rejected.

On November 22, at the preparatory court hearing in the case against journalist Fikret Faramazoglu, the court dismissed the defence motions to close the criminal case and change the pre-trial restriction measure.

Elbert Kharsiev, a figurant in the case of a group of young people, who had plotted terror acts in Ingushetia and Moscow, had a grenade planted on him during a search, said his father.

The US does not recognize the legitimacy of the agreement on the joint grouping of forces, concluded between Russia and Abkhazia. This was stated by John Kirby, US State Department Spokesman.

At her blog on the website of the Human Rights Council under the Russian President (HRC), Elena Masyuk, a member of the HRC, has reported that the Tver Court of Moscow has registered a claim filed by human rights defenders to cancel the results of the elections to Public Oversight Commissions (POCs).

Khasan Baroev, a Greco-Roman wrestler, has stated he has never used doping and he does not intend to give up his silver medal, obtained at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. At a press conference, he has announced the intention to file a collective lawsuit against WADA in the nearest future.

In the case against Khasan Zakaev, a native of Chechnya, accused of involvement in the seizure of the Dubrovka Theatre in 2002, the victim party will file civil claims for compensation for damage. This was announced by Karinna Moskalenko, a representative of the victim party, at the court hearing held on November 22.