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Leaders of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch) have appealed to the Governor of the Krasnodar Territory with the demand to cancel the public hearing on the general development plan of Krasnodar. Officials announce that the public hearing will not be postponed.

This morning, the central square of the capital of Dagestan hosted two protest actions. One action was held by mothers of the kidnapped young men, and another by employees of the "EKO-M", who demanded to pay off wage arrears.

The international human rights organization "Freedom House" has included Azerbaijan in the list of countries with partial freedom of the Internet and pointed to pressure from the authorities and arrests of activists. The above conclusions are based on the information from local experts.

In Makhachkala, after the mass poisoning, 175 patients, including 106 children, still receive medical treatment at the city hospitals. This was reported by a source from the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) for Dagestan.

In August, Ramazan Djalaldinov, a resident of the Chechen village of Kenkhi, who criticized the authorities, was found guilty of defamation, the "Novaya Gazeta" reports. According to the newspaper, the sentence was pronounced about two months after the agreement concluded by Ramazan Djalaldinov with the authorities.

Start of considering the appeal in Permyakov's case in Armenia; special operations in KBR and Dagestan; military exercises in Georgia and Azerbaijan, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of November 7-13, 2016, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

The operational headquarters for Dagestan has cancelled the counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime imposed in the Buynaksk District on October 18.

Investigators have failed to identify the persons suspected of killing the Gasanguseinov brothers in the village of Goor-Khindakh in the Shamil District. Meanwhile, the father of the Gasanguseinov brothers and representative of the family may not examine the case materials. This was reported by advocate Said Ibragimov.

During the week from November 7 to November 13, 2016, in the course of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus one person was killed, while no information about wounded persons was reported. These are the results of the calculations, run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

In Georgia, the practice of female circumcision is applied against girls in domestic conditions by residents of the Avar villages of Tivi, Saruso, and Chantliskure. This was reported by agents of the Georgian Ombudsman.

In Sochi, participants of the gathering have claimed that members of the families with many children have to wade and overcome the Kudepsta River to reach the land plots allocated to them by the Mayor's Office in 2016.

In Makhachkala, the police put pressure on imams of the mosque visited by followers of the traditional concepts of Islam, formally employed at the mosques. This was stated by the imams themselves. According to them, they face with threats of inclusion in the police prevention registration lists.

Damage inflicted to mural paintings and frescoes of the 12th century as a result of the fire at the Vardzia monastery could have been prevented if the fire safety measures were taken in the monastery. This was stated by the Patriarchate of Georgia. Experts believe that the mural paintings can be restored.

In 2017, Karachay-Cherkessia shall allocate 500,000 roubles from the regional budget to support socially oriented non-commercial organizations (NCOs). This was reported by the Ministry for Social Development for Karachay-Cherkessia.

The law enforcement authorities have launched a check against two minor sisters from Baksan, involved in hiding in the house of Akhmed Shevkhuzhev, killed by law enforcers. The minor sisters face criminal responsibility of up to 15 years of imprisonment for aiding and abetting the suspected militant.

On November 15, the court shall consider the appeal against the sentence of Zhalaudi Geriev, a correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot" in Chechnya. According to the NGO "Committee to Protect Journalists" (CPJ), Zhalaudi Geriev should to be released and the case against him should be closed.

Workers of the Krasnodar "Sedin" plant have reported that their group in the social network "VKontakte" has been blocked after they announced holding protests.

Ramaz Bagakashvili, a deputy of the Akhmet Sakrebulo from the Duisi municipal district of Georgia, has confirmed the death in Iraq of Mukhamad Khangoshvili, a native of the village of Duisi, well known as the personal bodyguard of earlier killed Tarkhan Batirashvili (Abu Umar al-Shishani).

By the evening of November 11, in Makhachkala, 176 people still stayed in hospitals after mass poisoning. This was reported by the Dagestani Ministry for Public Health. That is 41 people less than the number of people who stayed in the hospital in the morning of the same day.

In Khasavyurt, most of 200 detained believers of the "Hospital" mosque are released. According to mosque-goers, six persons who failed to have their IDs with them are still detained by the police.