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At the public reception of Alexander Kamanin, a deputy of the regional Duma, employees of the municipal enterprise have been on the hunger strike for nine days. Vladimir Luschikov has stopped participating in the hunger striker for health reasons, and he is replaced by new hunger striker Sergey Ostapov.

In Sukhumi, on the 22nd anniversary of the liberation of the city, people paid tribute to the memory of the victims killed in the Georgian-Abkhazian war and laid flowers and wreaths to the Memorial of Glory.

The apartment rented by freelance journalist Islam Shikhaliev, who cooperates with the Azerbaijani Office of the "Radio Liberty", has been searched. During the search, his equipment and documents were confiscated. This was reported by Islam Shikhaliev himself.

Today, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh has reported that military units of Nagorno-Karabakh were shelled from mortar, grenade, and rocket launchers.

In Akhtubinsk, employees of the municipal enterprise "Akhtuba ATP" (auto transport company) held a series of pickets. In their hands, they were holding posters reading: "We want to eat", "Mayor, pay our wages", "We won't let bankrupt our ATP", and "Down with thieves of Mayor's office".

Several residents of the Gorodische District claim that as a result of the local officials' failure to act, they are being subjected to pressure from a local crime boss. According to the complainants, they are being threatened and beaten; however, they are unable to seek the protection of the law enforcement bodies, since the latter follow the orders of the local crime boss.

The book about the formation of ethnic identity among natives of Northern Caucasus, based on the study conducted by Russian researchers, is expected to be ready by 2016. This was reported by Nikolai Silaev, Researcher of the Centre for Caucasus and Regional Security.

The Tyrnyauz tungsten-molybdenum mining and processing plant is planned to be reconstructed under the advanced technologies. According to the preliminary estimates, the planned reconstruction requires 14.5 billion roubles of investment.

In Sochi, the police investigate the incident, which occurred in the Lazarevskoe District between a priest and local residents. As a result of the conflict, the priest was repeatedly beaten. Both sides appealed to the police.

In Saudi Arabia, a 69-year-old resident of Chechnya died during the rite of pilgrimage. His death is not related to the events in the valley of Mina, where the mass stampede killed hundreds of pilgrims. This was reported by the spokesman of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of Chechnya.

As a result of the armed clash with units of the Armenian armed forces, one soldier was killed and three others were wounded. This was reported by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan.

At the meeting with public activists held in Kasumkent, law enforcers of the Suleiman-Stalsky District have made a promise to find within one month the persons involved in the murder of five hunters.

In Ingushetia, the investigating authorities have completed the investigation into a number of criminal cases against seven Ingush residents. In particular, the defendants are charged with acts of banditry, involvement in illegal armed formations (IAFs), and attacks on law enforcers.

The counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime has been introduced in the Gunib District of Dagestan. This was reported by an official from the operative headquarters of Dagestan.

More than one hundred farmers in trucks loaded with grapes have blocked the motor road Yerevan-Khor Virap. They have claimed that processing plants are returning to them a part of newly-harvested grapes because of poor quality.

Deni Mirzoev, a resident of Grozny, sentenced for committing the fatal road traffic accident in the centre of Moscow, in which a biker was killed, does not intend to challenge the verdict. This was reported by his advocate Dinara Irisbaeva.

In Dagestan, the Prosecutor's Office of the Tsuntin District has initiated lawsuits for payment to 23 teachers of compensation for housing and communal services. The debt to rural teachers exceeds 121,000 roubles.

The ethnic self-determination of natives of Northern Caucasus is being formed not only under the influence of the religious factor, but it is also a subject to constant changes. This conclusion was made by the authors of the research project "Ethnicity and Politics in Northern Caucasus".

Instead of holding an unsanctioned pre-planned rally in Kasumkent, residents of the Suleiman-Stalsky District took part in the extended meeting of the antiterrorist commission.

The regime of counterterrorist operation (CTO), introduced in the Gunib District on September 15, has been cancelled. Law enforcers reported that as a result of their activities, several militants' summer camps were discovered and destroyed.