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Five activists of the "Green Alliance" Party, who intended to hold today a protest action in Rostov-on-Don, were brought to the police department for preventive conversations. This was reported by the regional Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). According to the "Green Alliance" Party, seven activists were detained.

Deputies of the Chechen Parliament have decided to send to the federal authorities the appeals to seek to assess the statements made by Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the leader of the Liberal-Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), who on October 24 called to separate Northern Caucasus from Russia and to limit the birth rate there.

In Azerbaijan, the preliminary court session in the case against seven activists of the civil movement "Nida" and Ilkin Rustamzade, a member of the movement "Free Youth", accused of organizing riots, was scheduled for October 28. However, it did not take place because of shortage of time of the judge who was to chair the trial, and lack of courtrooms for court sessions.

In the village of Agachaul, where this morning a regime of counterterrorist operation (CTO) has been introduced, three persons were detained after the searches. This was reported by Aisha Selimkhanova, a member of the Dagestani public organization "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy), who learned the information from detainees' relatives.

On October 19, Armenia held a solemn opening ceremony of the 9th century Haghartsin Monastery, situated in the Tavush Region; its restoration began back in 2008. The works worth 5,000,000 US dollars were paid by Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasim, the Prince of the Emirate of Sharjah and a member of the Main Board of Arab Emirates.

Georgy Margvelashvili, the presidential candidate of the ruling coalition "Georgian Dream", has actually won the presidential election in Georgia. This was announced by the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Georgia.

Terror act committed by female suicide bomber in Volgograd and a special operation to search for militants in Makhachkala; presidential election in Georgia; formation of new government of Azerbaijan, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of October 21-27, 2013, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

During the week of October 21-27, 2013, at least 18 persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, 11 persons were killed, and 7 persons were wounded. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

Said Amirov, Mayor of Makhachkala, who was dismissed from office, and his nephew Yusup Djaparov, who occupied the position of the Deputy Mayor of the city of Kaspiisk, are charged with terrorism and arms trafficking. Similar charges were brought against Magomed Abdulgalimov, the former assistant of the Khasavyurt Prosecutor.

The election of the President of Georgia was falsified; and the results were rigged, said Irakli Batiashvili, the head of the electoral office of Nino Burjanadze. According to his story, in total, over a thousand violations were registered.

Hassan Khubiev, a resident of the village of Kardonikskaya of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR), detained for illegal possession of weapons, is tortured with electric shocks in order to persuade him to self-incrimination, Angela Urusova, his advocate reports.

A sanctioned rally "against giving out citizenship" was organized in the city of Narimanov, Astrakhan Region, by the Astrakhan Regional Public Association (ARPA) "Otchizna" (Fatherland) and the People's Patriotic Movement (PPM) "Russians of Astrakhan" with the support of activists of the Youth Association of Astrakhan "Young Russia".

The rally demanding to cancel the outcome of the presidential election, held on October 27 in the capital of Azerbaijan, was attended by about 10,000 people. The resolution of the rally demands to cancel the election outcome, hold a new election, release political prisoners and stop putting pressure on the newspaper "Azadlyg".

The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent has learnt at the Volgograd Branch of the MSK (Moscow Insurance Company) Insurance Group that the amount of payments to victims of the terror act in Volgograd may make about thirty million roubles.

The authorities of the Chechen capital are going to install CCTV cameras in all the city mosques. The measure, according to the Grozny Mayoralty, is aimed at preventing extremism and ensuring security.

On October 26, eleven years after the terror act in Dubrovka Theatrical Centre, relatives of those who perished, liberated hostages and negotiators with terrorists met again in Melnikov Street in Moscow to commemorate the dead and recollect the events of three days in October 2002. Speakers at the commemoration ceremony called on the State Duma MPs to consider and adopt the law on the status of terror act victims.

In Volgograd, the court has ruled to fine three local residents for taking part in an unsanctioned rally against terrorism. Another 20 minors have been registered by the police. However, an eyewitness asserts that the detention of the participants was in no way motivated.

Rinat Gadjiev, a resident of Derbent, who was detained on Saturday, could see his advocate only after a repeated address to the public prosecutor, says his relative. To defend Rinat Gadjiev's interests, his relatives signed a contract with the lawyer Murad Magomedov.

The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Georgia is ready for the voting at the presidential election on October 27. All the polling stations of Georgia have received ballot papers and all the equipment needed for the vote, Tamar Zhvaniya, the Chair of the CEC, said at a briefing.

The territory of the township Novy Kyakhulay, Lenin District of Makhachkala, is under special actions of law enforcers, local residents assert. According to a source from the local law enforcement bodies, searches and identity checks are conducted in the township for the second day already.