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During the week of November 3-9, 2014, at least seven persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, two persons were killed, and five others were wounded. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

Split in the ruling coalition of Georgia after resignation of Defence Minister Irakli Alasaniya; festivities in Russia on National Unity Day; open festival "Kunaki" of documentaries and author's TV programmes of Northern Caucasus in Sukhumi, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of November 3-9, 2014, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

The Elista City Court has found Andrei Ovchinnikov, a resident of the Volgograd Region, guilty of inciting ethnic enmity and hatred by means of the Internet and sentenced him to 200 hours of compulsory labour.

In Dagestan, in the course of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) carried out in the village of Djuli of the Tabasaran District, law enforcers killed a suspected militant and detained two others.

In Dagestan, residents of the village of Vremenny of the Untsukul District have reported on the long-term truce in the village. According to the villagers, there are no reasons to prolong the counterterrorism operation (CTO) regime. Local law enforcers have confirmed the information about the absence of incidents in the CTO zone.

In Nalchik, more than 100 people attended the ecological action held at the intersection of Tarchokov and Theatre Streets. The participants of the ecological action planted 500 chestnut and other trees, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

Today, the Azerbaijani opposition rally has been finished with the adoption of the resolution demanding to release political prisoners, hold the electoral reform, solve social problems, and deepen the process of Azerbaijan's integration with Europe. The action was attended by about 700 people.

Today, the initiative group of residents of Dagestan, who protest against corruption and demand to dismiss Ramazan Abdulatipov, has temporarily suspended their hunger strike.

In 2014, in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) 36 law enforcers were killed while performing their official duties, including in special operations. This was reported on November 8 by Sergey Chenchik, the head of the Chief Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for the NCFD.

Today, Albina Magomedova, a resident of Makhachkala, who was earlier involved in human rights activities in the Dagestan Regional Public Organization DRPO "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy), has sent her complaints to the bosses of the Russia's FSB, ICRF and General Prosecutor's Office, claiming the power agents' pressure on her.

Today, Ella Pamfilova, the Russia's Ombudsperson, has appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin urging to recommend the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to withdraw the lawsuit on liquidation of the Society "Memorial" from the Supreme Court (SC).

The Georgian Party "Free Democrats" led by the former Defence Minister Irakli Alasaniya, will participate in the next parliamentary elections of 2016, said the party leader during the today's party congress.

Today, because of sharp health deterioration, Mamatkhan Baisultanov, one of the hunger-strikers demanding resignation of the head of Dagestan Ramazan Abdulatipov, was taken to the First City Hospital of Makhachkala.

The health status of the arrested human rights activist Intigam Aliev, who had earlier identified problems with his musculoskeletal system, has deteriorated. Because of his poor health, on November 7, he was forced to early terminate his meeting with relatives.

For some time after the split, the "Free Democrats" Party of the former Defence Minister Irakli Alasaniya will not cooperate with the ruling coalition or with the "United National Movement" (UNM), and will act as an independent power, trying to achieve a good result at the next parliamentary elections, said the political experts, polled by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

Nadezhda Kireeva, a mother of many children, has appealed to the prosecutor's office demanding to check the activities of the Volgograd Regional Government, which, in her opinion, has failed to fulfil its promise to pay her family's rental fee until the final solution of the family's housing problem.

Particular targeted assistance within the charity marathon "Hurry up to do good!", held in the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR), was rendered to children from large families, disabled children and those in need of medical treatment.

The socio-political situation, human rights problems and, especially, the implementation of political freedoms do not allow Azerbaijan to hold fair and democratic local elections, states the release of the Centre for Election Monitoring and Democracy Training (CEM&DT) disseminated on November 7.

On November 7, during a rally in Volgograd, members and supporters of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) demanded resignation of the Russian Government, social guarantees to "children of war", renaming Volgograd into Stalingrad and cancellation of the outcomes of the elections, which as stated by the protesters, were accompanied by falsifications, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

The sentencing of Azamat Tazhayakov and Dias Kadyrbaev, the two friends of Johar Tsarnaev, who is accused of organizing the terror act during the marathon race in Boston, has been postponed by the US court till 2015.