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The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has accepted for consideration eight complaints lodged by Azerbaijani citizens and dealing with violations of their rights during the 2010 parliamentary elections, said Intigam Aliev, the head of the Legal Education Society of Azerbaijan.

The father of the doctor Marat Gunashev, detained in Dagestan on suspicion of involvement in the murder of the head of the Makhachkala UVD (Interior Department) has complained to President Vladimir Putin on the course of the criminal investigation instigated against his son.

Employees of the Border Guard Service of the FSB in the Adler District of Sochi held for 4 hours Miroslav Karas, a Czech television journalist of the "ČT" and his operator, an ecologist Evgeny Vitishko has reported as an eyewitness. He added that the detainees were released only after the intervention of the press service of the city administration.

During the inspection of the Makhachkala-based Children's Club "Amanat", where 23 children are trained, prosecutors revealed numerous violations, said the Dagestani Prosecutor's Office, adding that a motion was directed to the court for suspension of the club.

From January 7 to March 21, 2014, during the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, the entry and movement of most motor vehicles in the territory of Sochi will be restricted, the Federal Road Agency (Rosavtodor) has reported. These measures are related to improving of the security regime.

As reported by a civil activist Maria Polyanichko, on December 21, a rally against the harassment of journalists and for the freedom of expression is planned in the city of Rostov-on-Don.

The Sledge Federation of Russia has denied the information about a partial collapse of the roof of the sledge-bobsleigh track in Sochi under the weight of wet snow. A message about the incident appeared on December 9 in one of social networks.

Today, the Presnya Court of Moscow has extended till April 10, 2014, the detention of Orkhan Zeinalov, a native of Azerbaijan, accused of killing Egor Scherbakov, 25, in the Moscow district of Western Biryulyovo.

Today, the court has sentenced Mairbek Umaev and Zelimkhan Karimov, who were found guilty of complicity in the murder of the Chechen poet Ruslan Akhtakhanov, a Pro-Rector of the Modern Humanitarian Academy.

In Makhachkala today, searches are conducted in the homes of those local residents who took part in the November 29 rally in support of the lawyer Murad Musaev, which was held in Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan; most of the protesters were detained.

The investigating authorities have completed the investigation initiated against four members of the community "Combat Organization of Russian Nationalists". According to investigators, the organization was involved in crimes motivated by ideological and ethnic hatred, in particular, in the murders of the resident of Dagestan Muslim Abdullaev and the lawyer Stanislav Markelov.

According to a source from local investigating bodies, today in Khasavyurt a senior lieutenant of the Dagestani Department of the Russian FSB (Federal Security Bureau) was attacked.

In Makhachkala, Gasan Gadjiev, a local resident, has been detained. About a month ago, he started to cooperate with the "Caucasian Knot" as a correspondent. Prior to Gasan Gadjiev was brought to the Centre for Combating Extremism (CCE) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan, his apartment was searched. This was reported by Zainab, the Gasan Gadjiev's wife.

Resignation of the head of Kabardino-Balkaria; visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Armenia; increase of prices for gasoline and diesel fuel in Azerbaijan, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of December 2-8, 2013, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

In Moscow, investigators have filed a murder charge against a native of Dagestan suspected of killing a woman in Yuzhnoe Butovo District. Her body with cut-off limbs was found on November 23. This was reported by a source from the Moscow law enforcement agencies.

Organizers of the rally, held in the Georgian capital in support of the March of Millions in Kiev for the European integration of Ukraine, announced their readiness to continue holding rallies. They asked their supporters to gather again, if there are important events in Ukraine.

During the week of December 2-8, 2013, at least 17 persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, 12 persons were killed, and 5 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.

Today, more than 50 young people gathered in the centre of Baku to attend the silent protest action against rise in fuel prices. The protest action was interrupted 10 minutes after the beginning because of police intervention, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

German President Joachim Gauck refused to come in February 2014 to the celebrations dedicated to the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. This was reported by leading German weekly Der Spiegel.

In Sochi, migration regime has been actually tightened. This was reported by city residents. Persons, who permanently reside and work in Sochi, but are registered in other cities, have to pass the registration procedure in the resort city town, and it takes weeks, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.