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Zelimkhan Aushev, who has been sentenced on charges of undermining the "Neva-Express" Train and who is serving his sentence of life imprisonment at the penitentiary colony IK-5 of the Department of the Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN) for the Vologda Region of Russia, is subjected to torture at the FSIN Investigating Division for the Vologda Region.

The Russian Community of Azerbaijan (RCA) has expressed its regret about the fact that "provocative forces" use the tragic incident with the murder of Yegor Scherbakov, a resident of Moscow, to put pressure on migrants in Russia, including citizens of Azerbaijan. The provocateurs' aim is to incite ethnic hatred. This was declared in the statement disseminated by the community.

Issues, related to the 70th anniversary of the deportation of the Karachay people, have been discussed at the roundtable "Origins of eviction of Karachay people in 1943 and their subsequent rehabilitation" held in Cherkessk. The participants of the event have emphasized the need to remember the tragic story of deportation and to comply with the Law on "Rehabilitation of Repressed Peoples".

Murat Tishkov and Murat Abazov were killed in the explosion that occurred in the yard of the mosque in the village of Dugulubgei. This was reported by mother of Murat Tishkov who identified her son. Till present, the remains of Murat Tishkov are still in the Nalchik morgue. Residents of the native village of Murat Tishkov prohibit burying him at the local cemetery, and in Nalchik, officials refuse to issue a permit for burying.

Bailiffs carry out massive evictions of refugees from Grozny and internally displaced persons (IDPs) from the Prigorodny District, who lived at the temporary accommodation centre (TAC) "Promzhilbaza", located in the Ingush town of Karabulak. According to local residents, the promises of the authorities to allocate funds to rent housing for the TAC residents remain unfulfilled.

Today, in the village of Zayukovo in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), a policeman's house was attacked. One of the attackers was killed, and a policeman was wounded.

Gadjigishi Bambatov, the chairman of the territorial-neighbourly community of the Kumyk people of Dagestan named "Atlyboyunskaya", has filed a complaint with the Prosecutor's Office against the actions of the policemen, who stopped local believers from entering the mosque, located in the township of Leninkent of the city of Makhachkala, for their routine prayer.

In Sochi, starting from February 7 till March 24, 2014, during the Winter Olympic Games, traffic of private vehicles and buses will be limited. This was announced by Nikolai Asaul, Deputy Transport Minister of the Russian Federation, at the press conference held in Moscow.

Krasnodar is at the top of the 100 largest cities in Russia for the quality of life in accordance with the study "Integral City Ranking", conducted by the Institute of Territorial Planning "Urbanika".

Relatives of six persons killed in the explosion in the route bus in Volgograd were paid per million roubles from the reserve fund of the Volgograd Region. This was reported by the press service of the Governor and the Government of the Volgograd Region.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg has decided that Russian authorities had violated the rights of citizens of Chechnya in the case of disappearances and deaths of their relatives in 2001-2004. Seven applicants were awarded compensations in the sum of 300,000 euros, says the decision of the ECtHR released today.

In the course of the actions undertaken within the counterterrorist operation (CTO), introduced in the Kirov District of Makhachkala on October 23, at least five persons were detained, including a young woman wearing a hijab, local residents report. According to their story, policemen did not hide the fact that their actions were related to the recent terror act committed in Volgograd.

On October 23, a local resident suspected of involvement in illegal armed formations, was detained by Chechen policemen in the Grozny District of Chechnya. This was reported by the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

On October 22, in the course of the roundtable held on the topics of maternity and childhood, members of the large families of the Volgograd Region stated a significant shortage of professionals in the regional health care facilities.

Ella Kesaeva and Aneta Gadieva, the heads of the public organizations "Voice of Beslan" and "Beslan Mothers", accordingly, have asked the MPs of the Russian State Duma to consider their bill "On Social Care about Terror Victims", fearing that the victims of the recent terror act in Volgograd may be left without state support.

On November 5, the Pervomaisky Court of Krasnodar is to consideration on the merits the case against Professor Mikhail Savva. Mikhail Savva has called all people who support him to come on that day to court.

Residents of the micro-district "Moskovskiy", located in the northern outskirt of Tskhinvali, are with no water supply for the second day, since the repair team has to order the spare parts for the non-standard main water pipe from Russia, said the Mayor of Tskhinvali Alan Alborov.

As reported by Anton Kornaukhov, the spokesman of the Chief Department of the Russia's MIA for the Volgograd Region, a young man is being searched on suspicion of setting the worship house "Mahalla 1350" on fire. The incident resulted in no injuries.

During the military exercises at a firing range in Dagestan, two soldiers were crushed to death by their fellow soldiers who drove combat vehicles, the Chief Military Investigating Department of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has reported.

The executive power of Baku has coordinated the rally appointed by the oppositional National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) for October 27, where the activists want to demand cancellation of the outcome of the October 9 presidential election and appointment of a new presidential election.