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Armenian families, who come from Syria, prefer to settle in the Kashatag Districts out of all seven districts of Nagorno-Karabakh. The Kashatag Districts has already become home for 19 families of Syrian Armenians. One family from Syria lives in Stepanakert. The authorities promise to render assistance to all of them, if they formalize their status of repatriates.

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has pardoned Tsotne Gamsakhurdia, the imprisoned son of the first Georgian President, at the request of Elias II, the head of the Georgian Orthodox Church, filed on September 28. This was reported by the Patriarchate of Georgia.

The Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) in Dagestan for the twentieth time closed the investigation into the criminal case against law enforcement agents from the OVD (Interior Division) of the Kazbek District on the murder of Saniyat Magomedova and wounding of Gasan Baisultanov, committed in 2006. On October 23, Mamatkhan Baisultanov, the father of Gasan Baisultanov, a resident of Khasavyurt, received a notification on termination of the case.

Today, in the Kizilyurt District of Dagestan, the bus, in which delegates of the Alternate Congress of Peoples of Dagestan were travelling to Moscow, was shelled. This was reported by Magomed Magomedaliev, one of the delegates.

Acquaintances of a local resident, killed tonight in Buinaksk, claim that he saw being under surveillance and that he feared persecution.

In Dagestan, lawyer of Zhairuly Umarov, a local resident, accused of sexual abuse of a minor, files a motion to return the case for further investigation. Today, the Supreme Court of Dagestan held the next court hearing on the case.

A series of strikes with economic demands took place in Georgia amid the process of formation of new power in the country. Railway workers, miners, power engineers, workers of Poti Port and the factory in Borjomi, trade personnel and builders seek improvement of their working conditions.

In Armenia, at the today's court session of the court of general jurisdiction of Yerevan communities of Avan and Nor-Nork on the case of the fight in the "Harsnaqar" Restaurant, Prosecutor Arthur Davtyan announced the indictment. None of the defendants pleaded guilty.

Today, the Krasnodar Regional Court continued selection of the jury. The Court selected 30 jurors out of the required 32 twelve major and 28 substitutes.

In Armenia, 20 persons were diagnosed with anthrax. The Republic's Infectious Clinical Hospital "Nork" discharged a 36-year-old man, who threw off the disease and who was hospitalized in the Gegarkunik Region. This was reported by Ara Asoyan, Chief Infection Disease Doctor of the country.

Starting from November, in the capital of Chechnya, pre-school educational institutions will teach the children the basics of Islam.

The National Antiterrorism Committee (NAC) reported on the elimination of 49 militants during a special operation in several republics of Northern Caucasus. The NAC's figures comply with the trend of statistics, recorded by the "Caucasian Knot" in September and October, earlier in 2012 and in the previous 2011.

Starting from October 23, the "Zvartnots" International Airport stopped servicing aircrafts of the "Armavia" Airline because of its debt.

Last night, at the Chermen checkpoint, an explosion occurred, in which one policeman was killed and four other policemen were injured. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), the explosive device was activated by a suicide bomber.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has accepted for consideration the complaint, filed by Levon Ter-Petrosyan, First President and the leader of the opposition Armenian National Congress. The complaint demands to recognize that on March 1, 2008, the Armenian authorities violated the rights to personal liberty, freedom of movement and freedom of peaceful demonstrations.

On October 22, the Yasamal District Court of Baku granted the lawsuit, filed by Kyabira Mamedova, the owner of the largest wholesale and retail trade and shopping centre of Baku "Bina", against the opposition newspaper "Azadlyg" and its reporter Ramin Deko. The Court obliged the edition to pay a fine and publish a retraction. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Fariz Namazly, the lawyer of the newspaper.

Last week, on October 15-21, 2012, at least 7 persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of these, 6 persons were killed and 1 wounded. These are the results of calculations of the "Caucasian Knot" based on own materials of the edition and information from other open sources.

Today Dagestani journalist Alik Abdulgamidov was awarded a Special Award named after Yuri Schekochikhin at the opening of the Fourth International TV and Film Festival "Profession Journalist", held in Moscow.

Tomorrow, October 23, marks the 10th anniversary of the terror act, committed in 2002 at the premiere of the musical "Nord-Ost" at the Dubrovka Theatrical Centre in Moscow.

In Azerbaijan, more three participants of the protest action, demanding the dissolution of the Parliament, held on October 20 in the centre of Baku, have been arrested. Thus, the number of the arrested protestors reached 13 persons. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" by lawyer Asabali Mustafaev.