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In the village of Chontaul of the Kizilyurt District, about 80 mosque-goers were detained during a special operation conducted by the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). This was reported by a local resident. Officials from the Dagestani MIA have stated that no one was detained and that all persons brought to the OVD (Interior Division) were released after their identification.

Ramin Khadjily, a leader of the Azerbaijani European Movement (AEM), has disseminated a video message calling on the citizens of the country to attend a protest action against rise in fuel prices to be held on December 8.

North Ossetia needs a ballet school to develop the dance culture. This was stated by Svetlana Adyrkhaeva, a native of the republic, a ballet-master and a coach from the Bolshoi Theatre. Alexander Totoonov, a member of the Federation Council, states that the issue of opening such an institution will be raised at the federal level.

Irina Nilisavlevich, 54, a resident of Sochi, has filed a complaint against physicians of City Hospital No. 4. She complains about unlawful refusal to provide her medical care after the road traffic accident. The complaint was directed to the administration of the city hospital and the health service department of the Sochi administration.

Near a number of villages of the Kareli District of the Shida-Kartli Region, Russian border guards installed signs indicating the state border with Georgia. One of those banners was set near the village of Gogeti, in which on December 6, members of a Georgian non-governmental organization held a protest action.

Khalid Kebedov, the head of the Dagestani village of Teletl, was found murdered in his own house. This was reported today by the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

On December 6, the exhibition "Magic of Patterns" was opened in Maikop. On the opening day, it was attended by about 70 persons. The exhibition is organized to provide viewers with the chance to compare Asian items with North-Caucasian ones. This was stated by Elena Eremeeva, a staff member of the regional branch of the Museum of East.

On December 6, Yunus-Bek Evkurov, the head of Ingushetia, passed on the bust of Sulambek Oskanov, Major General of Aviation, the first Hero of the Russian Federation, for eternal keeping to the Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War (World War II) on Poklonnaya Hill in Moscow. In 1992, Sulambek Oskanov gave his lives to prevent an aircraft crash on a village in the Lipetsk Region.

On December 9, Moscow will hold a ceremony to award the medal "Hurry to Do Good" of the Russian Ombudsman to Marat Rakhmetov from Makhachkala, who rescued two girls in Zvenigorod by the cost of his own life. The medal will be given to his parents, who will come to Moscow to attend the ceremony.

Detained Rustam Ibragimov was interrogated in the Lenin ROVD (District Interior Division) of Makhachkala as a suspect being involved in a robbery. This was reported by his defender Elena Denisenko.

Aminat Umarova, a resident of Makhachkala, states that she was visited by policemen, who demanded that she followed them for submitting DNA assay. Aminat Umarova said the arrived policemen introduced themselves as staff members of the Makhachkala UVD (Interior Department).

In Dagestan, the City Court of Buynaksk arrested for two months Arsen Aliev, who was detained on suspicion of illegal possession of weapon. This was reported by Nurmagomed Magomedov, the detainee's advocate. Arsen Aliev's relatives claim that the weapon was planted during a search.

All persons, who were killed in the antiterrorist operation conducted in the village of Zhankhoteko, have been identified. They were members of the "Baksan" grouping. During the armed clash, two special fighters were wounded. This was reported by the law enforcement bodies of Kabardino-Balkaria.

On Friday, in the village of Vremenny, located near the village of Gimry of the Untsukul District of Dagestan, about forty believers were arrested during the Friday prayer at the mosque and brought to the Buynaksk OVD (Interior Division).

The Nasimi District Court of Baku has sentenced Gurban Mamedov, an Azerbaijani lawyer, to three years of imprisonment for committing a road traffic accident that resulted in injury and for bribing the victim. The defence of Gurban Mamedov intends to challenge the verdict.

The case against ten persons, accused of involvement in the illegal armed formation (IAF) "Novosibirsk Jamaat", banditries and robberies, sent to the Novosibirsk Regional Court. This was reported by the Chief Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) in the Novosibirsk Region. They sent more than half of the stolen money to finance militants in the Northern Caucasus.

The National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Georgia supports the decision of the government of the country not to go to the Olympic Games in Sochi. Georgian political analysts also treat as the best solution the decision of the Georgian authorities to abandon the official representative office in Sochi. However, the political analysts differ in assessing the decision to send Georgian athletes to take part in the Games under the Georgian flag.

In the Russian regions, xenophobic sentiments are intensifying. Moreover, authorities, staff members of state institutions and media also adhere to them. This was stated by human rights defenders from the Northern Caucasus in their appeal to Mikhail Fedotov, Chairman of the Council for Civil Society Development and Human Rights under the President of the Russian Federation.

Natiq Adilov, a reporter of the newspaper "Azadlyg" (Freedom) and a staff member of the press service of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), has received a warning from the Prosecutor's Office in connection with his critical publications in the media and social networks. The journalist has been warned that if he continues his activity, he will be prosecuted.

In Yerevan, the rally of veterans of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh was attended by about 200 persons. Participants of the action have claimed the need for the resignation of the president and the government of the country, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.