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In Saint Petersburg, three natives from Northern Caucasus, suspected of killing a young man, were arrested. The resonant murder of 25-year-old Stanislav Prokofiev committed on November 4, on the Day of People's Unity, nearly provoked national-hatred-based riots under the scenario of the conflict in the Moscow Biryulyovo.

Explosion in a store selling alcohol and the murder of a judge in Makhachkala; "Million Mask March" in Yerevan that turned into clashes with the police and arrest of its members; talks in Geneva on security and stability in Southern Caucasus, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of November 4-10, 2013, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

During the week of November 4-10, 2013, at least 20 persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, 13 persons were killed, and 7 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.

Every day, the charity offices of mutual aid "Khaira" in Grozny and Urus-Martan, organized by local residents to help the people in need, are being contacted by 60-80 persons. This was reported by Mikail Akhmadov, the leader of the organization.

The arrest of Parviz Gashimli, an Azerbaijani journalist and human rights defender, will be challenged at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). This was reported by Elchin Sadygov, an advocate of Parviz Gashimli.

In Ingushetia, in Karabulak, tenants of buildings located in Rabochaya and Djabagiev Streets claim that the city authorities failed to notify them of recognition their houses as dilapidated and did not provide them with the results of the examination recognizing the buildings as not being subjected to repairing.

Local residents report on detentions in Semender, the Makhachkala suburban village. In the village, law enforcers were checking the operational information to search for members of illegal armed formations (IAFs) and their accomplices. This was reported by officials from the Kirov ROVD (District Interior Division).

In Sochi, about 100,000 residents of the Tsentralny District have lived six months without hot water supply. They fear that, after the start of the heating season, they will be left without central heating.

In Makhachkala, unidentified men attempted to blow up a police UAZ van, and several persons were easily shell-shocked. This was reported by an official from the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

On Saturday morning, in the Azerbaijani city of Lankaran, policemen detained Fikret Akhmedov, a member of the audit commission of the "Musavat" Party. Members of the Party state that the police actions are associated with the proceedings in the case against Yadigyar Sadygov, another activist of the "Musavat" Party.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has found Russia guilty for disappearance of two men and a pregnant woman in the case "Bopaeva and Others vs. Russia", who were detained on April 17, 2000, in Grozny. This was reported by a staff member of the organization for legal aid "Astreya".

The women's madrasa in Stavropol, which has attracted attention of the FSB, had never did anything illegal, said Muhammad Rakhimov, the Mufti of the Stavropol Territory and the head of the regional Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM).

The clergy of Ingushetia have proposed to toughen penalties for the grooms who abduct their brides. It was decided by the Islamic Conference held in the republic.

On November 9, Sochi closed the 13th International Children's Festival of Arts and Sports "Kinotavrik". The festival participants have noted that the contest of films about children with disabilities failed to arouse great interest of the audience; however, they find it necessary to put this contest on the next year's programme.

As reported by Oksana Cheredinina, a senior assistant to the Volgograd Regional Public Prosecutor, the construction of the cottage settlement in the Volga-Akhtuba Floodplain is illegal; and about 30 potential tenants who had invested into construction cannot register their titles.

By a Decree of the Russian President, the Police Lieutenant Zaur Djibilov has been posthumously awarded the title of the Hero of Russia; the award was given to his mother.

This year, in Chechnya, 242 families of law enforcers and military personnel killed in the line of duty received one-time payments from the authorities in the total amount of more than 85 million roubles. Funds were allocated for the improvement of living conditions of the families left without breadwinners.

The Council on Human Rights (CHR) under the Russian President has addressed its appeal to the Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika asking to promote a change of the freedom restriction measure applied as custody to Professor Mikhail Savva from the Kuban State University, for another one not related with custody.

The advocates of the students Rafik Avagyan and David Barsegyan, sentenced in Nagorno-Karabakh on July 23 to 10 and 11 years in prison, accordingly, for treason and espionage, have sent a complaint to the Supreme Court (SC) of the republic.

As reported by a source from the Dagestani Prosecutor's Office, the inquiry into the criminal case against a resident of Buynaksk Makhach Gamzatov, accused of aiding militants, is over; and the case was sent to the court. As stated by his brother, Makhach Gamzatov made his confession under pressure.