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Residents of the republics of Northern Caucasus should have chances for self-realization in their residences, without migration to federal metropolises. For this purpose, donations to the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) will continue, but in reasonable amounts, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said today during his direct TV conversation with Russian people.

The court sentenced Head of Frolovsky district of Volgograd region to a fine of 100 thousand rubles acknowledging that he had forced his subordinates to sexual relationship threatening them with discharge.

On December, 13, representatives of the embassies of Great Britain, France and Belgium and members of the Mission of European Union in Azerbaijan visited human rights activist Vidadi Iskenderov, Head of non-governmental organization "Aid to Protection of Democracy", in colony No 14 of Baku.

According to Investigative Department of Committee of Inquiry of the Russian Federation in Kabardino-Balkaria, the case of enteric infective episode in Nalchik was a collapse of the chlorinator in the water intake of the town.

An employee of the bailiff service in Chechnya will be brought before the court for inflicting a damage of 2,5 million rubles on the state. This was reported by Public prosecutor's office of the republic. He is accused of abuse of authority and forgery by an official.

In Azerbaijan, the Civil Movement for Democracy "Public Chamber" (CMDPC) has established a special working group on violation of property rights of citizens. It included experts of civil society in various fields.

On November 24, the Moscow Garrison Military Court declared illegal the denial to initiate a criminal case on the fact of disappearance in the Russian capital of Muslims Zelimkhan Chibiev, Djamal Magomedov, and Akil Abdulaev on September 24, 2010.

In 2012, the Georgian Ministry of Refugees and Resettlement will legalize housing for 9000 families of internally displaced persons (IDPs). This was reported by Minister Koba Subeliani.

Today, security officers of the state oil company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) forced to evict residents of houses at residential community of Sulu Tepe of the village of Khodjasan of the Binagadi District of Baku. Arrived vehicles started demolition of the houses.

The journalist Fatima Tarasova, the staff member of the organization "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy), who was detained in Dagestan, was released from the Derbent GOVD (Chief Interior Department). This was told by Gulnara Rustamova, Chair of the organization "Pravozaschita", to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

In Ingushetia, law enforcement officers renewed the investigation into the case against Ruslan Evkurov, the distant relative of Ingush President Yunus-Bek Evkurov, who was accused of fraud against residents of the village of Dolakovo.

The Monitoring Group of Human Rights Organizations of Azerbaijan (MGHROA) appealed to President Ilham Aliev asking him to grant pardon to 27 political prisoners in the country. Besides, the human rights defenders have emphasized worsening of human rights situation in Azerbaijan in 2011.

At today's session, the Moscow Regional Court has finished listening to testimony of Egle Kusaite on the case against Apti and Aishat Magmadov, the natives of Chechnya. Earlier, the defendants' lawyer filed a motion on the evidence of Egle Kusaite at the trial.

The criminal case of the fact of shooting down pregnant Sapiyat Magomedova by the policemen in 2006 was closed by Investigative Department (ID) of Committee of Inquiry of Russia (CIR) in Dagestan. This was reported by resident of the town of Khasavyurt Mamatkhan Baisultanov, the victim's father-in-law. He sent a letter to Head of Public Chamber of Dagestan Gamzat Gamzatov asking to help continue investigation.

The Embassy of Turkey in Russia did not confirm the information of non-payment of wages to the workers of Turkish construction company "Bora Inshaat". According to the Embassy, its representatives are in Grozny at the moment.

Regional Public prosecutor's office reports that magistrate of magistracy No 109 in Volgograd fined to three thousand rubles Deputy Head of Administration of Sovietsky district of the city who asked the priests to campaign the congregation for one of the parties at State Duma election.

Human rights activist Sergey Basmanov in Sochi who is currently serving administrative arrest for insubordination to the police went on a hunger strike as a sign of protest against the judgment.

The investigators consider the officer's professional activities as the main version of murder of Arsen Gajibekov acting as Head of Investigative Department (ID) of Committee of Inquiry of Russia (CIR) in Makhachkala district of Dagestan.

Amendments to the law on parties developed by the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan simply imitate the state support of political organizations and create obstacles to the political activities in the country. This conclusion was made by experts of the Centre for Election Monitoring and Education for Democracy (CEMED). Leaders of the political parties also criticize the amendments to the law; however, the authorities insist on advantages of amendments.

In Baku, a group of young activists held an action to raise interest in book reading. Police suppressed gathering of activists.