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Today, in Moscow, a series of solo pickets was held within the worldwide action of solidarity with Syrian Circassians. One after another, participants in the action came to the building of the presidential administration and the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).

On November 23, during a protest action in front of the presidential palace in Tbilisi, Tkibuli miners demanded to stop the closure of the mine named after Dzidziguri and modify the provisions of the Labour Code of Georgia, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

In Adzharia, the medical staff of the Shuakhevi medical centre went on strike and stopped taking patients. Earlier, the protest action was held by staff members of the Kobuleti District Hospital.

On November 23 and 24, the capital of Adygea hosted solo pickets in solidarity with the Syrian Circassians. The pickets were held without incidents, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

Today, during the Congress of Muslims of the Adygea and the Krasnodar Territory, Askarby Kardanov was elected new Mufti of two regions.

In Sochi, representatives of veteran organizations appealed to the local branch of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) with a complaint against the initiative of the Department of Culture to remove the Lenin monument from Soviet Square. According to Ruzanna Barsigyan, Chief of the Department of Culture, a fountain can be constructed on the place of the monument.

The "Armenian National Congress" (ANC) is preparing a lawsuit to the Constitutional Court of Armenia to determine whether the boycott of the extraordinary session of the National Assembly by the parliamentary majority was a violation of the Constitution, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

Today, workers of the mine named after Dzidziguri of the town of Tkibuli held a protest action in front of the administration of the Georgian President, demanding to provide them with fair working conditions and to prevent the closure of the mine.

On November 22, Madash Mislaurova, a resident of Nazran, appealed in the representative office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" in Ingushetia with a complaint that her son Bashir Mislaurov, accused of involvement in IAF (illegal armed formation) actions, was tortured during the investigation.

On the ninth anniversary of the "Revolution of Roses", for the first time since 2003, when new government, led by Mikhail Saakashvili, came to power after Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze left his position, Georgia do not hold celebrations.

According to local residents, a state of emergency was tacitly introduced in Nakhichevan. That was caused by distribution in the city of leaflets with threats to regional authorities.

Relatives of Abubakar Udziev, a resident of the village of Gubden of the Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan, claim that on November 20, he was detained by power agents during the special operation; however, at present, they cannot reveal his whereabouts. Investigators told the relatives of Abubakar Udziev that he escaped after being detained.

At present, introduction of learning of the basics of Islam in kindergarten of Grozny is not extended for pre-school institutions in other cities and regions of Chechnya. This was explained by the Republic's Ministry of Education. According to the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of Chechnya, studying by children of the basics of Islam will help protecting them in future from the influence of radical and extremist movements and does not contradict the legislation of the country.

In the evening of November 22, detentions of fans of the Makhachkala "Anji" FC after the football match in Moscow with the Italian "Udinese" FC were carried out in a rude manner, and some of the detainees were beaten by policemen. This was reported by Ramazan Gaziev, the head of the "Dikaya Diviziya" (Wild Division) fan club of the "Anji" FC.

On December 1, when applying for a work permit in the spheres of housing and utilities infrastructure, retail and public services, foreign workers will have to confirm by documents their knowledge of Russian language at a level no lower than the basic level. If a migrant has no documents on the appropriate education, he or she will have to pass a test on knowledge of Russian language. In the Krasnodar Territory, foreigners will take an examination at the Kuban State University.

The criminal case against five members of the grouping, suspected of organizing the terror act in the Central Market in Vladikavkaz in September 2010, sent to court.

At present, the main problem of the Syrian Armenians in Armenia is the issue on their employment. This was reported by Granush Akopyan, Minister of Diaspora of Armenia, at the conference on the problems of compatriots from Syria.

The NGO "Earth is Our Home" collected 1000 signatures to close the Museum of Soviet Occupation in Georgia. This was reported by Elgudja Khodeli, the leader of the NGO.

On November, 22, trial on the case of Editor-in-Chief of “Khural” newspaper Avaz Zeinalov ended testification on the counts in the Court for grave crimes of Baku. Once again Zeinalov declared that the criminal case was forged and demanded release from custody.

Municipal Administration of Maikop dismissed a request of civil movement “Adyge Khase – Cherkessian Parliament” of Adygeya to authorize a mass meeting in support of Syrian Cherkessians on November, 25, the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent reports.