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On October 31, in Rostov-on-Don, a picket was held within the action "Strategy-31". According to Vladislav Ryazantsev, one of the organizers, it was the first time, when the rally had been coordinated by the city administration at once, without litigation; however, during the rally, street lighting lanterns were switched off.

Within the framework of commemoration actions devoted to the victims of Ossetian-Ingush conflict in Nazran Coordination Council of non-governmental organizations of Ingushetia held a Conference of the republican community. The participants of the action adopted an appeal to the authorities of Russia and Ingushetia with advise on solution of the problem of Prigorodny district and Vladikavkaz.

Today, the Tver Court of Moscow has sanctioned two-month custody of Dmitry Putenikhin, an activist of the Other Russia, on charges of threatening the life of a state officer, who administered justice.

Leader of Rostov "Left Front" Vladislav Riazantsev was detained by the police. He is accused of disorderly conduct. As a sign of protest the oppositionist went on a starvation.

Albert Gabaraev, team-mate of unregistered presidential candidate Jambolat Tedeev, was beaten up in Thkhinval.

Within the framework of an ecologic action "Plant your tree" 40 thousand trees and 1,5 million flowers have been planted in Vladikavkaz since the beginning of this year. Young plants of fir-trees, pine-trees, thuya, birch-trees, maple trees and various bushes were planted in the capital of North Ossetia.

Today the councils for release on parole in Georgia took the decision of release 36 convicts this month, the Ministry of Execution of Sentences, Probation and Legal aid of Georgia reports. Decisions of these councils are ultimate and do not need trial.

Today, a mine worker perished as a result of a rock collapse in the underground mine "Rostovskaya", located in the town of Gukovo of Rostov Region. This was reported by the representative of the press service of the Southern Regional Centre of the Russian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE).

Many residents of Dagestan believe that their countrymen "go to the forest" and join the militants because of the power agents' arbitrariness. This is evidenced by the results of the questioning conducted by the magazine "Dosh" in September-October 2011. Local experts agree with the questioning data and note that "reprisals" of power agents encourage belief in correctness of the violent resistance method in minds of supporters of "the forest".

Today, the Volgograd Regional Court cancelled the verdict against Elena Ivanova, ex-employee of the prosecutor's office, who had been found guilty of deaths of a six-year-old boy in a car accident. The court sent the case back to the district court for re-consideration.

Devastating earthquake in Turkey, echoed in Southern Caucasus; Georgian-Russian negotiations of the latter's accession to the WTO; verdicts to natives of Northern Caucasus, participants of fight in Moscow, where Spartak FC fan Yegor Sviridov was killed, and to mass rioters that followed it; attempt to demolish a house of a Roma family in Volgograd Region, - look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of October 24-30, 2011, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

The Football Federation of Lithuania (FFL) has confirmed the participation of its national team in the match with the second Russian national football team, to be held at the Grozny stadium "Akhmat-Arena" on November 12.

The Military Investigatory Division for the Saratov Garrison has indicted soldier Andrei Popov of desertion, Earlier Popov alleged that for 11 years he had been held in slavery at brick factories in Dagestan. This was reported by Evgeniy Bubnov, the deputy head of the above Investigatory Division.

Today, the city of Sukhumi, the capital of Abkhazia, has solemnly opened a monument to victims of political repressions. Members of the government and relatives of repressed persons have addressed the audience.

The reason why the report on investigating criminal cases and kidnappings in the Chechen Republic was taken away from the NTV broadcasting in Moscow is the intention to silence the inefficiency of Chechen law enforcers, said Igor Kalyapin, the chairman of the organization "Committee against Torture".

The "Robshin" Construction Company has stated termination of building a minor hydroelectric power plant (HPP) on the Chichkhan River in the Lori Region near the Trchkan Waterfall and is moving all its machinery away from the site.

Famous Hollywood actress Hilary Swank dismissed her agent who had organized the celebrity's trip to Chechnya. Two more employees were also dismissed.

Evgeny Vitishko, activist of "Yabloko" party and "Environmental Watch on North Caucasus", detained during an ecologic action was released Yesterday, October, 30. However, he was temporarily deprived of the right of running a boat.

Actions of memory of the victims of Osetian-Ingush conflict of 1992 passed off in Ingushetia and North Osetia on October, 30.

Avaz Zeinalov, the editor-in-chief of the Azerbaijani newspaper "Khural", has faced an indictment of bribery. The journalist's lawyer claims his innocence.