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In Nagorno-Karabakh, Rafik Mnatsakanyan, a regular soldier, pleaded guilty in the case of the death of his colleague Corporal Yurik Nersisyan. This was reported by the Ministry of Defence of Armenia.

In Dagestan, the magistrate court of the town of Izberbash ruled to fine the earlier kidnapped Rustam Yakhyaev by 500 roubles. This was reported by Patimat Shakhbanova, a Rustam's relative.

The Supreme Court of Azerbaijan appointed on October 29 the consideration of the appeal of Jabbar Savalan, a member of the youth organization "Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan" (PFPA), an active user of social networks. This was reported by his lawyer Anar Gasymov.

Today, the Baku Court of Appeal (BCA), chaired by Judge Faig Gasymov, completed its consideration of the appeal in the case of the first group of activists, numbering six persons, who had been arrested in connection with the rally on April 2. The appeal was filed in connection with the verdict of the Sabail District Court dated August 25.

On October 16, residents of the village of Odzisi of Dusheti District (Eastern Georgia) held the protest action demanding to release their fellow villagers who were detained on October 11 on suspicion of illegal crossing of the border of South Ossetia.

According to the results of the mental examination of Andrei Popov, the soldier from the Saratov Region, no abnormalities were detected. Andrei Popov, who claimed that he had been in captivity in Dagestan during 11 years, was sent to a military unit.

Capture off the coast of Nigeria of an oil tanker with Russian and Georgian sailors on board, ending in release of the crew; intention of billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili to get involved in political processes in Georgia; census in Armenia; trial in Essentuki on complaint of rights defender against inaction of law enforcers in kidnapping committed in Chechnya; election battles in South Ossetia, where given the population of less than 100,000, 17 presidential candidates have been registered, - look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of October 10-16, 2011, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Three people, who on October 16 were found shot in a car, were residents of the Sergokalin District of Dagestan. This was reported by the representative of the Investigatory Department of the Russian Investigatory Committee (IC) of the republic to the correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot".

The newspaper under the title "Objective" appeared in Chechnya. Kheda Saratova, the editor-in-chief and the public activist, hopes that the newspaper will be independent and become a tribune for people in Chechnya, from which they could appeal to the authorities for help. According to local experts, the release of the new medium with human rights orientation implies a tough stance on human rights protection.

In Dagestan, protocol on administrative violation - appearing in a public place while intoxicated - has been completed against Rustam Yakhyaev, who had been previously kidnapped and is now kept in the OVD (Interior Division) of the town of Izberbash. This was reported by his family members.

On October 16, in Moscow, the annual award of the US State Department for human rights defending, which was awarded posthumously to Ingush human rights defender Maksharip Aushev, has been handed. The award was handed to a colleague of the human rights defender for further delivery to his relatives.

Today, Kurban Gafarov, a resident of the village of Druzhba of Kayakent District of Dagestan, was kidnapped by unidentified armed people in civilian clothes. This was reported by Ramadan Gafarov, the son of the kidnapped man. According to him, Garun Kurbanov, his father's friend, was driven away to some unknown destination together with Kurban Gafarov.

Today, in the city of Poti in western Georgia, a new residential district of 32 buildings, built jointly with the European Union (EU) for internally displaced persons (IDPs), has been opened.

The Chechen leadership has abolished the National Reconciliation Commission on, since it had been fulfilled its primary task - arrangement of blood feud conflicts.

The car belonging to Salman Abakarov, a 43-year-old resident of the city of Buinaksk, who disappeared on October 11, was found burnt out in one of the gorges of Karabudakhkent District. The driver himself was not found in the car. This was reported by Zarema Bagaudinova, a member of the organization "Human Rights Protection" in Buinaksk and Buinaksk District.

The residents of the village of Khutrakh of Tsuntin District of Dagestan have expressed their complaints to human rights activists against illegal actions of law enforcement and power agents who conducted a special operation in the village. This was announced by Svetlana Isaeva, Chair of the organization "Mothers of Dagestan for Human Rights".

Today, in Baku two opposition members joined the hunger strike kept by parents of persons convicted of participation in the protest action on April 2.

The members of the armed underground Nariman Mirzamagomedov and Telman Gadjimustafaev, who were blocked in the capital of Dagestan, have surrendered under the guarantees of the commission under the president of the republic set up to help people who decided to stop their terrorist and extremist activities to adapt to peaceful life.

As reported by Eka Beseliya, the advocate of the businessman Bidzina Ivanishvili, the special order of the Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili of citizenship deprivation will be challenged in the court, and Ivanishvili's French and Russian passports will be dismissed.

The American actress and the two-times "Oscar" laureate Hilary Swank will transfer her part of the royalty, due to her for taking part in the gala concert in Grozny, to charitable organizations, her press secretary said on October 14.