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Andrei Rudomakha and Suren Gazaryan, activists of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus", detained by militia in Krasnodar in the course of their protest action on December 5, were sent home, after interference of local human rights defenders, till the sitting of the local magistrate court.

The considered versions of the emergency landing of the Tu-154 of "Dagestani Airlines" in Domodedovo include technical disorder of the craft before takeoff; failure of mechanisms of the aircraft after takeoff; error of the crew; and fuel of poor quality. At the moment, the Investigatory Committee of Russia does not move any of the above as a priority.

In the course of a special operation in the village of Kirovaul, Kizilyurt District of Dagestan, which is conducted within the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime, announced here on December 5, three law enforcers were wounded.

The earlier reports about a bomb onboard an "Aeroflot" aircraft, which was suspended in the Berlin "Schönefeld" Airport, were not confirmed.

On December 8-10, the Moscow's Central Journalists' House in Nikitskiy Boulevard will host an international conference named "Securing Safe Journalism in Eastern Europe", planning to deal with complexities of media work in Northern Caucasus and the problems faced by media in covering the events in the region.

About 5 percent of Armenia's citizens are disabled. As of November 1 this year, the country had over 180,000 persons with disabilities registered; for them employment is a problem. This was stated by Jemma Bagdasaryan, Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Affairs (MoL); NGO activists agree.

Everyday activities in the sphere of defense of human rights and liberties in Ingushetia is an exploit, Liudmila Alekseeva, Chairman of Moscow Helsinki Group (MHG), commented awarding the prize of MHG to Magomed Mutsolgov, leader of Ingush human rights center "MASHR" which was held on December, 5, in the hall of the Museum of Modern History of Russia in Moscow for a reporter of "Caucasian Knot".

A woman got wounded as a result of militiamen's firing at a car the passengers of which refused to show their documents, a source in the Department of Interior Affairs of Makhachkala reported.

Last night in Khasavyurt an unidentified man shot down an operative agent of the Department of tax crimes, a source in the republican law enforcement bodies reported.

Gadjimurad Magomedov, a brother of the President of the Republic of Dagestan, who received injuries in the aircraft incidents in the Moscow "Domodedovo" Airport, died in one of Moscow hospitals.

The next hearing on the murder case of Umar Israilov, a former security guard of Chechen President held, was held on December 3. The court heard the main witnesses of the prosecution - Umar's father - the applicant to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), and his widow.

The Government of Dagestan will pay financial help to the victims of the air crash of the Tu-154 craft of the "Dagestani Airlines", which made an emergency landing at "Domodedovo".

In Nazran, a canteen for poor people is in operation. It has no room for taking meals; they just give out some vital foodstuffs, including milk and bread.

The craft of the "Dagestan Airlines", which took off today from Moscow's "Vnukovo" Airport to Makhachkala, made an emergency landing in "Domodedovo" after failure of all three engines. Two persons perished and 56 more were wounded.

The building of a customs checkpoint, located in Adzharia in the border of Georgia with Turkey, collapsed and injured four persons.

Junior Sergeant Alexei Chepurnoy, a deputy platoon commander of one of motorized companies, disappeared this morning from the disposition of the motorized infantry unit of the 4th military base of Tskhinvali.

Twelve persons were injured in a collision of a passenger bus and a Gazel, which occurred around 10:00 a.m. Moscow time in the Federal Highway "Kavkaz" near the city of Izberbash in Dagestan. They all were taken to the Izberbash city hospital.

The Nazran District Court of Ingushetia has sentenced Rustam Dzeitov, a supposed member of an illegal armed formation (IAF) to 2.5 years of imprisonment in a minimum security penal colony. This was reported by the press service of the local FSB office.

A decade aimed to draw more attention to people with disabilities was launched in Kabardino-Balkaria. On December 3, activists of youth organizations were giving white ribbons to passers-by in the streets as a sign of willingness to help people with disabilities.

Most probably, the car of Hussein Shadiev, editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Serdalo", was shelled by militants, as Andrei Zhulyabin, head of the division for supervising investigation, inquiry and operative search of the prosecutor's office of Ingushetia, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.