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European Court of Human Rights has put two questions to the Russian Federation on the case of Zara Murtazaliyeva, native of Chechnya sentenced to 8,5 years of custody and serving her penalty in a prison camp of Mordovia, concerning observation of clause 6 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. This news was reported by Kirill Koroteyev, Zara Murtazaliyeva's attorney.

At night of November 22, an unidentified person made a grenade launcher shot at the roof of the church in the village of Ordzhonikidzevskaya in Ingushetia.

On November 21, in Bolotnaya Square, Moscow, the second pre-planned picket was held in support of the Balkars, who continue their protest action for many days already in Manezh Square.

Said Magomedov, head of the FSB Department for the Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan, who was wounded this morning in an explosion, died in hospital without regaining consciousness. The inquiry bodies of the Republic of Dagestan have initiated a criminal case on the fact.

Residents of Dagestan express their concern that their houses and shops may be demolished in the process of construction of the resort town-satellite "Lazurny Bereg" (Cote d'Azur) near Makhachkala.

A resident of Grozny, father of one of the participants of the armed clash, which burst out at night on November 14 in the Staropromyslovskiy District of Grozny, where a Chechen militia officer was shot dead, was captured by militiamen and kept in custody for about 24 hours.

Two more suspects have appeared in the murder case of 12 persons in the village of Kuschevskaya, Krasnodar Territory. They have been put on the international wanted list. Let us remind you that at the moment the number of arrested suspects is eight.

On the fact of violent beating on November 8 by employees of the Kizilyurt ROVD (District Interior Division) of Murtazali Adukhov, a resident of Khasavyurt, a criminal case was initiated and is now investigated. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told about it today by Shamil Adukhov, Murtazali's brother.

The two local residents of the republic suspected of illegal possession of ammunition and explosives, the butcher-seller Mohammed Shakov and his master Islam Beshkurov, were detained with numerous procedural violations and tortured. This was stated by lawyer Magamed Abubakarov.

Today, the Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) refused to change the journalist Fatullaev's freedom restriction measure - arrest - for release on bail or home arrest.

Tonight in Nazran unidentified criminal opened automatic fire on the car of Khusen Shadiev, editor-in-chief of the nationwide newspaper Ingushetia "Serdalo".

Today, the Independent Press Centre in Moscow hosted a press conference "Kuban, venue of 2014 Olympics, is the area of systemic human rights violations: raiders' attacks, corruption and falsification of criminal cases" with participation of residents of the Krasnodar Territory. After the press conference, activists held a picket with a demand of resignation of the leaders of the Krasnodar Territory.

In spite of the measures taken Nubarashen mortuary of pesticides in Armenia is a great threat for the residents and the environment. The danger will get even more severe in spring, first of all because of the fact that the mortuary is located in a landslide zone, the experts of the Word Bank declared.

Georgian trade unions decided to start fund-raising to pay off the ransom for the Georgian sailors captured by Somali pirates, Irakly Petriashvili, Chairman of the Association of Trade Unions of Georgia, reported.

A tanker of a Russian company "Novoship/Sovkomflot" NS Spirit (Novorossiisk, Krasnodar region) which was in the roads of Lagos sea-port in Nigeria was attacked this night, one of the sailors got wounded.

The personnel of Investigative Service of the Ministry of Finance sealed several drugstores in Tbilisi. According to preliminary data, the reason for doing so has been law violations in sales of psychotropic medications.

On November, 21, some unidentified people shot down a district militiaman and stole his Government-issue pistol in a district militia department of Nalchik, a source in law enforcement bodies reported.

On November 20, a picket was held in Taras Shevchenko Embankment in Moscow in support of the Balkars, who are holding their protest action in Manezh Square for many days already. The picket was initiated by Karachai and Balkar youth.

On November 19, the capital of North Ossetia started a daytime care centre for children suffering from cerebral palsy and Down's syndrome.

Yusup Dzangiev, arrested by the court of Vladikavkaz on suspicion of committing the explosion in the city marketplace September 9 and other terror acts, was previously accused of involvement in the murder of family members of the teacher Vera Draganchuk on August 31, 2007, in Ingushetia; however, he was released without charges.