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During a session of disciplinary supervisory committee (DSC) of the Russian Football Union (RFU) on November, 30, the case of beating up footballer Gogniev at a match in Grozny was not reviewed, in spite of UEFA’s statement that RFU had to review the case after the video of the incident became public.

The Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs of Nagorno-Karabakh has finished receiving applications from those who wished to take part in a youth contest project “Youth personnel reserve”. The goal of the program is to assist the young people’s employment.

The blogger Alexei Dudko, sentenced to six years in colony, was placed to the quarantine unit of the Federal Correction Institution Corrective Colony No. 17, located near the city of Kirov. According to his wife Madina Bokova, in this way they prepare Dudko for transfer to the colony.

The organizers of the rally, held on November 30 in Dagestan, have convoked a press conference, where they explained why they had decided to go out to the protest.

The General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of South Ossetia has accused Alla Djioeva, the winner of the second round of the presidential election, the results of which were abolished by the Supreme Court of South Ossetia, of preparing a "colour revolution". Ms Djioeva has rejected the accusation, but declared that she "would get ready for possible measures of the current authorities against her."

Block No. 1 of the Abkhazian Republic's Hospital has resumed work after overhaul. It has housed the wards of haemodialysis and vascular surgery, earlier non-existent in the republic.

Within the 2011 Armenia-EU action programme, the European Commission will allocate 24 million euros to ensure transparency of the state sector.

In the course of the session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for Safeguarding the Intangible Cultural Heritage, Azerbaijan was elected one of the Vice-Presidents of the Committee.

Today the police delivered Saadulla Abusupyanov, organizer of a meeting against kidnapping and arbitrary rule of members of the top brass, to magistrate's court for calling him to administrative account, lawyer Ziyavdin Uvaisov told the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent.

Resident of the stanitsa of Orjonikidzevskaya, Sunzha district of the Republic of Ingushetia, Ismail Tsechoev born in 1981 was beaten up and kidnapped by the personnel of an unidentified enforcement agency, then accused of illegal storage of arms, his relatives report.

Public prosecutor at a trial on the case of kidnapping natives of Armenia demanded 11 to 20 years of custody for the defendants

The first social hotel in the region will be opened today in Stavropol. Lodgers of the new hotel will be residents of Stavropol who are is a dangerous situation, retired and disabled persons, poor families with children who come to Stavropol for treatment or medical examination. This was reported by the Department for state informational policy and mass communications of the regional Governmental Apparat.

Today, the Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijan held consideration, under chairmanship of Imran Gadjigaibov, of the cassation appeal, lodged by Jabbar Savalan, a convicted young activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA).

In the United States, the organizers of the horse races, traditionally held in the states of Kentucky and New York, have removed the horse named "Sweet Ducky", owned by the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, from the competitions.

The central Tskhinvali hosts a rally in support of the presidential candidate Alla Djioeva. Ms Djioeva herself spoke to the rally and congratulated the people on winning the presidential election.

In Chechnya, on the eve of the upcoming December 4 elections of Russian State Duma deputies and local municipal governments, classes in general secondary schools will be cancelled from November 29 to December 5. Parents believe that such holidays are negatively affecting the learning process.

The Eighth International Film Festival "KIN" (Woman) will be held on December 1-5 at the State Puppet Theatre of Armenia in Yerevan. 52 films from 16 countries have been selected for participation in the festival and will compete in the following nominations: "Best Film", "Special Award" and "Best Debut".

Mass protests in Tskhinvali may cause Russia's military intervention to settle the situation, according to Ivan Sukhov, a columnist for "The Time of News", and Alan Parastaev, an employee for the project of Radio Liberty "Echo of the Caucasus".

A video showing the incident in Grozny during the football match of the "Terek" FC against "Krasnodar" FC, where the guest striker Spartak Gogniev was beaten, is available on the website of the International Union of Professional Footballers.

Today, at the Mayoralty of Tbilisi, activists of NGOs and public organizations, media and oppositional parties have held a silent action under the slogan "I read papers" against replacement of old newspaper stalls for new ones.