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The Prosecutor General's Office has filed a lawsuit against former Rostov Region Vice Governor Vladimir Okunev, his former deputy Svetlana Shapovalova, and their relatives. The office alleges that the officials have been operating a shadow auto business for many years.

Unknown activists posted leaflets in Moscow with the slogan "Seda was kidnapped" in support of Chechen native Seda Suleimanova.

Six journalists, experts, and activists serving prison sentences in Correctional Facility No. 2 in Baku have announced the creation of a "Committee for the Protection of Political Prisoners."

The Krasnodar Regional Court reviewed the appeal against the transfer of property belonging to former deputy Yuri Napso to the state and rejected it.

The owner of the Volgoneft-212 tanker, which sank in the Kerch Strait, was unable to challenge the decision to collect over 49 billion rubles for damages caused to the Black Sea.

On the 363rd day of protests in Tbilisi, protesters handcuffed themselves to each other to prevent police from detaining individual demonstrators. Isako Devidze, a hunger striker outside parliament, was detained on Rustaveli Avenue.

The access to the edge of the Bermamyt plateau is fenced with barbed wire and a barrier. Tenants are now demanding 100 rubles to enter the area, social media users reported.

Nurlubay Elmurzayev and Nur-Magomed Akkobekov were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, at least 1,696 Dagestani soldiers have been officially reported killed there.

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg ruled that the fine imposed on the Azadlig newspaper for its 2012 publication on the operations of the Baku Metro was unlawful. The Azerbaijani government is obligated to pay the newspaper €29,500 in compensation.

Naib Slonov from the Mozdok district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have acknowledged at least 519 combatants from North Ossetia killed there.

The Georgian Parliament supported the first reading of a new version of the Electoral Code, which stipulates that polling stations for emigrants will no longer be open during both municipal and parliamentary elections.

Lena Patyaeva, a friend of kidnapped Chechen native Seda Suleimanova, who was detained for picketing in St. Petersburg, has been left in police custody pending a court hearing scheduled for November 26.

A military court in Nalchik sentenced Major Vladimir Puzenko to a long prison term for falsifying the "exploits" and combat wounds of military personnel to obtain state awards.

Videos posted on social media have led to the criminal prosecution of a Makhachkala resident.

Security forces in St. Petersburg detained Lena Patyaeva, a friend of kidnapped Chechen native Seda Suleimanova, who was holding a picket outside a police station. The police officers "delivered Suleimanova to her death," the activist claimed.

Spitting at a police officer is considered an insult to a public official, but the law does not allow a 15-year-old to be held criminally liable under this statute. Given his apology for his actions, the Krasnodar youth may escape punishment.

A court in Krasnodar has extended the pretrial detention of Sergei Les, the former head of the Krymsk region, who is accused of abuse of office.

A second meeting between Azerbaijani and Armenian representatives was held in Baku, where the issue of Armenian prisoners in Azerbaijan was again discussed. Members of the Armenian delegation reported that a meeting with the prisoners was not possible.

Alexander Avdeyev was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 846 soldiers from the Stavropol Krai have been officially recognized as killed.

The deputies' decision to strip Ullubiy Khanmurzaev, who left for the North-Eastern Military District, of his powers as head of the Buinaksk District is contrary to the Labor Code.