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The suspect-figurant of the extortion case committed suicide in one of Volgograd SIZOs (pre-trial prisons). Igor Nagavkin, a rights defender, who was contacted by the victim's relatives, did not rule out that he had been beaten up.

In Kuban (Krasnodar Territory), tests were held for the right to wear maroon berets, which for the first time were accompanied by video broadcast. This novelty is explained by an attempt to avoid frauds when passing tests after the incident with candidates from Chechnya, the military analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

The murder of prisoner Albert Yuldashev became possible because of gross violations of the regime in the Vladikavkaz penal colony, his mother claims. The woman believes that her son was taken to hospital too late after being stabbed.

Three former policemen are sentenced to 7-9 years of imprisonment in a case on the death of Sulli Yunusilau, a father of two-time MMA world champion Magomed Yunusilau. The Orekhovo-Zuevo City Court also awarded compensation for moral damage in the amount of 600,000 roubles.

Mikhail Saakashvili, who is continuing his hunger strike in prison, again refused to consult with doctors and take medication. The former Georgian president has the right to commit suicide, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili notes.

In Kizlyar, drivers of minibuses went on strike. They protest against fines that could be imposed on them when their passengers fail to comply with the mask regime.

The Georgian citizens were detained near the village of Lopani on South-Ossetian border, the Georgian State Security Service (SSS) has informed.

Islam Khizriev, the head of the Chechen mission in the Russian North-Western Federal District (NWFD), detained in St. Petersburg on suspicion of possession of drugs, was placed under house arrest until December 25.

The administration of the prison, where Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili is serving his prison term, satisfied his demands and returned the opportunity to fully communicate with his advocates, as a result of which he agreed to give medical tests.

The Turkish President's visit to Fuzuli and other territories over which Azerbaijan gained control after the autumn war of 2020 became a demonstration of Ankara's growing influence in the region, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

Despite the permit received from Ramzan Kadyrov, Rubati Mitsaeva, an emigrant, said that she had not yet agreed on her return to Chechnya.

A solid glass wall has been installed in the meeting room of the Rustavi Prison, where Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili, the third president of Georgia, communicates with his visitors. Saakashvili said that he can no longer exchange documents with his advocates. The Georgia's Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has explained the new restrictions by the fight against coronavirus.

Four militaries were injured because of careless handling of ammunition, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia reported.

Today, the Rostov Regional Court has found the absence of a motive in a case against Ossetian opera singer Vadim Cheldiev as insufficient grounds to suspend the trial.

The Tbilisi authorities dismissed a school principal, a relative of an opposition candidate for deputy, and decided to replace her with a supporter of the “Georgian Dream” Party, teachers on strike explained their protest.

In Baku, a court refused to release from custody Shiite theologian Sardar Babaev, accused of high treason. According to his advocate, Sardar Babaev called the charges politically motivated.

The Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has reported about transporting home 38 children who had been kept in correctional institutions and orphanages in Iraq.

Ivan Oreshkov, a prosecution witness, who testified within the case of Alikhan Adjamatov, a native of Dagestan, accused of assisting terrorists, had communicated with him a year before he himself joined terrorists, an advocate has stated at trial. Two defence witnesses have stated that they had been exposed to pressure with the aim to testify against Adjamatov.

The action of supporters of Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili, held in front of the Rustavi Prison, brought together more than 200 people. They demanded to release the third country's president and criticized Georgian authorities for the rejection of entry to the country of the Ukrainian journalist, Dmitry Gordon, who wanted to visit Saakashvili.

Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili should be the last political prisoner in Georgia, supporters of the "United National Movement" (UNM) Party have stated at their rally held in the city of Zugdidi.