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Apti Alaudinov, the chief of the Chechen police, denied the information that he fell into disgrace because of a comic slap to a portrait of Ramzan Kadyrov. The police chief called on people not to believe "every gossip."

Chechen Mufti Salakh Mezhiev got in Jordan not the title of academician, but symbolic membership in the Institute for Islamic Thought, which does not provide any advantage in the Muslim world, note Arabists and Caucasian scholars.

A resident of Georgia and his alleged accomplice are suspected of kidnapping a 19-year-old girl in the south of the country, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Georgia reports.

Searches in a case against the Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF) have been started in 30 regions of Russia, including at homes of an employee of the oppositionist Alexei Navalny's office in Rostov-on-Don and Yana Antonova, the former coordinator of the Krasnodar branch of the Open Russia (recognized in Russia as undesirable organization).

The positions of the Azerbaijani troops were shelled 21 times within 24 hours, including in the areas bordering Armenia, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported.

The court has rejected all the arguments of his advocates and left the Azerbaijani journalist, Polad Aslanov, under arrest. However, the defence will seek his liberation due to a sharp deterioration of his health.

The Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has reacted negatively to the words of Konstantin Zatulin, a Russian State Duma MP, that "conscience and justice" in the Karabakh conflict are on the Armenian side. The Union of Azerbaijanis in Russia has also condemned Zatulin's statement.

Azerbaijani football fans are outraged by the refereeing of a Euro-2020 qualifying match by the Dutch referee, Dennis Higler. The referee had unjustly deprived the Azerbaijani national team of one goal and judged a defeat instead of a draw, the protesters are sure.

The information about the poisoning of Ramzan Kadyrov by some conspirators from among his close retinue is not credible, but it could not appear in large Telegram channels by accident. Such a "leakage" may be an element of Kadyrov's promotion, analysts believe.

Activists went out to the buildings of law enforcement bodies, the Makhachkala Mayoralty and the Government of Dagestan demanding the release Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a journalist of the "Chernovik" weekly, who was arrested within the case of financing terrorism.

Today, Ramzan Kadyrov, after a pause during which the information about a plot in his entourage was discussed, has appeared at an official meeting. The authorities' silence is heating up conspiracy theories, experts on the Caucasus have pointed out.

A horseback ride across Dagestan, organized by historians, is a reconstruction of Imam Shamil's way, not related to the resonant words of Ramzan Kadyrov about Shamil, scientists have pointed out. The tradition of equestrian rides is not peculiar for Dagestanis, the historians have emphasized.

Former law enforcers or officials of the Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN) occupy places in public oversight commissions that monitor the human rights situation in places of detention. When POCs were formed in Adygea, Dagestan, Chechnya, the Krasnodar Territory, and the Rostov Region, proposals for candidates of the Human Rights Council (HRC) were only partially taken into account.

The "Tigranakert" historical and cultural reserve hosted the first "Games of Dragons" carpet exhibition in Nagorno-Karabakh. The exhibition presented 130 carpets made by local craftsmen using traditional Armenian technologies.

During the week of October 7-13, 2019, no one fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

On October 12, a man who tried to illegally cross a border with Iran, wounded a border guard with a knife, reported the State Border Guard Service of Azerbaijan. Border guards discovered that the detained violator was carrying a batch of drugs.

A social campaign "#Bavakane" (Enough) is targeted against selective abortions caused by the gender of the unborn baby. The campaign actions are held at the initiative of the "Doping" creative company.

The Memorial Day for Perished Law Enforcers, which coincides with the anniversary of militants' attack on Nalchik, has been marked in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) with a mourning rally.

Over the past year, Georgia courts have more frequently send defendants into custody or impose bail, although such measures are not entirely justified. This approach used by courts violates the principles of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), an advocate has stated.

Akhmed Pogorov, one of the leaders of the Ingush opposition, whose detention was reported on October 11 by anonymous sources, is at large, an advocate, Magomed Bekov, and an activist, Izabella Evloeva, have informed.