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The Baku Military Court (BMC) has offered the defence of Ulvi Gasanli, the leader of the “Nida” movement, to complain to the Military Prosecutor's Office about the activist’s enforcement to the army, but refused to consider the case, Zibeida Sadygova, a Gasanli's advocate, has reported.

An assistant driller has drowned after falling into the sea from an oil platform of an Azerbaijani company.

Grozny holds mass events on the occasion of the Day of National Unity with enhanced security measures. City residents report that the city centre has been cordoned off. Grozny students claimed that they were obliged to come to the rally in the morning and to a football match in the evening.

Vladimir Vasiliev, the leader of Dagestan, has instructed his subordinates to investigate the situation at the customs and ensure the normal passage of cars across the border with Azerbaijan.

Arbi Zarmaev, accused in Russia of involvement in a murder, may be sentenced in Chechnya on the basis of false testimony, reports the court's resolution.

After the Friday namaz (prayer), power agents detained parishioners of the mosques in Omarov Street in Makhachkala, and in the dwelling settlements of Semender, and Pervomaisk of the Khasavyurt District. Makhachkala police stations keep 25 detainees, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported.

The approval of the main Russia's power institutions remains without significant changes; and the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, is rated seventh among the top ten Russian politicians, whom Russians trust, the social poll of the Levada Centre has showed.

More than 20 activists of the "Musavat" Party went out in Baku to picket against the Mayoralty's refusal to sanction a march. Nine detainees were released from the police station after receiving an oral warning.

The exercises with the participation of the flagship "Regele Ferdinand" and a NATO ship under the Turkish flag are aimed at increasing the interaction of naval forces, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has stated.

Ksenia Sobchak has objected to Ramzan Kadyrov in her comment on his statement about the burial of Lenin's body.

The Qualification Collegium of Judges has stopped the powers of two judges from the Achkhoi-Martan District Court because of illegal decisions pronounced by them.

The former head of Dagestan and the leaders of 10 other regions, dismissed in late September, will receive state awards and should not interfere in the work of their successors, Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated.

Within the past 24 hours, positions of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces were shelled for 119 times, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) reports.

The project "Tsar Valley, Art-Gunib", the winner of Vladimir Potanin Foundation's Contest "The Changing Museum in the Changing World", is aimed at preserving the natural beauty of the village and popularizing its historical and cultural heritage, said Naida Dibirova, a deputy director of the Makhachkala History Museum.

Mikhail Saakashvili, the former President of Georgia, has filed a lawsuit against the Migration Service of Ukraine, which had twice refused to protect him against extradition from the country.

The secrecy of Amina Okueva's funeral has provoked a version that the woman did not die, reported an agent from the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU).

Ramzan Kadyrov has called on to remove the body of Vladimir Lenin from Red Square and to bury him. On October 27, a similar statement was made by Ksenia Sobchak, who criticized the authorities of Chechnya for violating the rights of residents in the republic.

The international organization named "Free Press Unlimited", engaged in support of the freedom of speech, has declared that crimes against journalists remain unpunished. The media professionals, who have signed the statement, undertake to cover cases of violence against their colleagues and put pressure on those who contribute to such crimes.

Soldiers were injured while they were examining a mined dugout arranged by militants. There are no threats to the injured soldiers' lives, reported a source from the law enforcement agencies of Chechnya.

On November 2, 2017, on the 'International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists', a statement was issued by the international non-governmental organization Free Press Unlimited, which is fighting for the independent media's activities in countries with limited freedom of the press. Sixty representatives of the media, nonprofit organizations, associations, and broadcasting networks from more than 20 countries, put their signatures under the statement of the Free Press Unlimited. The "Caucasian Knot" has also signed the appeal. Our journalists have been repeatedly attacked, two of them died, and one of the "Caucasian Knot" correspondents, Zhalaudi Geriev, is imprisoned in Chechnya on fabricated criminal charges.