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Ingush oppositionists are ready to resume their rally, as well as to hold a protest action in Moscow, if the Russia's Constitutional Court (CC) finds the border agreement legal, activists told the "Caucasian Knot".

On November 9, a press conference was held at the Human Rights Centre (HRC) of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) on problems in the sphere of land relations; activists associate the attack on Adam Medaliev and the arson of his car with these problems.

Kerim Gamidov, outraged by the words of the head of the Dagestani MIA about the non-involvement of MIA's agents in the murder of brothers Nabi and Gasangusein Gasanguseinov, held a picket at the State Duma building in Moscow.

Policemen detained a freelance journalist Ilkin Mamedli; his advocate has failed to figure out the reasons.

Today, in Gukovo, 60 people have come to the picket of miners held near the recreation centre of the "Rostovskaya" mine, reports Tatiana Avachyova, a member of the initiative group.

In Tbilisi, a Christmas tree to celebrate the New Year will be installed in the territory in front of the parliament building, where Zaza Saralidze, a father of a killed schoolboy, has been holding his protest action since September 10, the Mayoralty announces. Zaza Saralidze has called on the Mayoralty to cede a place and noted that the protesters will not interfere with preparations for the holiday.

During the week, in Djavakheti, five members of opposition parties were beaten with batons. All cases involve the name of MP Enzel Mkoyan, a member of the ruling "Georgian Dream" Party, but he himself has denied involvement in the incidents, the "JAMnews" reported on November 8.

On November 8, in Magas, residents of the Nazran District were injured in a shelling at an office of a construction company, and two of them were hospitalized, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reports today.

The positions of the Azerbaijani Army in the Karabakh conflict zone were fired from large-calibre machine guns, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated today.

The health condition of Shamil Abdulaliev, who received gunshot wounds during a special operation in Nardaran in 2015, has worsened; he urgently needs a surgery, his father said.

A British court has allowed Zamira Gadjieva, the wife of the former head of the International Bank of Azerbaijan, accused of money embezzlement, to stay at large on bail of half a million pounds sterling.

At the regular session on the case of the Ingush oppositionist Magomed Khazbiev, the court has extended his arrest until November 29, while his defence asked to release him on bail.

On November 8, in Makhachkala, at the Press House, an alley was founded in memory of the fallen journalists. A total of 23 trees were planted, each dedicated to one of Russian journalists associated with Northern Caucasus.

The Naur District Court of Chechnya made a procedural error in its ruling on the conditional early relief (CER) of Zhalaudi Geriev; and this mistake allowed the Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya to cancel the ruling, Alaudi Musaev, one of Geriev's advocates, has explained.

The attack by unidentified men on Adam Medaliev in Nartan, and the arson of his car in Nalchik were committed after his application submitted to the Arbitration Court (AC) of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR). His application directly touched on the interests of the land tenant in Nartan, Adam himself told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

The Athletic Commission of the US State of Nevada has summoned five participants in the brawl that happened after the fight of the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) fighters – a Dagestani Khabib Nurmagomedov and the Irishman Conor McGregor – to hearings.

Users of social networks have noticed that za_kadyrov_95 account on Instagram, which posted statements on behalf of the Chechen leader, has been blocked.

Today, at the prosecutor's request, the Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has cancelled the decision on the conditional early release (CER) for Zhalaudi Geriev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

The consideration by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) of a complaint about the ineffective investigation into the disappearance of Makhachkala resident Omar Valibagandov has reached its final stage, report rights defenders.

Today, Alexander Valov, the editor-in-chief of the website "BlogSochi", has been taken to a court hearing on his case with a neck wound. He has claimed worsening of his health state and after that an ambulance was called to the court building, reported defenders of the blogger.