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The international organization "Reporters Without Borders" (RWB) has demanded from the authorities of Azerbaijan to stop restricting the freedom of the media. The statement has been posted on its official website.

At the trial in the case against Mardiros Demerchyan, a builder of Olympic facilities, public prosecutor has submitted to the court a complaint of victim Nikolai Krasko, director of a construction company, in which he asked to consider the case without him.

In its response to the request of the court, the administration of the "Lefortovo" SIZO (pre-trial prison) has reported that advocates of Varvara Karaulova, a former student of the Moscow State University (MSU), were allowed to visit their client at the SIZO "in accordance with the law."

The lawyer Elena Denisenko, detained at the Gerzel checkpoint in Dagestan, could continue her trip to Krasnodar after power agents returned her passport and ID certificate. The passengers of the bus, by which Ms Denisenko was travelling, had to wait until the check was over.

In Chechnya, school children of the school in the village of Nokhchi-Keloi of the Shatoi District need warm clothing and textbooks. Besides, the school itself also needs a minivan to pick up children from distant villages. This was reported by the non-profit organization (NPO) "Women for Development".

Chechen Imams were advised not to participate in funerals of perished perpetrators of road accidents, who were in the state of intoxication, and not to engage in such cases in reconciliation of blood feudists. This recommendation of the Muftiate (the Spiritual Administration of Muslims – SAM) may cause an increase in the number of cases of blood feud, residents of the republic fear.

In the criminal case against Valery Permyakov, sentenced for killing a family in Gyumri, the Court of Appeal has decided to postpone the hearing to listen to Arthur Sakunts, a representative of the successors of the deceased Avetisyan family members, who did not come to the trial.

In Makhachkala, two militants Gadji Mirzaev and Shamil Djakhbarov were killed together with Rustam Asilderov. This was reported by a source from the law enforcement authorities. According to the source, Akhmed Amaev and Anvar Labazanov, who were killed there, were accomplices of the militants.

In Armenia, out of 104 MPs, 70 voted against a draft law on lustration of former Soviet KGB agents.

In 2017, the federal donations to Chechnya will remain practically at the current year's level; it follows from the government's amendments to the second reading of the budget. These amendments were approved on December 2 by the State Duma profile committee.

The authorities of the South-Caucasian countries actively use administrative resources for preservation of the leading positions. This was stated by participants in the civil hearings, representing the NGOs and political organizations of Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia.

Tonight, Geydar Jemal, the Chairman of the Russia's Islamic Committee, has died from his disease.

Rustam Asilderov was one of the oldest members of the North-Caucasian underground, but he had no serious influence on the processes in the region, said the journalist Orkhan Jemal. The death of one of the most authoritative leaders of the "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia, in the Caucasus will result in weakening of the IS' position in the region, believes Denis Sokolov, the head of the RAMCOM Research Centre.

During the week of November 28-December 4, 2016, seven persons were killed in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. No wounded were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

In Krasnodar, participants of a rally demanded to stop public hearings on a draft of the general urban development plan. According to the protestors, the draft plan is focused on the needs of developers and contradicts the interests of local residents.

Power agents killed five militants during a counterterrorist operation (CTO), held in the settlement of Talgi in Makhachkala, says a Dagestani law enforcement source.

In Baku, power agents have shot dead a local resident Emin Djami Azizaga oglu, who tried to detonate a suicide belt near the shopping centre, the State Security Service (SSS) of Azerbaijan has reported.

An employee of the Dagestani Department of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (known as the UFSIN) was killed in the evening on December 2 in Makhachkala; a suspect is detained, said Irina Volk, the official spokesperson of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

Two activists of the "Ecological Watch for North Caucasus" (EcoWatch) and a journalist of the "Dozhd" (Rain) TV Channel "Rain" were taken to the police station after being kept for five hours by employees of a private security company near the city of Gelendzhik. The activists were released after giving their explanatory notes, the "EcoWatch" activists report.

On November 29, 2016, the Russia's Supreme Court (SC) issued a ruling of its Plenum "On Court Verdict", explaining to the judges the main points of the verdict on a criminal case and the order of exemption from criminal liability.