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The appeal filed by the defence of ecologists Evgeny Vitishko and Suren Gazaryan, sentenced on charges of inflicting damage to the fence around the "summer cottage" of Alexander Tkachov, has been sent to the judicial board on criminal cases of the Supreme Court (SC) of the Russian Federation. This has been reported today by Andrei Rudomakha, the coordinator of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch).

In the case of the Boris Nemtsov's murder, investigators have filed the charge in absentia against Ruslan Mukhutdinov, a fighter of the battalion "Sever" (North), and he has been put on the wanted list. This was reported by advocate Vadim Prokhorov.

FSB agents detained a resident of the village of Ekazhevo, in whose house more than 170 rounds of ammunition were found during the search. This was reported by the press service of the Chief Department for the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

In Krasnodar, on the shore of the Karasun Lake, builders have installed a fence and thus blocked the access for residents to the coastal area, the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch) reports.

The Lefortovo Court of Moscow has extended the detention in custody for Saida Khalikova, a student of the AstrakhanMedicalAcademy, accused of financial support provided to the "Islamic State" (IS).

During the week of November 2-8, 2015, three persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, two persons were killed, one person was wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

Azamat Shikhavov and Zavur Khamutaev, defendants in the case of the murder of a Moscow policeman, are wanted on suspicion of committing similar crimes in Dagestan. According to the authorities, at home, both men are well-known as active members of the armed underground.

Last night, Sogomon Kocharyan, a Karabakh war veteran, freed from a life sentence by the court because of his decease, has died in hospital.

In Volgograd, in the territory of the stadium under construction in preparation for the Football World Cup, workers were seriously injured as a result of the collapse of metal frameworks.

In Baku, Akhmedkhan Ziyadkhanov, a resident of Saint Petersburg, was detained while he was trying to fly to Turkey for further travelling to Syria with the intention to join the "Islamic State" (IS), recognized a terrorist organization. This was reported by the Border Guard Service of Azerbaijan.

In Volgograd, people held an action in protection of animals "Beauty Requires No Victims". According to organizers of the action, workers of the shopping centre and sellers of leather and fur clothes tried to oppose the activists.

Law enforcers have cancelled the counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime in the Leninsky District of Makhachkala and the Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan.

The right to life of Akhmed Buzurtanov, a coach of the Ingush fight club "Kaloi", was violated, and the Russian authorities failed to properly investigate his kidnapping in North Ossetia. This was recognized by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

Abdulgasan Abdulkhalikov, killed today in the village of Novy Khushet, was the leader of the "Makhachkala" militant grouping. This was reported by the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).

The special operation is being carried out at the garden community of the Karabudakhkent District, where law enforcers are searching for members of the armed underground.

After two linemen of the railway were killed in the Makhachkala village of Novy Khushet, the counterterrorist (CTO) legal regime was introduced.

After the road traffic accident in the Tula Region, which involved the bus on the route Moscow-Yerevan, a 68-year-old passenger remained in critical condition and died from heart failure.

The human rights organization "Freedom House" has called on the Georgian authorities to stop interfering in the media activities. The "Freedom House" has condemned the court's decision in the case of the "Rustavi 2" TV Channel.

The criminal proceedings against Nail Bikmaev, Imam of the Central Mosque in Rostov-on-Don, have been stopped. Earlier, he has been accused of inciting inter-confessional hatred. The Prosecutor's Office offered him a written apology for the unjustified prosecution.

In Buynaksk, law enforcers conducted detentions of believers of a Salafi mosque and shot into the air, witnesses report. According to them, two persons were detained. Officials from the Buynaksk GOVD (City Interior Division) have reported that no detainees were brought to the GOVD.