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Today, in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), in the central square of the city of Maiskiy, a youth dance event was held for pedestrians' safety on roads.

In Novorossiysk, the local authorities have refused to sanction the ecological rally in the Vostochny District of the city, which was initially scheduled for today. This has been reported by the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch).

On Sunday, Baku has hosted an opposition rally in support of political prisoners. The participants have adopted a resolution demanding to immediately and unconditionally release the political prisoners, ensure fundamental freedoms and electoral reform.

In Dagestan, residents of the Nogai District have established the Coordinating Council to control the investigation into the case on the death of Eradil Asanov. This was reported by Rustam Adilgereev, a relative of Eradil Asanov.

In Georgia, six NGOs have sent an appeal to the President and the Prime Minister asking to protect the rights of Saikhan Muzaev, a native of Chechnya. For nine months, he cannot leave the country because of the refusal issued by the Georgia's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

Vyacheslav Martynov, a 21-year-old resident of Krasnodar, who organized in his city a protest action against the Russia's policy in Ukraine, asked the Ukrainian authorities for political asylum. According to the young man, he feared criminal prosecution in Russia on charges of public appeals for extremist activities.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that the complaint of the rights defender Leyla Yunus and her husband Arif Yunus, arrested in Azerbaijan, will be considered in the priority order, said their advocate Khalid Bagirov.

Ramazan Khanmagomedov, a resident of the city of Kaspiysk, suspected of killing Musail Alaudinov, a coach of the "Gorets "(Highlander) fight club, signed his confession under torture, said his advocate Madina Alieva. On October 10, the court ruled to place Khanmagomedov behind bars for two months.

In Dagestan, Eldar Salikhov killed during a shootout in Kizlyar was a bodyguard of the new director of the marketplace. This was announced by Umargadji Khasanmirzaev, the head of the Kizlyar Inter-District Investigating Department. According to him, four persons suspected of involvement in an armed attack are detained.

Until present, investigators have not yet filed a charge against Islamic preacher Nadir Abu Khalid, who has been detained in Dagestan and who is suspected of illegal possession of weapons. According to his advocate Israfil Gadadov, the religious leader still remains in the status of a suspect.

In North Ossetia, a woman from the village of Kartsa has filed a complaint to the law enforcement bodies that her 12-year-old daughter was kidnapped for marriage.

On October 10, passport checks in the village of Butenko of the Staropromyslovsky District of Grozny were carried out as measures of the search for a dangerous criminal, who had committed a series of violent crimes in Chechnya.

In Ukraine, natives of the Caucasus are fighting on both sides of the conflict. This has been stated by Alan Mamiev, a resident of North Ossetia, who is involved in the hostilities in Ukraine.

Magomedrasul Aigumov, the deputy of the Gubden rural assembly of deputies, has complained about the unlawful actions of policemen, who include him in the "Wahhabi list". According to Magomedrasul Aigumov, he is repeatedly stopped at checkpoints and detained for several hours for verification.

Ali Charinsky, a Dagestani blogger, the author of the video depicting the incident at the Historic Mosque in Moscow, which has scored over 2 million viewings on the YouTube, receives threats from unknown persons. Charinsky himself told it to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

The Russian Supreme Court has scheduled for November 13 the consideration of the claim filed by the Russian Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to dissolve the Russian organization "Memorial". This has been announced by the Russian Supreme Court.

The Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismailova has stated, after the session on Friday on the lawsuit against her lodged by the former oppositionist Elman Tyurkoglu, that the country's Ministry of National Security (MNS) had slandered her.

Members of the Association of Young Lawyers, the International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy, and the Transparency International Georgia, have reported on the dismissals of officials of the Tbilisi Mayoralty for political grounds. The activists have called on the law enforcement bodies to check the facts and respond to them.

The Police Lieutenant Colonel, the Chief of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Dagestan, is suspected of abuse of power that led to the death of a 22-year-old young man at the ROVD (District Interior Division) for the Nogai District.

At the gathering of residents of the village of Psykhurei of the Baksan District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), people were discussing events related to the special operation conducted at the local cemetery, during which Zaurbek Orshokdugov and Nurabi Tlepshev were killed.