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On September 20, the Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) dismissed the complaint filed by Ilgar Mamedov, the leader of the civil movement "Republican Alternative" (ReAl) about the refusal of the Azerbaijani Central Election Commission (CEC) to register him as a presidential candidate.

Residents of the Cossack village of Privolnaya of the Kanev District of the Krasnodar Territory have sent a collective appeal to Alexander Tkachov, Governor of the Krasnodar Territory, and Russian President Vladimir Putin asking to prevent the destruction and devastation of the local former fishery collective farm and to restore jobs.

The Chechen Republic has paid about 32 billion roubles of the maternity capital since the beginning of the programme, which is higher than in other subjects of the Federation. This was reported by the Pension Fund of Russia.

On September 20, inYerevan, in Freedom Square, a rally was held organized by Raffi Ovannisyan, the leader of the "Heritage" Party. The rally was attended by about 300 persons. The rally participants strongly criticized the decision about Armenia's accession to the Customs Union.

Power agents are putting pressure on members of the Dagestani regional public organization (DRPO) "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy). This was stated by its activists – the co-chairs Gulnara Rustamova and Aisha Selimkhanova – in their appeal to the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

Sergey Smirnov, the first deputy director of the Russian Federal Security Bureau, has said that some 300-400 natives of Russia are fighting as mercenaries in Syria. According to his story, their return to Russia is a serious danger.

About 50 protesters in front of the building of the GPO of Armenia have demanded to release Tigran Arakelyan, an oppositional activist and a member of the Party "Armenian National Congress" (ANC), from custody.

Yusup Lakaev, who was detained in Georgia and is suspected of killing a Russian diplomat in Sukhumi, is now in hospital waiting for arrival of his relatives to Georgia. His advocate has not yet challenged his arrest.

Investigators have accused the alleged members of the gang, which operated in the Rostov Region, of killing 30 local residents and policemen.

According to the preliminary information, the attack on an operating executive of the Centre for Combating Extremism of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan involved two persons. Investigators believe the attack was connected with the professional activities of the perished person.

The funds allocated by Russia for the development of South Ossetia are not spent efficiently, and thus, the development rate in the republic is far from the desired, says Alexei Vlasov, Executive Director of Political Studies Centre "North-South".

Azerbaijani journalist Parviz Gashimli was arrested on fabricated charges in connection with his professional and political activities. This is stated by his family, human rights defenders, and opposition politicians of the country.

The Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) is watching a continuing confrontation of law enforcers with members of the armed underground; and not only with the 50 persons who has been officially put on the wanted list.

In Sochi, migrant workers and local residents detained during the raid carried out by law enforcement bodies and Cossacks claim their rights are violated.

Two schools of Dagestan, namely, the multi-discipline gymnasium No. 38 in Makhachkala and Derbent School No. 15 have been put on the list of best educational institutions of Russia drafted by the Moscow Centre for Continuous Mathematical Education.

In Volgograd, the participants of the action organized by local Communists on September 17 with a demand to cancel the results of the elections to the City Duma, are accused of breaking the rules of holding rallies, Elena Samoshina, one of the participants, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

In Sochi, six persons have approached the reception office of the network "Migration and Law" and reported about detention of nearly 200 citizens of Russia and former republics of the USSR.

As stated today by Vladimir Markin, the spokesman if the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), Russia will ask Georgia to give out Yusuf Lakaev, a native of Grozny, who was detained in Batumi, because he is suspected of killing a Russian diplomat in Abkhazia.

Three out of four convicted activists of the Gelendzhik Human Rights Centre (HRC) have been sent to the colonies, where they will serve their prison terms, said their colleague Svetlana Chetverikova. According to her story, one of them was convoyed to the Saratov Region.

The court session on the claim filed by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" challenging the demand of the Moscow Prosecutor's Office to get registered as a foreign agent is scheduled for November 18. This was reported by the Zamoskvorechye District Court of Moscow.