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As reported by the Chief Department for the Volgograd Region of the Russian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE), a woman, wounded in the terror act in Volgograd on October 21, has died in the Vishnevsky Surgery Institute in Moscow. Thus, the death toll of the bus explosion has now eight persons. Currently, four more victims are still in hospitals.

As reported by the Chief Department (CD) of the MfE for the Volgograd Region, Pavel Prokofiev, a resident of Volgograd, perished in the plane crash in Kazan. The authorities in the region are going to help his family comprising three children.

In the vicinity of the village of Kharachi, Untsukul District of Dagestan, which remains blocked by law enforcers since November 15, shell explosions are heard; and the forest adjacent the village is on fire, locals are reporting.

Today, the Zamoskvoretskiy District Court of Moscow has failed to consider the claim lodged by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" on challenging the demand of the Moscow Prosecutor's Office that had prescribed the HRC to get registered as a foreign agent. The claimants have petitioned to adjourn the session; and the judge postponed it until February 4.

In the course of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, during the week from November 11 to November 17, 2013, at least 16 persons suffered; of them nine people were killed and seven others wounded. These are the results of the calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

The organization "Adyge Khase-Circassian Council" from the city of Maikop, the capital of Adygea, has decided to declare 2014 the Year of Sorrow in connection with the 150th anniversary of the end of the Caucasian War. In the near future, an action plan, dated to the event, will be approved.

Sirazhuddin Kurbanov, a resident of the village of Novy Kyakhulay, Lenin District of Makhachkala, was kidnapped on November 15 and tortured, said a source from the Dagestani Regional Public Organization (DRPO) "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy). The kidnappers released Kurbanov on the same day.

On November 16 in Sochi, about a hundred members of the Society of the Blind held a rally to mark the International Day of the "White Stick". Among other things, they discussed the threat of eviction of their Society from the premises occupied for more than 60 years.

After a forced three-day break, on November 16, a new issue of the oppositional newspaper "Azadlyg" (Freedom) was published. This became possible thanks to fundraising during the charity marathon in support of the newspaper and a partial repayment of its debt to the State Publishing House "Azerbaijan".

Ashot Khudoyan, a resident of the Armenian city of Echmiadzin, who stopped on November 13 his hunger strike, which he held with his mouth stitched up in Yerevan, has promised to resume his protest, if the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Armenia failed to address his case within a week.

As reported by locals, ten out of the earlier detained residents of the villagers of Kharachi, Untsukul District of Dagestan, have been set free without being charged. The on duty unit of the local ROVD (District Interior Division) has confirmed the information to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

The international human rights organization "Amnesty International" (AI) has recognized the journalist Sardar Alibeili and Rashad Agaaddin (Ramazanov), an active user of social networks on the Internet, who were convicted on November 13 in Azerbaijan to different terms of imprisonment, the be "prisoners of conscience"

As reported by law enforcement bodies of Dagestan, five militants were killed during the storming of a house in Semender, including Dmitry Sokolov, who is regarded to have been involved in the terror act committed in Volgograd.

On November 15, a protest action, held in Yerevan demanded from the authorities to update and correct the new pension system, they plan to launch since January 2014. The rally near the building of the National Assembly of Armenia (Parliament) brought together about 800 persons.

Today, during the negotiations, Dmitry Sokolov confessed to power agents on his involvement in the terror act committed in Volgograd. This was reported by the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).

In Chechnya, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has completed the investigation into the criminal case against Umrabat Amaeva, a resident of Dagestan, and medical workers Malikat Biytemirova, Jennette Sadulaeva, and Batuli Chupalaeva, who are accused of selling a minor girl and a newborn baby boy.

Till present, Syrian Circassians, who live in the "Djailyk" Hotel in Nalchik, stay in unheated rooms. According to them, the situation for refugees has worsened because of the cool weather.

In the village of Kharachi of the Untsukul District of Dagestan, during the operational investigative activities, a clash between believers of mosque and the police occurred. This was reported by a source at the Untsukul ROVD (District Interior Division).

On November 15, the jury of the Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan fully acquitted Zhairula Umarov, a resident of Khasavyurt, accused of sexual abuse of a minor.

The practice of use of torture in Russia, including in Northern Caucasus, has become a common and routine phenomenon. This was stated by authors of the report "Different Faces of Torture", prepared by the French Association of Christians for the Abolition of Torture.