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In Georgia, at the parliamentary elections, after 97.03 percent of voting protocols from electoral precincts have been counted, the oppositional coalition "Ivanishvili-Georgian Dream" continues to lead with 55 percent of votes. The "United National Movement" Party gained 40.27 percent of votes.

The "Muminat", the first women's madrasa in Chechnya was opened in the foothill Shali District of Chechnya. This religious educational institution has been operating for thirteen years already; however, till recent time, it did not have its own building.

On October 2, at the trial on the case against Avaz Zeinalov, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Khural", the Baku Court of Grave Crimes listened to the testimonies of Sabir Tariverdiev, one of the complainants against the defendant, the head of the automotive market in Sumgait, Chairman of the National Statehood Party, and his press secretary Gusein Avazoglu.

At the elections to the Supreme Council of Adzharia, the coalition "Bidzina Ivanishvili-Georgian Dream" gained 48.5 percents of the votes, and the "United National Movement" Party gained 44.8 percent of votes under the proportional system. This was reported by the Election Commission of the Adzharian Autonomous Republic.

Today, the Supreme Court of Dagestan held court hearings on the case of Zhairuly Umarov, accused of committing sexual assault against a minor stepchild. AT the court session, the defendant has denied his guilt, and his lawyer claims violation of the rights of the defendant.

Publication in the Georgian newspaper "Asaval-Dasavali" of names, surnames and addresses of personnel of the Gldani Prison No. 8 provoked a new protest action rally in Georgia, in which students and NGO activists participate.

Ukrainian law enforcement agencies verify the version that the man, who on September 26 shelled guards in the Kiev shopping centre, is Alexander Parinov, a member of the radical neo-Nazi grouping "United Brigades-88", who was suspected of involvement in the murder of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova in Moscow.

An ex-federal judge was found killed in Rostov-on-Don in the evening of October, 2, Public prosecutor's office of Rostov region reports.

On October, 2, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) announced its verdict on the claim of Azerbaijani journalist Ramiz Najafli. Acknowledging violations of Najafli's rights secured by clauses 3 and 10 of European Convention on Human Rights (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment, freedom of expression) the Court obliged the Government of Azerbaijan to pay the journalist a compensation to a total sun of 13 thousand euros.

On October, 2, dead body of a thirty-seven-year-old native of Northern Caucasus whose disappearance was reported by his sister at the beginning of September was found in Moscow.

Residents of Ingushetia are holding single-person pickets near the buildings of the Government and State Duma of Russia expressing protest against non-judicial executions and kidnapping of people in the republic, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

On the voting day, observers from the "Georgian Young Lawyers' Association" (GYLA) recorded 147 violations at the parliamentary elections, and lawsuits were filed on 75 of them. This was told to reporters by Tamar Chugoshvili, the NGO's representative.

During the military exercise of the Defence Army of Nagorno-Karabakh, soldier Garik Gazaryan, a grenadier, was killed. This was reported on October 1 by the press service of the Ministry of Defence of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Investigators consider an attack of members of illegal armed formations (IAF) as a priority version of the murder of a 51-year-old owner of the store in the village of Kushtil of the Khiv District of Dagestan. The store, owned by the killed woman, sold alcoholic beverages.

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili recognized victory of the coalition "Georgian Dream" at the parliamentary elections in Georgia and declared that he was willing to cooperate with the oppositional coalition. Constructive statements of political opponents were met by the European Union with approval.

Once the "Google" receives official documents to ban the film "Innocence of Muslims", the "YouTube" will block the video in the territory of Russian Federation. Closure of the entire service or restrictions on other products of the "Google" is not in question.

Today, the official website of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Georgia resumed its work after the DDOS-attack. This was reported by the press service of the Central Election Commission.

Today, the Central District Court of Volgograd cancelled the decision of the magistrate court in cases of administrative offence, instituted against "NTV" reporter Andrei Sukhanov and operator Daniel Korotun.

Today, the Moscow Regional Court agreed to continue consideration of the case on the terror act at the Moscow "Domodedovo" Airport on January 24, 2011, in open mode. This was reported by the Press Secretary of the Court.

In the Rostov SIZO (pre-trial prison), entrepreneur Alexander Maksimov, who was suspected in kidnapping of 8-year-old girl, has committed suicide. He hanged himself in his ward. This was reported by the press centre of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).