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At present, introduction of learning of the basics of Islam in kindergarten of Grozny is not extended for pre-school institutions in other cities and regions of Chechnya. This was explained by the Republic's Ministry of Education. According to the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of Chechnya, studying by children of the basics of Islam will help protecting them in future from the influence of radical and extremist movements and does not contradict the legislation of the country.

In the evening of November 22, detentions of fans of the Makhachkala "Anji" FC after the football match in Moscow with the Italian "Udinese" FC were carried out in a rude manner, and some of the detainees were beaten by policemen. This was reported by Ramazan Gaziev, the head of the "Dikaya Diviziya" (Wild Division) fan club of the "Anji" FC.

On December 1, when applying for a work permit in the spheres of housing and utilities infrastructure, retail and public services, foreign workers will have to confirm by documents their knowledge of Russian language at a level no lower than the basic level. If a migrant has no documents on the appropriate education, he or she will have to pass a test on knowledge of Russian language. In the Krasnodar Territory, foreigners will take an examination at the Kuban State University.

The criminal case against five members of the grouping, suspected of organizing the terror act in the Central Market in Vladikavkaz in September 2010, sent to court.

At present, the main problem of the Syrian Armenians in Armenia is the issue on their employment. This was reported by Granush Akopyan, Minister of Diaspora of Armenia, at the conference on the problems of compatriots from Syria.

The NGO "Earth is Our Home" collected 1000 signatures to close the Museum of Soviet Occupation in Georgia. This was reported by Elgudja Khodeli, the leader of the NGO.

On November, 22, trial on the case of Editor-in-Chief of “Khural” newspaper Avaz Zeinalov ended testification on the counts in the Court for grave crimes of Baku. Once again Zeinalov declared that the criminal case was forged and demanded release from custody.

Municipal Administration of Maikop dismissed a request of civil movement “Adyge Khase – Cherkessian Parliament” of Adygeya to authorize a mass meeting in support of Syrian Cherkessians on November, 25, the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent reports.

Volgograd garrison military court brought a verdict against soldier Shamil Belonos. He was sentenced to 2,5 years of custody in a penal colony settlement for torture on his colleagues.

On November 22, the action of solidarity with the Abkhaz-Adyg, Circassian Diaspora Syria was held in Sukhumi. The participants of the action called Abkhaz leaders to take measures to protect the life of their compatriots.

The action, held by the public organization "Society of Irakli II" in front of the palace of the Georgian President, was attended by 20 persons. They came with posters reading: "Release Political Prisoners" and "Cancel Law on Occupation", the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

On November 21, unidentified armed men tried to kidnap Alaudin Aslanov, a resident of Derbent. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by his mother Saniyat Aslanova, and this was also confirmed by Alaudin Aslanov himself.

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has pardoned 519 prisoners in connection with the Orthodox feast of the Saint George's Day. This was reported by Elena Tevdoradze, Chairman of the State Pardon Commission.

A man, who was killed today during the special operation in Makhachkala, was preliminary identified as Said Khiyasov, an active member of illegal armed formations (IAFs). This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) in Dagestan.

The ruling coalition "Georgian Dream" does not intend to raise the issue of impeachment of Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili. However, it is possible that the coalition will speed up the entry into force of amendments to the Constitution, specifying the powers of the President. This was reported by Bidzina Ivanishvili, Prime Minister of Georgia.

Today, the Court of the village of Khebda of the Shamil District of Dagestan pronounced the verdict in the case of beating a 14-year-old Makhmud Akhmedov by policemen. Gamzat Nurudinov and Shamil Magomedaliev, staff members of the Shamil ROVD (District Interior Division), were sentenced to 2 years of conditional sentence.

Today, the Moscow City Court held the court session in the case on an attempted terror act in Red Square in Moscow in 2010. Defendant Ilyas Saidov, who concluded a pre-trial agreement with investigators during the preliminary investigation, admitted his guilt.

In the middle of November President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili had a rest in an expensive Italian sanatorium where a 24 hours stay costs 1350 euros, well-known TV host Tina Kandelaki reported. The President of Georgia had a rest in Italy at his own expense, Saakashvili’s Press Speaker Manana Mandjagaladze states.

About 30 persons, most of them natives of the republics on Northern Caucasus, went on a hunger strike in penal colony No 7 of Mordovia. The participants of the hunger strike demand to observe the convicts’ rights and stop beating they undergo in the penal colony, a relative of one of the convicts reported.

On November, 21, striking miners and local residents held an action of protest in the center of Tkibuli demanding not to close the mine named after Dzidziguri. A similar action passed off in front of the Parliament in Kutaisi.