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In February 2012, at the suggestion of the Regional Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) for Adygea, the Moscow Institute of Communications plans to test the work of the digital communication system for controlling tourist groups.

The new project "One thousand kiosks" was launched by the Tbilisi Mayoralty with the aim to promote small and medium businesses. According to the project, newspaper kiosks in the capital of Georgia will increase in number, and old and ugly ones will be replaced by new and modern kiosks.

A powerful analytical resource named "Caucasian Politics", where scientists dealing with the Caucasus, politicians and public leaders will be engage in the "global analytical work on the Caucasus", is available online at the kavpolit.com, Maxim Shevchenko, a journalist and the editor-in-chief of the new portal told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, a rally in support of women's rights was held in Northern Avenue in Yerevan.

In Yerevan, NGOs' representatives held a rally in support of Ales Bialiatski, the head of the Human Rights Centre "Viasna" (Spring), who had been sentenced to imprisonment by the Belarusian authorities.

Today, the Office of the Georgian State Minister for Diaspora Affairs completed acceptance of projects for the memorial. 26 persons take part in the contest.

At court session of the Moscow City Court, Dmitry Putenikhin, the activist of the Other Russia, has acknowledged the fact that he had splashed water in face of the prosecutor, who represented the public prosecution in the trial on the case of the riots in Manege Square. However, he asked the court to classify his act not as threatening the life of the state official, but as hooliganism. The Moscow City Court left Dmitry Putenikhin in custody.

Zareta Sokurova, a resident of Kabardino-Balkaria, appealed to human rights defenders asking to help find her son Astemir Sokurov, who had disappeared on November 22. According to the women, power agents are involved in the kidnapping. Zareta Sokurova also reported on plundering and undermining of her house.

In Dagestan, rally against kidnappings and arbitrariness of power agents was held. According to various estimates, it was attended by 2500-3000 people.

Today, the 306th session of the Federation Council adopted the house's resolution on the appointment of the Russian presidential election. The election will be held on March 4, 2012. On this issue, senators adopted the resolution of the house, which would come into force from the date of its official publication.

Today, the voting on the second list of candidates to the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation (PCRF) has finished. According to its results, Maxim Shevchenko, the well-known journalist and active member of the PCRF, was not included in the new list.

The 14 annual telethon of the All-Armenian Foundation "Aiastan", held in Los Angeles, raised about 12,286,000 US dollars of donations. The funds are to be spent on restoration of water supply in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh.

On November 24, in Yerevan, the movement "Miasin" (Together) organized a rally in support and defence of the Armenian language. The event was attended by about 1000 students from different high schools in Yerevan.

A web-resource in the Azerbaijani language that will help internet users in using the facilities of social media has been worked out in Azerbaijan.

The team of “Khural” newspaper appealed to the Minister of Interior Affairs of Azerbaijan Ramil Usubov asking to secure safety to the journalists. They reported “direct threats of violence” from deputy Giulyr Ahmedova.

Human rights activists from Helsinki Association of Armenia demand repeal of the sentence upon Leader of “Vesna” (“Spring”) Human rights center Ales Beliatsky sentenced to 4,5 years of colony and sequestration of property by Byelorussian court.

Draft-dodgers in Armenia who still come to military registration and enlistment offices during the autumn conscription will be exempted from criminal liability. This is a statement issued on November, 24, by Public prosecutor’s office of Armenia.

The National Bank of Georgia (NBG) is now auditing the Progress Bank, after part of its stock was bought by the Georgian billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili.

The Russian Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov plans to clear out the situation with the soldiers from the "Ashuluk" Testing Ground, who complained to human rights defenders of their unbearable service conditions, said Valentina Melnikova, the head of the Russian Committee of Soldiers' Mothers.

The refusal of the control-disciplinary committee (CDC) of the Russian Football Union (RFU) to take a decision after the incident with the appearance in the sector of the fans of the "Anji" FC (Makhachkala) of the flag of the self-proclaimed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria has caused a negative reaction of other fans.