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The plans of the National Television and Radio Board (NTRB) of Azerbaijan to stop broadcasting of foreign radio stations in national frequencies are another evidence of the intention of country leaders to deprive their population of alternative information sources, human rights activists assert.

Five detainees kept in the pre-trial isolation facility (SIZO) in Nalchik - residents of Ingushetia and Chechnya - have stopped their hunger strike. This was reported by the Chief Correction Administration (the so-called "GUIN") of the Russian Federation for the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR).

Despite the fact that at first sight the honour to initiate Karabakh settlement belongs to Russia, nevertheless, the final full stop will be put by the West, believes the first President of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan.

The search, which was conducted by employees of unidentified power agencies in the household of the member of the alternative parliament "National Assembly of Ingushetia" Azi Albakov, was not duly sanctioned. The MP himself told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent about it.

The international organization in defence of media called "Reporters without Borders" (RwB) has called President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliev to give up his intention to ban broadcasting of foreign radio stations in national frequencies.

Maksharip Aushev has stated that he refuses to own the "Ingushetia.Org" (former "Ingushetia.Ru") portal, since the resource, in his opinion, has fulfilled its task. Rosa Malsagova, the editor-in-chief of the website, now living in France, will be its temporary manager.

The Internet users and bloggers from Ingushetia are actively discussing the meeting of the new President Yunus-Bek Evkurov with the parents of the murdered Magomed Evloev and his first actions in his new position.

On November 18, the Supreme Court of Ingushetia will consider the advocates' petition asking to re-qualify Magomed Evloev's murder case into "intentional homicide". The advocates hope to get support of the new President of the Republic Yunus-Bek Evkurov in bringing Murat Zyazikov as a witness or accused in the case on this crime.

On November 3, at about 10:00 p.m. Moscow time, a mass fight took place in the central park of Solnechnogorsk (Moscow suburb) between local youth and natives from the Caucasus. Seven persons were injured.

Today in the morning, at about 6 a.m., about 50 power agents rushed, by breaking the gate through by an armoured troop-carrier (ATC), into the house of Albakov, Azi Yunusovich, a deputy of the alternative parliament - the Ingush Public Movement (IPM) "National Assembly of Ingushetia", and made a search there.

Positions of ombudspersons (commissioners) on children's rights are introduced in schools of the Rostov Region. In the opinion of the officials, it will promote better microclimate in school environment, reduction of the count of offences and increase of legal literacy among pupils and their parents.

The main positive result of the Moscow meeting of Presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia is the fact of signing, for the first time after ceasefire in 1994, of a written document by the leaders of the two countries.

On November 2, the Drama Theatre of the city of Cherkessk hosted a mourning session of the Republic's public to commemorate the deportation day of one of the nations of Karachaevo-Circassia.

Today in Tbilisi, some dozens members of the radical youth organization "November 7" have made an attempt to capture the building of the "Georgian TV Channel One".

Ten residents of Ingushetia and two of Chechnya, kept at the pre-trial detention facility (SIZO) in the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria, are on full hunger strike since October 21.

363 trees have been cut down in the Sochi National Park, on the Grushevoy Ridge, in the vicinity Senokosnaya Meadow. The Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus reports, that the area, where trees were cut, makes several hectares.

The Baku Appeal Court finished considering the case a consideration of case about collapse in summer of 2007 of an unfinished multi-storey building in Baku. The appeal petition lodged by the workers of the LLC "Mutafakkir" building company was left unsatisfied.

Mark Burnatsev, a resident of the capital of North Ossetia, was awarded with this year's title of World Champion in traditional Wu-Shu. He was recognized as the winner at the competitions held in the Chinese city of Chiyan.

President of Dagestan Mukhu Aliev has discussed with the president of the Turkish holding named "Yayla Turk" Yasmin Zakeria setting up of agricultural processing enterprises in the territory of Dagestan.

This year, 3000 pilgrims from Chechnya will make their Hajj to Mecca. The number of free-of-charge places in the quota was cut by more than three times.