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Detention of Mikhail Stolyarov, Mayor of Astrakhan, on suspicion of bribe-taking; entrance of Georgy Margvelashvily into the post of President of Georgia; special operation in Dagestan, which resulted, according to power agents, in the murder of Dmitry Sokolov, who was involved in the terror act in Volgograd; dissolution of the jury on Anna Politkovskaya murder trial; and sentence to four natives of Ingushetia in connection with the terror act in Domodedovo, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of November 11-17, 2013, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

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.

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.

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.

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.