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In the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR), a 47-year-old local resident, detained for 10 days, has died in the investigatory division. According to preliminary results of the forensic examination, his death was a result of bodily injuries.

The lawsuit submitted by Shamil Sheikhov, a resident of Makhachkala, on protection of honour, dignity and business reputation and collection from Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) and Vice-Speaker of the Russian State Duma, and from the newspaper "LDPR" of compensation in the amount of 100 million roubles has been found eligible for consideration by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg.

Thirty-two delegates of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) have issued a joint declaration on Nagorno-Karabakh, which recognizes its independence. The document was signed by delegates from Armenia, France, Serbia, Belgium, Slovenia, Andorra, Austria, Britain, Spain, Italy, Malta and Luxembourg.

In Dubovka, Volgograd Region, about 50 local activists held a rally in defence of students. The picketers accused the district administration of putting pressure on the students, who participated in protest actions.

On October 3-10, the leading educational institutions of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) hold a mass questioning: local state officials are compiling a database of young people who want to start their own businesses.

Djoni Nanetashvili, the founder and director of the Georgian TV Company "Trialeti", has addressed President of France Nicolas Sarkozy for political asylum.

In the evening on October 7, in the Elbrus District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), unidentified criminals shot dead two employees of the Baksan Neutrino Observatory – the Guliev spouses.

During the week from September 26 to October 2, the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus took at least 11 human lives; at least 10 persons were wounded.

On October 7, Seiran Oganyan, Armenian Defence Minister, signed a decree, ordering to attract the militaries, responsible for a fatal accident during a camping session at the training centre Bagramyan, Armavir District, to disciplinary responsibility.

In Dagestan, the court has satisfied the petition lodged by the lawyer Sapiyat Magomedova, accused of using violence against policemen, and asking to return the case initiated against her back to the prosecutor's office.

As reported by the Information Centre of the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC), in the course of a special operation undertaken in Kabardino-Balkaria a major terror act was prevented, which had been aimed against special units deployed in the Elbrus District.