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At least six people were killed and one injured over the past week, on December 19-25, in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of calculations of the "Caucasian Knot", based on its own materials and information from other public sources.

Laureates of the award "Golden Brush-2011" have been announced in Russia; it is given for most unreasonable budget expenditures. The Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov became one of the award winners. The reason for awarding was the fact that this spring, the state procurement website placed information on buying expensive cars of foreign brands for the Republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

The Chechen authorities have allocated 73 apartments to children without parental care. During next five years, they plan to provide housing to more than 400 other orphans.

Lawyers of Apti Magmadov and Aishat Magmadova intend to appeal against the verdict against their clients. They will also insist on full court's acquittal of their client and his sister, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

Natives of Chechnya Apti and Aishat Magomedova accused of complicity in terrorism and creating paramilitary groups were acknowledged guilty.

Law enforcers of Chechnya have detained two persons in Grozny, suspected of assisting the members of illegal armed formation (IAFs).

48 children from the Chechen Republic, aged 8-14, went to celebrate the New Year in the Moscow Kremlin. This was reported by the Republic's Ministry of Education and Sciences.

The Moscow City Court refused to release Rustam Makhmudov, accused of murder of Anna Politkovskaya, the journalist of the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta", from the custody.

On December 20, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin held - in the city of Gudermes (Chechnya) - a meeting attended by federal ministers and heads of the North-Caucasian region, dedicated to the region's development. Local residents report that enhanced security measures were introduced in the city on the occasion.

Limitation of financing of the North-Caucasian regions contributes to serious complications of the situation in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) and in the entire country, up to a war. This was declared by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, when he commented on the recent increase in nationalistic slogans of "Stop feeding the Caucasus."

Working and ex-Director of one of the state enterprises of Chechnya were sentenced to one and two years of custody for non-payment of wages to their employees.

In the Moscow Regional Court, at the trial of assistance to terrorism, the prosecution demands to deprive Apti and Aishat Magmadov of freedom for 9 and 5 years respectively. This was announced by Musa Khadisov, the defendants' advocate.

From now on, the students of the Chechen State University are forbidden to use their mobile phones during classes. The university bosses believe that cell phones distract students from classes, but some students think that this decision is unjustified.

At least 18 persons were killed and three more wounded during the week of December 12-18 in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of calculations of the "Caucasian Knot", based on its own materials and information from other open sources.