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Residents of the republics of Northern Caucasus should have chances for self-realization in their residences, without migration to federal metropolises. For this purpose, donations to the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) will continue, but in reasonable amounts, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said today during his direct TV conversation with Russian people.

An employee of the bailiff service in Chechnya will be brought before the court for inflicting a damage of 2,5 million rubles on the state. This was reported by Public prosecutor's office of the republic. He is accused of abuse of authority and forgery by an official.

At today's session, the Moscow Regional Court has finished listening to testimony of Egle Kusaite on the case against Apti and Aishat Magmadov, the natives of Chechnya. Earlier, the defendants' lawyer filed a motion on the evidence of Egle Kusaite at the trial.

The Embassy of Turkey in Russia did not confirm the information of non-payment of wages to the workers of Turkish construction company "Bora Inshaat". According to the Embassy, its representatives are in Grozny at the moment.

The Basmanny Court of Moscow has decided to extend the arrest of Rustam Makhmudov, the accused in the murder case of Anna Politkovskaya, a journalist of "Novaya Gazeta", till March 7, 2012, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed today at the court.

During the week of December 5-11, the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus took away at least five human lives; and at least 10 persons were injured. These are the results of calculations of the "Caucasian Knot", based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

All the constructors who worked in a Turkish company "Penta" will be sent back home on December, 15. This was reported by Federal Migration Service of Chechnya. According to a representative of the office, all the constructors' problems are settled, however local observers state that unpaid wages still remained.

In the course of today's court session on the case of Chechen natives Apti and Aishat Magmadov, the Moscow Regional Court listened to testimony of Egle Kusaite. Earlier, the defence has filed a motion about announcement of that testimony.

The Chechen regional public organization "Mothers' Alert", which has earlier declared its participation in the rally "For Fair Elections" on December 10 in Moscow, was unable to participate in the protest action due to lack of money to purchase tickets to Moscow, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told by Zainab Mezhidova, the head of the organization.

The Presnya Court of Moscow has extended till February 26, 2012, the arrest of Magomed Suleimanov, accused of killing former colonel Yuri Budanov.

The General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of the Russian Federation is actively disseminating the experience of fighting militants' supporters in Chechnya, as the most efficient, among the power agents in all other regions of Northern Caucasus, Artyom Melnikov, the head of the GPO Department for the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), said today.

A group of international and Russian human rights organizations called for Prosecutor General's of Russia to exculpate Head of "Memorial" Human Rights Center Oleg Orlov accused of slander on Head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov.

Voting at elections to the sixth-convocation State Duma of the Russian Federation, and regional elections held in some southern regions; song contest "Junior Eurovision-2011" in Yerevan, won Georgian company; nomination of candidates for the post of the head of Adygea; municipal elections in Azerbaijan; confrontation in South Ossetia after the second round of presidential election, where Russia is involved, - look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of November 28-December 4, 2011, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".