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Today, the picketers, who plan their action in Moscow in front of the Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN), will stand for the rights of Zubair Zubairaev, a Chechen resident, who is now in a colony in the Krasnoyarsk Territory.

The Hollywood stars and other celebrities who were invited to the mass celebrations of the Day of the City in Grozny, which coincided with the birthday of the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, should refuse from the money or gifts they received, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) believes.

Well-known plastic surgeons from the USA, Germany, Austria, and Moscow made free of charge operations on more than 40 children. The patients were not only from Chechnya, but also from Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria and Dagestan.

Anti-corruption rally in the capital of Dagestan, ending with violent dispersal and mass detentions; sentence to former deputy of Volgograd Regional Duma, accused of paedophilia; fifth anniversary of murder in Moscow of journalist Anna Politkovskaya, and failed indictment; autumn session of the PACE, which passed a resolution calling not to recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and a declaration of 32 PACE delegates on recognition of independence of Nagorno-Karabakh, - look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of October 3-9, 2011, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

The entrepreneur from Chechnya Lom-Ali Gaitukaev, who was planned to face indictment today of complicity in the murder of the observer of the "Novaya Gazeta" Anna Politkovskaya, has rejected his appointed advocate; therefore, presentation of indictment was postponed indefinitely.

Today, Chechnya holds a mass celebration of the Day of Grozny; however, residents and guests of the Chechen capital cannot get into the city centre. Power agents have blocked the traffic of pedestrians and motor vehicles in the area of the complex of high-rise buildings "Grozny City" and Akhmat Kadyrov Avenue.

The Khamovniki Moscow Court began its consideration of the appeal of Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya, against the acquittal of Oleg Orlov, the head of the HRC "Memorial".

On September 3, the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov held a live TV dialogue with residents of the republic, during which a "hotline" telephone was on at the "Grozny" TV Channel. The session lasted for 3.5 hours; Mr Kadyrov answered to more than 100 questions; and it is already known that two residents who had addressed him received computers; one family was granted a car.

Sports and Cultural Festival "Caucasian Games" in Karachay-Cherkessia, which brought together representatives from all regions of the North-Caucasian Federal District NCFD); start of a week-long round-the-clock protest action of Armenian opposition, demanding early elections; electoral battles with shooting and hunger strike in South Ossetia; Buddhist forum in Kalmykia, where participants ask the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to allow a pastoral visit of the Buddhist spiritual leader Dalai Lama XIV to Russia, - look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of September 26-October 2, 2011, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Today, the judicial division for criminal cases of the Moscow City Court (MCC) dismissed a complaint of Magomed Suleimanov's defence, challenging the lawfulness of his arrest. Magomed Suleimanov is accused of the murder of ex-Colonel Yuri Budanov.

The world-famous singer Shakira has refuted the information that she will perform on October 5 in the Chechen capital on celebrations of the City Day.

Religious Capitul (board) of the Finnish town of Espoo decided to suspend pastor Yuha Molari from office for three months for criticism of "Kavkaz Center" web-site.

The Moscow City Court has upheld the extension until December 7 the custody of Rustam Makhmudov, accused of murdering journalist Anna Politkovskaya, the press service of the court reports.