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An uncle and a cousin have urged not to believe Tamerlan Aurbiev, a native of Chechnya, who, according to blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, refused to kill Tumso's brother. In their turn, network commentators believe that the Aurbievs, who had treated their relative as mentally unstable and capable of crimes, has been forced to record a video slandering Tamerlan.

In Yerevan, participants of a protest action cordoned off the territory of the Armenian parliament and blocked the entrances and exits of the building. There are clashes between activists and policemen, who are trying to push the oppositionists away from the parliament building.

The President of Armenia did not dispute the Prime Minister's decision to dismiss Onik Gasparyan from the post of the chief of the General Headquarters of the Armenia's Armed Forces, and it comes into force automatically, reports Alen Simonyan, the deputy speaker of the Armenian parliament.

Advocates and activists gathered in front of the residence of the President of Armenia. They demanded from the leader of the country to send to the Constitutional Court a draft decree on the resignation of Onik Gasparyan, the chief of the General Headquarters of the Armenia's Armed Forces. Armen Sarkisyan does not use his powers to prevent the development of a political crisis, the activists note.

The military doctors of the Russian mobile hospital, who treated coronavirus patients in Sukhumi, have left for the place of their permanent deployment in Budyonnovsk.

In Georgia, women's rights are systematically violated, the human rights defenders from the NGO "Young Lawyers' Association" have noted, referring to cases of domestic violence, sexual harassment, early and forced marriages, and forced abortion.

Activists of the women's rights movement in Tbilisi demanded to punish those responsible for the death of a teenager in Kobuleti. Law enforcers and social workers were idling, while the schoolgirl did not know how to protect herself, they claim.

A resident of Dagestan, who was circumcised in childhood, was regularly beaten up in marriage, and after the film release, she became object of harassment in social networks, the "Novaya Gazeta" writes.

On March 8, participants of a feminist rally in Baku tried to draw attention to the gender discrimination, including domestic violence and early marriages. Some of the passers-by supported their slogans. The march was a success, despite the dispersal, the organizing committee of the action believes.

French authorities should not deport Ilyas Saduev, a native of Chechnya, to Russia, because in his homeland he is threatened with repressions, the author of the petition addressed to Emmanuel Macron state. This demand was supported by the Chechen human rights organization "Vaifond".

A killer from Chechnya refused to kill Mokhmad Abdurakhmanov in Germany and disclosed the name of the intermediary in the case, blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov claims. The family of the man hired for the murder was evacuated from Chechnya, and he himself was taken under the protection of German law enforcement agencies.

In Nalchik, more than 200 people from Kabardino-Balkaria and neighbouring republics attended memorial events on the 77th anniversary of the deportation of Balkars. The people who survived the deportation shared their memories of how their families were living in Central Asia and Kazakhstan.

Four residents of the Beylagan District tried to drive two cars to the territories of Nagorno-Karabakh that came under the control of Azerbaijan. Violators were detained, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reported.

In Baku, the police have dispersed a rally of feminists protesting against gender inequality and domestic crimes. According to the organizers of the rally, on the March 8 holiday, it is high time to draw attention to the rights of women and their problems.

In Northern Caucasus, the authorities organized concerts and exhibitions dedicated to the International Women's Day. The traditional format of celebrating the March 8 holiday is no longer interesting, Dagestani journalists and bloggers point out.

More than 120 officers of the Nagorno-Karabakh's Defence Army have signed an appeal in support of Onik Gasparyan, the head of the General Staff of the Armenian Army, urging not to admit his resignation.

Today, the fog and poor visibility prevented from searching for the bodies of those who perished in Nagorno-Karabakh. Since the start of the search, bodies and remains of 1490 people have been found, the State Emergency Service (SES) of Nagorno-Karabakh has informed.

During the week of March 1-7, 2021, two people suffered during the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus – one perished and one was wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other sources.

New houses are being built for those who lost their homes during the war in Nagorno-Karabakh; they also receive payments, the authorities have reported. The refugees housed in a nursing home for the elderly complain about absence of employment and money as their major problems.

Mass protests by Pashinyan's opponents in Yerevan and announcement by the prime minister of the constitutional reform in Armenia; conviction of Circassian activist Martin Kochesoko; sixth replacement of the mayor in Grozny within 10 years; resumption of negotiations between Georgia and South Ossetia on the situation on the border, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of March 1-7, 2021, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".