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On March 11, activist Vadim Cheldiev, Honored Artist of North Ossetia, was detained at the Moscow airport after his arrival from Vladikavkaz. According to the activist, law enforcers asked questions concerning his political views.

The authorities of South Ossetia announced opening the border with Georgia starting from March 15. The border crossing was closed in January because of the outbreak of swine flu.

The positions of the Azerbaijani armed forces were shelled 29 times during 24 hours, and three border villages were hit by fire, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan reports today.

Before leaving for Syria, Magomed Saidov finished school as an external student and managed to finish three courses at the Medical and Dental University in Moscow. Parents spent half a year searching for him in Turkey, where he stayed before he got directly into the conflict zone, from where it was reported about his death during a bombing.

Advocates requested the court to acquit Oyub Titiev, the head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" office in Grozny. The defence stated that the case was fabricated and connected with his human rights activities. Oyub Titiev himself said that the trial "broke a record of hypocrisy and cynicism."

Lydian mining company warned the Armenian government about plans to appeal to an international arbitration court in connection with the illegal blockade of roads leading to the Amulsar gold mine.

On March 11, Alik Abdulgamidov, a journalist from Dagestan, held a solo picket in Red Square in Moscow. He demanded from the authorities to support the local businessman, who is building a school in the Magaramkent District for his own money.

Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", has expressed confidence that the verdict in his case would be accusatory. At the trial, he named some law enforcers, who fabricated his drug possession case, and asked his European colleagues to raise the issue of sanctions.

The popularity of blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov, who criticizes the Chechen authorities, has increased significantly after his public disputes with subordinates of Ramzan Kadyrov. An authorities' attempt to discredit the blogger has resulted in an increase in the number of people viewing videos posted by Tumso Abdurakhmanov, believes Umar Tatiev, the author of kavkaz_leakbez channel on Telegram.

A case on the injury of a soldier of the 102nd Russian base in Gyumri has been solved, and a suspect has been detained, report investigators.

An action commemorating the victims of Balkars' deportation in Nalchik; the celebration of March 8 in the countries of the South Caucasus and the republics of the North Caucasus; the verdict on the preparation of the terrorist attack in Nalchik - see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of March 4-10, 2019, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

A plane of Ural Airlines, which had to make an emergency landing, has been checked and no bombs have been found, the Embassy of Russia in Azerbaijan reports.

During the week of March 4-10, 2019, no one fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

On March 9, Magomed Daudov, the speaker of the Chechen parliament, declared Tumso Abdurakhmanov a blood enemy because of his statement about Akhmat Kadyrov, but noted his declaration was not a threat of murder. Announcement of blood feud for an insult does not comply with traditions, residents of Chechnya believe.

Today, during the debates, the state prosecutor asked the court to find Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", guilty of drug possession, and sentence him to imprisonment and a fine.

A complaint of Magomedsaid Gazaliev, a resident of Makhachkala, who is serving his sentence in a colony in the Republic of Komi, of his mother and two sisters, has been sent to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The convict and his relatives complain that, despite the fact that Gazaliev has a serious fatal illness the court refuses to release him.

The Special Investigating Service (SIS) of Armenia failed to find the law enforcers, who could be charged with abuse of powers or unjustified use of force during the dispersal of actions against the increase in electricity tariffs in 2015.

The practice of disrupting concerts and the anime festival in Dagestan can be extended to the entire Russia, participants in the Moscow rally for the freedom of the Internet has expressed their fears.

British secret services have banned the Chechen native, suspected of involvement in the murder of Umar Israilov, Ramzan Kadyrov's former security guard, and preparing for the assassination of Akhmed Zakaev, a former head of Ichkeria's government.

Solo pickets in support of Anastasia Shevchenko, a member of the federal office of "The Open Russia" from Rostov-on-Don were held in Kazan, Kaliningrad, Yekaterinburg, Rostov-on-Don and Tver. In Saint Petersburg, a series of pickets was organized by about a dozen activists.