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In Krasnodar, an installed campaign banner with the Vladimir Putin's phases violates the electoral legislation. This was stated by Evgeny Vitishko, the leader of the regional branch of the "Yabloko" Party. A Navalny's office in Krasnodar has reported that employees of a local enterprise are being force to come to the presidential election.

Today, Grozny is hosting a rally within the framework of the all-Russian action "Russia in My Heart". The state servants, funded from the budget, have stated that had received threats of firing for non-participation in the rally; and students told that they had come to the rally under the threat of non-admission to the examination session.

The criminal case initiated against the employee of the JSC "Chechengaz", accused of negligence, which caused an explosion of domestic gas in a private house and the death of three residents of the Nadterechny District, has been sent to the court.

Law enforcers are searching for suspects of attacking Nikolai Alshenko, the head of the administration of the Krasnosulin District of the Rostov Region.

Mikhail Saakashvili, a former Georgian President, who was convicted of exceeding his powers at pardoning, has fallen victim to political persecution, said his advocate.

The Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS) has condemned Azerbaijani authorities for a series of cyber attacks on the accounts of independent mass media and oppositional leaders on the Facebook. On the eve of the upcoming presidential election, the country's leadership seeks to restrict the freedom of self-expression on the Internet, rights defenders have stated.

Today, the Moscow District Military Court has completed the debate in the case against Shamil Nurmagomedov. The defence requested to acquit him and stated that the accusation had been based only on assumptions, but not on any evidence of the Shamil Nurmagomedov's specific intent.

Victor Makarenko, an Honoured Teacher of Russia, was fired from the Taganrog Metallurgical College ten days after he signed a teachers' collective complaint about low salaries.

Today, an appeal complaint has been lodged to the Kizilyurt City Court against the judgement to arrest Kazim Nurmagomedov, a resident of Dagestan accused of aiding and abetting terrorism, Abdurashid Sheikhov, an advocate, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

There is no need to transfer the case about the arson of the office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" in Nazran to higher-level investigators, the head of the Ingush Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has assured Yunus-Bek Evkurov, the head of Ingushetia. Today, rights defenders have stated that they have no claims to the course and progress of the inquiry.

Tatiana Moskalkova, the Russia's Ombudsperson, has appealed to the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) asking them to transfer the case of Oyub Titiev, the head of the Chechen branch of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", for investigating at the higher level – to the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD).

Today, about 30,000 residents and guests of Volgograd have gathered for a military parade in honour of the 75th anniversary of the victory at Stalingrad. The Iskander missile system, the Smerch and Tornado heavy multiple rocket launcher systems and the S-400 surface-to-air missile system passed through the streets, the press service for the Southern Military District reported.

The Georgian NGO "Centre for Human Rights Training and Monitoring" has appealed to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) with a complaint of the refusal for Muslims to open a boarding house in the Ajarian city of Kobuleti.

Today, the Russian FSB has reported that Faizbek Amangaziev and Arslan Valiev, sentenced to long terms of imprisonment for attacking paratroopers in Chechnya, were found due to the testimonies given by earlier sentenced attackers.

Today, sources have reported searches conducted in a house of Magomedrasul Gitinov, the chief architect of Makhachkala, and in the building of the City Architecture Department.

Threats from a social network user were provoked by a caricature of Armenian Defence Minister Vigen Sargsyan, believes Marianna Grigoryan, the editor-in-chief and the director of the news portal "Medialab.am".

The case against Oyub Titiev, the head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" office in Grozny and the cases of arson and threats to rights defenders in Ingushetia and Dagestan should not be investigated in Northern Caucasus because of the interest of the Chechen law enforcement bodies. This opinion was voiced by members of the Russian Human Rights Council, journalists, and cultural figures.

The Kizilyurt City Court has ruled to arrest Kazim Nurmagomedov, the father of a native of Makhachkala, accused of financing terrorists. The session of the above court that considered the issue of the form of Kazim's freedom restriction was held on February 1.

In Tbilisi, a developer of the high-rise building refused to pay compensation under far-fetched pretexts. This was claimed by owners of two private houses, near which the construction of the high-rise building is under construction. They complained that the construction provokes the gradual destruction of their private houses.

The Krasnodar Territorial Court has suspended the activities of the regional branch of the "Yabloko" Party under the lawsuit of the Russian Ministry of Justice (MoJ). However, local party members were not informed about this, said Evgeny Vitishko, the head "Yabloko" Party Branch in Kuban (another name of the Krasnodar Territory by the name of the main river).