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The Pluralistic Democratic Party and the Federation of Circassian Societies of Turkey have demanded from the country’s authorities to create a state television channel in the Circassian language. In exchange, Circassians promise to support the amendments to the Turkish Constitution initiated by the authorities at the referendum on April 16.

The inquiry into the death of Vladimir Tskaev is protracted; however, his relatives expect a fair punishment of those guilty.

The participants of the march in memory of the activist Arthur Sargsyan, who died after a hunger strike, are moving to the building of the Armenian government.

The defendant Anatoly Anchokov told his advocates that he was forced to slander himself. Power agents did not allow him to talk to his advocates, and, like yesterday, took him away from the Cherkessk SIZO (pre-trial prison) to some unknown place, said his advocates.

The court decided to release Zeinal Bagirzade, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), who is serving his eight-year prison term in the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR), because of his poor health. This was reported by his brother Yashar Bagirsoi, the chairman of the regional branch of the PFPA.

The president of Georgia should be elected by direct vote, three non-governmental organizations (NGOs) of the country insist. They have criticized the draft that envisions election of the president by the MPs.

Polar views were expressed by residents of Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, about the initiative to rename Kotrov Street into Khachilaev Brothers Street. Some of them believe that the renaming will lead to another topographical mess, while others declare the merits of Khachilaev brothers.

Today, a solo picket with the demand to release Kirill Bobro, the leader of the Stavropol branch of the "Youth Yabloko" Party, will be held in Moscow. This was announced by Sergey Mitrokhin, a member of the "Yabloko" Party's political council. Sergey Mitrokhin believes that the drugs were planted to Kirill Bobro.

The attack on the building of the Malgobek Department of the Russian FSB Department for Ingushetia has become the third case of the use of firearms against law enforcers in the territory of Malgobek since early 2017. Two other cases occurred in January.

Ayub Anaev, a resident of the Chechen capital, has been arrested under the court's decision after law enforcers had seized from him ammunition for firearms and hand grenades.

Apti Edaev, a resident of the Chechen city of Urus-Martan, kidnapped by people in uniform, has been released. This was reported by relatives of the kidnapped man.

The main problems of the "Volga-Akhtuba Floodplain" Park include the lack of clearly defined borders of villages, dacha and horticultural societies, the unorganized flow of tourists and the need to develop tourist attraction. This was announced by participants of the roundtable in Volgograd.

In Sukhumi, the car of Batal Aiba, a candidate for the MP, caught fire. A staff member of his electoral office said that it was arson.

Arsen Gasanov, who was detained by Makhachkala power agents during his Friday namaz (prayer), demands to remove him from the so-called “prophylactic registry”, treating law enforcers’ actions as lawlessness. Today, his advocate has refuted the assertions of the lawyer of the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) that the order on the rules of putting people on prophylactic registry is a secret document.

Anatoly Bibilov said that the presidential candidates of South Ossetia "should not sling mud at each other." Anatoly Bibilov does not interfere in the conflict of Leonid Tibilov and Eduard Kokoity. This opinion was voiced by local journalists Alan Parastaev and Zhanna Tarkhanova.

In Yerevan, a march of city residents on protest after the death of activist Arthur Sargsyan has finished with appeals to punish the heads of departments that contributed to his long stay in custody.

During the action held by 20 tenants of the house in Imam Shamil Avenue, protestors voiced a demand against merchants to remove a shopping pavilion. Entrepreneurs claim that the pavilion has been built legally.

By the decision of the Supreme Court (SC) of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR), Leyla Arkelova, a mother of many children from Cherkessk, has been granted the right to rehabilitation. The SC has found that the actions of Arkelova, accused of slander, contained no crime elements.

After the search of the apartment of Kirill Bobro, the leader of the Stavropol branch of the "Youth Yabloko" Party, law enforcers took him away to some unknown destination. Since then, his whereabouts is unknown. This has been announced by an advocate.

The court of appeal upheld the verdict against Alexei Mandrigelya, a Krasnodar activist, who was sentenced to 10 days of arrest for a publication in a social network. This was announced by his advocate.