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In a separate chapter focused on Russia in the World Report prepared by the "Human Rights Watch" (HRW), authors mention persecution of gays and mass execution of suspected militants in Chechnya.

Today, Serzh Sargsyan has proposed to Armen Sargsyan, Armenian Ambassador to Great Britain and Northern Ireland, to run for presidency. According to the preliminary information, the presidential election will be held on March 2.

Today, sources from the law enforcement bodies have reported about searches conducted in a house of Makhachkala Mayor Musa Musaev, as well as in his personal office in the city administration.

During the past three days, Chechen policemen twice on January 16 and 18 demanded to open the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", but left without waiting for rights defenders. This was reported by Oleg Orlov, a member of the board for the HRC "Memorial", who referred to an owner of the premises.

The statement voiced by the leader of Chechnya on the situation with the Oyub Titiev's detention and the arson of an office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" in Ingushetia are links in one chain. This opinion was expressed by rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

The words of the head of Chechnya about the role of relatives in the disappearance of the singer Zelimkhan Bakaev are an actual recognition of the fact that the authorities are aware of the fate and, possibly, murder of a Chechen singer, rights defenders believe.

Today, the "Mashr" Ingush human rights organization has given diplomas to laureates of its contest "Civil Society Heroes" in seven nominations. One of the laureates is the sister of Magomed Daliev, who died during interrogation.

On January 18, Tatiana Moskalkova reported she talked via phone to a wife of a resident of Chechnya, whose name appeared on the list of the people executed at night on January 26, 2017. According to the Russia's Ombudsperson, the Chechen woman informed her that she was released after being detained by policemen.

Relatives of the rights defender Oyub Titiev are unaware of his family destination. This was announced by the report shown in the nightly news of the "Grozny" Chechen State TV and Radio Company on January 16.

The Armenian Cabinet of Ministers has supported the bill banning the imports of cars with the right-hand steering wheel for the period from April 1 to October 1.

Today, 70 miners have held a picket in Gukovo, demanding from the authorities to allocate coal to them and reduce utility tariffs.

The prosecutor's office has persuaded the court to increase the punishment of Arthur Bekbolatov, convicted for killing Dagestani policemen, from 24 years to life imprisonment.

Today, a Magistrate Court in Sochi has stopped the case opened against Victor Nochevnov, accused of insulting believers' feelings, said Alexander Popkov, an advocate.

The term of house arrest for Aslan Iritov, the leader of the NGO "Volny Aul" has been extended for two months, despite the protest of the activist, his advocate reports today.

The Anti Kadyrov YouTube channel, which published critical video appeals from a Chechen woman to Ramzan Kadyrov, was available for less than two weeks.

In Rostov-on-Don, Anastasia Shevchenko, the chief of the Ksenia Sobchak's regional office, and volunteer Maxim Popov were detained after the police got a report about pasting of opposition stickers in a store.

On January 17, the Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan held a session to consider the appeal filed by the Prosecutor's Office against the acquittal pronounced by the Lenin District Court of Makhachkala to Ziyavudin Abdulkhalikov, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

Thorbjørn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe (CE), has called on the Russian authorities to conduct a thorough investigation of the arson in the Nazran office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

The body of Magomed Mamatov, a resident of Ingushetia, was found in North Ossetia. The man disappeared in last August, a source has reported.

Yunus-Bek Evkurov, the head of Ingushetia, who met officials of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" after the fire in the HRC's office in Nazran, promised rights defenders "all possible assistance of law enforcement bodies in investigating the arson," but offered no personal help, Timur Akiev, the head of the Ingush representative office of the HRC "Memorial", has stated.