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The employees of the special-purpose division of the criminal-executive system (known as OSN UIS) of Kalmykia had failed to report to their bosses the use of physical force and special means when conducting an off-schedule "unified regime day" in the territory of IK-1 on September 20, 2012. This was stated by Sergey Makalzurov, the head of the above division.

For more than a year in Sochi, a 90-year veteran of the Great Patriotic War (WW II) cannot return the money, withdrawn by unidentified culprits from his bank account. The police refuse to open a theft case; and even the intervention of the prosecutor's office, which cancelled the refusal, did not help the veteran.

Today, at a rally in Tskhinvali, Alla Djioeva, whose victory at the presidential election in South Ossetia in 2011 was declared invalid, has expressed her support for Leonid Tibilov. Employees of the republic’s agencies and ministries said that they were obliged to come to the rally.

The information about the radioactive cargo, which was transported by the Belarusian airline, was in the accompanying documents; and the permit to transport it was duly received, the Ministry of Energy of Armenia has informed. The statement of the President of Belarus regarding the aircraft is an attack against Russia, Armenian political analysts believe.

The activist Sofia Rusova has left the police station in Moscow, where she was delivered after the picket. According to her story, she wrote an application about the damage to her personal property during the picket.

The rights of the victims of the terror act in Dubrovka were not observed during the sentencing of Khasan Zakaev, said the advocates, adding that Zakaev would not be able to pay compensation to the victims in the total amount of 37.5 million roubles.

Sofia Rusova, a board member of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch), was detained during her solo picket in Moscow against the construction of ski resorts in the Caucasian Reserve.

The activists Sofia Rusova and Atsamaz Khadikov have held solo pickets at the building hosting the Eighth International Environmental Forum, protesting against the operation of the “Electrozink” Factory and the construction of a resort in the territory of the Caucasian Reserve.

The bodies of the militants, killed on January 11 in the Kurchaloi District of Chechnya and on January 30 in the city of Shali, have been buried into unmarked graves in the cemetery near Grozny, local residents report. Power agents followed the law on burial of terrorists.

The advocates of Abdurakhman Usmanov, accused of links with the “Islamic State” (IS), have submitted five motions asking to check his reports of torture, applied to him during the preliminary investigation. Four motions were rejected. The court agreed only to interrogate the Usmanov’s cellmate, who could see traces of torture on his body.

Among the visitors of the courses in Stavropol there are 15 children, for whom, according to organizers, studying the Circassian language is free of charge. The announcement of the opening of the courses arrived at the SMS-service of the "Caucasian Knot" on March 15.

The "United National Movement" (UNM) Party has initiated the drafting an appeal to the international community, in which, according to the party, it is necessary to declare "the Russia’s annexation in Georgia." The party's initiative is ill-conceived and populist, Georgian political analysts believe.

The “Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus” (EcoWatch) offered the court, which is considering its lawsuit against the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of Adygea, to wait for a response from the Russian Presidential Administration, which had ten days left to fulfil Mr Putin's order to review the law on foreign agents.

About 500 persons, members of the Circassian Diaspora and delegates from Adygea, have celebrated the Day of Circassian (Adyg) Language in Istanbul. The main problem of Circassians of Turkey is assimilation; and the reforms initiated by the president will help to solve it, the Circassian Diaspora hopes.

A spontaneous rally was held on March 19 by residents of Nalchik, dissatisfied with the plans of LGBT activists to hold a rally in the city. The citizens, who stick to traditional values, said that they treat such intentions as insulting.

Local officials have provided the Multifunctional Centre (MFC) with a parking area, which had been intended for a monument to deceased journalists, said Ali Kamalov, the Chairman of the Union of Journalists of Dagestan. The MFC asserts that territory for parking was transferred to them with the consent of the Ministry of the Press of the region.

The judgement to arrest Kirill Bobro, the head of the Stavropol “Youth Yabloko” branch, for illegal drug dealing was passed today by the court in Stavropol; the activist himself asked the court to place him under house arrest.

The parliamentary majority is preparing to overcome the presidential veto on the package of secret surveillance laws, and there is no time for detailed study of the recommendations of the Georgian President. This was announced by members of the "Georgian Dream" Party.

No one forced anyone to participate in the rally, held in Grozny on the occasion of the anniversary of the Crimea's annexation to Russia, said Alvi Karimov, the press secretary of the head of Chechnya.

About 10 people continue their protest action in the capital of Armenia. Apart from their demand of resignation of the Minister of Justice in connection with the death of Arthur Sargsyan, the protestors have also voice an appeal to the authorities to dismiss the Armenian General Prosecutor.