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The court has pronounced the decision to take into custody Magomed Magomedov, the spokesman of a Makhachkala mosque, who is suspected of illegal possession of weapons and drugs. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by the detainee's relatives.

Ramazan Djalaldinov, who complained to President Vladimir Putin about corruption in the Chechen village of Kenkhi, had simulated the arson of his house. This was claimed by the acting Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov.

Madina Magomadova, the leader of the NGO "Mothers of Chechnya", has been awarded "for the activities in the protection of social rights and interests of local communities." The NGO led by Madina Magomadova is engaged in providing legal assistance in the complicated region, despite the difficult financial conditions. This was emphasized by the Moscow Helsinki Group.

Today, Ruslan Alkhanov, the Chechen Interior Minister, has reported to Ramzan Kadyrov the detention of accomplices to Shamil Djanaraliev and Akhmed Inalov, who had been killed at their attack on a checkpoint in the Grozny District.

Today, Alexei Navalny, the founder of the Fund for Combating Corruption (FCC), was detained, along with his several employees, on the border of the Krasnodar Territory with Adygea.

Ramzan Kadyrov is openly ignoring the double-voiced message of Vladimir Putin, which forbade destroying houses of militants' families, experts assert.

The information about the death of Elvira Karaeva was published by one of the Russian-language magazines of the "Islamic State" (IS), Fatima Tlisova, a journalist of the "Voice of America", reported on May 12.

Late at night on May 12, in the village of Kenkhi, Sharoi District of Chechnya, unidentified masked persons burned down the house of Ramazan Djalaldinov, who had complained to Putin about corruption flourishing in the district, the weekly named "Chernovik" (Draft) reports today with reference to Djalaldinov's wife.

Till present, Ariskhan Movsarov, a soldier from Chechnya, who in April disappeared under unclear circumstances from the territory of a military unit in Maikop, has not been found. The commanders of the military unit are not interested in revealing the causes of his disappearance, the soldier's relatives believe.

The evening in memory of Elmeskhan Hagundokova, a Circassian native, Chevalier (Knight) of the Legion of Honour of France, is to be held at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (known as MGIMO) on May 13. The event will present the film "Circassian Woman" directed by Askarbiy Nagaplev and dedicated to Elmeskhan Hagundokova.

The defence has completed review of the materials of the criminal case against Rashid Evloev, a native of the village of Maiskoe of North Ossetia, accused of involvement in training at a camp of militants in Syria for commitment of terror acts. Investigators did not attach to the case the documents confirming the alibi of Rashid Evloev. This has been reported by advocate Roza Magomedova.

The OSCE monitoring on the contact line of troops in the Karabakh conflict zone have lost their significance as a factor to deter the parties to the conflict from violating the ceasefire. This opinion was voiced by Azerbaijani experts, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

After the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has pronounced the decision to hold Russia responsible for the kidnapping in Chechnya of Zarema Gaisanova, a staff member of the "Danish Refugee Council", the competent authorities shall carry out an effective investigation into the circumstances of the crime. This was stated by Oleg Orlov, a member of the Board of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

In Dagestan, in the vicinity of the village of Talgi, two persons were killed as a result of the shootout with law enforcers.

The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan shall meet. This was stated by co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group. According to them, the main objectives of the meeting shall be the enhancement of the ceasefire and the search for ways to build confidence.

Today, Magomed Magomedov, an employee of a Makhachkala mosque, detained by power agents, was officially charged with illegal possession of weapons, explosives and narcotic drugs. This was reported by his advocate Shamil Isaev after he visited his client today.

Bairam Mamedov, an activist of the "Nida" movement, and Giyas (Giyaseddin) Ibragimov, a Facebook user, have been arrested on charges of large-scale drug dealing. The young people were detained because of some graffiti on the pedestal of the monument to Geidar Aliev in Baku, said the "Nida" movement.

On May 11, court marshals took the US citizen Aubrey Michelle Allen to the airport of the city of Mineralnye Vody and saw her off to Moscow. From there, the girl who came to North Ossetia to visit her groom, flew to her homeland, said a source from the Centre for Foreigners' Temporary Accommodation.

The Russian court has violated the right of Said Amirov, the ex-Mayor of Makhachkala, and of other figurants in his case to a fair trial, said Vladimir Postanyuk, one of Amirov's advocates.

Today, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled on the case of abduction in 2009 in Grozny of Zarema Gaisanova in the course of the special operation under command of Ramzan Kadyrov. Gaisanova's mother has been awarded 60,000 euros of compensation.