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The defence has appealed against institution of criminal proceedings against Nikolai Borodin, a participant of the "tractor march". Farmers believe that raiders seek criminal prosecution of protestors.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has upheld the complaint filed by journalist Alexander Lashmankin and 22 other applicants and ordered Russia to pay them 183,550 euros for failures to sanction rallies. The mentioned rallies also include an unsanctioned rally in memory of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova.

The young men, detained on January 31 in the Shelkovsky District of Chechnya on suspicion of trying to leave for Syria to join the ranks of militants, stayed at a police station for three days. They were released for the time of preliminary investigation. This was reported by a source from the law enforcement bodies.

At the meeting concerning the investment climate in the region, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has asked the local leaders to take responsibility and to attract extra-budgetary funds. He has threatened to dismiss those who fail to obey to his instructions.

Today, the counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime has been introduced in the village of Andi of the Botlikh District of Dagestan, and law enforcers are engaged in search for militants and their accomplices. This was reported by the operational headquarters.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has revoked a residence permit issued to Rabbi Arieh Edelkopf, a US citizen. The MIA's officials have explained their decision by the fact that Rabbi Arieh Edelkopf poses a threat to national security.

For the ninth day, internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Abkhazia, who sewed their mouths in protest, continue their hunger strike with the demand to the Georgian Ministry of Social Protection to re-evaluate the conditions of their stay in hospital in Zugdidi.

The Dagestani leadership continues seeking the resignation of Zacharia Amirov from the post of the Mayor of Buynaksk after his early return from vacations, the journalists Magomed Magomedov and Ramazan Rajabov have reported. According to their story, in case of Amirov’s resignation, the main contenders for the post are Islam Nurgudaev and Osman Osmanov.

Today, Nalchik has begun installing CCTV (closed-circuit television) cameras in the Olympic Alley. Vandals have spoiled all the athletes’ nameplates in the alley; only one nameplate was torn off completely, said officials.

The elections to local self-government bodies in Armenia are deprived of intrigue due to lack of candidates from rival parties, while community leaders, including Yerevan, are dependent on the authorities, believe the political analysts, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

The Sovietsky District Court of Makhachkala has failed to consider the lawsuit lodged by a group of citizens, opposing the construction of a museum in the Lenin Komsomol Park, having requested a copy of the land lease agreement for the museum, said Arsen Magomedov, one of the claimants.

A potential threat in Azerbaijan comes from small religious groups, ideologically close to the terrorist "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia, experts believe.

The investigation into the case against Bekkhan Saraliev, a suspected member of an illegal armed formation (IAF), who allegedly persuaded a teenager to join militants in Syria, has been resumed at the request of the Prosecutor's Office.

Decision of European Parliament to abolish visas for Georgia; heavy snow on the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus; armed clash in the Chechen town of Shali; appointment of a new head of the RPF Dagestani branch; start of nominating candidates for president of South Ossetia, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of January 30-February 5, 2017, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

During the week of January 30-February 5, 2017, seven persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, five persons were killed, and two others were wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

The body of soldier Chingiz Gurbanov, killed on December 29, 2016, near the Armenian village of Chinari, has been given out to the Azerbaijani side with the mediation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

In Nalchik, members of three Roma families accommodated in a private house, including six children and four adults, were hospitalized after carbon monoxide poisoning.

Tenants of the "Neptune" vacation hotel, rooms in which are distributed among Olympic settlers and people affected by natural disasters, face threat of disconnection of water supply. In protest, they blocked the entrance to the building.

On February 4, in Krasnodar, people from the "Vostochno-Kruglikovsky" residential district held a picket. They demanded to start construction of social infrastructure in their residential district, promised by the developer during sale of apartments in the residential complex.

On February 4, in Azerbaijan, the opposition movement "Republican Alternative" (ReAl) marked the fourth anniversary of the arrest of its leader Ilgar Mamedov by holding the "Day of Open Letters". People were invited to come to the office of the "ReAl" and write letters to support Ilgar Mamedov. The human rights defenders have also appealed to international organizations to make efforts to release Ilgar Mamedov.