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The Sabail District Court of Baku has dismissed the motion for changing the pre-trial restriction measure to Gezyal Bairamly, the deputy chair of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), who was arrested for three months. The defence intends to appeal against the Court's decision.

Ramzan Kadyrov has invited journalists to Chechnya after Maria Zakharova, the spokesperson for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), requested him to organize a trip for a Finnish journalist who asked about the situation of gays in Chechnya.

Ramazan Guseinov won the gold medal of the European Youth Kettlebell Championship.

Journalist Afghan Mukhtarly was kidnapped in Tbilisi with the consent of the Georgian authorities, which increased the pressure on opponents of the regime of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev. This opinion was voiced by the Azerbaijani activists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

The defendants sentenced in the case of an attempt to create a Caliphate in Kabardino-Balkaria will appeal against the decision of the court. This was announced by advocate Lyudmila Ragulina. The court could have made a softer decision, believes advocate Yuri Bachurin.

Argishti Kiviryan, a coordinator of the agency "Armenia Today", has claimed that the police acted outside the law. The police state that the activist was detained on suspicion of wearing cold steel arms.

The Prosecutor's Office of the Shali District of Chechnya has found that caricatures published in the network in support of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo could offend believers' religious feelings.

Policemen had to use their firearms when they tried to kill a mad cow in Nasrutdinov Avenue, said Ruslan Ibragimgadjiev, the spokesman for the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan. A video of the cow chase appeared on the Internet.

The court in Rostov-on-Don has passed guilty verdicts to the defendants, accused of an attempt to create a Caliphate in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR). They were sentenced to 6-16 years in prison.

In Rostov-on-Don, the court has imposed a fine in the amount of 15,000 roubles on Timofei Martynenko, a volunteer of the office of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, for involvement in a rally. The court's decision will be challenged, an activist's advocate reports.

The journalist accused of illegal border crossing and smuggling faces a new heavier charge. Afghan Mukhtarly is charged with rendering resistance to a public official. The defence treats the charge as unfounded.

A rock fall has blocked the road and stopped motor traffic in the Tlarat District towards over 30 settlements. The municipal administration organized a pass through the blockage for the schoolchildren, who were on the way to the facilities, where their Unified State Examination (USE) was held.

In the case of the Boris Nemtsov's murder, the Moscow District Military Court has scheduled the debate of the parties for June 1. The investigation has been declared to be completed. Defendant Tamerlan Eskerkhanov was removed from the trial until the end of the debate.

The "Levada Centre" has found out that 25% of Russian citizens experience respect and sympathy for Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. According to the data published by the "Caucasian Knot", 49% of Russian citizens believe that Ramzan Kadyrov can be trusted.

In Tbilisi, protesters demanded explanations from Georgian authorities about the kidnapping of the Azerbaijani journalist Afghan Mukhtarly. The police launched an inquiry under the article on illegal deprivation of liberty, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs has reported.

The Presidium of the Supreme Court (SC) of Russia has cancelled the verdict against journalist Elena Nadtoka, sentenced for harsh criticism of the Mayor of Novocherkassk, and all subsequent decisions on the case. The criminal case against the journalist has been sent for reconsideration, reports advocate Tumas Misakyan.

The international human rights organization "Amnesty International" (AI) has condemned the detention of Azerbaijani journalist Afghan Mukhtarly, who lived in Tbilisi. The AI has recognized Afghan Mukhtarly as a "prisoner of conscience" and demanded from the Azerbaijani authorities to release him.

Kantemir Balagov has forbidden showing in Nalchik his film "Tesnota" (Squeeze), which won the FIPRESCI prize of the International Federation of Cinematographers. He has motivated his decision by the reaction of the city authorities. Kantemir Balagov has reported his decision on his page in Facebook.

At trial in the Rizvan Ibragimov's case, the court has pronounced a decision to oblige a resident of Chechnya, after whose complaint the case was instituted, to appear in the courtroom.

According to law enforcers, detained natives of Dagestan were plotting an explosion in a shopping centre in Rostov-on-Don.