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In Chechnya, the Prosecutor's Office has demanded from the law enforcement agencies to intensify the investigation into the report on the kidnapping of Hussein Betelgeriev in Grozny. According to residents of Chechnya, the songs created by Hussein Betelgeriev are very popular in the republic.

The data about offshore accounts of members of the Aliev family, disseminated by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) is no news for the Azeri public. Investigations on this subject were conducted by the journalist Khadija Ismayilova, who was put in jail for them.

According to David Babayan, the chief of the Central Information Department of the Nagorno-Karabakh Presidential Administration, Azerbaijan has expressed its readiness to commit an act of terrorism by declaring its intention to shell Stepanakert.

The international community is interested in preventing the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh from the intervention of the military-political blocs, since it will mark the beginning of a full-scale war between Armenia and Azerbaijan. This opinion was expressed by experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

On April 1-5, the losses of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) at the contact line with Azerbaijan made 29 dead and 72 wounded persons; and 28 servicemen are considered missing, said the spokesman of the NKR's Defence Army.

The referendum on merger of South Ossetia with Russia will be held earlier than in six months. This was reported by Leonid Tibilov, President of South Ossetia. He has emphasized that the issue was discussed at the meeting with the President of Russia.

The guilt for the death of a 12-year-old resident of the village of Zoravan is on Azerbaijani servicemen, who deliver a targeted fire at civilians, said residents of the NKR.

Nadezhda Savchenko, a Ukrainian aviator, sentenced for involvement in the killing of Russian journalists, has informed her defence of her final refusal to file a complaint against the verdict. This was reported by her advocate Mark Feigin.

The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has questioned the experts who conducted medical examination of Nikolai Karpyuk. The experts have announced the impossibility to confirm whether Nikolai Karpyuk was subjected to torture with electric current.

The police still have not started the search at the complaint of kidnapping in Grozny of bard Hussein Betelgeriev, his wife reports. On the day of his kidnapping, the bard wrote in a social network about the unrecognized Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, reports journalist Anastasia Kirilenko.

According to the UN report, at least 33 people were killed and more than 200 others were injured as a result of escalation of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, which occurred on April 2 and 3.

Zakharya Amirov has been unanimously elected the head of the Buynaksk administration. This was reported by Marat Djankhaev, a deputy of the Buynaksk City Council. According to him, out of 21, 14 deputies voted for Zakharya Amirov.

During the last 24 hours, the Armed Forces of Armenia violated the ceasefire for 121 times, reports the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD), adding that Azerbaijan "retains control over all liberated territories." In is turn, the Armenian party said about today's the morning fights, in which three Azerbaijani tanks were destroyed.

Aggravation of situation in Karabakh conflict zone; blowing up police cars in Dagestan; release of rights defender Intigam Aliev in Azerbaijan; entry into force of guilty verdict against Krasnodar activist Darya Polyudova; march against operation of the "Electrozink" Factory in Vladikavkaz; decisions of members of ruling coalition in Georgia to go to parliamentary elections independently, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of March 28-April 3, 2016, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has sent back for reconsideration the criminal case against Saidi Sultanov, a local resident, who was sentenced to five years of imprisonment on the charge of aiding and abetting militants.

Idris Cherkhigov, the 27-year-old head of the administration of the Kurchaloi District, has been transferred to the post of the head of the secretariat of the leader of Chechnya. By taking his new post, Idris Cherkhigov has replaced another nephew of Ramzan Kadyrov.

During the week from March 28 to April 3, 2016, seven people fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus: four persons perished and three 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

Last night, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces continued shelling the combat positions of the Defence Army and dwelling settlements of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), said the press service of the MoD of the NKR.

Relatives of Hussein Betelgeriev, a poet and singer, cannot be established his whereabouts since March 31. According to their version, Betelgeriev was taken away from home by "two unidentified men dressed in black uniform."

On the second day of the warfare in Karabakh conflict zone, the key question of what part of the unrecognized republic is under Azerbaijan control. The parties in conflict intend to take control over the key heights in the area of the village of Talysh, according to the Ministries of Defence (MoDs) of the conflicting parties.