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During the climb, the commander of the aircraft that crashed down in Rostov-on-Don turned off the autopilot; then the plane began rapidly losing altitude and subsequently hit the earth. This is evidenced by the decoded crew's conversations a minute before the tragedy.

A criminal case against a resident of the city of Grozny, the Chechen capital, accused of beating his son, has been sent to the court. The father is under threat of an arrest for up to three months.

The "Committee for the Prevention of Torture" uses the funds of the programme for rehabilitation of torture victims to help Bashir Pliev, beaten in an attack on human rights defenders and journalists on the border of Ingushetia and Chechnya.

In the Krasnodar Territory, more and more farmers decide not to take part in the tractor trip to President Vladimir Putin because of pressure from the local authorities, report organizers of the action. Only some individuals have reported on their readiness to go to Moscow in tractors.

Prior to his conscription for military service, Russian soldier Valery Permyakov, accused in the murder of the Avetisyans family in January 2015, repeatedly underwent psychiatric examinations.

The Putin's decision to appoint Ramzan Kadyrov the acting leader of Chechnya will not change life in the republic for the best and only means further stagnation. This opinion was expressed by Russian human rights defenders.

Today, the Supreme Court (SC) of North Ossetia has refused to change the pre-trial restriction measure to policeman Oleg Dzampaev, a defendant in the case of the death of detainee Vladimir Tskaev.

According to an examination, a son and a father of the Avetisyan family were not in beds at the time of Valery Permyakov's attack.

Several dozen rounds for automatic firearms were found in a hideout not far from the village of Orota of the Khunzakh District.

The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (OPHRD) intends to obtain for human rights defender Leyla Yunus and her husband Arif Yunus, a political analyst and historian, the permission to leave Azerbaijan for medical treatment abroad. An advocate of the Yunus spouses has prepared an appeal to the Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijan to challenge the refusal from leaving the country.

At a meeting with Ramzan Kadyrov, Vladimir Putin has appointed him acting leader of the republic. The Kremlin's approval, the administrative resources particularly active in recent months, and the experience of past elections in Chechnya actually determine who will be the next leader of the Chechen Republic.

In the capital of Dagestan, believers of the Salafi mosque located in Hungarian Fighters Street have reported on mass detentions. The information about the detention is not confirmed by the police.

The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has started to study the materials of the inspection carried out to check the complaint of Nikolai Karpyuk about torture. Investigators found no grounds for institution of criminal proceedings.

During the past two days, the Instagram account of the leader of Dagestan has undergone a number of cyber attacks. They occurred after the Ramazan Abdulatipov had published a post about the situation in the boarding school for mentally challenged children "Zabota" (Care). This was reported by the press service of the leader of Dagestan.

Alexander Chunakov, the head of the administration of Volgograd, has reported to the public on the activities in 2015. Residents of the city, who came to listen to the report, asked questions, including those about the construction of new schools and organization of transport services. Activist Alexei Ulyanov asked a question concerning repair of roads. Alexander Chunakov found the above questions the most difficult ones.

This morning, law enforcers have started a special operation in the village of Andi of the Botlikh District of Dagestan, reports the operational headquarters for Dagestan. The counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime was introduced at 5:00 a.m. Moscow time.

Investigators do not inform Elizaveta Alieva and her representatives on the progress of the investigation into the murder of her sister, and she continues to receive threats, although she is under public protection. This became the basis for the request to transfer the investigation to Moscow, state advocates of the "Legal Initiative for Russia".

The announced gathering of citizens with the participation of Sochi Mayor Anatoly Pakhomov took place in the form of the Mayor's meeting with officials. Guards blocked the entrance to the "Turquoise living room" of the "Dagomys" health complex, where the event took place, and the citizens were not able to attend it.

Policemen must conduct searches in the presence of at least two witnesses and present a protocol under which the check is conducted. This was stated by the lawyers, who commented the complaint of the head of the Nalchik-based health and beauty centre against the pressure by power agents.

In Dagestan, the spouses Nutsalkhan Iskhakov and Madina Omarova are accused of participation in an illegal armed formation (IAF) and hiding militants in their house.