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Voting at the presidential election in South Ossetia; terror act in Saint Petersburg, associated by experts with the Caucasian underground; two attacks on law enforcers in Astrakhan, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of April 3-9, 2017, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

According to the results of the processing of 35 percent of the protocols for the renaming of South Ossetia to the State of Alania, 78.2 percent of voters cane to the referendum.

Today, in Karachay-Cherkessia, at a meeting with truck drivers, the Chairman of the Association of Russian Carriers has stated that in order to achieve the cancellation of the "Platon" system, truck drivers on protest should carry out negotiations not with regional officials, but with the Russian Prime Minister and the Russian Minister of Transport.

Khasan Khatsiev, Bekhan Soltukiev, Mikail Cherbizhev, and Magomed Bekbuzarov are put on the wanted list on suspicion of involvement in the killing of inspectors of the road-and-patrol service (known as DPS) in Malgobek. This was reported by the Ingush Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

In North Ossetia, attempts to re-vote and bring completed ballots were registered at a polling station.

On April 8, 120 seedlings of silver poplar were planted in the village of Mekhakavan in the south of Hadrut District, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports. The event was attended by MPs of the National Assembly, officials of the government, members of NGOs, soldiers and officers, and students.

On April 8, in Dagestan, the antiterrorist rally lasted about 15 minutes. Residents of the republic were obliged to take part in the event. This was reported by participants of the event interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

In Grozny, the Mayor's Office has reported about 30,000 people participating in an antiterrorist rally. Local residents report increased security measures and instructions from their superiors about mandatory participation in the rally.

In Volgograd, according to the regional administration, at least 5000 people took part in the antiterror action. Employees of companies and public institutions reported they voluntary came to the action, although they were asked to attend the rally by their chiefs.

In Baku, activists have finished a rally held against the Mekhriban Alieva's appointment as Vice-President of Azerbaijan. The protesters have adopted a resolution condemning the establishment of a "family power" in the country.

According to human rights defender Igor Kochetkov, an LGBT activist, the situation with the persecution of gays in Chechnya should be investigated by the International Criminal Court in The Hague, since it is a crime against humanity.

Two inspectors of the road-and-patrol service (known as DPS) were killed after a police patrol car was shelled from automatic weapons in Malgobek. This was reported by the Department for Ingushetia of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

Turpal-Ali Muskiev, a resident of the village of Tsotsi-Yurt of the Kurchaloi District, who was exiled from his village in January 2017, died in Dagestan several ago and was buried in Chechnya. The funeral took place in the native village of Turpal-Ali Muskiev under the control of law enforcers, local residents report.

Members of many religious movements express their conviction of the uniqueness of their doctrines. This opinion was voiced by members of human rights organizations and religious scholars questioned by the "Caucasian Knot".

After the dispersal of the protest action in the village of Tukhchar, Dagestani truck drivers in 20 vehicles have moved to the town of Krasnoarmeysk.

Andrei Bazhutin, the leader of the Association of Russian Carriers, came to meet the heavy truck drivers, who hold their protesting in Dagestan, who told him that during 12 days of their strike Federal TV Channels had not dared to truthfully cover the protests, while local authorities failed to start dialogue.

Aleksei Shtaba, a resident of Sochi, arrested on March 26, the day of anti-corruption rallies, claims that he was sentenced to seven days for organizing two actions, which he had nothing to do with. He filed to the Territorial Court a complaint against the district policeman officer and the judge.

The truckers, who held their protest in the vicinity of the dwelling settlement of Prokhladny, have left the venue, and gathered today to discuss how to continue the strike. So far, the truckers of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) have not refused to participate in the action demanding to abolish the "Platon" system.

Today, the court in Baku has decided to extend the custody of Alexander Lapshin, extradited from Belarus to Azerbaijan, by other three months.

Having monopolized the power at the Parliament, the MPs of the "Georgian Dream" practically rejected a dialogue with other political forces. Besides, the dynamics of reforms, headed by them, is not impressive, said President Giorgi Margvelashvili.