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Akhmed Zakaev, the head of the government of the self-proclaimed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, has treated the proposal to return home, made to him by the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, as propaganda and having no connection with the reality.

The consideration of complaints about torture and violation of the rights of Talekh Bagirzade, the leader of the Movement "Muslim Unity", who is kept in custody in Azerbaijan, has begun behind closed doors by the court. The Bagirzade's testimonies were heard.

Today, the members of the Salafi community of Dagestan have come to Khasavyurt to take part in the Friday namaz and sermon in the "Vostochnaya" (Eastern) mosque. The Imam of the mosque Magomednabi Magomedov stated the inadmissibility of further pressure of power agents on Salafis, and urged the members of the community to be united and seek protection of their rights by peaceful means.

The residents of the Astrakhan Region, fighting for the "Islamic State" (IS), are younger than 30, Oleg Agarkov, the head of the Regional Department of Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), has stated today.

The participants of the action in Buynaksk have expressed distrust to the Deputies of the City Assembly from the Party of Veterans.

Today, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has stated that he opposes the merger of Chechnya and Ingushetia. He has also reported that he had agreed with Ingush leader Yunus-Bek Evkurov to combat extremism together.

In Dagestan, according to the preliminary information, a man killed in the course of a shootout in the Kizilyurt District, was identified as a 38-year-old resident of the Tsumada District, a member of an illegal armed formation (IAF).

Tough statements made by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov concerning the impossibility of dialogue with Salafis undermine the stability in society and prevent development of mechanisms for peaceful coexistence of communities supporting different concepts of Islam. This opinion was expressed by experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

Parents of an 11-year-old schoolgirl of the Zayukovsky boarding school, who died on December 23, 2015, stated that they did not believe in the version of the accident, since the girl's body bore signs of beating.

Elders have responded to the participation of Mufti Isa Khamkhoev and Ingush religious figures at the gathering in Grozny, where resonant statements were made against theologians and leaders of Ingushetia.

The spokesman of the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported that on the highway Kizilyurt-Makhachkala a man, who opened fire on policemen, was killed during a shootout.

Today, the operative headquarters in Dagestan has taken a decision to lift the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime introduced on January 30 in the territory of the Buynaksk, Karabudakhkent and Kumtorkalin Districts.

The Azerbaijani authorities had violated the rights of Gilal Mamedov, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Tolyshi Sado", guaranteed by the article of the ban on torture, the Strasbourg European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has decided.

Inna Blenaova, a resident of Nalchik, is accused of aiding Robert Zankishiev, the leader of the local branch of the "Islamic State" (IS), who was killed in a special operation on November 10, 2015. Her case was sent to the court for trial, said the Investigating Department for the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic.

Imran Mirzoev, a private of the Azerbaijani Army, and three Armenian soldiers were killed on the border, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated today. Its Armenian counterpart has refuted the death of its soldiers.

With the support of a local basketball club, Galina Akelieva, who was on a hunger strike in protest against the eviction of her family members, has managed to raise money for an apartment in Volgograd. The procedure of the deal is already underway.

Tragedies, like the incident in the perinatal centre of Khasavyurt, are used to foment dissent, said the head of Dagestan Ramazan Abdulatipov, adding that the inquiry into the woman's death is under his personal control.

In Sochi, by the court decision, pronounced at the lawsuit of the Mayor's Office, bailiffs evicted members of one family: a father, his 20-year-old son and 12-year-old daughter on the street from a municipal house vacant for many years, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

Colleagues of Khalid Khanlarov, an active Facebook user, subjected to a 25-day administrative arrest under the charge of disobeying police, believe that he was arrested on political grounds, and they associate his arrest with his activities on the Internet. The defence of Khalid Khanlarov has announced the intention to file a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

The statements made by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov against Ingush theologians are absurd, and, meanwhile, such threats are voiced not for the first time, and they are becoming tougher and tougher. This was stated by Isa Tsechoev and Khamzat Chumakov.