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In Kabardino-Balkaria, a criminal case against a resident of the village of Chegem-2, accused of illegal trafficking in arms, ammunition and explosive devices, as well as narcotic substances, has been brought to court. The articles stipulate the punishment from three to ten years of imprisonment.

The North-Caucasian District Military Court has sentenced Shamsutdin Asvarov, a resident of Derbent, to three years of imprisonment in a penal settlement-colony.

The Stavropol Regional Court has sent to the investigating authorities the materials of the preliminary and judicial investigation into the criminal case against Kislovodsk Imam Kurman-Ali Baichorov, sentenced on the charge of illegal possession of drugs.

On January 25, members of the civil movement "In the name of the law" held a protest action in front of the British Embassy in Yerevan. They demanded to cancel the discussion of the draft resolutions on Nagorno-Karabakh.

Five medical institutions in Tbilisi have switched over to emergency operation mode.

On January 28, the Russia's Supreme Court (SC) plans to announce its decision on the complaints lodged by the convicts in the case of the attack on Nalchik. Today, the convicts finished presenting their last pleas.

Adam Abduraev, a resident of the village of Kharachi of the Untsukul District of Dagestan, who held the post of the Imam of the village mosque, sentenced for justification of terrorism and calls for it. According to the Dagestani Prosecutor's Office, he was sentenced to four years of imprisonment in a common-security penal colony.

The advocate of Pyotr Parpulov, sentenced to 12 years in prison on charges of treason, has sent a complaint against the verdict to the Russia's Supreme Court (SC).

The Armenian Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal against the arrest of Gevorg Safaryan, a member of the "Constituent Parliament", filed by his defender. The activist is accused of the use of violence against a public officer.

This morning, the counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime has been introduced in the village of Andi in the Botlikh District of Dagestan. This was reported by an official from the operational headquarters of the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) for Dagestan.

According to actress Liya Akhedzhakova, she has received an offer from an agent of the "Apostle" Company to sign a letter in support of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov for 10,000 US dollars. The "Apostle" Company has denied the information about the collection of signatures.

Growing incidence of SARS and influenza in the southern regions of Russia; mass Orthodox bathing on the occasion of Epiphany in the south of Russia; rally in Grozny in support of Ramzan Kadyrov after his critic statements concerning non-systemic opposition; sentence against BORN members being upheld by the Supreme Court of Russia; collision of an armoured car with Gazel passenger minivan in Dagestan; start of the consideration of the Levon Airapetyan's case by Moscow court, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of January 18-24, 2016, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Residents of Dagestan believe that the motor rally on route Kizlyar-Derbent was prohibited, since participants used portraits of Sagid Murtazaliev, the former head of the Dagestani office of the Russian Pension Fund (RPF), who was put on the international wanted list on the charges of financing of terrorism and organizing of attacks.

In Syria, Khvicha Gobadze, a citizen of Georgia, was killed during combat actions. This was reported by his relatives. The information about the Khvicha Gobadze's death was also confirmed by the State Security Service of Georgia.

During the week of January 18-241, 2016, one person was wounded in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. No killed persons were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

The counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime has been cancelled in the Tabasaran and Suleiman-Stalsky Districts and in some territories of the Khiv District.

In Sochi, people, who have come to the rally, have declared the inadmissibility of the situation, in which the city still has a queue of 25,000 people in need of housing, while the houses built for Olympic settlers stay empty for years.

On January 23, in cities of Europe, natives of Chechnya held a series of protests against human rights violations in Chechnya. The rallies were held in Berlin, Vienna, Helsinki, Stockholm, Oslo, Istanbul, and Kiev.

Starting from the beginning of 2016, the "Rosselkhoznadzor" (Federal Agency for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Control) has banned the import to the Krasnodar Territory of 62.5 tons of vegetables from Turkey, despite the fact that the goods were not included in the sanctions lists.

The action of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) in Sochi ended with adoption of a resolution, in which the protesters state the need to return the preferential public transport fares and reduce tariffs for garbage removal.