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On February 22, Abdusamad Gamidov, Prime Minister of Dagestan, met residents of Derbent, who do not want to move out of their dilapidated houses from the city centre to the area of the industrial zone. The city residents demanded to remove Minister Kazibekov from the resettlement programme and to carry out a new examination of their houses.

The body of Islam Lorsanov, killed on January 25 at a police station in Grozny after he shelled policemen, has not been not given out to his relatives, despite the promises of law enforcers. This was reported by a source close to the killed man's family members. According to the source, after the incident, law enforcers detained two younger brothers of the killed man.

Gor Khudinyan, an officer of the Nagorno-Karabakh Army, has died as a result of an injury. This was reported by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh.

As of February 22, the amount of 272,000 roubles came to the special account opened by the Krasnodar regional branch of the Russian Red Cross to help fire victims who lost their apartments because of a fire in Krasnodar.

At the today's court hearing in the case against Sochi builder Mardiros Demerchyan, the court has questioned two policemen. They said nothing about the circumstances of the Sochi builder's detention, reported Mardiros Demerchyan.

In Armenia, the lack of high-quality inclusive education and of government support are forcing parents to send their children with disabilities to boarding schools and children's homes, and that means discrimination. This was stated by the international human rights organization "Human Rights Watch" (HRW).

The forum "Let’s Return Russian Constitution to Dagestan!" in Moscow ended with adoption of the final resolution, in which Russian authorities are invited to dismiss Ramazan Abdulatipov and hold direct election of the head of Dagestan.

On the eve of the 73rd anniversary of deportation, the Deputies of the People's Assembly (Parliament) of Ingushetia have adopted, in the first reading, a draft law, which bans to perpetuate the memory of Stalin in the region.

Rustam Mallamagomedov, a Dagestan's representative in the Association of Russian Carriers (ARC) and a participant of the "tractor march" of Krasnodar farmers, was taken last night to a Moscow police station, said a member of the ARC.

Dagestan is in a deep crisis, which is confirmed by non-fulfilment of laws, and corruption and lawlessness of law enforcers, said the participants of the sitting of the Dagestani Civil Forum "Let’s Return Russian Constitution to Dagestan!" held in Moscow.

Missile complexes "Iskander", shipped by Russia, belong to the Armed Forces of Armenia; and the decision to use them will depend on the situation in the region, said Vigen Sarkisyan, the head of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia.

A religious-enlightenment game "Goodness for Us", launched in a social network as an alternative to "Death Games", may become popular, residents of Chechnya said.

It is more dangerous now for rights defenders and journalists to deal with problems of Northern Caucasus. The human rights situation has worsened in Chechnya, where in 2016 Zhalaudi Geriev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, was convicted on false charges; and in early 2017, new threats were addressed to the "Caucasian Knot", the human rights organization “Amnesty International” (AI) states in its annual report on human rights in the world, which was presented in Moscow.

The new name of the republic, proposed by the president – “State of Alania" – has not so many supporters, as believed, said Irina Gagloeva, a lecturer of the South-Ossetian State University (SOSU). It is more logical to rename the republic similar to its northern neighbour – into “South Ossetia-Alania”, said Professor Yuri Gagloity.

Cantemir Zheldashev, a defendant in the case of an attempt to create caliphate in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), had testified voluntarily, a former policeman, who took part in his detention, has told the court. However, another witness has refuted the prosecution's version that Zheldashev was detained in a Nalchik park on April 17, 2014.

The consideration of the appeal against the court judgement to evict Nadezhda Degtereva and her mother has been suspended for six months. The Territorial Court has made this judgement in connection with the death of Nadezhda Degtereva, said the advocate Olga Sizonova.

Makhmud Velitov, the Imam of the "Yardyam" Moscow mosque, whose words about the murdered Dagestani cleric Gappaev were treated by investigators as justification of terrorism, was released today from his house arrest under the recognizance not to leave, said his advocate.

The members of 15 foreign delegations, who monitored the constitutional referendum, have handed their conclusions about the absence of violations over to the Central Election Commission (CEC) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR). In their view, the referendum can be considered valid.

The Krasnodar Territorial Court (KTC) has rejected the appeal complaint lodged by the activist Darya Polyudova, who asked to replace her remaining term in the colony-settlement for a more lenient punishment.

Mass arrests aim at reducing social protests in the society against the appointment of Mekhriban Alieva to the post of the First Vice-President of Azerbaijan, oppositionists believe.