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In Volgograd, tenants of the dismantled high-rise building, who have already examined the new house and signed the act of acceptance, may enter their new apartments. This was announced by Larisa Borodaeva, the head of the initiative group of the tenants.

Michel Forst, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights, has called on the Azerbaijani authorities to release all the arrested activists of public organizations, lift any restrictions on their departure from the country and stop persecuting their relatives. In his turn, an assistant to the President of Azerbaijan has treated Mr Forst's report as "biased."

Currently, there are 4940 signatures to the petition demanding an impartial trial of Zhalaudi Geriev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

Mukhammad Akhmedov (Abu Zeid), a preacher from Daghestan, was killed in Northern Iraq, his relatives told the "Caucasian Knot". Akhmedov was a member of the "Islamic State", a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court, and died from a drone attack, said Joanna Paraschuk, an analyst of the British think tank IHS Jane's.

Judge of the Supreme Court (SC) of Russia has received the materials in the criminal case against Ukrainian citizens Nikolai Karpyuk and Stanislav Klykh, sentenced for involvement in the first Chechen war on the side of militants.

The Mayoralty of the city of Nalchik Municipality can allocate a one-room apartment to the Buttaev family of four persons living in a dilapidated house. Aishat Gafurova (Buttaeva), a family member, insists on allocation of a larger housing and claims a violation of her family's rights.

The court hearing in the case against Alexandra Ivanova (Varvara Karaulova) should be held behind closed doors, since the case materials contain confidential information. This was stated by the public prosecutor. The advocate has asked the court to dismiss the prosecutor's motion, since only one of the case materials contains the confidential information.

In 2016, Svetlana Gannushkina, the Chair of the "Civil Assistance" Committee, has become a Laureate of the Right Livelihood Award "for her many years' commitment to the cause of defence of human rights and fair treatment of refugees and forced migrants, as well as tolerance to various ethnic groups." The awarding decision has been announced in Stockholm.

All pilgrims from Chechnya, who go on Hajj this year, will return from Saudi Arabia till the weekend. This was reported by the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) for the Chechen Republic.

Former prisoners experience a lot of difficulties in finding job. This was stated by participants of the "roundtable" held in Volgograd. Members of the Public Chamber for the Volgograd Region have proposed to allocate quotas for employment of that category of citizens. Another problem is in creation of jobs for inmates of penitentiary institutions, note members of the Public Oversight Commission (POC).

Russian authorities have violated the right to freedom of movement of a Sochi resident Mikhail Benyash, who was denied a passport for travelling abroad, when serving his conditional prison term. This was decided by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), which has obliged Russian authorities to pay 5000 euros to Benyash.

Claims about violations committed at the elections may be considered by courts during several months. This opinion was voiced by Mairbek Agaev, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Chernovik" (Draft). Complaints about abuses will not be considered properly; however, it is important to publicly express dissatisfaction with the authorities' actions, believes Gadjimurad Sagitov, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Novoye Delo".

The Abkhaz Minister of Foreign Affairs Vyacheslav Chirikba was to visit Transnistria to take part in celebrations of the Republic's Day, the president's press service reports.

More than three weeks it is impossible to establish the whereabouts of Zareta Zubairaeva, 25, a resident of Grozny, and her four children, her husband Azamat has reported. According to his story, his wife has secretly gone abroad. Turkish law enforcers take part in the search, as they believe that Zubairaeva had been recruited by militants.

The non-governmental organizations (NGOs)-members of the coalition "For the Euro-Atlantic Georgia" have put forward the demand to participants of the parliamentary elections to make public their lists of candidates for ministers; however, the parties refuse to do it.

The lawyer Igor Trunov has been stripped of the lawyer's status for "violating the professional ethics," the Bar Association of the Moscow Region has reported. This decision will be appealed against, said Mr Trunov, known for defending the interests of the victims of the terror acts committed at the Domodedovo Airport, Dubrovka Theatrical Centre and Moscow metro.

Today, at a meeting of the political council of the regional branch of the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party, Yunus-Bek Evkurov has announced his decision to stay at the position of the leader of Ingushetia.

The Karabudakhkent District Court has found local residents Vagabov and Temirkhanov guilty of aiding and abetting Gusein Tagirov, treated by law enforcers as a leader of Makhachkala militants and killed during a special operation. The defendants have been sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony.

In one of the Makhachkala schools, a social trainer asked parents of the pupils to fill in a questionnaire for a social passport of the form, which, apart from questions about family members and need for intra-school control, included a point entitled "Girls in hijabs". This was reported by Ziyautdin Uvaisov, an advocate of the Dagestani Bar Association "Justice".

The proposed changes to the Constitution will expressly authorise the Azerbaijani President with unprecedented powers, says the conclusion of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe (CoE). The Azerbaijani authorities should cancel the referendum, the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) believes.