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In their complaint filed to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), members of the "Pussy Riot" punk group have stated that the law enforcement agencies violated the right to freedom of speech and fair trial when they refused to institute a criminal case against Cossacks, who allegedly attacked the "Pussy Riot" members in Sochi.

Starting from May 12, more than 150,000 Krasnodar residents, living in four districts, are deprived of hot water supply. The long interruption in hot water supply is explained by delayed repair works at the city thermal power plant (TPP).

Nadir Medetov (Nadir Abu Khalid), a well-known Salafi preacher from Dagestan, has sworn to the leader of the "Islamic state", which was recognized terrorist organization, and urged his supporters to follow his example. In Dagestan, before Nadir Abu Khalid, only militant leaders have publicly sworn to the IS.

Members of the Public Chamber of North Ossetia have appealed to the environmental agencies with a request to investigate the pollution of the Terek River in Vladikavkaz. They have also reported they are ready to hold hearings on the issue.

The Board of Trustees of the Sochi arboretum "Southern Plants" has revealed a number of violations during the inspection of the repair works carried out at the park. However, according to Olga Kozinskaya, the Chair of the Board, the managers of the arboretum fail to listen to the recommendations.

EaP summit in Riga; participation of singers from Southern Caucasus in "Eurovision-2015"; mourning events on Memory Day of Caucasian War Victims, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of May 11-17, 2015, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

In Moscow, about a hundred bikers are on duty near the 20th hospital, where Deni Mirzoev, a resident of Grozny, receives medical treatment. Deni Mirzoev was involved in the road traffic accident in Kutuzovsky Avenue in Moscow, as a result of which a biker was killed.

Readers of the "Caucasian Knot" have expressed different opinions concerning the possible consequences of the opening of representative offices of the self-proclaimed Lugansk People's Republic and Donetsk People's Republic (LNR and DNR, respectively) in Tskhinvali.

During the week of May 18-24, 2015, at least four persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, two persons were killed, and two others were wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has completed the investigation into the case against Levon Airapetyan, an entrepreneur and a member of the Armenian Diaspora in Russia, who was accused of the embezzlement of 700,000 US dollars belonging to Igor Izmestiev, an ex-MP from Bashkortostan.

Relatives of Murad Abdulmuslimov, a resident of Makhachkala, claim that on May 22, unidentified persons forced him into their car in front of witnesses. They also claim that since then, none of the family member is aware of his fate.

Advocate Magomed Magomedov has managed to visit Mukhammad Magomedov, one of the leaders of the public organization "League of the Just", detained in Makhachkala on May 23, who is being kept at the IVS (detention facility) of Kaspiysk.

Krasnodar activist Darya Polyudova was dismissed from her post of a lawyer at the Krasnoarmeiskaya Central District Hospital located in the Cossack village of Poltavskaya. The activist was dismissed "according to her own desire". The activist herself has explained her dismissal from the post by pressure on hospital top managers.

Radio Liberty intends to take all the necessary steps to protect the rights and interests of its employees in Azerbaijan, who faced problems after the Baku bureau of Radio Liberty was sealed by law enforcers. This was stated by Nenad Pejic, the editor-in-chief of Radio Liberty.

In Sochi, 14 persons, who live in a house recognized dilapidated, refuse to comply with the court's decision and move to a one-room apartment in Vinogradnaya Street allocated to them by the Mayor's Office. According to the tenants of the dilapidated house, the apartment allocated for their resettlement is too small, and, the most important thing is that the construction of the very new house has not yet been completed.

Mukhammad Magomedov, one of the leaders of the public organization "League of the Just", who has been detained today in the centre of Makhachkala, is being kept at the Lenin ROVD (District Interior Division). This was reported by a source in the ROVD. Mukhammad Magomedov himself has declared that he was planted a weapon.

Murad Velikhanov, an advocate of Raviz Djafarov and Alim Balikhanov, residents of Dagestan, detained during a counterterrorist operation (CTO), has complained about non-admission to his clients. According to the advocate, at least five persons were detained during the counterterrorist operation carried out in the two districts of Dagestan.

In Ingushetia, two policemen got contused as a result of the explosion of an unidentified improvised explosive device (IED).

The Tverskoy District Court has received a motion from the investigating authorities to take in custody Deni Mirzoev, a resident of Grozny, an alleged participant of the road traffic accident in Kutuzovsky Avenue in Moscow, as a result of which a biker was killed.

In Makhachkala, men in masks have detained Mukhammad Magomedov, one of the leaders of the public organization "League of the Just". This was reported by an activist's friend.