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Khasmagomed Charanov, who was killed in Dagestan by power agents, used to be, according to their information, the leader of "Aukh" militant grouping. He was wanted in connection with the attacks on law enforcers and extortion of money from businessmen.

Detainee Khavazh-Bagaudin Aushev has been convoyed to Samara by staff members of the temporary operational group of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Ingushetia.

Investigators have submitted to the court a criminal case against five residents of Astrakhan, accused of beating citizens of "non-Slavic" appearance. There are six victims in the case, including citizens of Vietnam and South Africa.

In Sochi, the Saveliev family has appealed to the City Prosecutor with a request to challenge the court's decision on their eviction from the cottage in the village built for Olympic settlers.

In the Rostov Region, the number of temporary accommodation centres (TACs) for refugees from Donbas was reduced over the period of three weeks from 15 to 8. Now, they accommodate 1609 persons, including 548 children.

The Stavropol Territorial Court has upheld the verdict to Kislovodsk Imam Kurman-Ali Baichorov on charges of drug dealing. His defence stated the intention to file a cassation and a lawsuit to the European Court of Human Rights.

The journalist Khadija Ismayilova, now under arrest in Azerbaijan, has won the Swedish National Press Club’s Freedom of Speech Award for 2015 named after Anna Politkovskaya.

Akhmed-Bashir Aushev, a co-chairman of the Supreme Board of the Ingush public movement "Mekhk-Khel", has reported detention of his son. According to his version, the young man was beaten up.

Today, the Staropromyslovskiy District Court of Grozny has passed its verdict in the case of Sultan Daurbekov, accused of killing his daughter. Daurbekov was sentenced to 7 years in a high security colony.

The Court of Appeal (CoA) has left the complaint lodged by Rasul Jafarov, a rights defender, convicted in Azerbaijan, against the rejection of his civil lawsuit against the Bank Respublika, without satisfaction.

During the week of April 20-26, 2015, at least 3 persons were killed in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. No wounded 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.

In the Krasnodar Territory, a group of residents has started collecting signatures under the online petition to commute the sentence for three young women, who danced near the WWII memorial museum "Malaya Zemlya" (Small Land) in Novorossiysk.

Today, Khasmagomed Charinov (according to other sources, Charanov), who, according to power agents, was the leader of the Khasavyurt sector of militants, has been killed in Dagestan. According to a source from the law enforcement bodies, Khasmagomed Charinov had recently swore allegiance to the "Islamic State" (IS).

Events in Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh and other countries dated to centenary of Armenian Genocide; conviction of rights defender Intigam Aliev in Azerbaijan; death of leader of "Imarat Kavkaz" Aliaskhab Kebekov in Dagestan, –see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of April 20-26, 2015, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

On April 25, on the Day of the Circassian flag, the Tbilisi State University opened an exhibition of masterpieces created by Circassian artists. Besides, Tbilisi hosted a presentation of the book "Cherkessia My Pain". The events were organized by the "Circassian Cultural Centre".

Arslan Khairullin, a resident of Dagestan, has filed a complaint about inaction of investigators. He complains to the Prosecutor's Office about being beating by policemen and unlawful prosecution.

The interrogation of Vladimir Kimaev, which was held on April 24, lasted about two hours. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Alexander Popkov, an advocate of the activist. The activist is suspected of inciting hatred against the police in his articles published in 2013.

The Chechen law enforcement bodies managed to identify seven more residents of Chechnya involved in the combat actions in Syria. According to the law enforcers, they have also identified a native of the Vedeno District killed in Syria.

The decision on the extension of the arrest of Tamerlan Eskerkhanov will be challenged. This was announced by advocate Roza Magomedova.

In Yerevan, about 50 members of the opposition movement took part in the action demanding to release the arrested members of the "Founding Parliament", the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.