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The General Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan has issued an official warning to Tofiq Yagublu, Deputy Chairman of the opposition "Musavat" Party, in connection with his publications on Facebook and media interviews. Law enforcers have detected signs of incitement to hatred and hostility in the statements voiced by Tofiq Yagublu. The oppositionist does not agree with the warning.

An unidentified person threw a grenade to the mansion of Robert Kocharyan, the second Armenian President. This was reported by the police. At the time of the attack, Robert Kocharyan was in Moscow, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

The Moscow Mayoralty has refused to sanction a rally in support of Khamid Razhapov and Tsetiev brothers, accused of attacking staff members of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE). This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Arbi Tsetiev, one of the initiators of the rally.

Officials take from residents of the mountain village of Kenkhi of the Sharoi District of Chechnya the larger part of the compensation for destroyed housing, deduct money from the teachers' salaries and ignore the requests of the villagers for help. This was reported by Ramazan Djalaldinov in his video message addressed to Vladimir Putin.

In Makhachkala, law enforcers have detained at least 200 believers of the mosque located in Hungarian Fighters Street. This was reported by an attendant of the mosque. The Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reports having no information about the detentions.

The decisions of the Azerbaijani courts in the case against Seymour Khazi, a journalist of the newspaper "Azadlyg", are illegal. This was stated by his advocate Fakhraddin Mekhtiev. The advocate has added that the defence intends to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

The policeman, who, being in a state of alcoholic intoxication, insulted believers during detention at the Makhachkala mosque located in Hungarian Fighters Street, is identified, reports the administration of the mosque. Officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) deny the information about the incident at the mosque.

A Russian citizen who has entered Turkey with the passport issued on the name of Alexander Nasyrov is suspected of involvement in the murder of Abdulvakhid Edilgeriev, the administrator of the website "Kavkaz-Centre".

Activists have submitted to the Moscow Mayor's Office a notification of intention to hold a rally in support of Khamid Razhapov and Tsetiev brothers, who are charged of the attack on staff members of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE). According to one of the organizers, the intention to hold the rally is motivated by the investigators' refusal to check the alibis of the defendants.

The Investigating Committee of Armenia has instituted a case of violation of international humanitarian law during the hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh.

In 2015, in Azerbaijan, there were restrictions on political freedoms, violations of electoral rights, criminal prosecution of activists, pressure on NGOs, as well as increased self-censorship in the media. These are the conclusions made by the annual US State Department report on the situation of human rights in the world in 2015.

The body of Magomednabi Magomedov, the detained imam of the Khasavyurt "Eastern" mosque, bears signs of beatings. This was reported by his advocate Selim Magomedov.

In Dagestan, unidentified persons opened fire on inspectors of the road-and-patrol service (known as DPS), who tried to stop a passenger car to check the documents. As a result, two policemen got gunshot wounds.

Users of social networks have criticized Albina Ildarova, a 21-year-old resident of Dagestan, who takes part in the "Miss Russia-2016" contest, for her photos in a swimsuit. According to the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", the girl "had ignored the norms of decency, common for Dagestan."

Today, during his communication with people live on air, Vladimir Putin has commented, answering the question of Sergey Dorenko, the editor of the radio station "Moscow Speaking", on the statement of Ramzan Kadyrov about "people's enemies".

One of those killed in the Makhachkala settlement of Leninkent was identified as Kamil Magomedov, the leader of local militants. He was involved in undermining the convoy with militaries of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) on March 29, the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) has reported.

One of the Russian citizens, detained in Turkey on suspicion of espionage and murder, is Valid Lurakhmaev, a native of Chechnya, who used the document to the name of Alexander Smirnov, said a law enforcement source.

This night in the Karabakh conflict zone the ceasefire agreement was generally observed, except for some sections, the press service of the NKR's MoD has reported.

Today, in Khasavyurt, law enforcers have seized PCs from the "Eastern" mosque, which is led by Imam Magomednabi Magomedov, detained on suspicion of calling for terrorism. This was reported by believers of the mosque.

In Dagestan, in the village of Sogratl of the Gunib District, a militant from the federal wanted list rendered resistance to law enforcers and was killed. This was reported by the law enforcement bodies.