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The fifth lawsuit was submitted by defenders of the Taman Forest in Stavropol, who demand to declare illegitimate the felling of trees in the above forest, where the authorities are building a perinatal centre.

In the United States, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, accused of committing the terror act in Boston, has been sentenced to death by the jury.

Seven participants of the hunger strike held at the headquarters of the "Musavat" Party have no intent to stop it, despite the deterioration of their health, said Razim Amiraslanov, a member of the party board.

As reported by Shamsudin Tsakaev, one of the advocates, the investigation team dealing with the murder of the politician Boris Nemtsov is now headed by Nikolai Tutevich, who replaced Igor Krasnov.

As stated by "Novaya Gazeta", its reporter Elena Milashina, the author of the materials about the impending marriage of the head of the Nozhai-Yurt ROVD to a 17-year-old girl, has left Chechnya because of her urgent need to be in Moscow, not because of "threats to her life."

A policeman from Ingushetia has been detained on suspicion of killing a 32-year resident of the village of Arkhonskaya in North Ossetia. During a search of his house, law enforcers found firearms and the keys to the casualty's car.

On May 16, Nazhud Guchigov, the chief of the ROVD (District Interior Division) of the Nozhai-Yurt District of Chechnya, and 17-year-old Kheda (Louiza) Goylabieva are to get married. This was reported by Kheda Saratova, the head of the independent news agency "Objective".

Advocate has failed to visit Ilgar Mamedov, the leader of the movement "Republican Alternative" (ReAl), who is serving his prison sentence in a penal colony in Azerbaijan. According to the advocate, the activist has been placed into dungeon for seven days.

In the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria, a body of a man was found in a burnt-out car. The man used to be engaged in an off-hour work as a private taxi driver.

Former employees of the "Nairit" plant demand to resume the operation of the enterprise and intend to continue their protest until the government of Armenia will perform its obligations on repayment of wage arrears.

In Dagestan, Magomed and Khaskil Yakubov, sons of the head of the administration of Balakhani village of the Untsukul District, are suspected of arms trafficking. According to the court's decision, they are taken into custody until June 7.

Elena Milashina, the author of the materials about the impending wedding of the head of the Nozhai-Yurt ROVD (District Interior Division) in Chechnya to a 17-year-old girl, decided to leave the republic, after she learned that she was looked for by Chechen power agents, said Olga Bobrova, a Milashina's colleague.

Two persons have joined the endless hunger strike demanding release of political prisoners in Azerbaijan; and now there are eight hunger-strikers.

The forensic medical and genetic examinations have proved that the members of the Avetisyan family, massacred in Gyumri, tried to repel the killer, the advocates of the family's successors have stated today.

On May 14, the Nasimi District Court of Baku extended for other three months, until August 24, the arrest of the investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova.

In Azerbaijan, the court has convicted Murad Adilov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), and sentenced him to 6 years in a general-security colony.

In Sochi, Oleg Rubezhansky, an editor of the newspaper "Mestnaya" (Local), has died of heart failure at the age of 57 after a long illness. The newspaper's activities have been stopped. Activists of the Sochi community call Oleg Rubezhansky one of the main critics of the authorities.

Alibek Delimkhanov, the commander of the 141st motorized regiment of internal troops of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs deployed in Chechnya, has been promoted to a new position.

The international film festival "Golden Apricot" has initiated demonstration of films on the topic of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire in 1915-1923. The films on the topic have been shown in six countries in the framework of international festivals. The programme dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide was called "Never Again".

In Sochi, Lyudmila Savelieva has filed a complaint to the police about the falsification of evidence in the civil case to evict her family from an empty cottage in the village for the Olympic settlers