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Ingush opposition activist Magomed Khazbiev has been put on the international wanted list, while he remains under public protection in Chechnya. This was reported by advocate Khedy Ibrieva. According to investigators, the activist went to Kiev.

As stated today by Ivan Gerasimov, the advocate of Zaur Dadaev, who is accused of killing the oppositional politician Boris Nemtsov, his client has an alibi.

Today, the Baku court has sentenced Siraj Kerimli, who was recognized to be a "prisoner of conscience" by the "Amnesty International", to six years in prison.

Locals report that the introduction of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime in the Novolak and Kazbek Districts of Dagestan has not told negatively on their life; and they don't see any accumulation of military machines on the highway Khasavyurt-Makhachkala.

Today, ten residents of the village of Shushiya in the Novolak District of Dagestan have resumed their hunger strike with a demand to allocate land plots to them.

Investigators have formally charged Tamerlan Eskerkhanov and Shagid Gubashev within the case of the murder of Boris Nemtsov in Moscow. Besides, they have corrected the charges to all earlier detained and arrested persons.

Zaur Dadaev, whom investigators believe to be a direct executor of the Boris Nemtsov's murder in Moscow, has arrived to the Russian capital from Grozny six months ago. This has been reported by his former colleague, who keeps in touch with Zaur Dadaev, and relatives of the man suspected of the murder of Boris Nemtsov, the "RBC" reports today.

Khamzat Bakhaev, the third of five defendants in the case of the Boris Nemtsov's murder, has formally indicted. This was reported by a source aware of the investigation progress.

Anti-crisis plan submitted by Georgia's Govt and failure of discussing thereof at Parliament; no-confidence vote of South-Ossetian Parliament to MFA head Sanakoev; appointment of Oleg Polumordvinov as Astrakhan city manager; start of trial of terror act in Pyatigorsk, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of March 9-15, 2015, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

In Italy, the city of Campo San Martino has named one of its streets in memory of the children who fell victim to the terror act in Beslan in 2004.

During the week of March 9-15, 2015, no victims to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were reported. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

In the Krasnooktiabrskiy District of Volgograd, nationalists held a rally demanding to abolish articles of the Criminal Code, which, according to them, could be used for political persecution.

Investigators have recognized the Committee against Torture (CAT) a victim in the criminal case of arson committed in the Grozny office of the Joint Mobile Group (JMG) of human rights defenders in December 2014. The human rights defenders have posted a copy of the resolution on the page of the CAT in the social network Facebook.

Activities of journalists in Northern Caucasus remain a dangerous course in the profession, which is closely connected with pressure and repressions, and often with opposition to the power. This opinion has been expressed by Russian journalists who took part in the selection of laureates and presentation of the prize named after Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev.

The Supreme Court (SC) of the Russian Federation has upheld the verdict in the case against Khamzat Aldiev, despite the fact that the defendant left the ranks of militants, surrendered under guarantees of the Ingush leaders and was pardoned. The fate of Khamzat Aldiev is unlikely to be a convincing example for militants who want to "go out of the woods." This opinion was expressed by the human rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

Supporters of Volodya Avetisyan, a Karabakh war veteran, an active participant of the protest actions, sentenced to six years of imprisonment on charges of fraud, have begun raising money to cover the amount that the court ordered him to pay to the state budget.

Azerbaijani authorities must comply with international demands and immediate release the leader of the ReAl Ilgar Mamedov, who had been convicted on falsified charges, said the human rights organization "Amnesty International" (AI).

Zaurbek Sadakhanov, the advocate of Khamzat Bakhaev, detained in connection with the murder of Boris Nemtsov, reports that he was not allowed to see his client.

As stated by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), during the week of March 8-14, Azerbaijan violated the ceasefire regime at the contact line for about 1200 times.

An action in support of residents of South-Eastern Ukraine was held in Vladikavkaz. Prior to the event, activists raised 153,700 roubles for sending humanitarian convoy to South-Eastern Ukraine.