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Policemen have detained a resident of the Malgobek District of Ingushetia, who abducted a girl to marry her and knocked down a policeman with his car. This was reported today by the press service of the Ingush Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

Soldiers wounded in an explosion in Chechnya were hospitalized to the military hospital in Grozny. Some of them are in grave condition. This was reported by law enforcement bodies of the republic.

In 2013, in Russia, the number of attacks motivated by religious hatred increased in comparison with 2012. Most of the victims were the Jehovah's Witnesses. This was reported by Olga Sibirova, a staff member of the "SOVA" Centre. Olga Sibirova has prepared the report "Problems of Implementation of Freedom of Conscience in Russia", which was presented on April 3 at the Independent Press Centre in Moscow.

In Georgia, in connection with the ongoing protest action held by amnestied political prisoners, the Ombudsman's Office has offered the Georgian Parliament to set up a commission for rehabilitation of political prisoners.

In Baku, at the trial on the "Nida" case, two defendants Uzeir Mamedli and Zaur Gurbanly have claimed groundlessness of charges against the defendants involved in the case, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

In Azerbaijan, Elsever Mursalli, 20, a member of the Civil Movement "Nida" and an active user of social networks, has been sentenced to five years in prison. The young man treats the criminal case against him as politically motivated.

As reported by the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), as a result of explosion of an infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) in Chechnya 11 soldiers suffered; four of them later died from their wounds.

The verdict to Professor Mikhail Savva, who was sentenced to three years of conditional imprisonment for a fraud, will be surely appealed against, said his advocate Marina Dubrovina.

Activists of the "Nida" Movement, accused of organizing riots, said today in court that after the court session held on April 1, they got poisoned by tear gas injected into the paddy wagon that transported them.

The Sochi City Administration (Mayoralty) has refused to enforce court ruling to provide housing to Desdemona Djamburiya outside the waiting list. The enforcement has been suspended, since the Mayoralty has applied to the Krasnodar Territorial Court.

A baby died in the village of Fyodorovka, Enotaevka District of the Astrakhan Region, after the district doctor failed to come to the young patient, referring to being too busy, and refused to sanction an urgent hospitalization of the baby.

Till present, the issue of sending Chechen conscripts to serve in the Russian army is open, since the Chechen recruitment office has not yet received the appropriate instructions from the General Staff. Chechen local residents express different opinions in regard to the possible draft of local youth into the Armed Forces of Russia.

In a street of Makhachkala, a man poured inflammable mixture over himself and set himself on fire, while court marshals were trying to enforce the judgment. This was reported by the press service of the Department of the Federal Service of Court Marshals (known as FSSP) for Dagestan.

In North Ossetia, Anatoly Kolkhidov, an activist of the movement "Stop 'Electrozink'", who was released on March 31 on recognizance not to leave, may suspend his participation in the ecological movement and social life of the region.

On April 2, in Azerbaijan, Gasan Guseinli, the head of the non-governmental organization (NGO) "Educative Centre 'Intellectual Citizen'", was released from custody on conditions to be "under police supervision."

Shagen Arutyunyan, a son of Shant Arutyunyan, the leader of the "Tsegakron" Party, was charged with disorderly conduct with use of weapon and ammunition. This was reported on April 2 by an official from the Armenian police.

The Russian President has decreed to early terminate the powers of Sergey Bozhenov as Governor of the Volgograd Region. Andrei Bocharov has been appointed to be the acting head of the region.

The Pervomaisky District Court of Krasnodar has sentenced Professor Mikhail Savva from the Kuban State University to 3 years of conditional imprisonment with a probation period of 2 years, and a fine of 70,000 roubles.

The Armenia's Constitutional Court (CC) has declared that the mandatory component of the new pension system is unconstitutional. The court decided to suspend the law on the introduction of the new system until September 30, while giving time for the legislative and executive branches of power to bring all the provisions of the law into accordance with the Constitution.

According to updated information, three suspected militants were killed during the special operation conducted in Buynaksk. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by a source in the Dagestan's Investigating Department of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).