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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).

As reported by the Karachaevsk City Court, an accounting financial-economic examination is underway in the case of Soltan Semyonov, ex-Mayor of Karachaevsk, accused of misuse of budget funds. According to the ex-Mayor's advocate, Semyonov's actions have no crime elements.

In Baksan, an explosion occurred under a car of a local resident. As a result of the explosion, the car owner died at the scene. This was reported on April 1 by a source from the law enforcement agencies of Kabardino-Balkaria.

The sons of the first Georgian president Zviad Gamsakhurdia have sent an appeal to the Georgian authorities demanding to conduct an objective investigation into the death of their father.

On March 29, the mothers of Bashir Dyshnoev and Muslim Kuriev, who were killed on March 22 during the special operation conducted in the village of Plievo, appealed to the Nazran Inter-District Investigating Division asking to bring to justice the persons guilty of death of their sons.

As reported on April 1 at a press conference by the members of the parliamentary delegation who returned from Syria, three Armenian prisoners from the Syrian city of Kesab, inhabited predominantly by Armenians, were released, but about 20 Armenians were still in captivity.

On April 1, in Yerevan, Misak Arakelyan, who was arrested after the protest action "Million Mask March" was released from the penitentiary institution "Nubarashen" on recognizance not to leave. This was told to journalists by his advocate Ovanes Kocharyan.

The movie "Noah", which was condemned and boycotted by the Imam of the Central Mosque in Makhachkala, is freely screened in city cinemas; however, in some of them, there is a warning near the cashiers that the movie is not recommended for watching, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

On March 31, the Tskhinvali City Court satisfied the lawsuit of the Mayoralty and found the residence of the Djioev family in an apartment of the house in Pushkin Street illegal.

The health condition of the hunger-striker Suleiman Edigov, a Chechen resident, accused of an attempt on the life of a law enforcer and arms trafficking, does not allow him to participate in court sessions, the prosecution asserts. The court has decided to hold a full medical examination of Edigov and present the results by April 7.

Anatoly Kolkhidov, a public and political figure and an activist of the initiative "Stop Electrozink!", detained on suspicion of robbery, has been released under recognizance not to leave. This was ruled on March 31 by the Investigating Department of Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Vladikavkaz.

Gasan Guseinli is the head of the nongovernmental organization (NGO) named "Educative Centre 'Intellectual Citizen'", located in the city of Ganja (Gandzha). He is charged with hooliganism committed with weapons or objects used as weapons, which threatens him with up to seven years in prison. Before his detention, he managed to announce that it was a provocation.

The participants of the action "Strategy-31", which was sanctioned by the authorities and held on March 31 in Rostov-on-Don, called on the authorities and law enforcement bodies to release political prisoners and ensure the freedom of assembly.

In Tbilisi, starting March 25, the amnestied political prisoners are holding daily protests demanding rehabilitation. Former political prisoners promise to stop the protest if their demands are met, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

As reported by the press service of the Chief Department for Kabardino-Balkaria of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), investigators found a package with an explosive device at the place of the attack on policemen in Nalchik.