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In Baku, Tyurkel Alisoy (Azertyurk) and Sadif Gurbanov, activists of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), have been subjected to administrative arrests on charges of disobeying the police. The PFPA associates the arrests with the opposition rally held on April 5.

In a wooded area of the Gudermes District of Chechnya, law enforcers found a militants' hideout. Weapons, ammunition and military uniforms were stored in the hiding.

Defenders of Magomed Tochiev, a native of Ingushetia, who was found guilty of using violence against an OMON (riot police) fighter during the incident with mosque-goers near the Historic Mosque in Moscow, intend to appeal against the court's verdict.

The defence of Shagid Gubashev and Khamzat Bakhaev accused in the murder of Boris Nemtsov intends to challenge the decision of the Basmanny District Court of Moscow for their re-arrest.

Today, in Dagestan, participants of the hunger strike in the village of Shushiya of the Novolak District have stopped their action, which lasted 22 days.

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow has re-announced the decision to arrest Shagid Gubashev, accused of the murder of Boris Nemtsov, until April 28.

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow has announced the decision to arrest until April 28 Tamerlan Eskerkhanov accused of the murder of Boris Nemtsov.

Today, a regime of counterterrorist operation (CTO) introduced in August 2014 has been cancelled in the Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan.

Sergey Loshkaryov, a Rostov activist accused of illicit arms trafficking, is a political prisoner to be released from criminal prosecution. This was declared by the statement of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

The Zamoskvorechye District Court of Moscow has announced a verdict of guilty against Magomed Tochiev, a native of Ingushetia, who was charged with using violence against an OMON (riot police) fighter during the incident with mosque-goers near the Historic Mosque.

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow has upheld the pre-trial restriction measure in the form of arrest earlier announced against Khamzat Bakhaev and cancelled by the Moscow City Court because of procedural violations.

The National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) has reported the detention of four supporters of militants during a special operation in the village of Stary Cherek in Kabardino-Balkaria.

In the course of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, during the week from March 30 to April 5, 2015, at least one person was lost; and no information about injuries was reported. These are the results of calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

The increasing number of positive reviews on the activities of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov and the growth of public confidence in him are the result of the TV propaganda and strengthening of anti-Western sentiments in Russia against the background of the situation in Ukraine. This was stated by experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

Today, a regime of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) has been cancelled in the village of Stary Cherek, four hours after its introduction. A house with a yard has been blocked as a part of the special operation. This was reported by a source in the law enforcement bodies.

Series of accidents on power lines and other emergencies in Southern Russia caused by hurricane; decision of Moscow City Court on complaints against arrest of figurants in Nemtsov's murder case; verdict of jurors in BORN case in Moscow; Ukraine's refusal to give Mikhail Saakashvili out to Georgia; sentence in murder case of Dagestani journalist Akhmedilov; protest action demanding to compensate inflation losses in Baku, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of March 30-April 5, 2015, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Journalist Vyacheslav Starodubets beaten in Derbent has been hospitalized with multiple bruises and hematomas. He associates the attack on him with his professional activities.

In Tbilisi, the "Caucasian House", World Vision, the HALO Trust and other NPOs have presented their project of peacekeeping activities in Southern Caucasus. Until April 16, the British Embassies in Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan accept applications from NPOs for funding of new projects in the regions of Southern Caucasus.

Five persons involved in the attack on activists of the "Founding Parliament" in Gyumri have been brought to administrative responsibility.

Locals report that today power agents conduct house-by-house checks in the villages of Maidanskoe, Balakhani and Zirani of the Untsukul District of Dagestan.