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The Nariman District Court of Baku is finalizing the trial of six believers, who were arrested last October for taking part in the action against the ban on wearing hijabs in schools.

Ibragim Todashev, a native of Chechnya and an acquaintance of Tamerlan and Johar Tsarnaev, suspects of committing the Boston terror act, who was shot dead by an FBI agent during an interrogation in Florida, was not armed, The Washington Post writes.

On May 28, in the Tbilisi District of the Krasnodar Territory, a policeman knocked down a 27-year-old man with a child of 9, who were on the road shoulder. The injured persons were taken to hospital with multiple injuries of varying gravity.

Johar Tsarnaev, a suspect of committing the Boston terror act, who was wounded at detention, has recovered his voice recovered; and he already had a six-minute phone conversation with his mother Zubeydat Tsarnaeva.

At Berth 4 of Poti Port, a cargo container fell down and killed a 45-year-old worker. The Occupational Safety Division of the Association of Trade Unions of Georgia is investigating the accident trying to reveal those guilty persons, said Gocha Alexandriya, the spokesman of the Association. The official investigation says that the versions of safety violations and negligence are studied.

As reported by locals, at night on May 26, policemen beat and detained a group of young people in the village of Kubina, Abaza District of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR). The MIA has refuted the information, claiming that policemen did nothing illegal.

Today, the spokesman of the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported that another victim of the explosion in Gamzatov Street in Makhachkala died in hospital.

The Prosecutor's Office of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague is almost ready to open a criminal case on the five-day war in August 2008 in the area of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict; however, the resumption of the investigation in Georgia can suspend the process, believes Simon Papuashvili, a volunteer of the Norwegian Helsinki Committee. In its turn, the Prosecutor's Office of Georgia treats the investigation as "a matter of honour."

The Uniform State Exam (USE) in the Russian language of a schoolgirl the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) will be cancelled, because the girl posted her performed test on the Internet, Tamara Djappueva, the head of the department for supervision and control in the field of education of the KBR Ministry of Education, has announced today.

Today, near the residence of the President of Armenia, former employees of the company "Armavia" which declared bankruptcy held a protest action. The protesters filed to the President's Office the complaint against the management of the company, demanding to pay wage arrears.

Today, Malkhaz Bokhua, the former deputy head of the military police of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Georgia, was detained on charges of embezzling budget funds on a large scale. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defence.

Three female residents of the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan in hijabs were detained by law enforcement agents. After fingerprinting and questioning, the women were released. This was reported by Khadizhat Magomedova, one of the detained women, a resident of the village of Mogilyovskoe. The interrogations are being conducted in connection with the murder of a policeman; however, they are being conducted correctly. This was stated by Fatima Ubaidatova, the representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Dagestan.

Today, Iskender Gamidov, former Minister of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan, was released from the police after he had given evidence in the case of a rally held in the village of Novkhany.

During the search, an improvised explosive device (IED) was planted to Uruskhan Karadjev, a resident of the village of Surkhakhi of the Nazran District of Ingushetia, who was detained today. This was reported by his brother Magomed. The law enforcement bodies do not confirm the information.

Mustafa Gadjibeili, an adviser to the leader of the Azerbaijani "Musavat" Party, was sentenced by the court to 15-day administrative arrest as punishment for disorderly conduct. This was reported by his brother Vagif. The "Musavat" Party treats the arrest as politically motivated and demands to release the arrested man.

The Promyshlenny District Court of Stavropol pronounced the verdict of guilty to two minor city residents, who were charged of disorderly conduct committed on preliminary arrangement by motives of national hatred.

In the USA, a sister of Tamerlan and Johar Tsarnaev suspected of committing terror acts in Boston, is charged of possession of drugs and intention to sell them. On May 28, a court session was held on her case, at which she refused to plead guilty, the US media report.

On May 22, Kamil Agamagomedov, a resident of Makhachkala, was detained and taken away for questioning to the Soviet ROVD (District Interior Division) of Makhachkala, and his whereabouts is still unknown. This was reported by his brother Ramaldan Agamagomedov. Officials from the unit on duty of the ROVD report that the man with such data has not been brought to their place.

Law enforcement agents of Dagestan are searching for Layuza Gaidarbekova and Aina Abdulkadyrova, disappeared students of the Buynaksk Teachers College. This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

The Rostov Publishing House "Kniga" (Book) has agreed to edit the publication of the fairy tale "Moidodyr" at the request of Muslims. Believers were offended by an image of a crocodile, which held in its paws a sheet of paper, similar to the Koran. Muftis call on not to give any meaning to the story.