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End of trial on terror act in Vladikavkaz and start of hearing Said Amirov's case by North-Caucasian District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don; two high-profile murders and action in support of tried Makhachkala Mayor held in Dagestan, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of April 7-13, 2014, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

During the week from April 7 to April 13, at least six people suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus; of them, three were killed and three others wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

According to Vladimir Markin, the spokesman of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), investigators will check the legality of termination of the criminal case of abuse of office against Valentina Urazalieva, the former director of the Raznochinovsky boarding house.

The criminal case against Maiskoe villagers Aliskhan Gurazhev and Mustafa Barkinkhoev was fabricated, their relatives claim. Meanwhile, the court has ruled to arrest Gurazhev and Barkinkhoev.

The defence of the conditionally convicted Mikhail Savva has appealed his verdict at the Krasnodar Territorial Court, said his lawyer Marina Dubrovina. His rights to the defence were violated during the trial, said the Professor.

The ecologist Evgeny Vitishko has failed to respond to the scheduled weekly call of human rights activists, said Evgenia Chirikova, the leader of the movements "Ecological Watch for Moscow Region" and "In Defence of Khimki Forest". Rights activists believe that Vitishko could be placed into a dungeon.

Sarazhdin Sultygov, Co-Chair of the Supreme Council of the public movement "Mekhk-Kkhel", was detained by policemen and brought to the GOVD (City Interior Division) of Nazran. This was reported by the regional public movement "Mekhk-Kkhel".

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh has reported that within the last 7 days Azerbaijani servicemen violated the ceasefire for 300 times.

Tofig Gasymov, a member of the NGO "Promoting Democracy", who was arrested in the Salyan District of Azerbaijan, is not allowed to be visited by his advocate. This was reported by Alaif Gasanov, the very activist's advocate in court.

As reported by the spokesman for the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan, the police have persuaded supporters of the suspended Mayor of Makhachkala Said Amirov to disperse.

In Volgograd, a protest action was held. In their resolution, protesters demanded from officials to renew funding for a network of kindergartens and to provide pre-schools with textbooks and toys. Officials from the city administration believe that the protesters "exaggerate" the situation.

According to prosecutors of Dagestan, Djalaev acquired ownership right on a household in the village of Novy Tarki, which later housed the Republic's Notary Bar.

Chechen law enforcers are searching militants in the Urus-Martan District of the republic, where last night a suspected member of the armed underground was killed while law enforcers tried to detain him.

A meeting was held in Sochi and decided to launch a local branch of the organization "Children of War". Its members passed an appeal to the authorities of the Krasnodar Territory asking to provide social benefits from the budget to those who were born in the period from June 23, 1928, to September 3, 1945.

Staff members of the Makhachkala SIZO (pre-trial prison) did not allow Magomed Aliev suspected in robbery to be visited by his advocate. This was reported by advocate Sapiyat Magomedova. The SIZO administration refutes the advocate's claims.

Up to 400 people formed a "live shield" and blocked the Federal Highway "Kavkaz" in North Ossetia in protest against detention of "Mayskoe" villagers and demand their release, one of the participants of the spontaneous action told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

On Friday, in Volgograd, in front of the Central Bank, a protest action was held against insufficient funding in kindergartens, organized by the public movement "Volgograd Parents for Children's Rights".

The NATO's military command has posted satellite photos, which allegedly depict Russian military formations near the Ukrainian border.

The Vice-Rector and the boss of one of the departments of the Dagestani State Pedagogical University (DSPU) are suspected of a large-scale theft, says the Investigating Department (ID) for Dagestan of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

Law enforcers of Ingushetia will be informed about the messages that appeared in the "LiveJournal" about the impending attempt on human rights activist Magomed Mutsolgov, said Albert Barakhoev, the Acting Secretary of the Security Council (SC) of the Republic of Ingushetia. Mutsolgov himself has no intention to address the Prosecutor's Office, but treats the information unreliable, but serious.