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A charge of illegal storage of drugs was brought against Dashgyn Melikov, youth activist of National Front of Azerbaijan party (NFAP), detained on March, 25. On March, 26, Sumgait city court selected a two-months term of arrest for him as preventive punishment, member of NFAP Elchin Gasanov reported.

Sunzha district court granted the claims of the tenants of a house pulled down in the stanitsa of Orjonikidzevkaya, Ingushetia, acknowledging the actions of the administration of the settlement and the region unlawful.

The number of inhabitants of the temporary accommodation centre (TAC) "Promzhilbaza", whose eviction is demanded by the administration of the city of Karabulak, has been reduced from 46 to 41 persons, as five of them have been extended their status of internally displaced persons (IDPs). This was announced today at the session of the City Court.

In the morning of March, 25, workers of two building companies in Gabala held an action of protest against violation of their labour rights by the employer emphasizing their low wages.

In the course of today's session in Yerevan of the court that considers the case on the fight in the "Harsnaqar" Restaurant, the court has refused to grant the petition of defendants' advocates who demanded to question their clients in private (in the closed mode).

A book “Georgia Salvaged” devoted to the situation in Georgian prisons on the eve of the parliamentary election of 2012 was presented in Tbilisi. Its author is Roman Finn, writer, scientist, founder and Director of Canadian Institute for studies of the Soviet Union (Russia) and the countries of Eastern Europe (1981-2005).

On March 25, the pensioner David Geladze was washed away by a storm wave in the village of Kvariati, Adzharia; his fate is unknown, and he is being searched.

Trial on the case of terrorist act in “Domodedovo” airport in January of 2011 was continued in Moscow regional court today. Public prosecutor’s office interrogated the two defendants’ mother.

Dashgyn Melikov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) was detained in Sumgait on suspicion of making counterfeit money, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed by Abulfaz Gurbanly, the head of the youth committee of the above party.

Four ex-officers of Predgorny Department of Interior Affairs convicted for torturing Viacheslav Merekha appealed against the verdict to Stavropol regional court, the sufferer’s cousin Natalia Spiridonava reported.

Raffi Ovannisyan, leader of “Nasledie” (“Heritage”) party of Armenia who was on a hunger strike in Svobody (Freedom) square, reported that a try of an attempt at him was committed on March, 23. The police detained the supposed criminal.

Today, law enforcement officers came to inspect the office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", said Alexander Cherkasov the chairman of the HRC.

A meeting of the Kumyk community with the demand to the authorities to investigate the criminal case of beating up Head of the Council of Elders of the Kumyk people Absalitdin Murzaev, member of Public Chamber of Dagestan, passed off in the settlement of Reduktorny, Makhachkala.

Amina Sasikova, a resident of the village of Svetlovodskoe, Zolsk District of Kabardino-Balkaria, has stated unlawful actions of power agents against her family.

On March 24, relatives of Magomedkhabib Magomedaliev, the chairman of the district assembly of the Untsukul District, were shown the photos of the persons killed during a special operation in the village of Semender. Gasan Magomedov, one of the relatives, told that he saw Magomedaliev in one of the photos.

On March 24, a hurricane attacked Georgia, and damaged houses and disrupted power supplies. About 60,000 residents are still without power, said the Minister of Energy.

Today, the court interrogated Bege Akaev, the father of Zaira Akaeva, accused of possession and transportation of explosives. The witness for the defence said that he had tried to arrange a meeting with his daughter, but he was not allowed to see her.

Rajip Ashikov, the head of the GUVD (City Interior Department) of Makhachkala, has been officially removed from office, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent has learned from a source from the investigatory bodies of Dagestan.

Residents of the resort city of Gagra are without drinking water, as the city water supply was partially destroyed by the storm, the Ministry for Emergencies of Abkhazia reports.

Milrad Fatullaev, the editor-in-chief of the "Nastoyascheye Vremya" (Present Time) newspaper, has reported that border guards would not let him out of the Baku Airport.