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Ruslan Kutaev, President of the Assembly of Peoples of the Caucasus, has been recognized a political prisoner because of falsifications in his case and violation of his right to a fair trial. This was announced by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

Relatives of Batyr Charyev, a detained resident of Makhachkala, claim that the law enforcement agencies refuse to reveal his whereabouts.

In Yerevan, the Armenian policemen detained activist Astkhik Agakyan near the Afrikyan's Clubhouse. The policemen handcuffed the woman, forced her into a police car and took away to the police station.

The Prosecutor's Office of Chechnya once again requires that the investigating authorities should eliminate violations in the investigation into the criminal case on the disappearances of local resident Aina Khabibulaeva.

More than 11,000 out of about 19,000 citizens of Ukraine, who arrived in Russia, are admitted in the regions of the Southern Federal District (SFD). This was reported by Alexander Drobyshevsky, Spokesman of the Russian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE).

In the US city of Boston, the court has forbidden the prosecutors to accuse of treason Johar Tsarnaev, a Chechen native, suspect by the US authorities of organizing the bombing at the Boston Marathon in April 2013.

In Geneva, at the 28th round of the discussions on security in Transcaucasia, the delegations of Abkhazia and South Ossetia have refused to discuss the problem of refugees. The delegations have announced its politicization and left the room prior to the end of discussions.

Residents of Russia remain optimistic about the situation in Northern Caucasus. This was proven by the results of the survey conducted by the "Levada Centre". The survey results indicate that the people have switched their attention to the events in Ukraine.

In Azerbaijan, at the trial in the case against Facebook activist Omar Mamedov, a member of the Civil Solidarity Party, who is accused of drug trafficking, the court has started pleadings. Public prosecutor believes the defendant's guilt is proven and asks to sentence him to six years of imprisonment.

Vasily Golubev, Governor of the Rostov Region, has appealed to the Russian President, Prime Minister and top-ranking officials of the Russian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) for help in connection with the deteriorated situation with Ukrainian refugees.

Mekhman Balakishiev, a citizen of Azerbaijan, who was arrested on suspicion of involvement in the civil war in Syria, was charged under Article 279.1 (creation of illegal armed formations (IAFs) or involvement in them) of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan.

Gandaloev and Bulguchev, residents of the village of Sagopshi, detained by law enforcers, are kept at the Malgobek ROVD (District Interior Division). This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by relatives of the detainees.

In the Azerbaijani city of Ganja (Gandzha), the court has arrested journalist Arshad Ibragimov, who is accused of fraud. This was reported by Kyamran Gashimli, an uncle of Arshad Ibragimov.

On Wednesday, in front of the building of the Investigating Department of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) for Karachay-Cherkessia, relatives of Zaur Ozrokov have held a rally. Zaur Ozrokov, a resident of Cherkessk, was killed in a road traffic accident by a policeman's car.

The Moscow City Court (MCC) has extended for six months the detention in custody of Orkhan Zeinalov, a citizen of Azerbaijan, who is accused of murdering Yegor Scherbakov, a resident of the Moscow District of Western Biryulyovo.

In Kizlyar, three people were shelled in the street. Later, one of them died in the hospital. This was reported by the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). Law enforcers have detained a man suspect of the crime.

Members of the initiative group "Save Afrikyan's Clubhouse", who spoke against the demolition of the house No. 11 in Teryan Street, have announced they organize twenty-four-hour watch near the building. About 1500 persons joined the page "SOS! Save Afrikyan's Clubhouse" in Facebook.

The Sochi administration goes to the court to recognize a high-rise building under construction near the land plot of pensioner Nina Dubovaya an unauthorized construction and demolish it. The pensioner intends to join the proceedings as a third party, since she believes the construction of the high-rise buildings has affected her rights.

The Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" plans to appeal against the ruling of the Zamoskvorechye District Court of Moscow, which had dismissed the complaint lodged by the Centre against the demand of the Prosecutor's Office to get registered as a "foreign agent", said Kirill Koroteev, the lawyer of the HRC "Memorial".

Observers possess sufficient evidence for cancelling the election results at several precincts in Georgia, said Irma Pavliashvili and Arnold Stepanyan, activists of the NGOs "Association of Young Georgian Lawyers" and "Multinational Georgia", accordingly.