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Residents of the village of Gurta in Adzharia are protesting against the construction of the Shuakhevi hydroelectric power plant (HPP) and intend to boycott local elections.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has completed the consideration of the complaint lodged by Ilgar Mamedov, the leader of the civil movement "Republican Alternative" (ReAl), against the Government of Azerbaijan. The decision on the complaint will be announced on May 22, said Fuad Agaev Mamedov's advocate.

The International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) has called on the Azerbaijani authorities to strengthen the guarantees of the freedom of expression and the press, recommending, in its report, to ensure the right to a fair trial on the issues relating to the freedom of expression.

On Friday, May 2, the Georgian MPs passed the Law "On prohibition of all forms of discrimination". In the third and final reading it was supported by 104 MPs.

The man who threw a grenade at policemen, died from multiple fragmental wounds. None of the policemen was hurt, says the press service of the Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) in Chechnya.

In the capital of Azerbaijan, three young men who took part in an unsanctioned action on the occasion of International Workers' Day were sentenced to various terms of administrative arrest. Another detainee was sent to public works.

The Azerbaijani MPs Ali Guseinli, Elmira Akhundova and Ganira Pashayeva have offered the authorities to close the Baku office international human rights organization "Transparency International" (TI).

A territorial operative headquarters is working in the "Kavkaz" Port, whose task is to provide the passengers waiting for a ferry with hot food and medical aid, said the press service of the administration of the Krasnodar Territory. The facility was launched by the decision of the Krasnodar Governor Alexander Tkachov.

Professor Mikhail Savva, the director of grant programmes of the Southern Regional Resource Centre (SRRC) spoke at the roundtable in Krasnodar on "Promoting public control over the penitentiary system" and stressed the need for a prison reform in Russia.

In Azerbaijan, the Baku Court of Grave Crimes has completed the judicial inquiry into the case of Abdula Abilov, 32, an active user of the Facebook and founder of the group "Let's stop toadies!" He is accused drug trafficking. On May 1, he said that he was prosecuted for political reasons.

Policemen from the Dagestani city of Kaspiysk have checked documents and released the detained local women in Muslim dresses, said a source from the police department of the city.

In the Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan, a suspected militant detonated his own grenade when trying to resist special agents, said a law enforcement source.

During the May Day celebrations, Sochi officials ignored the column of Communists that moved at the very end of the march by stepping down the tribune before the arrival of the column and leaving it without greeting, city Communists assert. In his turn, the Sochi Mayor Anatoly Pakhomov says that the officials just did not notice the last column of the march.

In the Dagestani town of Kaspiysk, policemen have detained at least five young women in Muslim clothes. This was reported by an eyewitness.

Elena Voloshina, a reporter of the Moscow bureau of the French "I-TeLe" TV Channel, has been expelled from Baku. This was reported by Leyla Yunus, Director of the Institute for Peace and Democracy (IPD), who stayed in contact with the journalist.

Rais Mingaleev, the leader of the grouping "Mujahideen of Tatarstan" closely connected with the armed underground in Dagestan, was killed during a special operation held in the town of Chistopol. This was reported by the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).

The authorities should solve the problem of small pensions and reduce the prices of housing services. This was stated by participants of the May Day rallies in North Ossetia. They have also recalled about the restrictions on political freedoms in Russia and expressed their solidarity with workers of Ukraine.

Vyacheslav Martynov, an activist of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch), has been detained during his solo picket in defence of ecologist Evgeny Vitishko, who is serving his sentence in prison on charges of inflicting damage to the fence around the land plot, known as a "summer cottage" of the Governor of the Krasnodar Territory.

In Grozny, about 120,000 people have attended the festive events to celebrate the Day of Spring and Labour. This was reported by the city administration of the Chechen capital. Other cities and towns of the republic also hold solemn events and festivities.

On Thursday, in Azerbaijan, at the trial against activists of the movement "Nida", the defendants have delivered their final speeches. Rashadat Akhundov spoke on behalf of all the defendants, and he claimed the criminal case had been politically motivated.