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Families of oppositionists arrested in connection with participation in pro-European protest actions have united in a public movement to demand the release of prisoners of conscience. The activists plan to start a 24-hour protest action in front of the parliament building in Tbilisi.

Two men came to the house of the parents of Abubakar Rizvanov, who was sentenced to imprisonment in a case on terrorism financing, and demanded the information about the place of residence of his children. A sister of Abubakar Rizvanov regarded the constant visits by law enforcers as pressure and demanded an answer about the legality of their actions.

In Chechnya, a court questioned Zarema Musaeva in a case on disruption of the activities of a penal colony. The version of physical harm inflicted to a penal colony employee is a pre-planned fabrication and revenge, Zarema Musaeva claims.

The initiation of a criminal case against Vladislav Poruchikov, a student from Taganrog, was preceded by a series of arrests, and the convict himself has reported pressure and torture.

In Magas, a court dismissed a complaint filed by Albert Khamkhoev about the suspension of a criminal case on his torture. According to the human rights defenders’ information, the criminal case has already been suspended 19 times.

The appellate court has refused to change the sentence passed to Alexei Schus, a Sochi engineer, convicted on charges of spreading fake news about the Russian Army and making a slingshot.

The law enforcers guilty of the death of Kurban Dalgatov, a Makhachkala resident, are trying in every way to avoid punishment, while the judges are following their lead, the mother of Kurban, who died after being tortured by the police. The trial of Dalgatov's death case will continue on April 30 this year.

The 17-year-old son of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, became the curator of the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

Ismail Nalgiev, an Ingush activist, has served his full sentence within the case of an extremist community and was released from a colony located in the Stavropol Territory.

During the raids conducted in the Ingush city of Nazran, law enforcers have detained three women in Muslim clothing who were begging for alms and forced them to record apologies.

In the Stavropol penal colony, convicted Jehovah’s Witness* Anna Safronova from Astrakhan is being sent to a punishment cell for long terms and forced to stand on her feet during 10-13 hours.

Sergey Yanovsky, an advocate of Jehovah’s Witness* Valery Bailo, who died in a SIZO (pre-trial prison), believes that the Public Oversight Commission (POC) fulfilled its duties in a formal way and that no assistance was provided to his client. A representative of the POC reported that deceased Valery Bailo complained of an acute toothache.

In the third reading, members of the Georgian Parliament have adopted the “Act on the Registration of Foreign Agents” which introduces the concept of individuals-foreign agents.

The awarding Adam Kadyrov with the medal "For Battle Honours" became possible due to the arbitrary interpretation of his merits by the bosses of the “Rosgvardiya” (Russian National Guard), analysts have noted.

Azeri border guards prevented Akhmed Mamedli, an activist, from leaving the country, detaining him at the Baku Airport. They cited the ban issued by the country’s General Prosecutor's Office (GPO), and the activist has claimed the ban was unjustified.

In their comments on social media, users responded with ridicule to the recent award of a son of the leader of Chechnya. They believe that the medal “For Military Distinction” has been handed over to him groundlessly.

Muslims of all regions of Northern Caucasus, except Dagestan, celebrate the holiday of Eid al-Fitr. In Dagestan, Ramadan will end on March 31.

Organizers and participants of the evening of letters to political prisoners in Volgograd, despite fears of detentions and provocations by law enforcers, called support for those unfairly arrested and convicted for their civic position an important mission.

Vladimir Vanyan, an athlete from Krasnodar, was groundlessly accused of discrediting the Russian Army: his actions should have been interpreted only as petty hooliganism.

The refusal to allow Valentin Bogdan, a human rights defender, to visit Igor Nagavkin in the colony was found to be lawful. The court has ignored the arguments presented by the human rights defender.