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The health condition of Alla Djioeva, who was hospitalized in Tskhinvali after her office was visited by power agents, is stably grave; she is still unconscious.

For five days already, the advocates of Issa Khashagulgov, who is in custody on charges of involvement in the terror act in the central marketplace in Vladikavkaz, cannot meet their client. As reported by one of them - Rosa Alieva, - investigators would not contact the defence.

Svetlana Bogach, a resident of Dagestan, whose disappearance was claimed by her husband, is with her cousin in Moscow. Djabrail Nurulaev and Ramazan Gadjiev, whose kidnapping was reported by their relatives, were arrested for five days, after which Gadjiev was released, and in relation to Nurulaev a criminal case was initiated. This was reported by the Prosecutor's Office of Dagestan.

Two criminal cases - on perversion of justice and bribe-taking - are investigated in relation to the former magistrate judge of Precinct No. 4, Shpakovsky District of the Stavropol Territory.

The Ministry of Interior Affairs of Chechnya is spending federal funds on improper purposes. This was an accusation of Alexey Navalny, a famous blogger with over one thousand subscribers, author of "Rospil" project, against the Ministry.

A rough sum of damage after a disaster in Novorossiysk made about 600 million rubles, Governor of Krasnodar region Alexander Tkachev reported on February, 8, at an emergency conference devoted to liquidation of the aftermath of an hurricane. According to the Governor, 208 apartment houses have been damaged in Novorossiysk as of the day.

Residents of mountainous area of Dagestan suffer from severe cold. Some regional schools and pre-school education institutions are closed. In hospitals, patients are freezing. The local authorities are trying to find coal for heating in the neighbouring republics.

In Rostov-on-Don, the meeting of the Expert Council of the political action club "November 4" discussed the possibility of "a colour revolution" in Russia and the political situation in the country and the protest actions after the elections to the State Duma held on December 4, 2011. According to the participants of the meeting, the majority of people, who came to the protest actions, sought dialogue with the authorities.

In Baku, demolition of nine-storey building No. 5 in Agil Guliev Street, near State Flag Square, was started. Despite the fact that the building is inhabited by people, discontented with the proposed monetary compensations, workers dismantle the roof of the building, break out windows, doors, and walls of free apartments.

Organizers of the rally "For Fair Elections" has sent to Mikhail Fedotov, Chief of the Council on Human Rights under the President of the Russian Federation, the list of 39 persons, whom they treat as prisoners for political reasons. Charges against six persons from the list are related to the events in Northern Caucasus and Southern Russia, and charges against other five persons are related to the riots in Manege Square in Moscow in December 2010.

In Volgograd, the TV show of the TV Channel "Eros", devoted to the economic activities of Sergey Bozhenov, the former head of Astrakhan, current Governor of the Volgograd Region. Dmitry Krylov, the author of the TV show, believes that he was subjected to persecution and reports on the threats in his address expressed by the supporters of Sergey Bozhenov. The Region Administration refused to comment on the situation.

Sirazhudin Aliev could be kidnapped for robbery, since the disappeared man left his house to obtain the debt. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by the Investigatory Committee of Dagestan. However, the Aliev's mother claims that her son was kidnapped by power agents.

On February 7, the action against the pollution of the Black Sea, the Black Sea shore and the natural reserve "Utrish" in the Krasnodar Territory was held in Moscow, near the building of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation.

The Ministry of Justice of Azerbaijan directed a warning notice about violation of legislative regulations to one of the human rights centers of the country, the Institute of Freedom and Safety of Reporters (IFSR). Head of the organization Emin Guseinov estimates it as a pressure in connection with a civil campaign "Sing for democracy".

The trial for consideration of the question of taking into custody Dmitry Novikov, retired judge of Khosta district of Sochi, was deferred till February, 9, because of self-recusation of two judges.

Ingushetian bloggers conduct the network flash mob entitled "Where is Zalina Elkhoroeva?" in an attempt to clarify the fate of the Ingushetian woman-resident, who was kidnapped in North Ossetia. The participants of the action asked about the fate of Zalina Elkhoroeva directly the Ingushetian leader Yunus-Bek Evkurov and Taimuraz Mamsurov, the leader of North Ossetia, on their pages in "Live Journal" and "Twitter" and received the response.

The family of Yuri Fateev, the tractor driver, who died of frostbite while clearing snow from the Highway Volgograd-Saratov, will receive financial assistance. The corresponding order was issued by Sergey Bozhenov, Governor of the Volgograd Region, the regional administration reports.

On February 3, relatives of Russian officer Polad Kasymov, who was convicted in Azerbaijan for espionage, sent an open letter to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev asking to raise the issue of the serviceman's release. They believe that Russian diplomats do not intervene in the situation not to ruin the negotiations between Russia and Azerbaijan on the renewal terms of the lease of the Gabala Radar Station (RS).

Ibragim Aliev, 24, a resident of Khasavyurt, has complained about inaction of investigatory bodies of Dagestan, which, according to his story, fail to investigate the shelling of his car, committed on November 17, 2011.

The appeal to the participants of protest rallies in Moscow disseminated on behalf of defendants in the case about the attack on Nalchik in October 2005, who deny their any involvement in this document, may affect the outcome of the trial, said Valery Khatazhukov, Chairman of the Kabardino-Balkarian Human Rights Centre.