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Today, the court of general jurisdiction of the Yerevan communities Nor Nork and Avan, chaired by Judge David Arutyunyan and considering the case about the brawl in the "Harsnaqar" restaurant, has entered the phase of defendants' questioning.

Today, near the cinema "Druzhba" (Friendship) in Vladikavkaz, a flash mob was organized demanding to keep wrestling in the Olympic programme. The participants were public activists, athletes and journalists. Volunteers from among current and former athletes were collecting signatures.

According to Andrei Khegai, the spokesman of the Investigatory Department for the Astrakhan Region, the girlfriend of Alexander Kuptsov, suspected of hostage-taking, figures in the case only as a victim; there are no claims against her. She continues her training at the college, said Polina Epifanova, the pro-rector of the college.

Today, in the city of Tkibuli, about 150 miners from the mine named after Dzidziguri announced a strike; so far, trade unions have not supported the action.

At the trial of the case of the death of the contract officer Artak Nazaryan, the prosecutor has demanded 13 years of imprisonment for the main suspect Captain Akop Manukyan.

Today, the capital of Adygea hosted a picket in support of the initiative of the "Labour Party of Russia" (LPR) on amending the federal law on the maternity capital. The action organized by the regional branch of the party was attended by 49 persons.

Rashad Gasanov, a board member of the civil movement "Nida" (Shout), who was detained in Baku, was accused with illegal possession of weapons. The Nasimi District Court has ruled to restrict the activist's freedom by a three-month arrest.

On March 14, Tbilisi hosted an action "Happy Georgia", aimed at improving the demographic situation. Forty girls dressed in wedding gowns, marched along the central Rustaveli Avenue.

Relatives of Aslan Cherkesov claim that they are unaware of his whereabouts. He is no longer at the Federal State Institution "Penal Colony" (FKU IK) No. 17, where Cherkesov was serving his term, his sister Anna asserts.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has dismissed the complaint of Kalmyks, who had demanded compensation from Russian authorities for the moral harm experienced in connection with the deportation that they were subjected because of their nationality in the years of Stalinist repressions. This was stated in the message issued by the ECtHR on March 14.

According to different sources, in the cities of Krasnodar and Novorossiysk, a number of premises of some non-profit organizations (NPOs) have been searched; and computers, documents and personal belongings were confiscated.

Today, the Moscow Regional Court continued the trial of the terror attack committed at the "Domodedovo" Airport. The court session has interrogated – via a video conference – a witness for the prosecution, who is serving his sentence in prison.

The Nasimi District Court of Baku has satisfied the presentation of the investigation department of grave crimes of the General Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan to extend for further two months the arrest of Ilgar Mamedov, the head of the civil movement "Republic's Alternative" (ReAl).

Law enforcement bodies have identified the man who captured hostages in the building of the Volga-Caspian Fishery College.

The Constitutional Court of Armenia has dismissed the claims lodged by ex-presidential candidates Raffi Ovannisyan and Andreas Gukasyan on non-recognition of the results of the presidential election in Armenia.

As stated by the spokesman of the Department for Dagestan of the ICRF in his interview the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, the main suspect of murdering Fazina Ibragimova, a teacher of the Kurakh secondary school No. 2 is her 25-year-old neighbour.

On March 14, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) announced its decision, recognizing a violation of the rights of Ali Insanov, the former Minister of Public Health, who is serving his prison term on charges of economic crimes.

Today, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled on the complaint submitted by relatives of Vakhit Avkhadov, a resident of Urus-Martan, the Chechen Republic, who disappeared in 2001, after being detained by power agents. According to the court, Russian authorities had failed to carry out an effective investigation into the incident.

The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation has upheld the verdict passed by the Moscow City Court, which had found the former policeman Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov guilty of the murder of the journalist of the "Novaya Gazeta" Anna Politkovskaya.

The hunger strike of six pensioners from the city of Zverevo, Rostov Region, who demand revision of tariffs for housing services, was suspended. The regional authorities have set up a working group to check the rates on housing services in the city.