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Today activists of non-governmental youth organization “Ireli” in Baku held an action in front of the Embassy of France demanding from the authorities of the country to punish the persons guilty of beating up two students from Azerbaijan.

Interrogation of ex-Speaker of the Parliament, leader of “Democratic movement – United Georgia” party Nino Burdjanadze, on the events of May, 26, 2011, is currently going on in Tbilisi.

Relatives of Counsellor of Head of KCR Fral Shebzukhov are going to appeal against the verdict on the case of his murder in 2010, the sufferers’ attorney Rusaln Shifadugov reported.

The court in Dagestan dismissed the appeal of Department of Federal Treasury leaving the decision of compensation of moral damage to a sum of 500 roubles to Sergey Evloev accused of participation in armed underground and encroachment on an official of law enforcement bodies standing, “Memorial” human rights center reports.

After publication of the material on the “Caucasian Knot” Public Prosecutor’s office of Dagestan took over the control of investigation on Alibek Mirzekhanov’s statement of kidnapping and torture by members of the top brass. The results of pre-investigative inspection are expected on March, 2, representative of the office Shamil Nasimov reported.

Today Sagid Murtazaliev, Champion of the Olympics in Sydney, Deputy of National Assembly of Dagestan, manager of the Department of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation in the republic, declared his intention to return his gold medal to the International Olympic Committee as a sign of protest against removal of wrestling from the Olympic program.

A decision of toughening prison conditions to Neimat Panakhly, Chairman of oppositional party of “National Statehood of Azerbaijan” (PNSA), was taken.

Today Sumgait Appellate court dismissed the appeal of Nigyar Yagublu, activist of the youth branch of oppositional party “Musavat”, convicted for committing a road accident with a lethal end.

Today the physicians who arrived in North Ossetia from Moscow decided not to take Head of the Department of Rosselkhoznadzor in Ingushetia Ruslan Dahkilgov to the capital of the Russian Federation for treatment because of his grave but stable state, Press Service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of North Ossetia reported.

During today’s trial on the case of assault at Nalchik lawyer Oleg Kelemetov challenged the bench. The reason was removal of defendant Edward Mironov from the courtroom.

Investigative Department of the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Russia in Nalchik initiated a criminal case of SMS messages with threats coming to the phone of Magomed Abubakarov, lawyer of “Nizam” Bar.

Resident of Zavodskoy district of the capital of Chechnya Yusup Khamburaev was one of the three suicide bombers who blasted themselves on August, 30, 2011, in Grozny, representatives of law enforcement bodies of the republic state.

One more person out of those detained for extinguishing the Eternal Flame in Astrakhan memorial complex “Bratsky Sad” was arrested. He was sentenced to one month of arrest and is currently in the investigative isolation ward, the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Astrakhan region reported.

Ramazan Abdulatipov acting as Head of Dagestan apologized for the actions of five natives of the republic who put out the Eternal Flame in the memorial complex “Bratsky Sad” of Astrakhan at night of February, 23.

The state of Ruslan Dahkilgov, Head of Department of Rosselkhoznadzor in Ingushetia wounded as a result of a skirmish, is estimated by the physicians as grave but stable, a representative of the Ministry of Public Health reported.

Today several hundred students in Yerevan boycotting classes organized an action of protest against the results of the presidential election in Armenia.

Today the Supreme Court of Russia mitigated the sentence to six natives of Ingushetia, defendants on the case of blasting “Nevsky express” by changing their penalty from serving it in a strict regime colony to a general regime one. In this way, judicial division for criminal cases granted the claims of the defendants’ attorneys in part.

Resident of Derbent Alibek Mirzehanov who reported his kidnapping and torture by the personnel of law enforcement bodies fears for his life and does not spend the nights at home. For three weeks investigative bodies and Public Prosecutor’s office have ignored his statement, “Memorial” human rights center reports.

Gerard Depardieu is going to shoot a “Big Film” about reconstruction of Grozny. The French actor reported it himself on coming to the capital of Chechnya for a visit.

The incumbent President, Leader of the ruling Republican party of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan won the first round of the presidential election, CEC of Armenia announced today during its session on summing-up the totals of the election of February, 18. According to the final calculation, 861 373 voters, i.e. 58,64% of the electorate, voted for Sargsyan.