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The international organization "Amnesty International" (AI) has urged the Russian authorities to investigate reports of threats received by Magomed Abubakarov, an advocate from the Advocates' Chamber "Nizam", who works in Kabardino-Balkaria.

Paruir Airikyan, an Armenian presidential candidate, who suffered from an attempt on him, was brought to the hospital again because of deterioration of his health state. This was reported by his nephew Vrezh Zatikyan.

Today, Aslan Dobriev, the head of the Nazran District of Ingushetia, was detained at his working place. The detention was held within the investigation into the criminal case. This was explained by officials from the republic's law enforcement bodies. The officials did not specify the criminal case.

Today, Georgian railway workers of the Khashuri administration of railways continued their strike. They were joined by about 50 walking inspectors from Zestaphoni. At present, the strike has been stopped, and the strikers have agreed about the meeting with the management of the "Georgian Railway".

Video record on the preparation for organization of mass riots in the territory of Russia was fabricated. This was told by Givi Targamadze, the former head of the Parliament Committee for Defence and Security, in his interview to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

A man suspected in the murder of a policeman's children in the village of Belidji of the Derbent District of Dagestan was arrested for two months. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by a representative of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) for Dagestan.

The active phase of the special operation in Dagestan has been completed. Six militants allegedly involved in organizing the terror act on the DPS (road-and-patrol) checkpoint and a Police Major were killed. This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Russia.

Workers of mining enterprises of the city of Chiatura stopped their strike after reaching a preliminary agreement with the administration of the company "Georgian Manganese".

Today, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev has signed an order to relieve Nizami Alekberov from his position of the head of the Ismailli District, where riots occurred in January.

A pre-trial restriction measure to Movli Vyshegurov, the former head of the Pension Fund of Russia (PFR) for Ingushetia, was changed from detention to home arrest. This was reported by the press service of the Pyatigorsk City Court.

On February 13, two young activists of the "Heritage" Party were beaten while distributing leaflets calling to vote for Raffi Ovannisyan, a candidate for the position of Presidential of Armenia. This was reported by Ovsep Khurshudyan, press secretary of the "Heritage" Party.

Today, the sitting of the Russian State Duma has deprived Konstantin Shirshov, an MP from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) of the Krasnodar Territory, of his parliamentary immunity, as he is suspected of attempted fraud with the sale of the Duma mandate for 7.5 million euros.

Khafiz Gadjiev, the leader of the "Modern Musavat" Party, has reported about his refusal of the idea to cut off an ear of Akram Aylisli, the author of the novel about Nagorno-Karabakh.

The defence of the victim at the trial on using torture to Vyacheslav Merekha in the Stavropol Territory is satisfied with the verdict and has no intention to appeal against it, said Ilya Shatin, and employee of the Fund "Public Verdict", who represented the interests of the victim.

The judicial hearing in respect of the defendant, accused of killing former Colonel Yuri Budanov, has been invalidated; and the jury has been dissolved, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

This morning local resident Sultangery Khashagulgov, brother of Yakub and Isa Khashagulgov suspected of involvement in organization of the act of terror committed at the market of Vladikavkaz in September of 2012, was killed in Nazran, a source in law enforcement bodies of Ingushetia informed.

A resident of Dagestan detained for suspicion of murdering two sons of an officer of the Ministry of interior Affairs in the settlement of Belidji, Derbent district, confessed to killing two children for the reason that they became eyewitnesses of robbery, Investigative Department of the republic reports.

World Champion in ultimate fighting and four more persons were detained in Nalchik for hashish trafficking in the republic, Department of Drug Control in KBR reported.

Today the arrest of ex-Deputy of the Parliament Giulyar Ahmedova was officially confirmed by Prosecutor General’s of Azerbaijan. According to the office, Ahmedova is suspected of swindle and covering up a grave crime.

An unidentified person in Dagestan fired upon a senior lieutenant of police, officer of standby unit of the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Russia in Khasavyurt. The man was gravely wounded and taken to hospital.