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Rashid Nurgaliev, head of the Russian MIA, has overturned his order to decorate Sergey Kucheruk, former head of the GUVD (Chief Interior Department) for the Krasnodar Territory, who was sacked after the massacre in the village of Kuschevskaya, Krasnodar Territory.

A picket is on at the building of the Regional Court in Vilnius with a demand of an open trial of Egle Kusaite, a citizen of Lithuania, accused of preparing terror act in Russia; all kinds of people came to take part in the action.

As reported by the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of South Ossetia, the republic has repeatedly submitted applications of its residents affected by the war in August 2008 to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

Zamin Gadji, a journalist of opposition media of Azerbaijan, has become one of the six laureates of the 2011 Prize "Free Press of Eastern Europe" named after Gerd Bucerius and awarded by the German Foundation "Zeit-Stiftung" and the Norwegian Foundation "Free Speech".

Charges of terrorism have been presented to three residents of Ingushetia - the brother, sister and fellow villager of the suicide bomber at the "Domodedovo" Airport, who are believed to be accomplices.

The simultaneous attack on several power objects in Nalchik on February 25 reminded the attack on the city undertaken on October 13, 2005. But politicians and observers believe that any repetition of the events that took place six years ago is now impossible; they treat the new attack to be a demonstrative action. Besides, it is believed that militants could make this take the attack deliberately, in order to distract the attention of law enforcers from the places where the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime was declared.

On February 28, the Chechen blogger "Timur Stigal" complained to the Twitter microblog of President Dmitry Medvedev on the bribes in the amount of 300,000 US dollars, allegedly extorted by the retinue of Vladislav Surkov for arranging a meeting with him.

Liberation of Georgian seamen by Somalia pirates is postponed by ten days, said Sergo Devadze, father of one of the sailors.

The problems of Muslims were discussed in the course of the working meeting within the cycle of the public debates "Peace to the Caucasus". The meeting with townspeople of the working group of the Public Chamber of Russia on development of social dialogue and civil society institutions in the Caucasus was held in the city of Kizlyar on February 27.

Residents of the republic complain about numerous problems that have covered the region and hope that the new head of the region Rashid Temrezov will make every effort to address them.

Residents of the Urus-Martan District of Chechnya have reported about kidnapping on February 23 by employees of some unidentified security agency of clergyman Movsar Ismailov. According to their story, Ismailov was released after torture and beatings. The on duty unit of the ROVD (District Interior Division) said that there was no application on the incident; thus, no actions were taken.

Gazimagomed Gaziev, a villager of Shamkhal-Station, Kirov District of Makhachkala, believes that the abduction of his son Magomed Gaziev could be organized by local militiamen. The local MIA knows nothing about the incident, while the local militia unit promised help in searching the kidnapped person.

The Investigatory Committee and the Prosecutor's Office of the Stavropol Territory are checking the actions of the inspectors, which were appealed against by advocates and relatives of Roman Gubarev, suspected of murdering eight persons in Stavropol.

The International Bank of Azerbaijan (IBA) refuses to pay the monetary compensation in the amount of 27,880 euros to the imprisoned journalists Einullah Fatullaev, due to him in accordance with the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

At the several thousand strong rally of the Armenian National Congress (ANC), following the call of the former President of the country Levon Ter-Petrosyan, the opposition has put forward 15 demands to the authorities with the announced deadline on March 15 this year.

Last week, power agents of Chechnya detained more than 20 local residents in the city of Shali. The arrests began after a suspected militant was killed and three suspected members of the armed underground were detained in this city.

As reported by human rights activist Akhmed Gisaev to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, in the near future Norway will deport the Chechens, who had long tried to receive residence permits in this country.

At the picket on February 23 at the Russian Embassy in Finland, dated to the 67th anniversary of deportation of Chechens and Ingushes to Middle Asia and Kazakhstan, the Finnish pastor Yukho Molari provoked the audience to break the public order. This was reported by Elena Maglevannaya, a journalist and a human rights activist. On the same day a similar action dated to the anniversary of deportation of Caucasian nations was also held in Stockholm.

Khasu Batalov, who was detained at the Moscow Kiev Railway Station on February 15, may be associated with the suspect of organizing the terror act in Moscow's "Domodedovo" Airport on January 24.

Students of the Makhachkala Branch of the Southern Federal University (SFU) have addressed their anonymous letter to various instances stating that the branch bosses extort bribes from teachers and students. The letter was also published in the public reception office, on the SFU website, in the section "Questions to Rector" on December 23, 2010.