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In Makhachkala, the commission for assisting in adaptation to civilian life of the persons, who have decided to stop their terrorist and extremist activity, has considered applications lodged by suspects of involvement in terrorist activities.

Today, the Tuapse Magistrate Court, chaired by Judge Maxim Dubov of Precinct No. 217, has passed a verdict of guilty to the members of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus", detained next to the "summer cottage" of the Governor of the Krasnodar Territory Alexander Tkachov.

In Makhachkala, the commission in charge of helping in adaptation to peaceful life of persons who have decided to stop their terrorist and extremist activity has considered an application of Beslan Batsiev, who is on the international search list and is hiding in Belgium.

Dmitry Medvedev has offered the parliament of the Chechen Republic to re-elect the incumbent head Ramzan Kadyrov as the region leader.

This night, unidentified persons have thrown grenades into the courtyards of the families of Mamishevs and Shamaevs, residents of the "Volny Aul" micro-district in Nalchik. Many people in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) are inclined to believe that the incidents were organized by the anti-Wahhabite organization named "Chernye Yastreby" (Black Hawk), which has recently appeared in the region.

Three symbols - a leopard, a polar bear and a hare - have been chosen to be talismans of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games to be held in the resort city of Sochi, Krasnodar Territory. The symbols of the Paralympic Games will be Raylet and Snowflake.

Human rights activist Sergey Basmanov has filed a lawsuit to the Khosta Court of Sochi, demanding compensation for moral damage, which, as the claimant alleges, was caused to him in the course of administrative proceedings.

Residents of a district of private houses in Maxim Gorky Street in the capital of Dagestan are for three days already without electricity supplies; and nobody knows when they will be resumed.

Dmitry Medvedev has signed a decree on early dismissal of Boris Ebzeev, President of Karachay-Cherkessia.

The public debates held on February 25 within the project "Peace to the Caucasus" in the cities of Izberbash and Derbent were ignored by activists of national movements and leaders of religious communities and Jamaats.

The Government of Georgia is drafting a five-year-long programme for building electric vehicles, said Vera Kobaliya, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has promised not to raise gas price for Armenia. This was one of the outcomes of negotiations with his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan in St Petersburg on February 25.

Today, this city hosts a picket held by residents of the Temryuk District, Krasnodar Territory, in defence of citizens' constitutional rights. The protesters state that their safety is not secured.

On February 25, Vladikavkaz hosted the third sitting of the intergovernmental commission on socio-economic cooperation between Russia and South Ossetia. It was stated that the Interdepartmental Commission (IDC) on restoration of South Ossetia had finished its work.

Today, the 19th anniversary of the tragedy in the city of Khodzhaly will be marked throughout the territory of Azerbaijan.

In the evening on February 24 in Makhachkala, an explosive device was triggered en route of a militia car. The explosion caused no casualties and victims, while the car received minor damage.

Most of the complaints received by the Office of Dagestani Ombudsperson refer to violations of citizens' socio-economic rights. This was stated on February 24 at the last session of the Parliament of Dagestan of the fourth convocation by Dagestani Ombudsperson Ummupazil Omarova. In total, the agenda of the session of the Parliament included 13 points.

The Dagestani city of Izberbash hosted a meeting within the cycle of public debates "Peace to Caucasus", after which a memorandum of joint resistance to violence, extremism, interethnic hatred and support of the peace process in the Caucasus was signed.

Today, President of Kabardino-Balkaria Arsen Kanokov held a meeting with a group of parents, whose sons are searched and suspected of involvement in terrorist activities.

Elena Marchenko, a resident of the city of Azov, Rostov Region, is suing Irina Grinchak, a teacher of kindergarten No. 16, accusing her of abusing Elena's child. However, the teacher said that there was no abuse of Marchenko's 6-year-old child by her. The court upheld the opinion of the kindergarten teacher, but the family of Marchenko disagreed with the decision and intends to challenge it.