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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.

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.