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Today, the Supreme Court of North Ossetia chaired by Judge Stanislav Valiev extended the period in custody till August 15, 2012, to Issa Khashagulgov, suspected in the case of the terror act at the Central market in Vladikavkaz committed in September 2010.

In Kizilyurt, the meeting of relatives of Akav Khalidov, a disappeared resident of the village of Chontaul, is scheduled for March 22. The participants of the rally intend to declare inaction of the investigatory agencies of the Kizilyurt District and the Republic of Dagestan. This was stated by Rashidat Khalidova, the wife of the disappeared man.

The Supreme Court of Russia have twice considered complaints filed by lawyers against the verdict of guilty pronounced by the Moscow Regional Court against Apti Magmadov and Aishat Magmadova, convicted in the case on promoting terrorism, and dismissed them. The lawyers of brother and sister Magmadov prepare a complaint to the Presidium of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation and to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

At present, about 100 families of Circassians from Syria are ready to relocate to Adygea. In total, up to 300 families are willing to relocate; however, many people feel restrictions of the legal difficulties for the return and the lack of a visa-free regime between Russia and Syria. This was reported by representatives of Adygea, who visited Syria on March 16-19 on the delegation of the Federation Council.

Today two residents of Astrakhan joined a political hunger strike in the city. Igor Astafiev and Ruslan Sapakhov joined the protesters. So, now there are 17 participants of the hunger strike.

Last night Aslan Cherkesov who was acknowledged guilty of killing football fan Yegor Sviridov was beaten up in investigative isolation ward No 1 of Krasnoyarsk region, his attorney Igor Kuznetsov informed.

Paramilitary groups numbering over five hundred people each which are not official reserve structural units are being created in the district of Samegrelo, Georgia, Irakly Alasania, leader of “Free Democrats” party, declared at a briefing on March, 20.

Tonight, in Astrakhan, Sergey Chaplygin, one of the hunger strikers, felt unwell and, therefore, ceased to participate in the protest action.

The landslide in the territory of the village of Muganly of the Shamakhi District of Azerbaijan severely damaged 18 private houses, and the evacuation of residents is required. This was reported by a source at the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources (MENR) of the country.

A regular soldier died under the wheels of a military vehicle at the military training ground "Ashuluk" in the Astrakhan Region.

In 2012, the public organization to assist in the repatriation of compatriots and their settlement in the land of their ancestors "Peryt" sent 70 invitations to assist Syrian Circassians in obtaining year multiple business visas.

On March 18, in Moscow, after the match of the 35th round of Russian Football Championship between the "Locomotive" and "Anji", a banana was thrown from stands at Christopher Samba, the defender of the "Anji" team. In the course of the investigation of the incident occurred after the match "Locomotive"-"Anji", it was revealed that the banana was thrown to Christopher Samba, the defender of the Makhachkala FC, by a fan of the Dagestani team. This was reported by the security service of the "Locomotive" FC.

In Georgia, the monitoring service of the financial activities of political associations of the Control Chamber fined Georgian multi-millionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili of about 2.7 million laris (about 1.65 million US dollars) for conducting Illegal, according to the monitoring service, financing of individuals.

Rashid Magomedov, a native of Dagestan, became World champion in fights without rules in the M-1 Challenge version in the weight category of up to 77 kg. Today, the republic will honour its countryman, a native of the village of Madjalis of the Kaitag District.

The Supreme Court of Russia will receive the appeal against the verdict of the Supreme Court of North Ossetia pronounced to Suliman Khashagulgov, sentenced on charges of terror act in the Central market of Vladikavkaz. This was reported by his lawyer Magomed Gandarov. Relatives of the convicted man report on disappearance of the motion from the Commission for assistance in adaptation to civilian life of former members of illegal armed formations (IAF) in Ingushetia.

A presentation of the second issue of a literary miscellany consisting of works by writers of Southern Caucasus was held on March, 19, in Yerevan. It is a kind of dialogue among the writers residing in the zones of conflicts and its mission is to help soften the present-day tension.

Nine residents of Ishimli district of Azerbaijan held up their hunger strike they started on March, 10, demanding fair compensation for the aftermath of the flood of 2010 in the Kura and Araz rivers.

On March, 19, single-person pickets against occupation of the children’s centers and deforestation passed off in Sochi. The participants of the actions declare that plans of construction of multilevel parking lots are a threat to the green belt and children’s centers of the city. Officials of Mayor’s office assure that the development is going within legal boundaries.

Starting from March 19, Azerbaijan began the celebration of Nowruz Bayram the holiday of spring and New Year. On that occasion, Baku organized celebrations.

In Dagestan, a protest action, during which relatives of the persons killed in a fight in Kizlyar blocked the federal highway "Rostov-Baku", continued during four hours.