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Militiamen of Chechnya, who decide to resign, are at risk of beating, and their bosses refuse to sign their dismissal applications. The "Caucasian Knot" was told about it in the Information Centre of the Board of NGOs of Chechnya.

The Kirov District Court of Volgograd has fined by 200,000 roubles journalist Elena Maglevannaya, who published materials about facts of torture in Russian colonies, having found her guilty of disseminating false information, discrediting the honour and dignity of the Federal Service of Punishment Enforcement (known as "FSIN"), as reported by official spokesman of the Service.

The collective of the newspaper "Corruption and Crime" is conducting its own investigation into the attack in Rostov-on-Don on journalist Vyacheslav Yaroshenko and plans to punish the culprit without involving the militia. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Sergey Sleptsov, deputy editor-in-chief of the edition, who complained of inactivity of law enforcers.

President of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov failed to meet the expectations and trust of the population and could not bridle the special agencies guilty of spread of violence over the republic. This was stated by Magomed Khazbiev, one of the leaders of the Ingush opposition.

Today, a meeting took place of the foreign diplomats accredited in Tbilisi with representatives of the opposition. The leaders of the latter acquainted the diplomats with their vision of the outcomes of the meetings with President Mikhail Saakashvili and Parliament Speaker David Bakradze.

The First Congress of Orthodox Women of South of Russia, held now in Stavropol, hosted the first ever ceremony of awarding prizes "For Sacrifice and Mercy" named after George Cross (old Russian soldier's order) laureate charity nurse Rimma Ivanova.

The working group on problems of human rights and freedoms in Dagestan can turn into "a circle on interest" with no practical value, and its decisions will remain formal. This is the opinion of Dagestanian journalist Magomed Magomedov, who gave detailed coverage of the meeting of the head of Dagestan Mukhu Aliev with Russian human rights activists and members of the Commission of Russian Public Chamber on Interethnic Relations and Freedom of Religion that took place on March 10.

A "Zhiguli" car with two Chechen militiamen and a local resident inside was first blown up and then shelled from automatic firearms. This was stated by a source in law enforcement bodies of Chechnya.

Ombudsman of Georgia Sozar Subari has demanded to investigate the fact of beating of the five detainees, figuring in the mutiny case in the military unit near Tbilisi.

Journalist Einullah Fatullaev, who is kept in custody in Azerbaijan, has sent a letter of gratitude to US President Barrak Obama in the context of his statement on the World Day of Freedom of Press on May 3.

In the Gali District of Abkhazia, a car with "Siemens" specialists who work to recover the Inguri HPP, the biggest in Transcaucasia, got blown up by a trip wire explosive.

Magomed Mutsolgov, leader of the Independent Non-Commercial Organization "Mashr", expressed his doubts to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that the data about an attempt of Sulim Yamadaev, ex-commander of the "Vostok" battalion, to declare by phone his blood feud to President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov and State Duma Deputy Adam Delimkhanov, as this method is not in the customs of blood feud.

More than two weeks have expired after the Interpol had announced search of Adam Delimkhanov, a Russian State Duma deputy, a figurant in the case about the attempt on Sulim Yamadaev, ex-commander of the "Vostok" battalion. In the meantime, Mr Delimkhanov is working in his usual way.

The topic of "the start of interethnic war" that appeared in the context of the recent murder of an Azerbaijani and shooting at a Dagestanian in the Russian capital is nothing more than another "mobilization horror story" for law enforcement bodies and "a pleasant topic of informational hysteria" for mass media. This is the opinion of Dmitri Berkut, a former employee of special subdivisions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of the Russian Federation.

Today, on the inauguration day of the Sochi Mayor elect, his rival in the election race Yuri Dzaganiya has stated continuation of his litigation against legality of registration of Anatoly Pakhomov as a candidate at the election.

The Armenian Assembly of Europe (AAE) (Brussels) and the Armenian National Cultural Centre (ANCC) (Berlin) have demanded from the authorities of Armenia to promulgate the text of the Armenian-Turkish "roadmap". The activists of these entities are sure that the signed document is an evidence of a failure of the foreign policy of Armenia.

Today, the Nalchik City Court, presided by Federal Judge Aslanbek Zhigunov, has started consideration of the suit of 84 militiamen of the Terek District of Kabardino-Balkaria against the Republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) on collection from the latter of salaried for overtime work, work on weekends and holidays and other mandatory payments stipulated by Russian legislation.

President of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov has reported his incomes. His tax declaration was published in the official website of the Republic of Ingushetia.

The gas main Iran-Armenia will start operating quite soon. With the aim to clarify all the details of the agreements reached earlier by the two countries, Armenia will be visited by Seed Reza Kasaizade, Director of the Iran National Gas Company, as reported by the local Ministry of Energy.

At the inauguration ceremony, Anatoly Pakhomov, the newly elected Mayor of Sochi has taken an oath of commitment to city dwellers.