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The Federal Tax Service (FTS) for the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania (RNOA) has received an order not to collect taxes from the parents of the children who study free-of-charge at the "Korallovo" Lyceum situated near Moscow. This was reported by Mukharbek Besaev, acting head of the Republic's FTS Department.

The Azerbaijani authorities fail to react to multiple addresses and appeals to restore the 4th year student Pyarviz Azimov at the Lenkoran State University (LSU); in his opinion, he was excluded last week from the University for publishing an article entitled "Corruption Scandal in Lenkoran University". Should his rights not be restored, Azimov is going to start a hunger strike.

In Ingushetia, in the evening on April 27, the house of judo master Isa Tseloev was shelled in Nazran. Nobody suffered.

The Nalchik City Court holds a trial under the claim lodged by law enforcers against the MIA of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) on collection of their salary for overtime work, work on weekends and holidays, and of other mandatory payments stipulated by Russian legislation.

The Public Prosecutor of the city of Nalchik, the capital of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), has addressed the court with 47 claims in the interests of 51 children, remaining without parental care, on violation of their right, stipulated by the federal legislation, on extraordinary provision of housing facilities.

At night on April 28, after the rally in Tbilisi, three unidentified persons beat activists of Georgian opposition.

The police of Georgia have released the children of Valentina Bedoeva, a resident of Vladikavkaz, arrested on Sunday, April 26. According to the South-Ossetian party, Ms Bedoeva herself is still in Georgia.

The Russian General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has sent a request to Georgia on extradition of Alexander Glukhov, junior sergeant of Russian Army, accused of desertion from the disposition of his military unit in South Ossetia in late January this year.

Yuri Dzaganiya, former candidate to the post of Sochi Mayor from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) has stated that at early voting during the recent election the authorities made use of their administrative resources, since the early voters were dependent on local authorities.

In Yerevan, members of a youth wing of the oppositional union named "Armenian National Congress" (ANC) were kidnapped. One of them - Armen Gevorkyan - managed to run away.

Today, the police have stopped an attempt of the youth movement called "Dalga" (Wave) to hold a picket in front of the Parliament of Azerbaijan in protest against exclusion of Pyarviz Azimov, a 4th year student, from the Lenkoran State University (LSU).

The law enforcement bodies of Chechnya continue investigating the circumstances of three explosions that happened in the afternoon on April 24 in Grozny, as a result of which two local power agents and Military Commandant of the city Colonel Igor Makeev were wounded.

The human rights organization from Ingushetia named "Mashr" has opened an English-language version of its website, as reported by its leader Magomed Mutsolgov.

In January-April 2009, as compared to 2008, the Chechen Republic has registered more kidnappings, while the Republic of Ingushetia - more casualties. This is the data of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

Adam Delimkhanov, deputy of Russia's State Duma from Chechnya, has been announced by the Interpol into international search on suspicion of murdering Sulim Yamadaev, ex-commander of the "Vostok" battalion, on March 28 in Dubai. The search was initiated by the police of the United Arab Emirates, as reported by the official website of the Interpol.

The Moscow Investigatory Department (MID) of the Investigatory Committee at the Prosecutor's Office (ICPO) of the Russian Federation has petitioned to the Zamoskvoretskiy Court of Moscow for arrest in absentia of well-known Russian advocate Boris Kuznetsov who had earlier represented the interests of Levon Chakhmakhchyan, ex-senator from Kalmykia, now convicted to 9 years of imprisonment.

The first round of the election of Sochi Mayor resulted in 76.86% of votes cast for the candidate from "Edinaya Rossiya", acted Mayor Anatoly Pakhomov. These are the totals of the City Electoral Commission (CEC) of Sochi after tabulation of 100% of votes.

The opposition in Georgia promises to make its protest actions more radical, however, in the opinion of political scientist Ramaz Sakvarelidze, who was interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, the population of Georgia see that the rallies of the opposition bring no result.

The authorities of Georgia are intentionally creating a picture of confrontation between oppositional protesters and local residents, as was stated by Paata Zakareishvili, a Georgian political scientist specializing in conflict-settlement of conflicts and promotion of democracy.

Kit Gessen, a correspondent of the American magazine named "New-Yorker", was released after checking his documents at the Sochi Department of Internal Affairs (UVD).