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In cities of all the regions of the Southern Federal District (SFD), spontaneous memorials have been set up for the victims of the terror act in Krasnogorsk, local officials have reported.

After the terror act near Moscow, where over 130 people perished, the authorities of the republics of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) have reported improved security measures, as well as cancellation of all mass events.

Since 1999, up to the events at the Crocus City Hall, there were five terror acts in the Moscow region, in which more than 40 people perished.

The court ruling to arrest Mukhammed Djambulatov, a resident of Dagestan, for 11 days for refusing to undergo medical examination, has been appealed against; he was detained while laying flowers in memory of Alexei Navalny. Djambulatov has stated that he had left Dagestan because he fears law enforcers' persecution.

The Novorossiysk Garrison Military Court sentenced Vladimir Polulyakhov, who had signed a three-month contract, to five years of imprisonment for failing to appear at his military unit after treatment in a hospital.

At least 40 people were killed and more than 100 others were injured as a result of the terror act at Crocus City Hall in the Moscow Region, where armed people shot concertgoers. The authorities in at least four regions of Southern Russia announced the cancellation of public events and increased security measures.

The military court in Rostov-on-Don is preparing to consider the case against Krasnodar resident Vladimir Yarotsky, who was convicted of desecrating symbols of military glory and is now accused of calling for terrorism.

Alyona Agafonova, a blogger, arrested in Volgograd and accused of desecrating the symbol of military glory because of her video filmed near the monument "The Motherland is Calling!", has asked the court to consider her case by a special procedure.

In Vladikavkaz, law enforcers detained a female student at a polling station on the last voting day at presidential election after she cast a ballot with a pacifist phrase into a ballot box.

At least three complaints lodged by Igor Nagavkin, a human rights defender, who has been on a hunger strike at the SIZO (pre-trial prison), where he is kept, for 14 days, were received by the Prosecutor's Office (PO) of the Volgograd Region. The head of the PO has assured that his authorized official would be sent to Nagavkin.

The Adler District Court of Sochi has imposed a fine of 40,000 roubles on Maria Tikhonina, a participant in the "World Youth Festival" held in Sochi, finding her guilty of discrediting the Russian Army.

Alexander Lyakh, a former deputy head of the tuberculosis hospital under the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN), and the hospital doctors convicted along with him have demanded to cancel the verdict passed on them under the case of torturing patients.

Under the law adopted by the Russian State Duma, Arsen Melkonyan, who was repeatedly convicted in Volgograd after returning from the special military operation (SMO) zone, has a chance for probation (conditional imprisonment) in case he signs a new contract to go to the SMO.

A court in Nalchik has fined Rameta Lakunova, a local resident, by 30,000 roubles, concluding that the posts she had placed in the messenger discredited Russian militaries.

Krasnodar resident Alexander Somryakov, convicted of spreading fake news about the Russian Army, can challenge the decision to deprive him of Russian citizenship, but the prospects for restoring citizenship are doubtful. If Alexander Somryakov retains his second citizenship, he could be deported after his release, lawyers note.

None of the institutions which received appeals with requests concerning the fate of Seda Suleimanova, who was taken by her relatives to Chechnya, checked the information about the possible murder of the young woman. More than 2000 appeals were forwarded to the Chechen law enforcement bodies, who organized the detention of Seda Suleimanova in Saint Petersburg.

The Taganrog City Court has sentenced Irina Skorovarova, accused of repeatedly discrediting the Russian Army, to 2.5 years and six months of probation (conditional imprisonment).

Mikhail Balabanov, accused of preparing to set fire to the military commissariat (registration and enlistment office) in Nevinnomyssk, had initially paid the hostess of the rented apartment only 3000 roubles; he had no more money, Vyacheslav Savin, his advocate, has stated. However, then he got money from somewhere and paid the rent in full.

The mother of Anna Tsomartova, who disappeared in Dagestan in February, announced a reward of 5 million roubles for anyone who would help bring her daughter back. The woman warned that she would not give up and would continue the search.

Human rights defender Igor Nagavkin has been on a hunger strike for the 13th day in a SIZO (pre-trial prison). He demands to be visited by the Prosecutor of the Volgograd Region, a sister of the arrested human rights defender states.