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From February 28 to April 1, citizens of 60 countries arrived in Armenia from Iran and were provided with assistance in obtaining entry visas when necessary.

Artem Gribul, a convicted protester in Georgia, is now limited to making only three phone calls per month, and only family members are allowed to visit. The court ordered a stricter detention regime based on classified information, and his defense is appealing.

Batumelebi and Netgazeti founder Mzia Amaglobeli does not regret slapping a police officer, the parole board concluded, justifying its denial of her release request.

The Pervomaisky District Court of Rostov-on-Don extended the pretrial detention of Sergei Shpak, former head of the Rostov-on-Don Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, for six months. He is accused of bribery, fraud, and illegal circulation of payment instruments. During the court hearing, he filed a motion to be transferred to the special military unit.

A total of 113 members of Azerbaijani families who fled the city during the Karabakh conflict have returned to Kalbajar. The total number of families permanently residing in Kalbajar has reached 162.

Residents of the Ipatovsky District recorded a video message in which they reported that the roads between the villages of Maly, Verkhny, and Nizhny Barkhanchak had fallen into disrepair. The head of the Russian Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, drew attention to the situation.

Boris Osmanov from the Mozdok district died in the combat zone. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially acknowledged at least 581 combatants from North Ossetia killed there.

The Nalchik Garrison Military Court sentenced serviceman Ruslan Murzakayev to five years in prison after he was absent from his unit for nearly two years during mobilization.

Ibragim Musakayev, Azamat Pakhrutdinov, Rasul Abdulazizov, and four of their fellow countrymen from the Karabudakhkent district were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have acknowledged the death toll of at least 1,890 combatants from Dagestan.

The property and business of Kuban Health Minister Yevgeny Filippov, his relatives, and trusted individuals have been transferred to the state by court order.

The second co-host of the "Imnemnimi" podcast, Vazgen Saghatelyan, has been released from a pre-trial detention facility where he spent nearly five months.

Investigators in Dagestan have opened a criminal case against a resident of the republic whose posts on a messenger were deemed calls for terrorist activity.

The traditional protest on Rustaveli Avenue on the 491st day of pro-European demonstrations was preceded by a mass picket outside the Georgian government building.

A secret witness in the case of Ingush imam Muhammad Tamaskhanov claimed to have attended prayers at the mosque, but could neither provide its address nor describe the building. Supporters of the imam, who was accused of failing to report a crime, came to court to support him.

The Soviet District Court of Makhachkala has arrested a resident of Dagestan suspected of attempting to kill police officers in the village of Nizhny Dzhengutai in the Buinaksk District.

Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan intend to sign an agreement this year aimed at strengthening the status of the Trans-Caspian Corridor. This need, according to the Kazakh Prime Minister, arose "given the opening of the Zangezur Corridor."

Ilya Ponomarev*, Israil Akhmednabiyev (Abu Umar Sasitlinsky), and Abakar Abakarov, who are on the international wanted list and whose death confirmation has been sent to Turkish authorities, have been sentenced in absentia to terms ranging from 15 to 19 years. Investigators and the court have deemed them the organizers of the unrest at Makhachkala Airport.

Two commuter trains in Dagestan will not operate on the evening of April 2, and seven more will be temporarily cancelled on April 3 due to repair work on the collapsed railway bridge on the Berikey-Kayakent section.

Ilya Sotnikov, a resident of the village of Blagoveshchenskaya, rode an ATV onto the village beach to pick up some collected fuel oil. His report will be reviewed in a few days. While the inspectors are legally correct, as the beach is a specially protected natural area, volunteers and environmentalists pointed out that the purpose of the trip was to assist with beach cleanups.

Another group of fighters trained at the Russian Special Forces University flew from Grozny to the combat zone.