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Residents of Chechnya have formally treated the Memory and Sorrow Day timed to the anniversary of Akhmat Kadyrov's funeral; they continue commemorating deportation victims on February 23, the human rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have pointed out.

Batraz Sidamon, a blogger from North Ossetia, is accused of promoting the superiority of Russians over Ossetians and inciting hatred towards the CPRF (Communist Party of the Russian Federation) and the state. The blogger's defence insists that Sidamon has exercised his right to the freedom of speech.

The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has upheld the verdicts to Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isaev, convicted of aiding and abetting illegal armed formations (IAFs). The advocate Mark Alekseev intends to file a cassation appeal.

After rights defenders' request for his pardoning, Elchin Mamed, an Azerbaijani human rights defender and journalist, has stopped his hunger strike that he kept in the colony.

For an hour after the end of working hours, opposition supporters blocked the entrances and exits of the Yerevan Mayoralty urging the officials to join protests. Oppositionists clashed with the police near the Mayoralty.

The body of a soldier, Armen Egiyan, was found at one of the combat positions; the circumstances of his death are being investigated, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

Dagestan entered the top three among Russian regions in terms of average annual wage growth over five years, while Chechnya was among outsiders, yielding to Kabardino-Balkaria and other regions of Northern Caucasus.

In Shirvan, blogger Eyvaz Yakhyaoglu, a member of the Azerbaijan Nationalist Democratic Party (ANDP), was arrested for failure to obey the police. His party colleagues believe that his persecution is connected with criticism of local authorities.

Today, the opposition movement “Resistance” has started several motor rallies in Yerevan. Participants call on residents of the city to come to a rally demanding the resignation of the Prime Minister of Armenia.

A referendum on joining Russia will be held when Russia gives the appropriate signal, and it is not the right time to talk about the referendum in the conditions of the special military operation in Ukraine, Alan Gagloev, the new president of South Ossetia, announces today.

A mother of Krasnodar activist Yana Antonova failed to get the arrest lifted from her bank account with the money intended for an activist’s disabled son.

The investigation published by the "Important Stories"* about the real estates in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that may belong to Chechen officials, is the basis for holding inspections, the journalists and lawyers interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe. However, in their opinion, in the realities of Chechnya, it is impossible to bring these officials to justice, even if the facts released in the investigation are confirmed.

Several dozen students of the Tbilisi State University (TSU) have held a protest action, where they called on the university bosses to preserve the remote learning. They explained their demand by the high cost of renting housing in the capital of Georgia.

Nikol Pashinyan cannot represent Armenia and the Armenian people; the political crisis can be resolved only by his resignation, Ishkhan Sagatelyan, the Vice Speaker from the opposition at the Armenian Parliament, stated in his address to foreign ambassadors at a rally in Yerevan.

On the Memory and Sorrow Day of the Chechen People marked on the anniversary of the funeral of Akhmat Kadyrov, the first republic's president was commemorated in Chechnya. Earlier, local residents complained that they were not ready to combine the Sorrow Day with mourning for Akhmat Kadyrov, and that they were forced to participate in commemorative events and rituals.

The Georgian Ministry of Justice has offered to transfer Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili, a former country's president, to a local clinic for examination. However, Saakashvili refused to move there because of the pre-appointed meeting with his family.

The court has sentenced Nikita Botberg, a Sochi resident, to five days of administrative arrest for disobeying policemen. A protocol was also drawn up against him on discrediting the Russian Army during the "Immortal Regiment" march.

In Yerevan, opposition supporters were detained for failure to obey lawful demands of the police, the Armenian police reported.

In Chechnya, the authorities awarded fighters of the National Guard of Russia, who participated in the special military operation in Ukraine. According to the report prepared by the “Grozny” ChGTRK (Chechen State TV and Radio Broadcasting Company), during the ceremony, awards were also handed over to relatives of those who perished in Ukraine, but their names were not disclosed.

Four marches demanding the resignation of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has taken place in Yerevan today. The police reported about the detention of 35 protesters.