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A resident of Dagestan, who was circumcised in childhood, was regularly beaten up in marriage, and after the film release, she became object of harassment in social networks, the "Novaya Gazeta" writes.

On March 8, participants of a feminist rally in Baku tried to draw attention to the gender discrimination, including domestic violence and early marriages. Some of the passers-by supported their slogans. The march was a success, despite the dispersal, the organizing committee of the action believes.

French authorities should not deport Ilyas Saduev, a native of Chechnya, to Russia, because in his homeland he is threatened with repressions, the author of the petition addressed to Emmanuel Macron state. This demand was supported by the Chechen human rights organization "Vaifond".

A killer from Chechnya refused to kill Mokhmad Abdurakhmanov in Germany and disclosed the name of the intermediary in the case, blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov claims. The family of the man hired for the murder was evacuated from Chechnya, and he himself was taken under the protection of German law enforcement agencies.

In Nalchik, more than 200 people from Kabardino-Balkaria and neighbouring republics attended memorial events on the 77th anniversary of the deportation of Balkars. The people who survived the deportation shared their memories of how their families were living in Central Asia and Kazakhstan.

Four residents of the Beylagan District tried to drive two cars to the territories of Nagorno-Karabakh that came under the control of Azerbaijan. Violators were detained, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reported.

In Baku, the police have dispersed a rally of feminists protesting against gender inequality and domestic crimes. According to the organizers of the rally, on the March 8 holiday, it is high time to draw attention to the rights of women and their problems.

In Northern Caucasus, the authorities organized concerts and exhibitions dedicated to the International Women's Day. The traditional format of celebrating the March 8 holiday is no longer interesting, Dagestani journalists and bloggers point out.

More than 120 officers of the Nagorno-Karabakh's Defence Army have signed an appeal in support of Onik Gasparyan, the head of the General Staff of the Armenian Army, urging not to admit his resignation.

Today, the fog and poor visibility prevented from searching for the bodies of those who perished in Nagorno-Karabakh. Since the start of the search, bodies and remains of 1490 people have been found, the State Emergency Service (SES) of Nagorno-Karabakh has informed.

During the week of March 1-7, 2021, two people suffered during the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus – one perished and one was wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other sources.

New houses are being built for those who lost their homes during the war in Nagorno-Karabakh; they also receive payments, the authorities have reported. The refugees housed in a nursing home for the elderly complain about absence of employment and money as their major problems.

Mass protests by Pashinyan's opponents in Yerevan and announcement by the prime minister of the constitutional reform in Armenia; conviction of Circassian activist Martin Kochesoko; sixth replacement of the mayor in Grozny within 10 years; resumption of negotiations between Georgia and South Ossetia on the situation on the border, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of March 1-7, 2021, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

A video about the meeting of Chingiz Akhmadov, the director of the "Grozny" TV Channel, with Chechen GIBDD (traffic police) inspectors was posted on the Instagram.

On March 6, in Baku, the staff of the ADO Theatre held a performance against violations of women's rights in Azerbaijan. Opinions of Facebook users diverged on the action.

The issue of Armenian population's return to Gadrut should be resolved after the return of Azerbaijani refugees to Nagorno-Karabakh, Internet users have noted. Some of them have treated the protest actions held by refugees from Gadrut as the aim of obtaining political asylum in Europe.

On March 6, Tbilisi townspeople held a protest action in the city centre demanding to lift the restrictions on movement at night.

About 300 veterans of military operations in Nagorno-Karabakh have come out to the building of the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) to support the General Staff and demand the resignation of Premier Nikol Pashinyan.

The preliminary investigation into the death of Inal Djabiev has been completed; and after the suffered party gets acquainted with its materials, the case will be sent to court, the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of South Ossetia has announced.

Peacemakers have escorted another group of refugees from Yerevan to Stepanakert. The total number of local residents who have returned to Nagorno-Karabakh has reached 52,712, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.