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No Ukrainian traces have been found in the inquiry materials concerning the murder of the opposition leader, Boris Nemtsov, Vadim Prokhorov, an advocate of the Nemtsov family, has stated. In the opinion of Yegor Skovoroda, a "Mediazona" editor, this version was used after the murder as an attempt to divert investigators away from the Chechen trace.

Zuleikham Taisultanova and Zalpa Askhabova, residents of Urus-Martan, were detained for practicing occultism. After their talk with Adam Elzhurkaev, a theologian, they repented of their deeds: it follows from the video screened by the "Grozny" ChGTRK (Chechen State TV and Radio Broadcasting Company).

The restart of the criminal case against Bagautdin Myakiev, suspected of damaging property during his stay at the Nalchik SIZO (pre-trial prison), has to do with his actions in support of political prisoners, his advocate has stated. Myakiev himself denies his guilt.

Armenia needs to diversify the sources of buying weapons, as well as obtain the status of an US ally outside NATO, the participants of the action organized by the "National Democratic Pole" (NDP) movement in Yerevan claim.

Azerbaijani authorities have stopped providing housing to forced migrants from Nagorno-Karabakh, without promising their prompt return to their home towns and villages, the "Meydan TV" stated in its publication.

After a seven-month-long break, officials of Georgia and South Ossetia have held a meeting within the format of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms (IPRMs). The head of the South-Ossetian delegation has called the liquidation of the Georgian block-post near the village of Tsnelis a precondition for settling the conflict. In its turn, Georgia insists on the release of those convicted of crossing the border.

Vaccination against coronavirus is mandatory for those who intend to make Hajj in 2021, the Ministry of Public Health (MPH) of Dagestan has announced. Restrictions for users without vaccination make its voluntary nature senseless, Instagram users have noted.

Today, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Abkhazia has reported about a large number of firearms and ammunition discovered in the house of Akhra Avidzba, the former aide to the President of Abkhazia. Akhra Avidzba has been detained together with five foreigners, one of whom introduced himself as a resident of the village of Chegem II in Kabardino-Balkaria, the MIA of Abkhazia reports on its official website.

The Criminal Court of Appeal did not reveal any reasonable suspicions of the involvement of Ara Sagatelyan, the former chair of the Armenian parliamentary administration, in a case on fakes. After his release, Ara Sagatelyan announced his intention to continue a political struggle against those who ordered his criminal prosecution.

In Makhachkala, relatives of three residents of Derbent, arrested in a case on terrorism, held a series of pickets with the demand to punish law enforcers for the use of torture. Passers-by expressed their support to the protesters.

The police launch an investigation into the circumstances of the incident, as a result of which two natives of Northern Caucasus who danced Lezginka in a street in Krasnodar were beaten by a group of people, the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reported after a video of the incident had been posted on social media platforms.

Today, residents of Gyumri have blocked the entrance to the building of the Shirak regional administration. The protestors demand from the authorities to announce the dates for the return of their relatives from captivity.

Yesterday, the Sumgait Court of Appeal (CoA) upheld the ruling to arrest Elmir Abbasov, a member of the "Nida" movement, accused of illegal storage and use of drug. Oppositionists have linked his arrest with his criticism of the country's president.

Overall 45 militants were killed by law enforcers in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) in 2020; other 113 members armed groupings were detained, Yuri Chaika, the Russian President's envoy to the NCFD, has reported.

Law enforcers have detained Akhru Avidzba, an assistant to President of Abkhazia, and brought him for questioning to the Security Service (SS). Avidzba's relatives have gathered outside the SS' building waiting for his release.

At their action in Stepanakert, refugees from the districts of Nagorno-Karabakh, which came under Azerbaijan's control after the war, demanded to start peaceful talks on the transfer of the lost territories to the Armenian party and refugees' return to their homes.

A series of investigations conducted by the "Bellingcat" jointly with other media partners have established that the person accused of Khangoshvili's murder had passports on two different names. This suggests that he had collaborated with Russian special services, a classified witness said in court.

After the Kremlin's restrained reaction to the inquiry by the "Mediazona" and "Scanner Project" into the murder of Boris Nemtsov, Ramzan Kadyrov has sharply criticized the journalists for their conclusions, suggesting them to "work out" not the Chechen, but the Ukrainian trace in the murder of the oppositionist.

The prosecutor's office demanded conditional imprisonment for Martin Kochesoko, because the charge has collapsed; but the court fulfilled a political order and refused to acquit the Circassian activist, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial"* believes.

On March 3, the Supreme Court of Chechnya upheld the verdict in a case on drug possession against Instagram blogger Malika Djikaeva from North Ossetia, her advocate reports today.