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Islam prohibits drinking alcoholic beverages only for Muslims, without limiting people who profess other religions, note Islamic experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". During anti-alcohol raids, Chechen law enforcers do not ask buyers of alcoholic beverages about their confession, local residents note.

On March 3, the journalists, Izida Chania and Olga Djonua, were attacked during a protest action held outside the government building of Abkhazia. The Union of Journalists of Abkhazia (UJA) has called on law enforcement bodies to start an inquiry into the incident.

The Swedish Prosecutor's Office (PO) suspects Ruslan Mamaev, a Russian citizen, of attempting to kill the Chechen blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, the "Vayfond" Association reported on March 3. The attacker's photos have been posted on the Facebook in Ruslan Mamaev's page, the blogger has confirmed.

The residents of Azerbaijan placed under coronavirus quarantine report dirty bedding and absence of heating and water in hospitals.

If the hospitalization of Aslan Bzhaniya, a presidential candidate in Abkhazia, prevents him from taking part in the election, this will entail a full-scale political crisis with unpredictable consequences, the Abkhazian journalists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

Mikail Kurbanov, the father of the Kurbanov brothers from the Kayakent District of Dagestan, has stated to the court that investigators refused to initiate a case on his applications about his sons' kidnapping.

The refusal of the Chechen branch of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) to register an application about a possible crime and check Kadyrov's threats against authors of negative materials and comments is illegal, human rights defenders believe.

After the creation of an opposition coalition against election frauds, Elman Guliev and Elshad Israfil, candidates for MPs from the "Musavat" Party, decided to stop their hunger strike.

At an action held in front of the Abkhazian Cabinet of Ministers, about 400 people demanded the resignation of the government and the acting President of Abkhazia. The protestors insist that the presidential election should be rescheduled.

The Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijan dismissed the cassation appeal filed by Fuad Akhmedli, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), about a refusal in the conditional early relief (CER) for him.

The health state of Elman Guliev and Elshad Israfil is getting worse, but they refuse to stop their hunger strike.

Djambulat Umarov, Chechen Minister for National Policy, is not competent enough to judge the danger of the spread of coronavirus in Northern Caucasus, users of Instagram note. Some local residents negatively perceive the Djambulat Umarov's appeal to tourists with a call to visit Chechnya.

The final exams at schools and competitions of the Youth and Women's Leagues by the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan, scheduled for March 9, were cancelled because of the threat of the coronavirus spread.

The positions of the Azerbaijani Army were shelled, including those located in five villages of the border districts, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated today.

The government recommended local authorities to cancel all mass events; 120 people are quarantined, the press service of the Prime Minister of Georgia has informed.

The Chechen blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, has told about his arrest after the fight with a man who penetrated into his apartment and tried to kill him with a hammer; Tumso has reported the details of the incident.

During the week from February 24 to March 1, 2020, during the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, no casualties and victims were recorded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its materials and information from other open sources.

The head of the Kurchaloi ROVD (District Interior Division), who has scolded detainees for drinking alcohol and using psychotropic substances, labelled them as "terrorists." Some social network users have joined the condemnation of detainees.

The events in Chechnya in memory of Pskov paratroopers show Ramzan Kadyrov's desire to improve his relations with the federal law enforcement bodies, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

The "Committee against Torture" (CaT) and relatives of Musa Aliev, a resident of Khasavyurt, accused of raping a minor girl, did not ask to hand over the case of his torture by law enforcers to the Dagestani branch of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), human rights defenders have noted.