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Advocates of the head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" office in Grozny, accused of possessing marijuana, have conducted an experiment, which, according to them, indicates falsification in the case. In particular, the defenders believe it was impossible to remove the scotch tape from the package allegedly found with Oyub Titiev in a way it was presented in the case.

The court made a biased decision by refusing to reinstate Angela Matieva, fired for absenteeism; the judgement will be challenged, the activist herself has stated.

Within the last 24 hours, 22 shelling attacks were recorded, including of the areas bordering on Armenia, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

The president's decree to pardon Giorgi Lukava complies with the norms of the country's constitution, and the head of Abkhazia acted within the bounds of his powers, the Abkhaz Constitutional Court (CC) has explained.

At night on March 4, student activists captured the video blogger Narek Malyan, their opponent in the conflict over the resignation of the rector of the Yerevan State University (YSU) and try to throw him into a garbage bin. They explained their actions by the "revolution logic," but they were condemned by the country's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. A criminal case on hooliganism was opened.

The Baku authorities has denied the idea of the "Musavat" Party to hold a march and rally on March 10 with a demand to release political prisoners, explaining this by inconveniences for townspeople. The initiators have treated the refusal as a restriction imposed on the freedom of assembly.

Nalchik court has transferred Oleg Umarov, the founder of the "Circassians' Wealth" Charity Fund, from custody under house arrest.

The "Republican Alternative" Party (ReAl) submitted to the Azerbaijani parliament bills on direct election of the Baku Mayor, free tuition at universities, and resolution of the problem of debts on loans caused by the devaluation of the national currency.

In Malgobek, the court refused to reinstate activist Anzhela Matieva, dismissed after protests against the agreement on the border with Chechnya, at her position at the "Ingushneft" Company.

Vladislav Khokhlachev, a resident of Nalchik, who was sentenced to 18 years of imprisonment on the charge of plotting a terror act, pleaded not guilty. His advocate has announced the decision to challenge the verdict.

66 years ago, Joseph Stalin died on March 5, 1953. Fans of the "leader of nations" express sympathy for the Stalinist methods of government, while many residents of Northern Caucasus consider Stalin guilty of the mass deportation of peoples.

Djambulat Umarov explained his decision to stop a discussion with Tumso Abdurakhmanov by the opponent's reluctance to be engaged in a constructive dialogue. Residents of Chechnya associated the end of the dispute with the Ramzan Kadyrov's absentee participation in it.

The North-Caucasian District Military Court sentenced Vladislav Khokhlachev, accused of plotting a terror act in Nalchik, to 18 years of imprisonment.

The extermination of the clergy and the destruction of mosques in the Soviet years resulted in the appearance of radical preachers, Damir Mukhetdinov, the rector of the Moscow Islamic Institute, has stated at the conference "The History of Islam in Russia: Comprehension with Look into the Future".

General Manvel Grigoryan, a former Armenian MP, the head of the "Erkrapa" Volunteers' Union, has been discharged from hospital. However, his condition remains grave, his advocates said.

The head of Chechnya has never allocated such large amounts of money from the Akhmat Kadyrov Fund to residents of Dagestan like to the fire victims in the Tsumada District, where residents are concerned about the demarcation of the Dagestani-Chechen border, Malik Butaev, a journalist, has noted. In his turn, Dmitry Lomilov, a lawyer, has pointed out that usually charitable foundations do not provide help in cash, especially in such large volumes.

Since December 2018, the list of political prisoners, compiled by the "Union for the Freedom of Political Prisoners of Azerbaijan" (UFPPA), has reduced by 17 names and contains now 133 persons. Authorities are increasingly resorting not to criminal prosecution of activists, but to arrests of them, rights defenders assert.

The advertisement of the taxi service exclusively for women caused a lively discussion in Chechnya. Some residents criticized the departure from secular norms; others believe that the project is consistent with Islam and Chechen customs.

The harsh criticism of the play "The Hunt for Men" by the Dagestan fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov and the statements of the bloggers, who stood up for the actors, about the threats have caused heated debates in social networks.

The court has sentenced Mirza Subeliani, a former high-ranking officer of the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Georgia, to a year and one month of deprivation of freedom under the case of a brawl that ended with the death of two schoolboys.