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The criminal proceedings against an administrator of a Dagestani public account in a social network provoked discussions of social network users. Some of them criticized the decision to "imprison for threats," while their opponents pointed out that calls for violence against artists were unacceptable.

An 11-year-old son of a woman from Dagestan, who asked Ramzan Kadyrov to help find him, has been found in Syria, the Chechen authorities report.

The court running the case of Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", is frankly supporting the prosecution; however, the defence hopes for his release after sentencing, his advocates have stated. After Titiev's and the pressure on his colleagues, the office of the HRC "Memorial" in Chechnya was closed, Oleg Orlov, the head of the "Hot Spots" programme at the HRC, has stated.

The court has sentenced two brothers from the Kizlyar District, accused of participating in the armed underground, to nine years in prison each, the Prosecutor's Office has informed.

A court in Baku has rejected complaints against the 15-day-long arrest of three activists of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA): Sagif Gurbanov, Magerram Rzaev and Tofig Mamedov were accused of disobeying police; their defence claimed violation of their rights.

Armenian officials are making every effort to return Karen Kazaryan, sentenced to 20 years in an Azerbaijani high-security colony, back home. Kazaryan's parents claim that the jail has markedly worsened their son's poor health.

The arrest of Imran Malsakov, a native of Chechnya, within the case of a mass brawl in the "Neolit" Cafe in Moscow is not justified, since the formal claimed no damage, the defence has stated. The court will consider the complaint against Malsakov's arrest on March 11.

Residents of Dagestan and other regions have the right to rely on their local traditions and beliefs when evaluating works of art, said Vitaly Mutko, Russian Vice-Premier, after disputes about the relevance of the play "The Hunt for Men" staged in Makhachkala.

Elshan Gasanov, the head of the Political Prisoners' Monitoring Centre, was detained on Wednesday and released after a talk about his participation in the oppositional rally in January. Gasanov has treated it as pressure because of his human rights activities.

The outcome of Djambulat Umarov's discussion with the blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov has forced Ramzan Kadyrov to re-interpret his father's calls for jihad. The journalist Maxim Shevchenko has tried to defend Akhmat Kadyrov's position in a dispute with Abdurakhmanov, but social network users doubt the sincerity of his arguments.

A writer of the "Imamat of Dagestan" page on Instagram is suspected of extremism for posts calling for the disruption of the anime festival and the Egor Kreed's concert in Makhachkala, sources from the regional law enforcement bodies reported.

A 21-year-old resident of Chechnya together with his two friends attacked fighters of the National Guard of Russia, a source from the law enforcement bodies reported.

At a protest rally, Zorik Igityan, a member of the movement "Right-Hand Drive", has claimed the solution of the problem is delayed due to the fact that the parliament failed to include in its agenda a bill approved by the Armenian government.

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.