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In the Yerevan courtroom, supporters of "Sasna Tsrer" detachment and those of the victim-policeman quarrelled about the credibility of his testimonies. After the opponents used physical force, the judge allowed only the trial parties and journalists to stay in the courtroom.

The former Defence Minister had withdrawn himself from registration in Stepanakert, and his name was not on the voter list, reported the Karabakh police on February 26.

On March 13, the Nazran District Court will start a consideration of the case on preparation of an assassination attempt against Imam Khamzat Chumakov, reports today the Court's press service.

Three persons killed today by law enforcers during a special operation in the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria, were plotting a terror act, reported the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC). According to the NAC, nobody else suffered in a shootout.

On February 26, the Prosecutor's Office dismissed a request filed by the Patriarchate of Georgia to make public the materials of the case against Giorgi Mamaladze, sentenced on the charge of attempting to poison the Patriarch's secretary.

The counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime announced today in Nalchik has been introduced in the city for the first time since June 2016.

During a shootout with law enforcers, one of the persons blocked today in a private house in Nalchik was killed, law enforcement sources have reported.

40,000 marchers came to the memorial in Baku to pay tribute to the Khojaly residents, who perished 27 years ago in the course of the Karabakh conflict.

The participants of the rally against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan made a march to the military cemetery in Yerevan.

The Supreme Court (SC) of Ingushetia has ignored the arguments about complete innocence of the oppositionist Magomed Khazbiev, and mitigated his sentence insignificantly, his advocates have stated.

In Yerevan, about 2000 people gathered for an action held on the anniversary of the Sumgait pogroms. The activists have demanded from the authorities to make no territorial concessions in the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

A citizen of Uzbekistan, who, according to the FSB, intended to join militants in Syria, has been deported from Russia, the FSB reports today.

The performance "Hunting for Men", shown in the capital of Dagestan, drew criticism from fighters for morality, including MMA fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov. The producer of the performance apologized to residents of the republic and noted that actors of the theatre team received threats in social networks.

Today, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has reported that the court has granted a complaint about a refusal to recognize the officials' inaction after a special operation in the Dagestani village of Vremenny.

In the Gudermes District of Chechnya, leaders of public institutions threaten to dismiss employees who express their dissatisfaction with cleaning from garbage the outskirts of the municipality during the month of subbotniks (voluntary cleaning works) announced by the authorities, local residents report.

An earthquake of magnitude of 3.4 points has been registered today at three kilometres from the village of Dylym, Kazbek District. No information about the victims and destructions was reported.

The positions of Azerbaijani militaries were shelled for 26 times in the Karabakh conflict zone; three border villages got under fire, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported today.

Today, on February 26, Azerbaijan commemorates the victims of the Khojaly tragedy. On this day, 27 years ago, during the Karabakh conflict, the town of Khojaly was captured, which led to mass civilian casualties. On the eve of the anniversary of the mournful date, the events dedicated to Khojaly victims were held both in Azerbaijan and abroad.

Samvel Babayan, a former Defence Minister, has demanded explanations from law enforcement bodies after he knew that he had been deprived of his citizenship of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR).

The participants of the protest action held at the building of the Armenian Government have demanded to return the premiums issued to state officials back into the budget. Within 12 days, the letter of demand addressed to the government gathered 12,000 signatures, said Ani Kaginyan, one of the protesters.