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The attack on believers of the church in Grozny was committed by Chechen natives Amir Yunusov, Ali Yunusov and Mikail Elisultanov, and by Akhmed Tsechoev, a resident of Ingushetia, a local law enforcement source has stated.

Aflatun Safarov, an activist of the Lankaran branch of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), has been sentenced to 30 days of administrative arrest on charges of disobeying policemen.

During militants' attack on the Archangel Michael Church in the capital of Chechnya, two policemen from Saratov, Kairat Rakhmetov and Vladimir Gorskov were killed. Three of the four killed militants are residents of Chechnya; the attackers' leader lived in a neighbouring region, Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of the republic, has stated.

One person was shot dead, another died of stab wounds as a result of the conflict of residents of the Sunzha District of Ingushetia.

An attempt to capture a church in Chechnya, in which seven persons perished, was the second attack on Orthodox believers in Northern Caucasus since the start of the year. The responsibility for the previous attack in Kizlyar committed in February was claimed by the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court.

Rights defenders treat as meaningless the statement of Alexander Konovalov, Russian Minister of Justice, who said there were no gay men in Chechnya who could be persecuted. The rights defenders have also noted that the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is not authorized to carry out investigations.

There is antagonism in relations between the new Armenian government and delegates from the former ruling party. In case if no compromise is reached, the Prime Minister will resort to street protests, political analysts believe.

At trial, Karim Kasumov, a resident of Dagestan, rejected any intent to make obstacles for the activities of journalists during a rally in Makhachkala. The journalists and policemen who attended the rally reported to the court about the provocations at the rally.

In Nagorno-Karabakh, fourteen museums organized new exhibitions and events dedicated to the "Night of Museums". Some museums arranged exhibitions in honour of the 30th anniversary of the Karabakh movement and heroes of wars, while others presented works created by masters of applied art.

In Tbilisi, searches in nightclubs were carried out with the court's sanction and revealed a well-arranged infrastructure for drug trafficking, reported Giorgi Gakhariya, Georgian Minister of Internal Affairs. MPs from the "European Georgia" and "Georgian Dream" Parties supported the actions of the police to combat the drug trafficking.

A native of Northern Caucasus has been sentenced to death in Iraq for belonging to the "Islamic State" *IS) (a terrorist grouping banned in Russia by the court).

A native of the Dagestan's Gergebil District and his accomplices managed to take a girl to the recreation centre in Makhachkala, from where she managed to escape, the Dagestan Prosecutor's Office reports.

The bill on three presidential terms in a row for Vladimir Putin, instead of two, which was approved by the Chechen parliament, has been sent to the Chairman of the State Duma of Russia.

In the period from May 25 to July 25, in Chechnya, carrying of weapons will be limited in connection with the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, reports the Department for Chechnya of the National Guard of Russia.

Alexei Kardashov, a resident of Khasavyurt, was allegedly kidnapped for ransom and taken to Chechnya, the Jewish community of Dagestan reports. The police failed to identify the person who stole money from an Alexei Kardashov's bank card.

The commission for pardoning has considered 1100 appeals and prepared for the Azerbaijani President a list of 500 names. The amnesty is expected to be dated to the Republic Day, May 28.

Units of the Armenian armed forces used large-calibre machine guns during shelling, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) reports.

The new agreement between the European Union (EU) and Azerbaijan should contribute to combating corruption, money laundering and tax evasion, as well as to country's progressing towards basic freedoms. This was stated by the committee of the European Parliament.

David Tonoyan, the head of the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD), has informed Andrzej Kasprzyk, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, about the attempts of Azerbaijani militaries to violate the truce.

Sakinat Baisultanova, a native of Dagestan, who was deported from Egypt, was kept by border guards for 12 hours and was set free after buying an air ticket from Moscow to Makhachkala. This was reported by Roza Magomedova, a lawyer of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".