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In Dagestan, participants of the protest action against the "Platon" system are afraid that, against the backdrop of the protest lasting almost a month, the most active truck drivers will face provocations from law enforcers. This was stated by one of the protesters.

The depletion of oil reserves in Chechnya is the main factor, which encouraged the agreement between Ramzan Kadyrov and Igor Sechin on leaving the assets of the "Rosneft" in the ChechenRepublic. This opinion was voiced by economists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". According to them, due to the reached agreement, Igor Sechin will not have to build a useless oil refinery in Chechnya and Ramzan Kadyrov will receive additional funds to the budget of the republic for "social expenditures."

The statement of Dmitry Medvedev, the Russian Premier that less than 500 truckers take part in protest actions of drivers was criticized by Dagestani drivers of heavy trucks

The grouping "Katiba al-Imam Shamil", linked with the terrorist organization Al-Qaeda, banned in Russia by the court, has claimed responsibility for the April 3 terror act in the metro of Saint Petersburg.

Today, residents of Adygea, the Kabardino-Balkarian and Karachay-Cherkessian Republics (KBR and KChR) have celebrated The Day of Circassian Flag with marches, motor rallies and participation in dance games “Adyge Jagu”.

A parcel, containing copies of the Russian Constitution, was sent to the temporary detention facility (known as the IVS) at the request of Konstantin Gudimov, a supporter of Alexei Navalny and a participant of the action against corruption in Sochi, who is conducting an explanatory work there, activists of the "Open Sochi" Movement have reported.

Merab Gogoberidze has gone on a hunger strike in protest against charging him with organizing riots in Batumi, said the advocate Paata Shavadze, noting that his client refuses to plead guilty.

On the eve of the awarding ceremony of the winners of the contest for high school pupils "The Man in History, Russia – the 20th Century", its organizers have reported that officials demanded from teachers and children to give up their travel to Moscow.

193 people who suffered as a result of the Beslan terror act have been recognized by the Interdepartmental Commission as eligible for granting of housing. A land plot has been allocated under the construction of housing, reports Vyacheslav Bitarov, the leader of North Ossetia.

On April 24, the Chechen delegation led by Mufti Salakh Mezhiev has left for Syria on an official visit. This was reported to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by a representative of the Chechen Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM).

Russian oil major Rosneft will not sell its regional assets to the Chechen authorities and build an oil refinery in Grozny, but it will stay in the republic and begin investing in its social infrastructure. This was agreed by Ramzan Kadyrov and Igor Sechin on April 19, the "RBC" reports today.

In the evening of April 24, residents of the village of Kayakent blocked the traffic on the "Caucasus" highway after the detention of two truck drivers who protested against the "Platon" system. This is reported today, on April 25, by the "Gazeta.ru" with reference to the "Rosavtodor".

In a computer club, a pupil of a Dagestani school handed over to his classmate a grenade found on the outskirts of the village. However, the boy dropped it, and an explosion occurred. This was reported by the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

The grenade that has exploded today in the village of Agvali was found by children, but the adult son of the owner of the computer class, visited by pupils, took it away from them. This was announced by Ramazan Jafarov, the Deputy Chairman of the Dagestani Government.

The issue of respect for human rights in Russia was discussed at the talks with Sergey Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister, in Moscow, Federica Mogherini, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said at her final press conference.

The Tsumadin District Hospital (TDH) still keeps 10 patients wounded by the grenade explosion in the village of Agvali, a source from the Dagestani Ministry of Public Health (MPH) told the "Caucasian Knot". Earlier, six hospitalized victims were reported.

A teenager was killed and 11 more were wounded by a grenade explosion in the computer class in the village of Agvali, Tsumadin District, said a source from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan, adding that it is a school computer class.

Legal representatives of Vitaly Nebieridze, a Sochi activist, who has served his eight-day arrest on charges of organizing an anti-corruption rally, found a violation of his rights in authorities’ actions and filed a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

Two persons have been detained in Georgia under the ruling of the Batumi City Court on suspicion of organizing riots in the capital of Adjara on March 11.

The list, including personal data of 26 residents of Chechnya, subjected to repression, including on the basis of suspicion of homosexual orientation, has been sent to the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" reports today.