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Jalil Imanov, a teacher of a rural school, is the fourth activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), dismissed from his job within the last 10 days. An official from the district department of education has explained Imanov's dismissal by the fact that he had been wrongly put on the school staff.

The resignation of the Georgian President can cause the need for holding early election, and then the new Constitution will not enter into force. This was stated by Shalva Natelashvili, the leader of the opposition Labour Party of Georgia.

In the village of Benoy of the Nozhai-Yurt District, workers have begun building a school of Hafizes (Koran reciters by heart), intended for 100 pupils. Some residents of Chechnya doubt that the republic needs six Hafiz schools.

According to members of the opposition, the public movement has been created to "preserve the democratic development of the country." The opposition has called on the authorities to stop using the Constitution of Georgia in their own interests.

On May 1, in the capital of Armenia, activists held the "anti-demonstration of May 1". Its central slogans included the protection of women's rights and the support of housewives.

Two minor daughters of a resident of Dagestan, who is on the federal wanted list and who together with his wife tries to get to Syria to take part in the activities of the "Islamic State" (IS) banned in Russia, are back from Turkey to Dagestan.

In Saint Petersburg, policemen detained ten activists who during the May Day procession organized an action against harassment of gays in Chechnya and chanted the slogan "Kadyrov to The Hague!" The UN High Commissioner has demanded to protect the rights of gays in Chechnya.

Today, during a discussion organized by the Centre for the Protection of Political Prisoners, it has been decided to create an independent commission to investigate the circumstances of the death of activist Mekhman Galandarov at the Baku SIZO (pre-trial prison).

The festive rally held in the capital of Chechnya was attended by about 100,000 people instead of the planned number of 20,000 people. This was reported by the City Mayor's Office. Public employees and students got instructions on compulsory participation in the rally, reported residents of Grozny.

A symbolic motor rally of toy trucks was held today after the May Day rally by the Volgograd truckers, protesting against the "Platon" system. They explained their idea by their inability to obtain an authorities' permit on holding a real motor rally.

During the week from April 24 to April 30, 2017, at least twelve persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus: one of them was killed and eleven others were injured. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

Djabrail Cherbizhev, an employee of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) and the elder brother of Mikail Cherbizhev, who is wanted on suspicion of involvement with militants and killing policemen, was shelled in Malgobek, said a source.

The visit of the Mufti of Chechnya to Syria and his meeting with President Bashar Assad were sanctioned by the Kremlin on the initiative of Ramzan Kadyrov, believe the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". They state that, apart from using Islamic tools in the Middle East conflict, the Kremlin gives Kadyrov a chance to strengthen his political influence.

The state and the administration of the SIZO (pre-trial prison) shall respond for the death of the Azerbaijani political activist Mekhman Galandarov, since they are in charge for safety and health of their prisoners, human rights activists have stated.

Alisultan Shikhshabekov, a resident of Kaspiysk, was beaten up in the office of a construction company trying to collect money given to developers, his relatives said. They complained about the investigators' inaction.

After the refusal of the regional trade union council to sanction the truckers' participation in the May Day demonstration in Volgograd, the protesters decided to take part in the May Day rally.

Today, in Astrakhan, seven activists have held an action against President Putin’s nomination for the next term in office. They expressed their protest in written appeals to President.

Today, about 50 persons took part in the "Nadoel!" (Sick and Tired) action in Krasnodar. The young people, who take part in the action, are unhappy with what happens in the country, Nikita Smirnov, an activist, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

Rostov-on-Don has joined the action "Nadoel!" (Sick and Tired), organized by "The Open Russia" network movement and held today in several cities of the country. The protesters have opposed Vladimir Putin’s nomination for another presidential term and voiced their protest against "the long-term corruption in bodies of state power, embezzlement of the state budget and persecution of civil activists."

Mekhman Galandarov, who died in the Baku SIZO (pre-trial prison), was a regular participant of oppositional actions. He was detained in February for his picket at the monument to the father of the incumbent President of Azerbaijan, but then accused for illegal drug dealing and placed in custody.