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The Union "Women of the Don" has been excluded by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) from the register of foreign agents, but the fine of 300,000 roubles, paid by the Union under the court judgement, has not been repaid. The money can be returned only upon the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on the case, said Valentina Cherevatenko, the Chair of the Union.

The Shkolny Lane in the village of Zhankhoteko has been renamed in memory of the journalist Kazbek Gekkiev, who was killed in 2012. A memorial plaque has been installed at the school, where Gekkiev studied.

A complaint against the judgement of the Astrakhan District Court to deny the conditional early relieve (CER) to Khaiser Djemilev has been lodged to the Astrakhan Regional Court, said the advocate Nikolai Polozov.

The court in Makhachkala has ruled to place Murad Valiev, Gadji Ramazanov, Sharip Khabibov and Magomed Magomedov, suspected of involvement in "Hizb ut-Tahrir", a terrorist organization banned in Russia, in custody.

Experts of the Dargin language have stated at the court that the differences in dialects cannot prevent Yusup Djaparov, a nephew of Said Amirov, from understanding the content of the case files. In this regard, the court has rejected the defence's request to make a new translation.

So far, there is no confirmation of the death of Abu Umar al-Shishani (Tarkhan Batirashvili), a native of Georgia and one of the leaders of the terrorist "Islamic State" (IS), said Tarkhan's relatives and residents of Georgia's Pankisi Gorge.

The counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime in the Derbent District of Dagestan has been in force for a week already, but so far, nobody was detained, said a law enforcement source.

In Shaumyan Square in Yerevan, about 50 Kurdish women and children organized a protest action demanding to "stop the genocide of the Kurdish people in Turkey."

The Russian Supreme Court (SC) has begun considering the complaint against the verdict in the criminal case against Said Amirov. The Court has dismissed the petition asking for hospitalization of the former Mayor of Makhachkala.

Today, the Ukrainian aviator Nadezhda Savchenko has pronounced her last plea at the Donetsk City Court of the Rostov Region.

Exercises of air defence units have been launched in the Krasnodar Territory and in the Astrakhan Region. More than 2500 servicemen are taking part in them.

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) named nine female journalists placed into custody for their professional activities. Among them, there is the Azerbaijani Khadija Ismayilova.

Shamil Kudiyamagomedov from Kizlyar District and Gadjimurad Rashidov from Karabudakhkent District became European champions in freestyle wrestling.

Statements in defence of the Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, who is tried in the Rostov Region, are attempts to put pressure on the court, said the spokesman of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).

The countries of Southern Caucasus are among the regions where women's rights are routinely violated; and the reaction to these violations by the authorities leaves much to be desired. This conclusion is contained in the statements made by the European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC) and the International Human Rights Federation (FIDH) dedicated to March 8.

The Georgian oppositionist Alexi Petriashvili has stated that the attack on him could not be of domestic character; thus, refuting the version of the defence of the suspect Levan Mekvabishvili.

Till present, the right of the Balkar people to land has not yet been restored, and residents of Kabardino-Balkaria still face very difficult economic situation. This was reported by participants of the rally held in memory of the Balkars repressed in 1944.

New top managers of the "Terek" Market have ignored the agreement with market traders on the price for the rent. This was claimed by participants of the protest action in Khasavyurt. According to the protestors, they are simply not able to rent commercial premises at the new price.

The project for rehabilitation of Beshumi, a mountain resort, provides the modernization of road infrastructure and water and sewage systems. This was reported by the Department of Tourism and Resorts of Adjaria.

In Nalchik, the Memorial complex to victims of political repression has become a centre of the mourning events held in memory of the events which took place 72 years ago.