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On March 1, Yalchin Imanov, an advocate of journalist Khadija Ismayilova, sent an official letter to Aziz Seidov, Prosecutor of Baku, in connection with the fact of the instalment of a hidden surveillance camera in the Khadija Ismayilova's apartment and the use of video records to blackmail the journalist.

Since February 28, three children of a native of Chechnya, deported from Switzerland to Russia, cannot leave the transit area of Domodedovo Airport, rights defenders have stated today.

Today, activists of six Armenian political forces have held a rally in Yerevan in memory of the casualties of riots on March 1-2, 2008. The participants have called on the EU and the European Parliament to apply sanctions against the Armenian authorities to ensure that those responsible for the events of March 1-2, 2008, are duly punished.

Today, a court in Moscow has fined Sergey Mitrokhin, the former leader of the "Yabloko" Party, finding him guilty of violating the rules of holding mass events.

Today, the Moscow City Court (MCC) has ruled to extend the arrest of five figurants in Boris Nemtsov murder case - Zaur Dadaev, Anzor Gubashev, Khamzat Bakhaev, Shagid Gubashev and Tamerlan Eskerkhanov. In their turn, the defendants said that the case was being investigated under the pressure on the figurants.

Not a single application has been submitted by potential customers to the auction for the sale of the so-called "Olympic" cottages, which the Sochi Mayoralty had planned to hold today, on March 1.

The administration of the Prikubansky District of Krasnodar has offered legal assistance to the owners of the apartments in the house to be demolished.

In the Adler District of Sochi, a body of a law enforcer with stab wounds was found inside the car, parked on a roadside. This was reported by the Transport Department of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Southern Federal District (SFD).

Today, Vyacheslav Bitarov, the acting head of North Ossetia, has signed a decree on the resignation of the government of North Ossetia. At the government meeting, he has announced that the document is signed in accordance with the Constitution of North Ossetia and instructed members of the government to perform their duties until the formation of the new composition of the government, the "Interfax" reports.

According to the medical examination, Vladimir Tskaev, a resident of Vladikavkaz, died not because of the beatings inflicted by policemen, but of an injection of lidocaine. This was reported by an advocate of one of the defendants in the criminal case.

Tigran Amasyan, an Armenian jazz pianist and composer, has given a performance in his hometown Gyumri to support the families who have lost their homes during the Spitak earthquake and still live in temporary shelters. Activists raise funds for new housing for 13 families.

During a visit to the SIZO (pre-trial prison) of members of the Dagestani Public Oversight Commission (POC), activist Mukhammad Magomedov was at the investigator's office for interrogation. This was reported by Amirkhan Gasanov, the chief of the press service of the Department for Dagestan of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN). According to Amirkhan Gasanov, members of the POC could wait until the completion of the interrogation, but they chose to send a complaint to the Prosecutor's Office.

Today, members of the Public Oversight Commission (POC) managed to visit Mukhammad Magomedov, an activist of the NGO "Union of the Just", who is kept at Makhachkala SIZO (pre-trial prison), while his advocate has appealed against the ban on visiting his client.

According to the Kremlin press service, Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed the chairman of the government of North Ossetia Vyacheslav Bitarov to the post of acting head of the republic. Today, Russian President had a meting with Vyacheslav Bitarov.

The imprisoned journalist Khadija Ismayilova has finished translating a novel about the struggle against the totalitarian regime in Iran into the Azeri language. Her colleagues are trying to put the Ismayilova's translation on sale.

The Urus-Martan City Court has sentenced a 24-year-old local resident, accused of helping militants, to 2.5 years in a general-security colony.

On February 28, Grozny hosted the so-called "Civil Forum" in support of Ramzan Kadyrov, organized by direct subordinates of the Chechen leader.

On January 9, Gadji Nurutdinov, who calls himself a "young blogger", wrote on his Facebook page that he had been beaten. Gadji Nurutdinov states that a group of people, including four deputies of the City Council, was involved in the beating. However, investigators refuse to bring them to responsibility.

Tenants of the residential building have claimed that because of the court's decision on the demolition of the building in No. 70 in Izmailskaya Street, they will be deprived of their only housing and will be left in the street. Meanwhile, all the tenants have the documents on registration of their property rights.

A resident of North Ossetia has filed a complaint to the police of Kabardino-Balkaria. The man has claimed that his son was kidnapped by unidentified persons, who demanded a ransom. However, the message appeared to by false, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reports.