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The ban to leave Azerbaijan, imposed on the journalist and rights defender Elchin Mamed, was unlawful; his rights were also violated after his detention in May 2015, a court in Baku has judged.

Today, the Lefortovo Court of Moscow has extended by two months the arrest of the student Alexandra Ivanova (Varvara Karaulova), accused of trying to join the banned terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS).

The Ukrainian military Nadezhda Savchenko has paid the fine of 30,000 roubles, imposed on her for her illegal crossing the border; however, the process of giving her to Ukraine goes slowly, said the advocate lawyer Nikolai Polozov.

The Azerbaijani Supreme Court has commuted the sentence pronounced against Faradj Kerimli, an activist of the "Musavat" Party, from 6.5 to 3 years of imprisonment. The verdict against his brother Siradj Kerimli is upheld. The defence intends to apply to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

Today, at the court session, a public prosecutor has asked the court to sentence Ukrainian citizens Stanislav Klykh and Nikolai Karpyuk to 22 and 22.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony, respectively.

The policeman, in whose house, according to investigators, an arsenal of firearms was discovered, was involved in a group of Ingush residents detained on suspicion of having connections with the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS). This was stated by investigators.

Shortly before the assassination of Boris Nemtsov in Moscow, his killers three times contacted each other via mobile phones, the "Rosbalt" reports with reference to a source familiar with the situation. According to the source, the investigators revealed that a week before the assassination, the criminals changed their SIM cards and mobile phones.

At the exhibition entitled "Circassian Theatre. Revived Album" and held in Nalchik, the Art Centre of Madina Saralp and the National Museum of Adygea have presented photographs of old albums released in memory of the Circassian charitable evenings held in the early 20th century.

On May 22, in the Astrakhan Region, the primaries (intra-party voting) of the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party were held in 115 polling stations. According to organizers, 7.79% of the total number of voters took part in the vote.

An examination of fingerprints on bags with narcotic drugs in the case of Bairam Mamedov and Giyas Ibragimov, who were detained after the appearance of graffiti on the monument to Geidar Aliev in Baku, will prove their innocence, the advocate believes.

Employees of the regional department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Chechnya have detained five alleged accomplices of Shamil Djanaraliev, who was killed in an attack on a checkpoint in Grozny.

The Buynaksk City Court has sentenced Ali Takhnaev, a local resident, to 6 years in colony, finding him guilty of illegal arms dealing and possession of narcotic drugs. The Court has also held that Takhnaev had intended to participate in illegal armed formations (IAFs) abroad.

In Maikop, the capital of Adygea, about ten horse-riders tried to take part in the mourning march, dedicated to the Remembrance and Mourning Day of the Victims of the Caucasian War. However, according to their version, the head of the "Adyge-Khase" asked them to leave the event.

Ramazan Djalaldinov, who on April 14 published a video appeal to Vladimir Putin concerning the situation faced by residents of the Chechen village of Kenkhi, announced no intention to leave Russia. He has also reported that after him, eight other persons dissatisfied with the situation in Kenkhi left the village.

The Confederation of Circassian organizations (CherkesFED), an alternative of the International Circassian Association (ICA), will unite all the Caucasian Diasporas and communities in their historical homeland under the principles, which meet the interests of the Circassian movement. This was announced by organizers of the rally in front of the building of the Russian Consulate General in Istanbul.

In Sochi, not many people attended the polling stations at the primaries of the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party. Meanwhile, the city residents who came to the primaries stated that the directors of enterprises obliged them to come for voting and to report to them about that, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

During the week of May 16-22, 2016, no victims to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

The movement "Patriots of Circassia" calls on human rights organizations and the international community to pay attention to the violation of the rights of Adnan Khuade, a Circassian repatriate in Adygea. The activists have also announced their intention to continue the protests in Turkey until the full withdrawal of the charges against Adnan Khuade.

Four local residents detained on May 21 in Ingushetia were not militants, but their accomplices. This has been reported today by the leader of the republic.

On May 22, regions of Russia, including in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) and the Southern Federal District (SFD) hold the primaries of the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party to determine candidates. In the Stavropol Territory, 192 participants of the primaries of the "Edinaya Rossiya" Party have been registered.