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On February 2, inGrozny, the central mosque named after Akhmad Kadyrov hosted the gathering of followers of tarikats (Sufi brotherhoods) of Naqshbandi and Kadar. The event was attended by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, the Muftis of Chechnya and Ingushetia, and followers of different Sufi concepts, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

On February 2, in Khasavyurt, believers of Salafi mosque "Severnaya" (Northern) elected a new Imam.

Amur Khakulov, sentenced in the case of the attack on Nalchik, is seriously ill and he will hardly survive the transfer to a penal colony. This was stated by his advocates and his wife. According to doctors, Amur Khakulov urgently needs haemodialysis. However, the court refused to release him for medical treatment.

A cassation complaint against the final decision of the Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) on the case of Leyla and Arif Yunus has been lodged today to the Supreme Court (SC), the advocate Elchin Sadygov told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

The split among the Deputies of the City Assembly of Buynaksk from the "Party of Russia's Veterans" should be overcome through a discussion with the head of Dagestan Ramazan Abdulatipov, supporters of Osman Osmanov announced on February 1 at a press conference; before the conflict, the above party saw him as a protégé to the post of the head of the city.

The Salafi mosque in the Makhachkala settlement of Shamkhal remains closed, since its parishioners rejected the proposal to appoint the Imam of the neighbouring Sufi mosque to be a temporary Imam of the Salafi mosque.

The court that is considering the murder case of Rasim Aliev refused to summon as witnesses the doctors of the clinic, where the journalist died after being beaten. This caused a protest of the defendants and their relatives. In order to drive the protesters out of the courtroom, court marshals used tear gas.

A contract soldier of the 102nd Russian military base in Gyumri tried to break into the apartment of local residents. Now, Armenian law enforcers are finding out whether the incident contains any attributes of a crime.

The refusal of Russia or South Ossetia to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) will not hamper the investigation of the crimes committed during the 2008 conflict, Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of The Hague Court, has stated.

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, who has made a number of sharp statements against the Russian non-systemic opposition, states he is ready to answer for every of his words in court. Mikhail Kasyanov has announced his intention to appeal to the law enforcement agencies in connection with the video posted by Ramzan Kadyrov.

The court has pronounced the pre-trial restriction measure in the form of detention against persons suspected of creating a terrorist grouping and plotting terror acts on the territory of Karachay-Cherkessia.

Closure of mosques cannot be treated as a method to combat terrorism, and a conflict should be solved before its transition to the stage threatening bloodshed. This was announced by participants of a roundtable held in Makhachkala.

In Yerevan, the police released two activists of the National Salvation Front "New Armenia". Administrative proceedings were instituted against them.

At present, the progress of the trial in the criminal case against Nadezhda Savchenko is important for acceleration of political negotiations on her release, the defendant's advocates believe. According to them, the appearance of Vladislav Surkov's assistant in the Nadezhda Savchenko's case says that her fate will be determined by politicians and not by the City Court of Donetsk.

Today, about 30 people took part in an action at the building of the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Armenia in support of the arrested Gevorg Safaryan, a supporter of the Front of National Salvation "New Armenia". During the action, eggs were thrown at the GPO building.

The movement of "National Democratic Platform" was created by members of the group of activists "You won't deceive us!" protesting against constitutional reforms in Armenia.

The authorities and Muftiat of Dagestan should deal with the Salafi community in the form of a dialogue, and not through pressure and actions that could be perceived as a provocation, said the participants of the roundtable in Makhachkala dedicated to the closure of the mosque "Severnaya" (Northern) in Khasavyurt.

The Salafi mosque "Severnaya" (Northern) in Khasavyurt was reopened after negotiations of the authorities with protesting townspeople; the parishioners administered their namaz (prayer) there.

During the week from January 25 to January 31, 2016, at least two people suffered from the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus; one of them died and another one was wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

Today, the Donetsk City Court of the Rostov Region continued hearing the case of the Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, who has complained of infringement on the nationality grounds.