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The judgement in the case of Ilgar Mamedov, the leader of the civil movement "Republican Alternative" (ReAl), is politically motivated and linked to his criticism of Azerbaijani authorities, said Thorbjorn Jagland, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.

Almost all the tickets are sold out for the race "Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix", which was opened in Sochi on April 29, the organizers report.

About 100 employees of the Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) "Aviaagregat" held a rally in one of the factory shops demanding to release the detained Director General Gayirbek Gamzatov, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

Projects from all over Russia, including the Rostov Region, the Krasnodar Territory and the republics of Northern Caucasus, are contending for the Awards "Crystal Compass" in ten categories covering the areas of geography, ecology, conservation and promotion of natural, historical and cultural heritage.

Today, Ingushetia has hosted an action of distributing charitable aid. The Charitable Foundation "Tesham" has prepared food packages for 863 residents of the republic from poor families.

The decision on hospitalization of the Armenian philanthropist Levon Airapetyan, whose health condition has deteriorated in prison, was taken after the intervention into the situation of the newly appointed Russian Ombudsperson Tatiana Moskalkova.

Today, the Sheki Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction handed down by the first instance court to Ilgar Mamedov, the leader of the civil movement "Republican Alternative" (ReAl), and Tofiq Yagublu, the deputy chairman of the "Musavat" Party.

The spectators of the "Eurovision-2016" concerts were not allowed to bring into the hall flags of a number of partially recognized and unrecognized states, including the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR).

Today, having confessed of murdering the Avetisyan family in Gyumri, a Russian military Valery Permyakov refused to tell the court whether he had acted alone or not. Permyakov has also stated that he "does not consider himself a mentally ill person."

A forced participation in the subbotniks (free of charge work on weekends), held on the eve of May holidays, was reported by residents of Grozny, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

According to the motion filed by Zhanna Nemtsova to the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), in the case of the murder of politician Boris Nemtsov, investigators should question acting Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, Senator Suleiman Geremeev, Adam Delimkhanov, a State Duma deputy, and seven other persons.

This morning, residents of the Lazarevskoe District of Sochi have gathered for a picket against the closure of the pedestrian crossing, which led to the sea coast. According to them, the police violently dispersed the protest action. During the picket, policemen detained Alexei Goryachkin, an assistant to a State Duma deputy from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF).

The decision of the Astrakhan court to refuse conditional early relief (CER) for Khaiser Djemilev can be explained by the political position of his father Mustafa Djemilev, one of the leaders of the Crimean Tatar movement. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by advocate Nikolai Polozov.

There are no regular military units of Armenia and Armenian military vehicles in Nagorno-Karabakh, and the Defence Army "brilliantly performs its tasks." This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" by Artsrun Ovannisyan, Press Secretary for the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD).

At the Baku SIZO (pre-trial prison) No. 1, where Talekh Bagirzade, the leader of the movement "Muslim Unity", is being kept in custody, his advocate Elchin Sadygov was demanded to present a written permission from the Prosecutor's Office for a meeting with his client. The advocate has treated the request as a violation of the law.

The Azerbaijani side has resumed shelling of combat positions of the Defence Army in the north-east direction. This was reported in the evening summary message of the Nagorno-Karabakh Ministry of Defence (MoD).

The former chief of the ROVD (District Interior Division) for the Shamil District of Dagestan, who retired a year ago, was shot and killed. The law enforcement authorities are engaged in checking the version of involvement in the murder of members of the armed underground.

Policemen try to unfoundedly register at the police station a woman from Stavropol, who is Russian by origin. This was reported by advocate Roza Magomedova, a staff member of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

As stated by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh, the deployment by Azerbaijani Armed Forces of military facilities in dwelling settlements is a violation of the international law.

The Armenian Armed Forces delivered targeted fire at civilian residences with the use of cluster weapons, said the spokesman of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), calling on the international community to condemn "Armenia's ignoring the ceasefire."