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Magomed Aushev, who is undergoing medical treatment in a special ward of the Ingush Republican Clinical Hospital, lost his memory. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Murad Aushev, a brother of Magomed Aushev.

In early December 2014, eight residents of the Chechen Republic disappeared or were kidnapped. This was reported by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

In the Krasnodar Territory, the court has sentenced a native of Kaspiysk to 10.5 years of imprisonment for extortion of money from a Kuban resident to finance an illegal armed formation (IAF). His three accomplices were sentenced to 4.5-9 years of imprisonment.

Experts have expressed different opinions when assessing the actions against the Baku office of the Radio Liberty with regard to relations between Baku and Washington. According to political analyst Arastun Orudjlu, the Azerbaijani authorities deliberately take steps to deteriorate the relations with the United States.

Grozny has opened the school No. 20. On December 4, the school building was damaged during the special operation to neutralize the militants, who were hiding in it.

After the decision of the Russia's Supreme Court (SC) to recognize the "Islamic State" a terrorist organization, power agents have received more grounds for criminal prosecution of both participants of the Syrian war and those who take oath to "Islamic State" in Russia.

The restriction of citizens' rights in connection with putting them onto operative lists is illegal and may be appealed against in the court, said experts in their comments on the detention of rights defender Stanislav Dmitrievsky in the KBR.

Ramzan Makhauri, Ramzan Gagaev and Amerkhan Amatkhanov, who were killed on December 28 in Ingushetia, came to the republic from Chechnya aiming to commit a terror act, said Albert Barakhoev, the Acting Secretary of the Regional Security Council.

About 100 people have attended the commemoration rally held in memory of the victims of the terror act of December 30, 2013. The mourning ceremony was held near the memorial sign installed in Kachintsy Street, where a year ago a trolleybus explosion was triggered.

The Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) has dismissed the complaint lodged by the journalist Khadija Ismayilova against the refusal to place her under home arrest. Her defence treats Ismayilova's detention as illegal.

A court in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has sentenced Jamal Uyanaev, a resident of the Chegem District, to 3 years and 9 months in prison on charges of aiding and funding militants.

Etibar Fatiev, the head of the Sabirabad District Branch of the youth organization of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) was sentenced to 30 days of administrative arrest after he was found guilty of petty hooliganism and disobeying to the police.

Power agents have begun letting advocate to visit Magomed Aushev, a resident of the village of Ekazhevo, detained after shooting at the wedding party. However, no members of the Public Oversight Commission (POC) are still allowed to visit Aushev.

The oath taken by Amir of Dagestani militants Abu Muhammad to the terrorist organization of the "Islamic State" (IS), and the actions of Kebekov, who appointed a new Amir of Dagestan, have caused varying assessments of the experts, questioned by the "Caucasian Knot".

Disputes around the New Year holidays and their attributes present in street of Dagestani cities remain hot; and to reach a compromise, the state and the Muslim community should abandon the practice of imposing their unambiguous positions on this issue and resolve the conflict through a public debate.

The verdict to figurants in the case of complicity to terror acts on December 29 and 30, 2013, in Volgograd must be toughened to the maximum, the participants of the today's memorial rally at the Volgograd railway station, questioned by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, believe.

The head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov is ranked the first place in the 2014 bloggers' citation rating drafting by the company "Medialogia"; and his most popular statements include the statement about the death of Omar al-Shishani, the leader of the "Islamic State", and information about the special operation after the militants' attack on Grozny.

Ilham Aliev, the President of Azerbaijan, has signed a decree to pardon 87 prisoners. According to rights defenders, the list includes 10 political prisoners.

On Monday, Volgograd commemorated the victims of the terror acts that occurred on December 29 and 30, 2013, in the building of the railway station and in a trolleybus. Some "disturbing atmosphere" is felt in the city, said Natalia Lyakhova, the Chief Physician of Hospital No. 25.

The National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) of Russia has confirmed that a shootout that broke out in the Sunzha District of Ingushetia resulted in the killing of three members of illegal armed formations (IAFs). According to the NAC, one of those killed was the head of the so-called "Sunzha" grouping of militants.