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As reported by the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD), over the past 24 hours, in different sections of the contact line of Azerbaijani and Armenian troops, the ceasefire was violated for 34 times.

In the NKR, the family Rubik Gasparyan, who went missing in the conflict zone 22 years ago, has called on the authorities of Armenia and Azerbaijan to exchange complete lists of missing persons.

As asserted by Sochi civil society activists and oppositionists, Russia has no state protection for those who struggle with corruption and oppose the authorities; and another proof of that was the murder of the opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, a native of Sochi, committed in downtown Moscow.

Gevorg Kostanyan, the General Prosecutor of Armenia, has agreed to meet on March 13 relatives of the Avetisyan family shot and killed in Gyumri.

The Ramzan Kadyrov's statements about the reasons for the detention of persons suspected of the murder of politician Boris Nemtsov and their possible motives are not true. This opinion has been expressed by experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondents. Meanwhile, the experts believe the very detentions will cause a "serious reputational damage to the leader of Chechnya."

Experts have detected no signs of violence on the body of Arthur Afyan, a soldier of the 102nd Russian military base in Gyumri, who was found hanged. This was reported by the Prosecutor of the Shirak Region.

During the period from January 1 to March 8, 2015, the losses of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces made 12 persons, said experts of the Caspian Defence Studies Institute (CDSI).

The staging of the play "The Man's Word" about the friendship of Ramzan Kadyrov with a former militants' commander is an element of propaganda intended to convince the members of the armed underground to lay down arms, said the experts, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

On March 2, in Grozny, Zelimkhan Magomadov, a member of the armed underground in Chechnya, surrendered to the law enforcement authorities. According to the law enforcers, Zelimkhan Magomadov was a member of the armed underground since 2009, and in 2010, he was put on the federal wanted list.

The defence has appealed against the ruling of the Basmanny Court of Moscow to arrest Khamzat Bakhaev, Shagit Gubashev and Tamerlan Eskerkhanov, suspected of killing the politician Boris Nemtsov.

The "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch) has forwarded applications to the prosecutor's office of the Karasun District and the administration of Krasnodar, asking them to check the legality of fencing off a shore section of Lake Karasun.

During the week from March 2 to March 8, 2015, at least one person was killed in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus; there were no reports about any wounded persons. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

On his page in the social network "Instagram", the head of Chechnya demanded from the Security Council of his republic to find out the reasons for dismissal of Zaur Dadaev, a figurant in the Nemtsov's murder case, from the ranks of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

The social movement "ReAl" has demanded from the Azerbaijani authorities to fulfil the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in the case against Ilgar Mamedov, the leader of the movement "ReAl", and immediately release him from custody.

In Nalchik, the Balkar community held a rally at the Memorial to the victims of deportation. The rally was also attended by delegations from Ingushetia and Karachay-Cherkessia.

At the Basmanny Court of Moscow, Zaur Dadaev and Anzor Gubashev accused of involvement in the murder of Boris Nemtsov have stated that they do not agree with the position of investigators and public prosecution. Both defendants pleaded not guilty.

In Stockholm, a member of the Chechen Human Rights Centre (ChHRC) has appealed to the Swedish authorities for explanations concerning the circumstances of deportation of Kana Afanasev, a native of Chechnya, who died after his detention in Elin-Yurt.

Apart from Anzor Gubashev and Zaur Dadaev, two more persons have been detained on suspicion of involvement in the murder of the prominent politician Boris Nemtsov.

The version spread today that the traces of the murder of the oppositional leader Boris Nemtsov may lead abroad is not confirmed by the data and sources of the "Caucasian Knot".

Three suspects of kidnapping a man have been detained in the Kirov District of Rostov-on-Don; they forced a man into a car, which was later detained by the police, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported.