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In the town of Buynaksk, witnesses report on mass detention of mosque-goers. According to a source in the GOVD (City Interior Division), all the detainees will be released after verification of their IDs.

The police have detained a resident of the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan on suspicion of aiding and abetting members of the armed underground.

The appeal made by MP Dmitry Gudkov with a request to initiate a parliamentary investigation into the murder of Boris Nemtsov cannot be considered an official request, since signatures of 90 MPs were not collected. This was stated by the Duma Committee on Constitutional Law and State Construction.

Investigators still do not plan to question Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov in the case of the murder of politician Boris Nemtsov, the "Interfax" reports with reference to a source. According to an advocate of the Boris Nemtsov's family members, no official response has been received yet from the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

Members of the armed underground were not involved in the murder of a forester, after which law enforcers initiated a special operation in the two districts of Dagestan. This was announced by supporters of militants.

During the week of May 11-17, 2015, at least one person was killed in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. No wounded 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.

Journalist Elena Milashina has become well-known due to her highlighting of the situation with the wedding of the chief of the Nozhai-Yurt ROVD (District Interior Division) and a 17-year-old girl. The calls of the Chechen authorities to prosecute journalist Elena Milashina have no sufficient grounds. This opinion has been expressed by experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

Dmitry Gudkov, an MP of the State Duma, who initiated a parliamentary investigation into the murder of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, announced he received a letter on refusal to carry out the investigation.

The Heinrich Böll Foundation has announced the results of the comprehensive study on the status of women in Chechnya, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, and Dagestan. Respondents mentioned high rate of unemployment, low wages, and poor quality of health services as their main problems.

According to Ingush leader Yunus-Bek Evkurov, during four years, 80 militants voluntarily surrendered to the authorities, and all of them were pardoned. 14 militants are on the wanted list of the republic.

At the "Museum Night", the History Museum of Armenia has presented to the visitors a new exhibition hall "World War I and the Armenian Genocide". It was opened in the framework of events dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

According to Russian lawyers, the death sentence imposed on Johar Tsarnaev contradicts the European Convention on Human Rights; however, it can be explained by the peculiarities of the US judicial system and the mentality of US citizens.

In the Suleiman-Stalsky District of Dagestan, a forester was killed by unidentified assailants. Law enforcers are searching for six armed men.

The international organization "Reporters without Borders" (RWB) has appeal to the Azerbaijani authorities with a request to immediately release all arrested journalists and bloggers before the European Games to be held in Baku. The RWB has also called on the European Olympic Committees to speak against the repression against the media in the country.

Residents of Georgia are disappointed with the coalition "Georgian" Dream" and the oppositional "United National Movement" (UNM). This was stated by Georgian political analysts Nodar Kharshiladze and Gela Vasadze, who commented on the survey held by the National Democratic Institute (NDI).

The Cherkessk City Court in the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) has found Jehovah's Witnesses Andrei Volikov and Dmitry Metelin guilty of distributing extremist literature and fined them by 1000 roubles each. The activists deny that they had spread any extremist literature.

The registration ceremony of the marriage of the 48-year-old Police Colonel Nazhud Guchigov to the 17-year-old Louise Goylabieva was held at the Civil Registry Office (CRO) in Grozny.

On the eve of the European Games to be held in Baku, municipal workers are dismantling, removing, painting over and covering all the stands, billboards and posters bearing portraits of Geidar and Ilham Aliev, as well as banners with their quotations, the townspeople report.

According to Chechen authorities, over 10,000 athletes from 14 regions of Russia, as well as from Turkey, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan, took part in the international marathon run "From Heart to Heart"; and the winner was awarded a Toyota Corolla car.

Garnik Gukasyan, who was on the wanted list, has been detained on suspicion of involvement in a shootout in Gyumri; and the inquiry period of the case has been extended, said a lawyer involved in the case.