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Today, in Dagestan, participants of the hunger strike in the village of Shushiya of the Novolak District have stopped their action, which lasted 22 days.

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow has re-announced the decision to arrest Shagid Gubashev, accused of the murder of Boris Nemtsov, until April 28.

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow has announced the decision to arrest until April 28 Tamerlan Eskerkhanov accused of the murder of Boris Nemtsov.

Today, a regime of counterterrorist operation (CTO) introduced in August 2014 has been cancelled in the Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan.

Sergey Loshkaryov, a Rostov activist accused of illicit arms trafficking, is a political prisoner to be released from criminal prosecution. This was declared by the statement of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

The Zamoskvorechye District Court of Moscow has announced a verdict of guilty against Magomed Tochiev, a native of Ingushetia, who was charged with using violence against an OMON (riot police) fighter during the incident with mosque-goers near the Historic Mosque.

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow has upheld the pre-trial restriction measure in the form of arrest earlier announced against Khamzat Bakhaev and cancelled by the Moscow City Court because of procedural violations.

The National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) has reported the detention of four supporters of militants during a special operation in the village of Stary Cherek in Kabardino-Balkaria.

In the course of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, during the week from March 30 to April 5, 2015, at least one person was lost; and no information about injuries was reported. These are the results of calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

The increasing number of positive reviews on the activities of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov and the growth of public confidence in him are the result of the TV propaganda and strengthening of anti-Western sentiments in Russia against the background of the situation in Ukraine. This was stated by experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

Today, a regime of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) has been cancelled in the village of Stary Cherek, four hours after its introduction. A house with a yard has been blocked as a part of the special operation. This was reported by a source in the law enforcement bodies.

Journalist Vyacheslav Starodubets beaten in Derbent has been hospitalized with multiple bruises and hematomas. He associates the attack on him with his professional activities.

In Tbilisi, the "Caucasian House", World Vision, the HALO Trust and other NPOs have presented their project of peacekeeping activities in Southern Caucasus. Until April 16, the British Embassies in Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan accept applications from NPOs for funding of new projects in the regions of Southern Caucasus.

Five persons involved in the attack on activists of the "Founding Parliament" in Gyumri have been brought to administrative responsibility.

Locals report that today power agents conduct house-by-house checks in the villages of Maidanskoe, Balakhani and Zirani of the Untsukul District of Dagestan.

In the evening on April 3, in the village of Untsukul, the armoured car of Gasan Gasanov, a member of the Dagestani Parliament, was shelled; the MP was not hurt.

The Investigating Committee (IC) of Armenia has reported that they received the results of the forensic examinations related to the massacre of the Avetisyan family in the city of Gyumri.

The defender of Abdullah Getagazov, a native of Ingushetia, states that his client is illegally kept in the SIZO (pre-trial prison) of detention facility No. 12 of the city of Zelenograd. The SIZO bosses refute the statement.

The woman was detained on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm to her three-month daughter. According to investigators, at night on April 2, 2015, the 25-year-old resident of Astrakhan, while in the state of alcoholic intoxication, inflicted "a lot of punches to the head and torso of her three-month daughter."

Asrudi Musaev, a resident of Chechnya, has been sentenced for aiding and abetting fraud with maternity capital, despite the numerous contradictions in the testimonies of witnesses and suspicious coincidences in the interrogation protocols. This has been stated by his defence in the complaint filed to the Prosecutor's Office.