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A book “Georgia Salvaged” devoted to the situation in Georgian prisons on the eve of the parliamentary election of 2012 was presented in Tbilisi. Its author is Roman Finn, writer, scientist, founder and Director of Canadian Institute for studies of the Soviet Union (Russia) and the countries of Eastern Europe (1981-2005).

On March 25, the pensioner David Geladze was washed away by a storm wave in the village of Kvariati, Adzharia; his fate is unknown, and he is being searched.

Trial on the case of terrorist act in “Domodedovo” airport in January of 2011 was continued in Moscow regional court today. Public prosecutor’s office interrogated the two defendants’ mother.

Dashgyn Melikov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) was detained in Sumgait on suspicion of making counterfeit money, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed by Abulfaz Gurbanly, the head of the youth committee of the above party.

Four ex-officers of Predgorny Department of Interior Affairs convicted for torturing Viacheslav Merekha appealed against the verdict to Stavropol regional court, the sufferer’s cousin Natalia Spiridonava reported.

Raffi Ovannisyan, leader of “Nasledie” (“Heritage”) party of Armenia who was on a hunger strike in Svobody (Freedom) square, reported that a try of an attempt at him was committed on March, 23. The police detained the supposed criminal.

Today, law enforcement officers came to inspect the office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", said Alexander Cherkasov the chairman of the HRC.

A meeting of the Kumyk community with the demand to the authorities to investigate the criminal case of beating up Head of the Council of Elders of the Kumyk people Absalitdin Murzaev, member of Public Chamber of Dagestan, passed off in the settlement of Reduktorny, Makhachkala.

Amina Sasikova, a resident of the village of Svetlovodskoe, Zolsk District of Kabardino-Balkaria, has stated unlawful actions of power agents against her family.

On March 24, relatives of Magomedkhabib Magomedaliev, the chairman of the district assembly of the Untsukul District, were shown the photos of the persons killed during a special operation in the village of Semender. Gasan Magomedov, one of the relatives, told that he saw Magomedaliev in one of the photos.

On March 24, a hurricane attacked Georgia, and damaged houses and disrupted power supplies. About 60,000 residents are still without power, said the Minister of Energy.

Today, the court interrogated Bege Akaev, the father of Zaira Akaeva, accused of possession and transportation of explosives. The witness for the defence said that he had tried to arrange a meeting with his daughter, but he was not allowed to see her.

Rajip Ashikov, the head of the GUVD (City Interior Department) of Makhachkala, has been officially removed from office, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent has learned from a source from the investigatory bodies of Dagestan.

Residents of the resort city of Gagra are without drinking water, as the city water supply was partially destroyed by the storm, the Ministry for Emergencies of Abkhazia reports.

Milrad Fatullaev, the editor-in-chief of the "Nastoyascheye Vremya" (Present Time) newspaper, has reported that border guards would not let him out of the Baku Airport.

In the third and final reading the Georgian parliament has adopted the amendment to the Constitution that restricts the president's powers. Under this amendment, the president will not be able to form the government without the consent of the parliament.

Aslan Cherkesov, convicted for the murder of Yegor Sviridov, a fan of the "Spartak" FC, refused from his Russian citizenship, and was then placed in the "loony bin", his mother Sonya Cherkesova said in her video appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin and the head of Kabardino-Balkaria Arsen Kanokov.

Today, the court that is dealing with the attack on Nalchik on October 13, 2005, has questioned the witnesses invited by the defence of the defendant Rasul Kudaev; among them – Nadezhda Kevorkova, the observer of the "Russia Today".

Murad Aliev, a resident of Dagestan, deemed kidnapped, was detained and is kept at the IVS (temporary isolation facility) of Kizilyurt city under a pseudonym, says his advocate Sapiyat Magomedova.

As a result of rising water in the Rostov Region, 136 houses inhabited by 223 people were flooded, the Russian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) reports. Other 1741 households with a population of 3837 people are partly flooded.