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Spontaneous rallies in connection with the terror act against Abkhazian President Alexander Ankvab were held in the cities of Sukhumi, Gudauta, Tkuarchal, and Ochamchira. Protesters expressed their indignation about the fact that none of the six attempts on Alexander Ankvab had been solved.

The human rights organization "Amnesty International" (AI) issued a statement demanding to immediately investigate the enforced disappearance of Rustam Aushev, a 23-year-old resident of Ingushetia, establish his whereabouts and ensure the observance of his rights.

On Tuesday, February 21, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) found a violation of the rights to free elections of Beibaly Abil and Khangusein Aliev, two candidates at the parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan in 2005.

In the Elbrus region (Kabardino-Balkaria), the "hotline" for tourists was launched. The local authorities have decided to create it based on monitoring of forums and chat rooms on websites of travel agencies.

In Dagestan, where on February 21 the residents of the village of Gimry blocked the highway demanding to release of a detained local resident, it became known today that the detainee was released. People dispersed.

Representatives of various media and religious authorities of Azerbaijan report that more than 20 Islamists were arrested in the country in recent days. Law enforcement agencies do not officially comment on those reports.

Two residents of the Derbent District of Dagestan were arrested during the special operation on suspicion of purchasing and possession of weapons. Meanwhile, the wife of one of the detainees claims that during the search, power agents beat her husband and seized weapon, which did not belong to him.

On February 21, in Nalchik, staff members of the Federal Migration Service (FMS) of the Kabardino-Balkaria met students from Syria, who are studying in the universities of the republic, and told them about the nuances of the immigration laws of Russia and the opportunities for moving to Russia.

Within the "Week of occupation", which began on February 21 in Georgia, a number of events are scheduled, in which schoolchildren of the country will listen about the "Soviet occupation" and the "Russian aggression".

As a result of an attempt at President of Abkhazia Alexander Anqauab his bodyguard perished and three officers of the President’s personal security service got wounded. The state of one of them is extremely grave, the physicians are striving for his life.

Today Garadag district court of Baku brought a judgment to release member of “Musavat” party Alshen Gasanov on parole. This was reported by Deputy Chairman of “Musavat” Giulaga Asanly.

29 residents of the settlement of Komsomolskoye detained on February, 21, were released. Three villagers are still in custody in the Department of Interior Affairs of Kizilyurt district of Dagestan. The “Caucasian Knot” correspondent received this news from resident of the settlement of Komsomolskoye Magomed Magomedov.

Defendant on the case of murder of two President Edward Kokoity’s state bodyguards Albert Tsgoev pronounced his last plea in the court of Vladikavkaz saying that he regretted for what happened and expressing condolence to the victims’ relatives.

Today, villagers have reported about mass detentions. Employees of the Kizilyurt ROVD (District Interior Division) promise to release all the detainees quite soon. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told about it by Magomed Magomedov, a resident of the village of Komsomolskoe.

Lyubov Yaroshenko, a resident of Rostov-on-Don, the mother of the pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, convicted in the USA, intends to appeal against the decision of the New York Court and asks the Russian presidential candidates to help in deporting her son to Russia. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has promised to do everything necessary for returning the Russian citizen to his homeland.

On February 21, in Georgia, the billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili presented his political coalition named "Georgian Dream".

The Uspenskiy District Court of the Krasnodar Territory, which considers the case on recognizing the book "Bearing Thorough Witness About God's Kingdom", published by the religious organization of Jehovah's Witnesses as an extremist publication, has decided to appoint a re-examination of the book.

Zelimkhan Mazaev, who was put on the search list by law enforcers of the UAE on suspicion of involvement in the murder of Sulim Yamadaev, ex-commander of the battalion "Vostok", has left the Sklifosovsky Emergency Care Research Institute, where he was put after his injury.

The country has launched the process of distributing 20-lari (about 12 US dollars) vouchers on electricity, which presumably will be given to more than 1.2 million families, Andriya Urushadze, Minister of Labour, Public Health and Social Protection, said today.

Today, the Presnya Court of Moscow has extended until June 9, 2012, the arrest of Magomed Suleimanov, who is accused of murdering former Colonel Yuri Budanov.