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The administration of Stavropol has refused to coordinate an information picket applied for in the city centre by the unregistered nationalistic party "Novaya Sila" (New Force) for March 1 in the square near the central bus station.

In the opinion of Georgy Kanashvili, the executive director of the NGO "Caucasian Home – Centre of Cultural Relations", the adaptation commissions, which operate in the regions of Northern Caucasus, make an additional instrument for bringing militants back to peaceful life; however, the commissions are not enough.

In Sochi, the trial on the murder of the war veteran Antonina Maevskaya is interrogating the witnesses; five of them were questioned at the sessions on February 26 and 27.

Investigators of the Chief Prosecutor's Office of Georgia have questioned Nino Burdzhanadze, the ex-speaker of the parliament and the leader of the party "Democratic Movement – United Georgia" about the events of May 26, 2011. The interrogation lasted for six hours.

Prosecutor Generals’ of Russia together with Rosfinnadzor, the Ministry of Interior Affairs and Federal Security Service started inspection of target use of budget funds in “North-Caucasian Resorts” limited company (NCR), the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent was told by an official of the supervisory office.

Today President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili commented on the ultimatum declared by Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili who demanded an unambiguous response to the initiative of the parliamentary majority of introducing amendments to the Constitution. According to Saakashvili, he is ready to discuss the amendments.

A request to start criminal proceedings against the officials investigating facts of violation of security standards during the act of terror in “Domodedovo” airport in January of 2011 was submitted to Committee of Inquiry of Russia. This was reported by “Trunov, Aivar and Partners” Bar whose members represented the interests of the people injured by the terrorist act.

During a meeting in Makhachkala on February, 27, retirees of the Ministry of Interior Affairs in Dagestan, disabled ex-employees of the Ministry and lost policemen’s relatives demanded to discharge Head of the Ministry of Interior Affairs in the republic Abdurashid Magomedov and carry out an inspection of the activities of officials who concluded a contract with the insurance company that became bankrupt.

Akki Chechens who are holding an action in Novolaksly district of Dagestan demanding to return them the lands that belonged to them until deportation suspended their meeting and unblocked the highway.

Today activists of non-governmental youth organization “Ireli” in Baku held an action in front of the Embassy of France demanding from the authorities of the country to punish the persons guilty of beating up two students from Azerbaijan.

Interrogation of ex-Speaker of the Parliament, leader of “Democratic movement – United Georgia” party Nino Burdjanadze, on the events of May, 26, 2011, is currently going on in Tbilisi.

Relatives of Counsellor of Head of KCR Fral Shebzukhov are going to appeal against the verdict on the case of his murder in 2010, the sufferers’ attorney Rusaln Shifadugov reported.

The court in Dagestan dismissed the appeal of Department of Federal Treasury leaving the decision of compensation of moral damage to a sum of 500 roubles to Sergey Evloev accused of participation in armed underground and encroachment on an official of law enforcement bodies standing, “Memorial” human rights center reports.

After publication of the material on the “Caucasian Knot” Public Prosecutor’s office of Dagestan took over the control of investigation on Alibek Mirzekhanov’s statement of kidnapping and torture by members of the top brass. The results of pre-investigative inspection are expected on March, 2, representative of the office Shamil Nasimov reported.

Today Sagid Murtazaliev, Champion of the Olympics in Sydney, Deputy of National Assembly of Dagestan, manager of the Department of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation in the republic, declared his intention to return his gold medal to the International Olympic Committee as a sign of protest against removal of wrestling from the Olympic program.

A decision of toughening prison conditions to Neimat Panakhly, Chairman of oppositional party of “National Statehood of Azerbaijan” (PNSA), was taken.

Today Sumgait Appellate court dismissed the appeal of Nigyar Yagublu, activist of the youth branch of oppositional party “Musavat”, convicted for committing a road accident with a lethal end.

Today the physicians who arrived in North Ossetia from Moscow decided not to take Head of the Department of Rosselkhoznadzor in Ingushetia Ruslan Dahkilgov to the capital of the Russian Federation for treatment because of his grave but stable state, Press Service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of North Ossetia reported.

During today’s trial on the case of assault at Nalchik lawyer Oleg Kelemetov challenged the bench. The reason was removal of defendant Edward Mironov from the courtroom.

Investigative Department of the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Russia in Nalchik initiated a criminal case of SMS messages with threats coming to the phone of Magomed Abubakarov, lawyer of “Nizam” Bar.