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The family of Yuri Fateev, the tractor driver, who died of frostbite while clearing snow from the Highway Volgograd-Saratov, will receive financial assistance. The corresponding order was issued by Sergey Bozhenov, Governor of the Volgograd Region, the regional administration reports.

On February 3, relatives of Russian officer Polad Kasymov, who was convicted in Azerbaijan for espionage, sent an open letter to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev asking to raise the issue of the serviceman's release. They believe that Russian diplomats do not intervene in the situation not to ruin the negotiations between Russia and Azerbaijan on the renewal terms of the lease of the Gabala Radar Station (RS).

Ibragim Aliev, 24, a resident of Khasavyurt, has complained about inaction of investigatory bodies of Dagestan, which, according to his story, fail to investigate the shelling of his car, committed on November 17, 2011.

The appeal to the participants of protest rallies in Moscow disseminated on behalf of defendants in the case about the attack on Nalchik in October 2005, who deny their any involvement in this document, may affect the outcome of the trial, said Valery Khatazhukov, Chairman of the Kabardino-Balkarian Human Rights Centre.

A resident of Ingushetia, a 19-year-old Bashir Khamkhoev, who is a figurant in the criminal case of the terror act committed at the Moscow "Domodedovo" Airport, was sentenced to nine years in prison for a number of crimes committed in the territory of his republic. The defendant refused to plead guilty, while his advocate reports that his client was pressed on by investigators.

Investigation of a criminal case against Elena Grigorieva aged 44, resident of the town of Akhtubinsk working at a municipal institution of social services has been accomplished. The Jehovah's Witness accused of fomentation of religious hatred and animosity does not acknowledge herself guilty and in her turn, accuses secret services of "threats and blackmail".

On February, 1, a group of young guys in Ingushetia who violated road regulations were detained by the personnel of Malgobek Department of Interior Affairs. One of them, Akraman Chakhkiev, was beaten up by the policemen on the way to the municipal police department, his mother Roza Chakhkieva states.

Public Environmental Council with the Administration of Kislovodsk sent an open letter to President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedv reporting site development of mountain sanitary safeguarded zones of forming narzan with buildings of improper purpose and asking to "stop destruction of Kislovodsk health resort immediately".

Zainudin Magomedsaigitov, Prosecutor of the Botlikh District, is recommended to more responsibly consider the complaint of Khaibula Khaibulaev, a resident of the village of Karata of the Akhvakh District, who complained of beating and search. This is stated by the official letter from the Prosecutor's Office, which Khaibula Khaibulaev received on February 4.

Starting from February 4, the Georgian city of Zugdidi began the eviction of refugees from the building of the former plant. The authorities promise to provide them with temporary accommodation in kindergartens.

On February 5, in one of the positions of the south-east (Gadrut) direction of the Karabakh-Azerbaijani contact line, a serviceman Gor Alaverdyan wounded his colleague Marat Dimaksyan, who died on the way to the hospital.

Relatives of Ismail Tsechoev, who was kidnapped and beaten in November 2011, claimed being pressured and threatened by law enforcement agents.

Staff members of the election office of Sasun Mikaelyan, the opposition candidate for mayoralty of Razdan from the opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC), accuse the authorities of violating the law. Representatives of the Mayor deny the allegations.

The person, perished in the morning of February 6 during the special operation in Dagestan, was the courier of Yandiev brothers involved in the terror act at the "Domodedovo" Airport. This was reported by the National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAC).

Today, Aik Gevorkyan, the economic commentator of the oppositional newspaper "Aikakan Zhamanak" (Armenian Time), who was arrested on February 3 in Armenia, faced change of the pre-trial restriction measure he was released from custody at the court hearing. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent at the newspaper's edition office.

On February 5, a 19-year-old resident of the city of Moscow, who was detained in Grozny on suspicion of intent to establish contacts with militants and commit a suicide bombing, was brought to Moscow. Local human right defenders treated with distrust the report of the Chechen law enforcement agencies on detention of the suspected woman-terrorist, announced after the message of Dokku Umarov, the leader of North-Caucasian militants, about stopping terrorist attacks against the civilian population.

Swedish authorities intend to deport to Russia Emilkhan Sadaev, the former ally of Aslan Maskhadov, President of the self-proclaimed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. He had inflicted on himself injuries, and after that he was transferred to hospital. In particular, journalist Nadezhda Banchik reported on a suicide attempt.

A Committee for regulations of land use and development with the Mayor's office of Sochi held public hearings on development of the health resort. Activists of ecologic and non-governmental organizations refused to participate in the discussion. According to Chief Architect of the city, the hearings passed within legal boundaries.

About 70 people in Vladikavkaz took part in a two-hour action held in Pobedy (Victory) square held on February, 5. They expressed their protest against the work of "Electrozinc" plant. The participants of the action demanded to close the enterprise or move it away from the city for the reason of its negative impact on the environment.

Today at 9:30 p.m. Moscow time, in Nalchik, in Pushkin Street, unidentified persons opened automatic fire at the car of the inspector of the second division of the Investigatory Department for Kabardino-Balkaria of the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation.