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The car of the missing Akav Khalidov, 28, was found in a special car park of the city of Khasavyurt. His relatives have informed a member of the Dagestani Regional Public Organization (DRPO) "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy) about it.

The Armenian Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan has sent a request to the country's Central Election Commission (CEC) asking to clarify the new procedure for accreditation of journalists. Armenian media have already expressed dissatisfaction with the new accreditation procedure established by the CEC.

Law enforcers have illegally detained and then beat Inal Berov, 29, a resident of Nalchik, asserts his father Muradin Berov. Now, Inal is at large; and his father wants to appeal on the fact to the President of Russia and the head of Kabardino-Balkaria.

The first round of parliamentary elections in Abkhazia resulted in the victory of one nominee from the pro-government party "United Abkhazia" and the oppositional "People's Unity Forum of Abkhazia" each, while six oppositional candidates and three from the pro-government party have proceeded into the second round. All the Communist Party's nominees have failed.

Today, after a short break, the trial on an armed attack on Nalchik in October 2005, which is taking place at the Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria, was resumed.

During the special operation in the village of Mir of the Chegem District of Kabardino-Balkaria, power agents killed six militants, who rendered armed resistance. This was informed by a source at the law enforcement bodies of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR).

Last night, in the village of Semender in Dagestan, a search was conducted at the house of Makhach Guchachliev, the head of the Bar Association "Kavkaz". This was reported the lawyer himself.

On March 9, Mikhail Saakashvili signed decrees, according to which Georgia quits several agreements concluded within the framework of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The annulled documents include the agreement of CIS countries on protection of consumers' rights.

Before the assault of the house in Makhachkala, as a result of negotiations, one of the women with two children was convinced to leave the blocked building. The second woman refused to leave. This was reported by Gyulnara Rustamova, co-Chair of the human rights organization "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy).

The lawyer Sapiyat Magomedova reports on stopping of the criminal case initiated against police officers from the Khasavyurt OVD (Interior Division) accused of beating her. The investigation into the case initiated against the lawyer herself with charges of using violence against the police officers was also terminated.

The defence of Evgenia Khasis convicted on charges of participation in the murder of the lawyer Stanislav Markelov filed a complaint against the verdict to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). This was reported by the lawyer Dmitry Agranovskiy.

The Supreme Court of Chechnya sentenced Khamidulla Yapov and Kemal Ebzeev to 14 years of imprisonment, and Rashid Atuov to 13 years of imprisonment on charges of destruction of 84 Pskov soldiers of airborne troops in battles near the village of Ulus-Kert in the Argun Gorge in Chechnya in 2000. This was reported today by the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) in Chechnya.

At least 15 persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus in the period of March 5-11: 13 persons were killed and 2 wounded. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot", based on own materials and information from other public sources.

On March 11, an extraordinary session of the Elista City Council (ECC) will be held, which is supposed to consider cancellation of the decision to appoint Nikolai Andreev to the post of City manager of the capital of Kalmykia.

Alexander Pochinok and Igor Matveev, the observers from the Russia's Council of Federation, and Anton Belyakov, Russia's State Duma Deputy, have fixed no violations at the elections in Abkhazia and noted the absence of drops-in of ballot papers and "round-robins".

On March 10, residents of several houses in Alpijskaya Street of Sochi told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that they had stayed for a week without electricity. Officials from the Mayoralty and the energy grid cannot tell exactly when the problem will be solved.

At its today's sitting in Baku, the "Public Chamber" has decided to hold a nationwide rally on April 8 in the capital of Azerbaijan with a demand to release political prisoners. The action is dated to the first anniversary of the rally on April 2, 2011.

The Norwegian Foundation "Human Rights House" (NFHRH) has called on the Azerbaijani authorities to resume the activities of its branch in this country – the "Azerbaijani Human Rights House (AHRH).

The website of the Department for Kalmykia of the Federal Service of Court Marshals has launched a new service that allows residents to know about their debt within the instituted executive proceedings.

In Georgia, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have addressed the authorities asking them to conduct the parliamentary elections this autumn in compliance with international standards. On March 9, activists of several NGOs submitted a corresponding statement to the President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili, Speaker of the Parliament David Bakradze and Minister of Foreign Affairs Grigol Vashadze.