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Charities and Akhmed Zakaev, the former head of the government of the self-proclaimed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, demand proofs from the Hollywood star Hilary Swank that she had actually donated the money she received for her performance at Ramzan Kadyrov's birthday party to charity needs.

The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation (CCRF) has refused to accept for consideration the complaint of Dmitry Novikov, a retired judge from Sochi, who was accused of a number of corruption crimes.

On February 16, the Centre was opened in the Georgian capital. Its mission is to study and popularize the history and culture of Circassians and other Caucasian nations.

Now, entrepreneurs of Ingushetia have no need to collect documents for years in order to open their own business: it is enough to explain – in their own words – what they want and get a subsidy, the republic's authorities have stated at the meeting of entrepreneurs with state officials held in Ingushetia.

The "Anji" Football Club (FC) (Makhachkala) has officially announced conclusion of a 1.5-year contract with its new head coach – the famous Dutch specialist Guus Hiddink.

The delegates of the First Congress of the "United Caucasus Forum", which will be held tomorrow in the city of Nazran, are arriving in Ingushetia. In total, according to organizers, the event will be attended by about one hundred activists from human rights and non-governmental organizations of Northern Caucasus.

On February 17, about 40 people gathered at the building of the Mosque "The Heart of Chechnya" in Grozny with a demand to get their salary debts.

At least 11 people were lost and two more injured during the week on February 6-12 in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

On February, 16, Murat Kotsev who by October, 13, 2005, was emir of Jamia of “Iskhozh” micro-district of Nalchik evidenced at the trial on the case of assault at Nalchik.

According to arachnologist Alexander Khnykin, a rapid growth of population of karakurt spiders is possible in Volgograd region. Aid posts must be equipped with medications against aftermath of the bites and the authorities should organize training among the population, the scientist warns.

On February, 17, a republican contest “The best blog” the participants of which will be pupils of secondary schools and institutions of higher education and colleges will start on February, 17, in Adygea.

A Special Investigative service started considering a complaint of double voting of some deputies of the Parliament submitted by Center of Parliamentarism of Armenia. Head of the Center Ruben Torosyan does not even rule out an appeal to court.

The judgment of Krasnodar regional court of taking retired judge of Khosta district of Sochi Dmitry Novikov into custody is unlawful and unjustified, the human rights activists and lawyers from different regions of the country who were presents at the trial consider.

Several non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Georgia are collecting signatures – within the campaign "It's about you! Change the unjust legislation!" – under the petition demanding to amend the national electoral legislation. They plan to submit the petition and draft amendments to the parliament on February 17.

The journalist from Azerbaijan Khadija Ismailova has become one of five winners of Award "The Free Press of Eastern Europe," named after Gerd Bucerius and awarded by the German Foundation "Zeit-Stiftung" and the Norwegian Foundation "Free Speech".

The Presnya Court of Moscow has repeatedly addressed the issue of extension of the arrest of the sambo fighter Rasul Mirzaev, after whose punch the 19-year-old Muscovite Ivan Agafonov died, and decided to keep the athlete in custody until May 17.

Two young women, residents of Grozny, were detained by law enforcers on charges of kidnapping two young boys for ransom, the local MIA asserts.

The pelicans, who settled there because of abnormal frosts, are dying in Makhachkala Bay. The staff of the Dagestani Ministry of Natural Resources has stopped feeding the birds, the Dagestani Regional Branch of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" asserts. The ministry denies this information.

The members of the initiative groups "We are owners of this city" and "Our city", who demand to suspend the transfer of the kiosks dismantled in Abovyan Street to the public park near Mashtots Avenue, were not satisfied with the outcomes of their meeting with the Mayor of Yerevan Taron Margaryan and decided to continue their protests. The Mayor promised that no construction would be run in the city at the expense of green zones.

Four Georgian sailors, who are staying for about a year aboard the Turkish cargo ship Hakki Cillioglu in the Sukhumi port, ask to help them to return home. The Abkhazian party denied information about detention of sailors.