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The reasons for cancellation by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of Azerbaijan of registration of the Azerbaijani Human Rights House are sooner political than technical, believes Ane Tusvik Bonde, the regional manager for Eastern Europe and the Caucasus of the Norwegian Foundation "Human Rights House".

Refusals to grant residence permits by Norway to refugees from Northern Caucasus are politically motivated. This was stated by Usam Baisaev, a human rights defender and a member of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

Today, an explosive device went off en route of a freight train in Dagestan, said the spokesman for the Republic's Interior Department for Transports. There are no casualties and victims.

Alexei Vorobyov, Chairman of the Government of Ingushetia, was dismissed on his own will because of going to some other job, the head of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov said today at a sitting in Magas, Ingushetia. Together with the Prime Minister, the entire government was sacked.

Today, the newspaper "Chernovik" hosted the last roundtable with participation of candidates for Deputies of the National Assembly of the Republic of Dagestan on the topic "Regional Policy and Dagestan". According to the participants, the measures to help in solving regional problems include changes of the tax system, update of draft laws on regional policy and development of legal framework for strategic planning.

According to preliminary data, the family of three persons from the farm yard Vozrozhdenie, Mineralovodskiy District of the Stavropol Territory, was assassinated by two unidentified criminals. This became known after questioning of the surviving child.

Today, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has annulled registration of the Azerbaijani Human Rights House (AHRH), which is a representative office of the Norwegian Human Rights Foundation.

Human rights defenders find head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov responsible for enforcing Islamic dress code for women in his republic. This was stated by rights defender Tatiana Lokshina at presentation of the report "Woman Should Know Her Place: Enforcement of Islamic Dress Code for Women in Chechnya".

Armenian human rights activists have already criticized certain provisions of the UN report on Armenia that was presented today in Geneva.

A documentary called "Barzakh" by Lithuanian producer Mantas Kvedaravichius about tortures and kidnapping in Chechnya will be demonstrated within the framework of international film festival Kino Pavasaris ("Spring of the Cinema") which will be held in Vilnius from March, 17, till March, 31.

The results of drug examination of blood samples taken a month ago from Jabbar Savalan, youth activist of People's Front of Azerbaijan party (PFAP), have been made public in Azerbaijan.

On Wednesday, March, 9, Evgeny Vitishko, Head of Tuapse branch of "Yabloko" party and member of the Council of "Ecologic Watch in Northern Caucasus" was released after serving 10 days of arrest.

During today's special operation in Kabardino-Balkaria three supposed participants of paramilitary groups were killed and two officers of law enforcement bodies wounded, a representative of Investigative Department of Prosecutor's committee of inquiry of the Russian Federation told a reporter of "Caucasian Knot".

The match between the 2002 Brazil national team and the team formed personally by Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Chechnya and president of the "Terek" FC, was held under tight guards and unprecedented security measures. Blocking by power agents of the central part of Grozny resulted in numerous traffic jams on highways and caused serious problems for public transport passengers. Many fans were not allowed into the stadium by policemen, while those who saw the match say that Brazilians played half-foot.

Advocate Gulfira Zakaryaeva, who is defending the interests of Elena Grigorieva, a member of the religious community of Jehovah's Witnesses in the city of Akhtubinsk (Astrakhan Region), accused of enmity incitement, is pressed by power agents. This was reported by Grigory Martynov, head of the press office of the Administrative Centre of Jehovah's Witnesses in the Russian Federation.

On March 6, the slopes of the ski resort "Rosa Khutor", located in Krasnaya Polyana near Sochi, hosted the final race of the Nissan Russian Adventure - the Russian stage of the Freeride World Tour. The racers and organizers of the competition speak about the high level of the complex and the need to develop the freeride sport in Russia.

According to the operational headquarters of the Chechen Republic, on March 10, starting from nine in the morning, the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime was introduced in the Nozhai-Yurt District of Chechnya.

The investigator who is running the murder case of Yegor Sviridov, a fan of the Moscow "Spartak" FC, gave a permit to the main suspect Aslan Cherkesov to get married while in SIZO (pre-trial prison). Today, the native of Kabardino-Balkaria and his girlfriend Tatiana Rozhkova have legalized their relationships.

Nikita Tikhonov, who is accused of killing lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova, cannot handle firearms. This was stated by journalist Dmitry Steshin, a witness at the process, during his questioning at the Moscow City Court.

On March 8 in Azerbaijan, Sakhavat Soltanly, deputy head of the youth organization of the "Musavat" Party, and Reshadat Akhundov, an independent youth activist, were detained and punished with administrative arrest. In the opinion of lawyer Erkin Gadirli, co-founder of the civil movement "Republican Alternative" (REAL), believes that these detentions have to do with the March 11 protest action, advertised on the Facebook; authority officials deny it.