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Today, the Yasamal District Court has sentenced Asif Marzili, editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Tezadlar" (Contrasts), to one year of imprisonment.

Human rights activist Magomed Mutsolgov asserts that introduction of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime in six villages of Ingushetia is illegal. He also places in question the information about a fight in late March militants with special agents in Sunzha District.

Ibragim Tochiev, ex-head of the administration of the President of Ingushetia, had forced heads of district administrations to write own-will dismissal applications with an open date. This was reported to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Kaloy Akhilgov, new press secretary of the President of Ingushetia. Thus, he has refuted the earlier information about possible reasons of Tochiev's resignation.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ingushetia has asserted non-involvement of earlier arrested FSB agents in kidnapping on April 3 of Gapur Tankiev, 23, a resident of Malgobek.

The reason of dismissal of Ibragim Tochiev, head of the administration of the President of Ingushetia, after only four months in this position, could be in his disapproval of President Evkurov's initiative, under which all materially accountable servants were forced to write applications on dismissal on their own will with an open date.

In the morning on Sunday, April 5, in Nalchik, the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria, a local woman-resident was wounded as a result of a grenade explosion in the yard of her own house; she was hospitalized.

For almost two decades already, the problems of forced migrants now living in North Ossetia have been vexed both for the people and for the republic. For almost 20 years refugees live in hostels, barracks, sheds and cellars, which had been provided by the republic's leadership, and the housing issue is still the main one for them.

In 2008, in Ingushetia, 8 persons were kidnapped and 212 more lost. The figures are published in today's regular report "Violence under Control" of the human rights Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization "Mashr". The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it by Magomed Mutsolgov, leader of the "Mashr" and a member of the Expert Board for Human Rights in Russia.

Today, the police of Tbilisi have detained six activists of the movement called "Why?" near the building of public broadcasting of Georgia, where they held a protest action.

People in Chechnya treat differently the accusations moved against Chechen President's close associate and deputy of the State Duma of Russia from Chechnya Adam Delimkhanov by the police of Dubai of organizing an attempt on Hero of Russia Sulim Yamadaev, ex-commander of the GRU "Vostok" special battalion. Some observers are convinced that Delimkhanov was involved in the crime, while others believe that certain forces are trying to discredit Ramzan Kadyrov.

The coalition of Azerbaijani NGOs named "Network of Informing and Cooperation against Trafficking in Humans" is drafting a report on the situation with trafficking in the country. This report will be an alternative to the official report prepared by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

Tonight, President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov said to journalists in Grozny that he has data about involvement of Sulim Yamadaev, who was recently murdered in United Arab Emirates, in the terror act committed on May 9, 2004, in Grozny, which killed his father, the then President Ahmat Kadyrov.

In Ingushetia, the persons arrested on suspicion of kidnapping Gapur Tankiev, a resident of Malgobek, are kept in the Malgobek GOVD.

At 2 a.m. on April 4, Tbilisi patrol police dispersed activists of the youth headquarters who were engaged in preparing a protest action on April 9 and confiscated their cars. This was reported by Dachi Tsaguriya, one of the organizers.

The Prosecutor's Office of Dagestan has approved the indictment on the criminal case against Dinara Butdaeva, accused of participating in illegal armed formation (IAF) and of illegal purchase, storage and transportation of firearms. She will be punished by deprivation of freedom.

In the city of Malgobek (Ingushetia), a local resident Gapur Tankiev was kidnapped. Now, militiamen check the information, and victim's relatives are going to hold a rally.

Rafael Ampar, Chairman of the State Committee for Youth and Sports of Abkhazia, told journalists that the embassy of Spain in Moscow has refused to grant visas to Abkhazian mini-footballers who planned to debut in the annual Futzal Cup of Europe - Cup of Nations.

Another meeting of Presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia Ilham Aliev and Serzh Sargsyan will most probably take place on May 7-8 within the European Union summit under the Programme "Eastern Partnership" in Prague. This was stated on April 3 in Baku by Matthew Brayza, co-chairman of the OSCE Minsk Group from the American party and US Undersecretary of State.

A congress of Orthodox women of the South of Russia will take place in Stavropol on May 12 under the motto "Mother's care of the youth" and rally together Orthodox women-believers of Northern Caucasus, Don and lower Volga regions.

One of the largest enterprises of Armenia - the Kapan Mining and Dressing Combine, which was stopped in mid-February, will gain its full capacity by the end of April.