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The law enforcement bodies have detained an armed man who has taken hostages today at a branch of the Bank of Georgia in Tbilisi. None of the hostages is injured.

Ibragim Gadjiev, a witness in a case against Ashikov brothers, filed a lawsuit to the Sovetsky District Court of Makhachkala. Ibragim Gadjiev requested the Court to declare unjustified the actions of law enforcers during a search in his house. The man also requested compensation for moral damage in the amount of one million roubles to be collected from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

The Zheleznovodsk City Court recognized Tagir Galaev as a participant of an attack on law enforcers in the course of a rally in Magas and sentenced him to seven months of imprisonment. At the same time, taking into account the period of time spent by Tagir Galaev in custody, the Court pronounced a decision to release the defendant at the courtroom, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”* reports today.

Today, residents of the Margaovit village have come to a street protest against mining developments. The protestors suggest that the operation of a copper mine will worsen the environmental situation in the Lori Region.

In Makhachkala, policemen have begun investigating a criminal case of an attack on Ruslan Ablyakimov, an activist from the local Alexei Navalny's office, who himself said it today.

An influx of tourists is expected to the Tulip Festival scheduled in the Tselinny District of Kalmykia; all the tickets for the cruise train from Moscow have been sold out; and hotel rooms have been booked, the organizers report. Tourist professionals have noted that because of the pandemic, Kalmykia has favourable conditions for the development of domestic tourism.

The workers engaged in the demolition of dilapidated houses in Nalchik have damaged the nearby house owned by Tamara Tlevasova, a local resident. The house was deliberately damaged in order to later recognize it as an emergency structure and alienate the land plot, Tamara has stated in her complaint addressed to the Public Prosecutor of Kabardino-Balkaria.

Former relatives of Nina Tseretilova, a resident of Makhachkala, have failed yet to fulfil the court's judgement of March 24 that ordered the return her three children to her.

Murad Manapov, an employee of the Navalny's office in Makhachkala, told the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial"* that at the police station, law enforcers demanded from him to tell about the plans of the office and about his relatives; he received several blows and threats of torture.

At the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), policemen have detained six protesters, who demanded the release of Armenian prisoners of war (POWs) from Azerbaijan.

A video depicting Magomed Gadaev, detained by Chechen law enforcers, as alive and not tortured, only increases fears for his life, say human rights defenders interviewed by the “Caucasian Knot”.

Today, in Yerevan, activists have held the “Action of Silence” in front of the UN building. The protestors demand the immediate return of Armenian prisoners of war (POWs) from Azerbaijan.

A video with Magomed Gadaev, deported from France, disseminated on the evening of April 14 on social media, was filmed in a basement, the man’s smile looks not natural, and he himself is wearing a winter jacket, which does not correspond to the season, users of the social media note.

The Russian authorities avoid examining the evidence of extrajudicial killings in Chechnya, states the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”*. The human rights defenders requested the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to oblige Russia to involve international institutions in the investigation and to send a UN working group on enforced disappearances to Northern Caucasus.

In Chechnya, employees of kindergarten are being forced to vaccinate against coronavirus under threat of dismissal, local residents report.

Law enforcers have summoned an advocate to Magomed Gadaev, a Chechen native, who was deported from France; the detainee himself wrote a refusal to use the services of a human rights defender. There were no visible traces of torture on Gadaev's body; and he refused to communicate in private, the advocate, Semyon Tsvetkov, has stated.

The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has supported the human rights defenders who demanded to reconsider the refusal to initiate a torture case against Timur Debishev, an actor at the Grozny Theatre, and sent his complaint for a new consideration.

Law enforcers have detained Lipa Israilova, a 65-year-old resident of Urus-Martan, for providing occult services. After a public conversation with Adam Elzhurkaev, a doctor from the Centre of Islamic Medicine, she has partially admitted her guilt, the "Grozny" ChGTRK (Chechen State TV and Radio Broadcasting Company) has informed.

In the videos posted in Chechen Instagram publics, Magomed Gadaev claims that he was not tortured or beaten up.

Law enforcers would not allow Murad Manapov, the detained employee of the Navalny's office in Makhachkala, to contact his family and an advocate, and forced him, under pressure, to sign the protocol, the activist said after his release. Manapov intends to appeal against his detention and arrest.