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In Northern Caucasus, the authorities organized concerts and exhibitions dedicated to the International Women's Day. The traditional format of celebrating the March 8 holiday is no longer interesting, Dagestani journalists and bloggers point out.

More than 120 officers of the Nagorno-Karabakh's Defence Army have signed an appeal in support of Onik Gasparyan, the head of the General Staff of the Armenian Army, urging not to admit his resignation.

Today, the fog and poor visibility prevented from searching for the bodies of those who perished in Nagorno-Karabakh. Since the start of the search, bodies and remains of 1490 people have been found, the State Emergency Service (SES) of Nagorno-Karabakh has informed.

During the week of March 1-7, 2021, two people suffered during the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus – one perished and one was wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other sources.

New houses are being built for those who lost their homes during the war in Nagorno-Karabakh; they also receive payments, the authorities have reported. The refugees housed in a nursing home for the elderly complain about absence of employment and money as their major problems.

A video about the meeting of Chingiz Akhmadov, the director of the "Grozny" TV Channel, with Chechen GIBDD (traffic police) inspectors was posted on the Instagram.

On March 6, in Baku, the staff of the ADO Theatre held a performance against violations of women's rights in Azerbaijan. Opinions of Facebook users diverged on the action.

The issue of Armenian population's return to Gadrut should be resolved after the return of Azerbaijani refugees to Nagorno-Karabakh, Internet users have noted. Some of them have treated the protest actions held by refugees from Gadrut as the aim of obtaining political asylum in Europe.

On March 6, Tbilisi townspeople held a protest action in the city centre demanding to lift the restrictions on movement at night.

About 300 veterans of military operations in Nagorno-Karabakh have come out to the building of the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) to support the General Staff and demand the resignation of Premier Nikol Pashinyan.

The preliminary investigation into the death of Inal Djabiev has been completed; and after the suffered party gets acquainted with its materials, the case will be sent to court, the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of South Ossetia has announced.

Peacemakers have escorted another group of refugees from Yerevan to Stepanakert. The total number of local residents who have returned to Nagorno-Karabakh has reached 52,712, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

No Ukrainian traces have been found in the inquiry materials concerning the murder of the opposition leader, Boris Nemtsov, Vadim Prokhorov, an advocate of the Nemtsov family, has stated. In the opinion of Yegor Skovoroda, a "Mediazona" editor, this version was used after the murder as an attempt to divert investigators away from the Chechen trace.

Zuleikham Taisultanova and Zalpa Askhabova, residents of Urus-Martan, were detained for practicing occultism. After their talk with Adam Elzhurkaev, a theologian, they repented of their deeds: it follows from the video screened by the "Grozny" ChGTRK (Chechen State TV and Radio Broadcasting Company).

The restart of the criminal case against Bagautdin Myakiev, suspected of damaging property during his stay at the Nalchik SIZO (pre-trial prison), has to do with his actions in support of political prisoners, his advocate has stated. Myakiev himself denies his guilt.

Armenia needs to diversify the sources of buying weapons, as well as obtain the status of an US ally outside NATO, the participants of the action organized by the "National Democratic Pole" (NDP) movement in Yerevan claim.

Azerbaijani authorities have stopped providing housing to forced migrants from Nagorno-Karabakh, without promising their prompt return to their home towns and villages, the "Meydan TV" stated in its publication.

After a seven-month-long break, officials of Georgia and South Ossetia have held a meeting within the format of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms (IPRMs). The head of the South-Ossetian delegation has called the liquidation of the Georgian block-post near the village of Tsnelis a precondition for settling the conflict. In its turn, Georgia insists on the release of those convicted of crossing the border.

Vaccination against coronavirus is mandatory for those who intend to make Hajj in 2021, the Ministry of Public Health (MPH) of Dagestan has announced. Restrictions for users without vaccination make its voluntary nature senseless, Instagram users have noted.

Today, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Abkhazia has reported about a large number of firearms and ammunition discovered in the house of Akhra Avidzba, the former aide to the President of Abkhazia. Akhra Avidzba has been detained together with five foreigners, one of whom introduced himself as a resident of the village of Chegem II in Kabardino-Balkaria, the MIA of Abkhazia reports on its official website.