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Vasif Miralamov, 15, a son of Tazakhan Miralamli, head of the local branch of the oppositional Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was detained in the Jalilabad District of Azerbaijan, located 220 km to the south of Baku, on suspicion of a murder. The oppositionist himself is in hospital with bodily injuries received at the Yasamal District Police Division, where he was brought after being detained during oppositional protests on April 2.

On April 5 in Moscow, an 18-year-old resident of Chechnya suspected of killing Pavel Kazakov, 19, a football fan on December 10, 2010. On that day Moscow saw funeral of Yegor Sviridov, a fan of the Moscow "Spartak" Football Club, killed in a fight with residents of Northern Caucasus.

Tsotne Gamsakhurdia, 36, son of the first president of Georgia, who is serving his prison term has treated - in his letter to US President Barack Obama - the situation as "deplorable" in the Georgian penitentiary system, in justice, in the electoral system, and in the spheres of the freedom of speech and respect for human rights.

Alexei Baranovskiy, a friend of the defendants in the murder case of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova, is under threat of criminal liability for perjury, said the victims' advocate Vladimir Zherebenkov.

Issa Khashagulgov, a suspect of involvement in the terror act in Vladikavkaz, was transferred to the SIZO (pre-trial prison) of Vladikavkaz. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it by one of Khashagulgov's advocates, who learned about removal of his client from the SIZO "Lefortovo".

Major Magomed Taisumov, former deputy commander of the special-purpose battalion of the GRU "Vostok" (East), who was kidnapped in the evening of March 28 in the Gudermes district of Chechnya and later found murdered, was not tortured before his death, but was shot dead. Also, there are no credible evidences of involvement of Magomed Khambiev, a Chechen MP and a former defence minister of Ichkeria, a source from the law enforcement bodies of Chechnya asserts.

Today, the Vilnius Court has postponed its session, which was to consider the action of the prosecutor's office asking to change Egle Kusaite's freedom restriction measure from recognizance not to leave for the custody. The adjudication was reappointed on April 21.

On April 8, Beslan will host the action "Grove of Angels" in memory of the victims of the tragedy of 2004. It will bring together young people from Kabardino-Balkaria.

Dokku Umarov, leader of Chechen gunmen, is safe and sound, he could not have been injured during the special operation in Sunzha district of Ingushetia because he was not there at that moment. This is the news from informational resources supporting gunmen. According to them, there is no doubt only about Supyan Abdullaev's death.

A book on kidnapping in Chechen Republic and the lives of kidnapped people's relatives and families of victims of tortures is going to be published in England. Its author is Mantas Kvedaravichius, Lithuanian producer who has shot the documentary "Barzakh".

Today, in the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria policemen shot dead a local resident who rendered resistance, as reported by the Investigatory Department (ID) of the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) for the republic.

As reported by Sergey Khamitsaev, the investigator running the case, Soslan Abaev, suspected of murdering Khetag Kozaev, a youth world champion in boxing, made a confession.