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Three Astrakhan fighters of the Russian “Natsgvardia” (National Guard of Russia), wounded in a shootout in Astrakhan, undergo preparations to be sent to a hospital in Moscow. Two of them stay at a resuscitation ward in a grave condition. This was reported by an official of the Department of the National Guard in the Astrakhan Region.

In 2016, Northern Caucasus faced the noticeable intensification of armed clashes, and effectiveness of militant activities a number of losses of law enforcers in per every killed militant increased more than two times in comparison with 2015. The above trend persisted in early 2017, primarily because of the recent aggravation of the situation in Chechnya.

Today, in Russia, cinemas have shown the American film "Aftermath" based on the story of Vitaly Kaloev, a native of North Ossetia, who in 2002 lost his wife and children in a plane crash over Lake Constance. Vitaly Kaloev was sentenced for killing an air traffic controller whom he treated as a person guilty of the tragedy.

In the case of Mardiros Demerchyan, who complained about torture at a police station, a protocol on administrative violation drawn up on June 12, 2013 disappeared. The court refused the defence's proposal to examine the photocopies of the protocol.

At the request of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), the courts' decisions to recognize the literature of Jehovah's Witnesses as extremist were attached to the materials of the case against the Administrative Centre of the Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia. According to an advocate, almost all 17 motions filed by the defence were dismissed by the court.

At the trial on plotting of a terror act in Rostov-on-Don, defendant Arthur Panov has claimed that he was poisoned after his arrest. The defendant has requested the court to appoint a forensic medical examination of his health state. The court granted the motion.

At today’s court session, Shagid Gubashev, a defendant in the Boris Nemtsov's murder case, has agreed to answer only the questions of the defence and the jury, explaining that he had learned about the murder of Nemtsov from TV news and paid no attention to it.

The publication in the “Novaya Gazeta” has prompted a response from members of the gay community of Chechnya, the “Russian LGBT-network” reports.

The decision to extradite Aslan Gagiev, a native of North Ossetia, suspected of organizing a series of resonant killings, from Austria to Russia has been postponed until clearing out the circumstances and conditions of his custody in Russia, a judge of the Vienna High Land Court reports.

The Administrative Centre of Jehovah's Witnesses has filed a counterclaim to the Russian Supreme Court (SC) against the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of Russia demanding that the religious organization be recognized as a victim of political repressions, when it is accused of extremism.

The Elista Magistrate Court has pronounced the decision to release Nikolai Tavleev, a participant of the anti-corruption picket. Nikolai Tavleev has claimed that he was beaten during his detention.

Marina Djandjgava, a resident of Adler, sentenced on the charge of treason after she had sent an SMS to Georgia, was sent to Moscow from a penal colony in Vologda. This was reported by advocate Ivan Pavlov.

The head of the kindergarten No. 56 doubts the involvement of security guard Murad Ibaev in arsoning of the kindergarten building. Murad Ibaev confessed to the crime under pressure. This was stated by his advocate, who appealed against the decision on his client's arrest.