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A soldier of statutory service perished in Sunzha district of Ingushetia as a result of an explosion of an unidentified explosive device, a source in law enforcement bodies of the republic reported.

Julia Penzina, Chief of the section of the affairs of the underage (SAU) of Police Department, initiator of inquiry on pupils of "Caucasian nationality" in the schools of Chelyabinsk, was suspended from office until accomplishment of inspection, Press service of regional Directorate of the Ministry of Interior Affairs reported. Ombudsman of Chelyabinsk region Alexey Sevostianov considers that the police must know national composition of the population, however he emphasizes incorrectness of the inquiry.

On May 22, the Kirov District Court of Astrakhan began to consider materials on the lawsuit filed by Oleg Shein, the ex-candidate for the position of City Mayor, relating to electoral precincts in the Lenin District. Witnesses, speaking at the trial, reported on a number of violations in the course of the election of City Mayor.

On May 11, Muslimat Magomedova, the resident of the village of Nechaevka of the Kizilyurt District of Dagestan, sent to President Vladimir Putin an appeal, in which she asked him to take investigation into the murder of Maryam Magomedova, her daughter, under his personal control and take steps to ensure that the criminal case against the murderers would be brought to court.

Ruslan Rakhaev, ex-Deputy Chief of Cherkessk Police, accused of beating to death a detainee, did not commit that crime. This was stated by his aunt Lydia Zhabelova and his sister Amina Kazakova from Nalchik. They conducted their own investigation and believe that the case against Ruslan Rakhaev bears signs of falsification. Rakhaev's lawyer believes that his client had no motive to commit the crime, of which he is charged. According to Adalbi Shkhagoshev, the State Duma Deputy, the version of Ruslan Rakhaev's relatives is worth attention of investigators.

The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Dagestan (RD) refused to sanction rally against the arbitrariness of law enforcement bodies planned to be held on May 28 in Makhachkala. This was reported to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by the Ministry of Justice.

A soldier of the Azerbaijani State Border Guard Service shot dead his colleague and then committed suicide.

Today Abdurahman Magomedov detained on May, 19, during a special operation in Makhachkala was released from Kirov district Department of Interior Affairs, his attorney Ziyavdin Uvaisov reported.

On May, 22, four employees of Dendrologic park "Southern Cultures" in Adler district of Sochi went on a hunger strike because of non-payment of wages, leader of local branch of KPRF Yury Dzagania reported.

In Stavropol, more than forty activists of different organizations took part in the protest action against the pointwise development of the historical centre. The protest action was organized by social movement "Protest Committee of Stavropol City".

Today, initiators of the ended campaign "Sing for Democracy" summed up of their activities of several months and noted serious problems with the situation of human rights in Azerbaijan.