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At the Dagestani-Chechnya border, power agents stopped the advocate Elena Denisenko, who was on her way to the trial of Abdusalam Ramazanov, from continuing her travel, and took away her passport for examination.

In the period from December 17, 2016, to January 30, 2017, Chechnya registered at least 8 armed incidents, including militants' attacks on law enforcers and special operations. As a result of those incidents, 26 people were killed, and seven others were wounded.

The Chechen police have trailed organizers of the failed assassination attempt on the life of Ramzan Kadyrov in Benoi, including the Yamadaev family members, the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" reports today.

The Chechen police detained close family members of three suspects killed last night in Shali. This was reported to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by local residents. The law enforcement agencies are engaged in carrying out operative and preventive actions, reports an official from the law enforcement authorities.

In the town of Shali, militants attacked policemen and killed two of them. During the special operation, three attackers were killed, and two civilians were injured. This was reported by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov.

During the week of January 23-29, 2017, eight persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, four were killed, and four others were wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

Chechen schoolgirls and female students are not required to wear hijabs; however, headscarves are a part of the uniform. This was announced by an official of the Chechen Ministry of Education.

Users of the WhatsApp in Chechnya have spread a story of the nurse about serious complications in children after vaccination against poliomyelitis. Despite the refutation by the Republic's Ministry of Public Health, many parents continue refusing to vaccinate their children.

The documentary "It's Getting Dark" tells the story of five families recognized as political prisoners by rights defenders. Among the heroes is the family of Ruslan Kutaev, the President of the Assembly of Peoples of the Caucasus, who was convicted after organizing, against the order of the head of Chechnya, a conference on the deportation of the Chechen people.

At educational institutions of Chechnya, schoolgirls and female students must wear headscarves, even if they are not Muslims; however, there were no conflicts around the issue, said the interviewed residents of the republic.

The authorities of the regions, where wearing hijabs has long been practiced, should decide themselves whether to allow them in schools, said Evgeny Bobrov, the deputy chairman of the Human Rights Council (HRC), in his comment on the dispute of Minister Olga Vasilieva with Ramzan Kadyrov.

In Chechnya, policemen are not subordinates of Ramzan Kadyrov, and his call to open fire on suspected militants without warning is not an order, but populist rhetoric. This opinion was voiced by advocate Igor Trunov.