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Idris Cherkhigov, the 27-year-old head of the administration of the Kurchaloi District, has been transferred to the post of the head of the secretariat of the leader of Chechnya. By taking his new post, Idris Cherkhigov has replaced another nephew of Ramzan Kadyrov.

During the week from March 28 to April 3, 2016, seven people fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus: four persons perished and three 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

Residents of Northern Caucasus have a demand for a democratic modernization of the region and its inclusion into the all-Russian legal environment, says the report "Northern Caucasus and Modern Model of Democratic Development".

The Chechen Prosecutor's Office has found no attributes of public calls for extremist activities in the statements of Ramzan Kadyrov about the opposition. This was announced by Maxim Reznik, an MP of the Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg.

Since March 27, Chechnya is holding mass subbotniks (voluntary Saturday clean-ups); and the all-republic clean-up will be held on April 1-30. State servants in Grozny complain about being forced to participate in subbotniks.

The destruction of militants' houses and the pressure on their relatives sometimes leads to radicalization of many people, believes Igor Barinov, the head of the Russian Federal Agency for Nationalities' Matters. His comment was made shortly after Putin's remark made during Ramzan Kadyrov's appointment the head of Chechnya about the need for enforcement of Russian laws in the Chechnya, where authorities openly threatened relatives of members of the armed underground.

On March 26, cities and towns of Chechnya held celebrations on the occasion of the Ramzan Kadyrov's appointment the acting leader of Chechnya. The cities and towns held concerts and festivities, during which officials stated that Ramzan Kadyrov would receive overwhelming support of the population at the upcoming September election.

The terror acts in Belgium and France have exacerbated Europeans' negative attitude toward the North-Caucasian Diaspora, said Sasha Kulaeva, head of the Division of Eastern Europe and Central Asia of the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH), in her interview to the "Caucasian Knot".

The "Committee for the Prevention of Torture" uses the funds of the programme for rehabilitation of torture victims to help Bashir Pliev, beaten in an attack on human rights defenders and journalists on the border of Ingushetia and Chechnya.

The Putin's decision to appoint Ramzan Kadyrov the acting leader of Chechnya will not change life in the republic for the best and only means further stagnation. This opinion was expressed by Russian human rights defenders.

At a meeting with Ramzan Kadyrov, Vladimir Putin has appointed him acting leader of the republic. The Kremlin's approval, the administrative resources particularly active in recent months, and the experience of past elections in Chechnya actually determine who will be the next leader of the Chechen Republic.

The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has started to study the materials of the inspection carried out to check the complaint of Nikolai Karpyuk about torture. Investigators found no grounds for institution of criminal proceedings.