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The date of presenting the report on the situation in Chechnya was not accidentally coincident with the anniversary of deportation of Chechens and Ingushes; is an attempt to emphasize solidarity with the Chechen people, who are the first feels to feel the effects of Ramzan Kadyrov's ruling, said Ilya Yashin.

Residents of Ingushetia have marked the 72nd anniversary of the deportation of the Chechen and Ingush peoples by a rally and a collective memorial prayer at the Memorial of Fame in Nazran.

Ramzan Kadyrov governs Chechnya in the Putin-style power flavoured with demonstrative Islamization. He increases military power in the republic, uses law enforcers loyal to him personally, and thus threatens the national security of Russia. This was stated by Ilya Yashin in his report on the situation in the Chechen Republic.

Today, at the Moscow office of the PARNAS Party, the presentation of the Ilya Yashin's report on the situation in Chechnya has been interrupted by a report on a bomb. Media representatives were evacuated. Earlier, a man from the audience has accused Ilya Yashin of lack of patriotism.

The report entitled "A Threat to National Security", prepared by oppositionist Ilya Yashin and devoted to the Chechen leader, appeared to be published for a short time on the website "Open Russia" prior to the due time because of a technical error.

Today marks the 72nd anniversary from the beginning of the Stalin deportation of the Chechen and Ingush peoples. For the third year, Chechnya holds no commemorative events on this date, while people outside the republic mark the date.

Regular release of stories about public humiliation by Ramzan Kadyrov of supporters of Salafi concept of Islam enhances the atmosphere of fear in Chechnya and creates the image of the republic as a totalitarian state inside the state. This opinion was expressed by rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

The leaders of Chechnya and Ingushetia have instructed their subordinates to create a joint commission to find a solution to disputes arising between the republics. This was reported by Ramzan Kadyrov. Both sides have recognized that to insult the feelings of believers is inadmissible, emphasizes Yunus-Bek Evkurov.

All video and photo materials, collected by Olga Pavlova, Konstantin Solomatin, and Iida Tikka during three days of their activities in Chechnya, were destroyed by Chechen law enforcers in the course of the detention of the journalists.

In Chechnya, officials had serious plans to hold "spiritual-moral certification" of young people. However, after the resonance in the media, the Chechen leader has abandoned the idea for the sake of his political reputation. This opinion was expressed by experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

The republic's authorities have no plans to conduct the "spiritual-moral certification" of young people in Chechnya, said Ramzan Kadyrov, thus refuting the information spread earlier by official Chechen mass media.

Today, in Grozny, power agents have detained three journalists, arguing that they were preparing an illegal report. On the same day, all the three were released.

The Basmanny Court of Moscow has extended the arrest of four out of five defendants in the murder case of politician Boris Nemtsov until March 7. The arrest of the accused Tamerlan Eskerhanov was extended until March 8.

The Naur District Court of Chechnya has pronounced the decision to suspend the driver's licence of a resident of the republic for his failure to pay fines in the amount of 13,000 roubles.