Although sentenced to a ten day administrative prison term, decided by the Ingush court, the well-known Ingush rights activist and his brother were released on the evening of March 26.

The dissident website Ingushetiyaru.org has reported that on March 23rd, the well-known Ingush opposition leader Magomed Khazbiev and his two brothers were arrested at 1:45pm after a protest during the midday in Nazran.