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Boxing fights of four Ramzan Kadyrov's sons are scheduled for September 3, despite the Kremlin's criticism of the earlier children's fights, as well as by the children's ombudsperson and the Russian Sport Ministry.

A new national agency is ready to provide help to immigrants from Chechnya living abroad, but they must "watch their own language," Ramzan Kadyrov has stated.

The Court of Appeal (CoA) has overturned the conviction of Anar Mamedov, editor-in-chief of the "Criminal.az" website, and sent the case for reconsideration.

The appeal of Adam Delimkhanov, the adviser to the head of Chechnya, not to commit offenses outside the republic is formulated humiliatingly towards local residents, social network users have pointed out.

Nikolai Tskhovrebov, detained within the attempt case on the head of the South-Ossetian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), was hospitalized with traces of beatings; he cannot walk, the hospital staff has stated. Another suspect, Gennady Kulaev, has been denied advocates' access for a week; information has appeared that he had been beaten and tortured with electric current.

The detention of the representative of the head of Chechnya in the Ivanovo Region of Russia was demonstratively disrespectful and was widely covered in the media, but for Ramzan Kadyrov it is advantageous to leave the incident without reaction, analysts believe.

The protesters who gathered in front of the building of the Cabinet of Ministers (CoM) in Tskhinval and demanded resignation of the head of South Ossetia have gone home, said Merab Pukhaev, the acting head of the republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

An initiative group of Verkhniy Kurkuzhin villagers is seeking a meeting with Kazbek Kokov, the head of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), to discuss the case initiated against Martin Kochesoko. His fellow villagers are sure of his innocence.

The exchange of Azerbaijani citizens, Shakhbaz Guliev and Dilgam Askerov, convicted in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), for Armenian prisoners is impossible, as it will pose a threat to the safety of residents of border villages, experts in Armenia believe. According to the Red Cross, there are five Armenian prisoners in Azerbaijan.

For several months already, opponents of LGBT people have been attacking the office of the human rights organization "Tbilisi Pride" in Tbilisi, while law enforcers have still failed to present the results of the investigation, human rights defenders have stated.

After ten days of hunger strike, Emin Sagiev, an Azerbaijani political prisoner, has health problems; however, he intends to continue his action until his demand for release is fulfilled, his wife said.

Social networks have posted photos of the body of Inal Djabiev, who died after detention for an attempt on Igor Naniev, the head of South-Ossetian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). Facebook users have urged to punish the people who had severely beaten Djabiev up.

Erik Pukhaev has fulfilled the protesters' demand and resigned as South Ossetia Premier (head of the Council of Ministers – CoM), explained his resignation by unwillingness to let the president down.

The day before, those killed during a counterterrorist operation (CTO) conducted in the village of Troitskoye, Sunzha District, asked the owners of the house to let them spend the night in the house. After the CTO, law enforcers detained her husband, and don't allow her to see him, the house hostess has informed.

The court considers a case against Khasanbi Indreev, a native of Kabardino-Balkaria, accused of complicity in terrorism. Khasanbi Indreev was sentenced for aiding and abetting militants, but the criminal case against him was artificially divided into two, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reported.

The exchange of prisoners on the principle of "all for all" is being hindered by the Armenia's demand to involve the authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh in the negotiations, which is unacceptable for Azerbaijan, Baku political analysts believe.

Muhammad Imanly and Ramid Nagiev, the arrested members of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), are not allowed to call their relatives and to be visited by advocates, their defenders claim. Rufat Safarov, the director of the NGO "Line of Defence", suggests that the prisoners were tortured.

Azerbaijan forced Armenian officer Gurgen Alaverdyan to read out a video appeal with repentance, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Armenia claimed. The Armenian diplomats treat the Baku's actions as a violation of the war prisoner's rights.

In Chechnya, in the new academic year, schoolchildren will be required to come to classes wearing masks, the authorities of the republic report. Meanwhile, the Russian authorities did not require imposing the mask regime in schools. Some Instagram users and local residents note they would prefer distance learning for their children.

In the Ingush village of Troitskoye, where three persons were killed during a counterterrorist operation (CTO), no houses were damaged, except for the house in which the special operation took place. So far, residents have not applied for compensation for damage, the village administration noted.