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The biological mother of the girl from Ingushetia, who has suffered from beatings, hired an advocate aiming to return the child to her family. Guardianship authorities are seeking to deprive the girl's father and mother of their parental rights, the republic's Children Ombudsperson has stated.

Prior to crossing the border with Azerbaijan, the Armenian soldier, Araik Gazaryan, had no bodily injuries, the Investigating Committee (IC) of Armenia has stated.

The Tbilisi Court of Appeal has found the judgement of the lower instance court about a bail as the freedom restriction measure for Nika Gvaramiya, a former director general of the "Rustavi-2" TV Company, accused of embezzlement.

The state of health of Ikram Ragimov, who is on a hunger strike in the SIZO (pre-trial prison), has deteriorated sharply, he was transferred to the medical unit of the SIZO, his close relative has informed today.

After the publication of a fragment of Ruslan Kurbanov's interview with Ramzan Kadyrov, some social network users refused to accept Kadyrov's explanations of his words about residents of Dagestan. Authors of many comments rebuked Kadyrov for protracting the public discussion about Imam Shamil.

Today, Dagestani journalist Ruslan Kurbanov has reported that during an interview in Grozny, Ramzan Kadyrov spoke about his attitude to Imam Shamil and "button heroes." The journalist made public a fragment of the interview with Ramzan Kadyrov.

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of Dagestan refused to sanction 23 rallies and one demonstration which organizers of the rallies wanted to hold in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, an arrested correspondent of the newspaper "Chernovik"(Draft). Among the reasons for the refusal, the Dagestani MoJ mentioned the possibility of a terror act. The initiators of the actions will go to court to challenge the answers received from the Dagestani MoJ, reported advocate Arsen Magomedov.

The doctor, interrogated at the trial, said that he saw no bite traces on the hands of the policemen, for attacking whom the Krasnodar lawyer, Mikhail Benyash, is accused.

The threats to his opponents declared by Ramzan Kadyrov in the dispute about Imam Shamil have triggered a new wave of Chechens vs. Dagestanis confrontation, while the character of his statements is unacceptable for an official at the level of a head of the region, network users and residents of Chechnya assert.

An advocate has appealed against the ruling of the Tbilisi City Court, which had set up a bail as a freedom restriction measure for Nika Gvaramiya, a former director general of the "Rustavi-2" TV Company.

In SIZO (pre-trial prison), Malsag Uzhakhov, the head of the Ingush Council of Teips (family clans), fails to receive all the medicines needed because of his several serious diseases, advocate has stated.

The refusal of journalist, Maxim Shevchenko, from his words in relation to Ramzan Kadyrov has reminded social network users of other apologies to the head of Chechnya.

Araik Gazaryan, a serviceman of the Defence Army of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), has deserted to the Azerbaijani side, possibly because he simply lost his way, David Tonoyan, the head of the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD), has suggested.

The young moon, with which appearance in the sky the celebration of Kurban Bayram (Eid al-Adha) begins, is visible in Dagestan later than in Mecca; therefore, the transfer of the date of the holiday in this republic is justified, said Akhmet Yarlykapov. In his turn, Mikhail Roschin believes that the postponement of the Eid al-Adha indicates ambitions of Dagestani Muftis.

In Chechnya, no court will be able to consider without bias the case of Dagestani residents, who, according to the Chechen law enforcement bodies, were killed in a shootout. This opinion was voiced by mothers of the Dagestani residents accused posthumously.

Valery Malakhov, a resident of the Krasnodar Territory, whom law enforcers beat and poured with boiling water, complained about the consequences of the torture.

Dagestani journalist Ruslan Kurbanov reported about a "tense" conversation with the leader of Chechnya after public discussions about the personality of Imam Shamil.

The health state of a girl from Ingushetia, who suffered from severe beating, has improved after she underwent a surgery during which a part of her right arm was amputated, doctors report. Anna Kuznetsova, Children's Rights Commissioner in Russia, says that the girl needs a new surgery before procedures of prosthetics.

The decision of the Dagestani Muftiate to schedule Eid al-Adha for August 12 seems to be controversial, since the last day of the Hajj passed on August 10, note residents of Dagestan interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". Users of Instagram also found no logic in scheduling the holiday for another date.

Local residents held a rally during which they demanded from the authorities to start the restoration of family towers in the village of Merkmeli affected by erosion. The old building will be put in order by the end of the year, reports the spokesperson for the National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia.