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The members of the "Moral Guards" group detained in Austria have a vague idea of Chechen traditions, the observance of which they demand from Chechen women, members of the Diaspora believe. According to their version, similar groupings of "Moral Guard" are also active in France, Belgium and Germany.

After the Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijan rejected the cassation appeal against his verdict, Emin Shagiev, a political prisoner, held in the colony, went on a hunger strike.

Lack of information about the project for the development of the Amulsar deposit casts doubt on the conclusions of the earlier environmental impact assessment, activists assert. During a protest in Yerevan, they demanded to conduct a new examination of the gold mining, and also called on the authorities to voice out their position on this issue.

Activists will hold solo pickets in connection with the poisoning of Alexei Navalny, the coordinators of his offices in Volgograd and Krasnodar told the "Caucasian Knot".

The state servants, who receive their salaries from the budget, were obliged to attend the match of the Grozny "Akhmat Football Club (FC) with the "Rotor" FC from Volgograd under orders of their bosses, residents of Chechnya have complained.

The activist, Ismail Gasanov, who on August 16 went on a hunger strike in the Baku SIZO (pre-trial prison), received no permit to make phone calls to his relatives, and has not passed information through his cellmates for two days, the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) has stated.

Opponents of the development of the Amulsar deposit held a motor rally from Jermuk to Yerevan with the participation of about 250 people. The today's activity was announced to be the beginning of a series of peaceful actions of disobedience.

The opening of the Georgian borders to five EU countries failed to bring a flow of foreign clients to tour operators. This summer, small hotels and guest houses on the Black Sea coast have to survive due to domestic tourism, their owners report.

Mekhti Ibragimov, a son of a Mamed Ibragim, a member of the Presidium of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was sent to a quarantine centre, despite the court's decision to place him under house arrest. Advocate Agil Laidjev treats such a transfer of his client as a violation of the law.

According to a video disseminated on the Internet, Magomed Daudov, the speaker of the Chechen parliament, has voiced a demand to confiscate cars from drivers who do not wear protective masks. Instagram users considered the demand for confiscation of people's property for violation of the mask regime unjustified.

In Ingushetia, the number of reports about attacks on law enforcers increased after the republic was headed by Makhmud-Ali Kalimatov, human rights defenders note. The increase in the number of armed incidents will not affect the Kremlin's attitude towards Makhmud-Ali Kalimatov, since the Ingush leader is not able to change the situation, Caucasus expert Akhmet Yarlykapov believes.

Orkhan Salimzade, an activist of the youth committee of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was arrested for 30 days on charges of disobeying the police. The party treats the accusation as far-fetched, and the reason for the arrest – as political.

The natives from Chechnya, who were plotting revenge for their fellow countryman in Saint-Dizier, revealed excessive cohesion; after the new incident, French authorities will certainly limit the provision of asylum, the members of the Chechen Diaspora interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

Dagestani law enforcement bodies provide the population with insufficient information on the ongoing special operations and the involvement of the accused in terrorism, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

The case of the death of Madina Umaeva, a resident of Gudermes, will get new direction under recommendations of the regional branch of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation, Svetlana Gannushkina, a human rights defender, has hoped. However, the lawyers interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe that investigators will carry out all the required actions, but there are no guarantees that the inquiry into the case will really restart.

After the unsanctioned rally in support of the Azerbaijani Army in Baku, authorities have arrested opposition activists and leaders on false criminal charges, the Human Rights Watch (HRW), an international human rights organization, has stated, demanding the release the detainees.

The Fatwa on female circumcision was issued due to journalists' requests; and there were no victims' applications or requests for clarification received from residents in connection with this topic, Naira Makhmudova, the press secretary of the Dagestani Muftiate, has explained.

Tamaz Khomasuridze has been holding a hunger strike for the second day in front of the building of the General Prosecutor's Office of Georgia. The protestor insists that his son was not involved in the murder of football player Giorgi Shakarashvili. The protester threatens to move to more drastic measures and commit suicide if his son is not tested on a polygraph.

In Baku, the court granted the defence motion to transfer Mekhti Ibragimov, a son of Mamed Ibragim, a member of the Presidium of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, to house arrest. Today, Mekhti Ibragimov has stopped his hunger strike which he started on August 10.

The authorities of Armenia ignore the situation with the Amulsar gold mine, despite massive protests, participants of a flash mob in Yerevan claim.