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Zarifa Sautieva, an Ingush activist, arrested within the case of violence at a rally in Magas, said at the trial about severe custody conditions at the SIZO (pre-trial prison).

A female resident of Yerevan ha been detained within the case of desecration of Armenian militaries' graves. Social media users urge to punish vandalism at the cemetery as severely as possible.

Residents of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) have addressed the republic's Supreme Court (SC) in support of the arrested Ingush oppositionist, Zarifa Sautieva, and demanded her release.

The Russian Parliament has agreed to consider the today's appeal received from South-Ossetian MPs to recognize the genocide of the Ossetian population. In its turn, the Georgian Parliament has treated the Russia's intention as a willingly helpless attempt to change the history.

Today, the Supreme Court (SC) of Kabardino-Balkaria has dismissed a complaint filed by Ingush activist Zarifa Sautieva about her arrest.

Three persons who were injured in a family killing at a market in the Agstafa District have already been discharged from hospitals, a public official reports today. In Azerbaijan, the tradition of blood feud has no deep roots and is being formed under the influence of soap operas on the relevant topic, psychologists explain.

Today, in Rostov-on-Don, the court has recognized that Timur Muritov, a resident of Dagestan, convinced his friend to leave for Syria and take part in the conflict on the side of the militants. Timur Muritov was sentenced to eight years of imprisonment. An advocate intends to appeal against the verdict and said that his client was subjected to torture.

On July 31, Rostov activist Anna Dvornichenko sought the help of doctors after being attacked during a picket in defence of members of the LGBT community, the activist herself reported.

In Abkhazia, a court pronounced a decision to arrest Georgian citizen Alexander Kapanadze, who was detained on suspicion of illegally crossing the border, the State Security Service of Abkhazia reported on July 31.

More than 21,000 signatures have been gathered in support of the constitutional amendments initiated by Samvel Babayan, the former commander of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Army, reports the Central Election Commission (CEC). Supporters of Samvel Babayan say they will launch protest actions if their demand for a referendum is not heard.

The Israeli counterterrorism headquarters has assigned the highest level of threat to Chechnya and urged residents of the country to avoid travelling to this republic.

A resident of the village of Surkhakhi has turned to the police in connection with the abduction of her 18-year-old daughter. A fellow villager abducted the girl aiming to marry her, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has informed.

Kibar Khalvashi, the new owner of the "Rustavi-2" Georgian TV Company, has offered to transfer, free of charge, 40 percent of the company's shares to its two founders; but they were not satisfied with such conditions.

Armenian Armed Forces have shelled Azerbaijani positions and wounded a serviceman, the Azerbaijani State Border Service has reported.

The responsibility for the selfie with a skull made in the Dargavs Necropolis rests both on the tourist and on the bosses of the National Museum of North Ossetia, who should pay more attention to educating tourists, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" are confident.

In Volgograd, at his solo picket, Vladimir Vasilchenko, the organizer of the "Strategy 31" actions, has demanded fair elections. Most passers-by supported the activist.

Agil Makhmudov, an opposition activist and the editor-in-chief of the "hefteaz.info" website, said that border guards did not let him leave Azerbaijan, citing a police ban. There are no grounds for such a ban, Makhmudov asserts.

Judge David Grigoryan, who made a decision to release Robert Kocharyan from custody, faces up to four years of imprisonment under the article on forgery. David Grigoryan refused to testify, his advocate said.

Users of social networks considered as unethical a TV report about a 16-year-old teenager who apologized for criticizing the Chechen authorities. The social network users expressed their support for the hero of the TV story and assured that they did not consider his forced apologies as humiliation.

In Chechnya, commanders of the patrol-and-post service regiment were replaced after human rights defenders had mentioned the unit in connection with beatings of detainees. The appointment of Zamid Chalaev from the Ramzan Kadyrov's teip (family clan) as a commander of the regiment is not related to the publication of the information about torture, believe law enforcers interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".