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Fuad Abbasov, the head of the Centre for Information Initiatives, has called a Russian citizen of Armenian origin to be the instigator of a mass brawl with shooting in Moscow, and revealed his passport data. However, the owner of this passport has declared himself not involved in the incident.

Alibek Mirzekhanov, the blogger, detained within the case of a brawl in Moscow, was released from detention after removal of all charges; however, he disappeared after that, his brother Mansur Mirzekhanov has informed.

A local resident has tried to enter the building of the Armenian government in order to threaten a public suicide in protest.

Local authorities have rejected two applications for a rally and picket in memory of Boris Nemtsov in a mini-park of Astrakhan, said Mikhail Doliev, the head of the regional branch of the "Parnas" Party.

Activists of the "Volny Aul" (Free Village) failed to receive any response from the republic's authorities to requests for help in allocating land plots to those needy, said Svetlana Alieva, the head of an NGO.

The prosecutor asked the court to recognize Salamkhan Sampiev, Ruslan Esmurziev, Khusen Kitiev, Magomed Amatkhanov and Elbert Kharsiev guilty of preparing terror acts in Ingushetia and Moscow and sentence them to prison terms ranging from 13 to 20 years. Elbert Kharsiev and his defence insist that testimonies were given under torture.

Rovshan Guliev, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), detained in his apartment after a search, was arrested for 30 days on the charge of disobeying the police. The Guliev's case was fabricated, party activists assert.

The positions of the Azerbaijani Army were shelled for 29 times, including those stationed in the villages of the two pre-border districts, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.

Three defendants in the case of financing the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) should be sentenced to prison terms ranging from 7.5 to 8 years; and two more should receive suspended sentences, said the prosecutor. The defence considers it fair to acquit all the defendants.

Magomed Khazamov, convicted for keeping ammunition and drugs, has been brought to a Moscow SIZO (pre-trial prison) for investigative actions, his relatives have informed. His wife associates his convoying with the investigation into the murder of the founder of the "Chernovik" (Draft) newspaper.

Ramzan Kadyrov's words about droppers against influenza have surprised social network users, and the doctors interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" confirmed the inexpediency of such treatment method.

The counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime in the Derbent District is lifted. The CTO was carried out on the outskirts of the village of Belidji and did not affect local residents.

A militant who was plotting a terror act was killed during a shootout with law enforcers in the Derbent District of Dagestan, the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) announced and reported on the completion of the counterterrorist operation (CTO).

A shootout occurred in the village of Belidji, where in one of the houses law enforcers cordoned off members of the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS) banned in Russia. This was reported by sources from the law enforcement bodies.

Today, the counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime has been introduced for the first time in Dagestan in 2019. Law enforcers are searching for militants in the Derbent District today. Recently, the CTO legal regime was introduced in Derbent and its surroundings in April 2018.

For the second time, the Prosecutor's Office has found unjustified the investigators' decision to close the case on kidnapping and torture of Krasnodar resident Aram Gambaryan and ordered to resume the criminal investigation.

Kurakhma Magomedov, the head of a division at the "Gazprom Mezhregiongaz Makhachkala" Limited Liability Company (LLC), suspected of involvement in gas theft, has been arrested for 10 days.

In Kabardino-Balkaria, Russian language courses have been set up for the Circassians from Syria; 50 persons have already signed up to attend the training.

Azerbaijan opens criminal cases against Alexander Lapshin for his calls for terrorism and actions against the state.

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has explained the appointment of Muslim Khuchiev as the acting head of the republic by his ailment (cold), adding that he has returned to office.