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In Dagestan, Ingushetia, Chechnya and Kabardino-Balkaria, the main quotas for the Hajj are fully consumed; in North Ossetia and Karachay-Cherkessia – by half or less. Sending pilgrims to Muslim shrines has been simplified after the introduction of electronic visas by Saudi Arabia, Hajj organizers report.

The anti-magic campaign in Chechnya continued with the public repentance of a woman detained for witchcraft.

There are serious problems with the media freedom in Azerbaijan, where websites are blocked, journalists are persecuted, and media have no financial independence, the participants of the conference dedicated to the Day of National Press shave stated.

Ramzan Kadyrov addressed new threats to rights defenders, stating that they are "worse than terrorists." Residents of Chechnya have noted the increasing frequency of attacks on rights defenders undertaken by republic's authorities. Oleg Orlov and Svetlana Gannushkina assert that Kadyrov's words are an open threat to the lives of rights defenders in different regions of Russia.

The Supreme Court (SC) of Russia can transfer to another region the case of eight Dagestanis, who, according to law enforcers, had prepared a terror act and were killed in a shootout in Chechnya. This case is unique for Northern Caucasus, Pavel Chikov, a rights defender, believes.

The authorities of North Ossetia have decided to develop a concept for the further functioning of the Dargavs Necropolis after the video appeared on the Internet, showing skulls in the openings of the "City of the Dead" constructions. Social networks users talk about morality and offer to organize the protection of crypts.

Out of 20 Azerbaijani soldiers, who perished since the start of 2019, only five were killed in battles in the Karabakh conflict zone, the Caspian Defence Studies Institute (CDSI) has informed.

To make the village of Tyak, declared to be a historical and cultural reserve, attractive for tourists, a special state programme and capital investments are needed, the villagers believe. According to their version, authorities are doing nothing for the development of the village.

Elena Grigorieva, an activist who stood in support of Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" and Ingush oppositionists, was found killed in Saint Petersburg.

Magomedsaid Gazaliev, a Dagestani suffering from cancer, will be able to leave the colony for home in ten days, his advocate has announced.

The Council of Alims and Imams of Ingushetia has called on the authorities of the republic to release Zarifa Sautieva, arrested in the case on clashes at a rally in Magas.

The Speaker of the Chechen Parliament criticized the version of Dagestani historian Zurab Gadjiev who stated that the Chechen watchtower near the village of Ansalt was built in the territory of Dagestan. Magomed Daudov accused Zurab Gadjiev of an attempt to incite "ethnic hatred."

Residents of the village of Gagatli in the Botlikh District believe that the conflict on the pasture rented on the territory of Chechnya arose in connection with the demarcation processes at the border.

The case on the death of a regular soldier in a military unit is being investigated under the article on bringing to suicide, the Investigating Committee of Armenia reports.

During the week of July 16-21, 2019, no one fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

A woman suspected of child trafficking was detained at the border between Azerbaijan and Georgia. An advocate of the woman suggests his client is not allowed to return to Georgia to prevent her from reporting about the pressure put on her.

Hunger strike of Ingush activists in Nalchik SIZO; ten years after murder of Natalia Estemirova; ECtHR's decision on "Rustavi-2" Georgian TV Company; completion of nomination of candidates for the presidency of Abkhazia; escalation of the conflict on Georgian-Azerbaijani border, – read about these events in the review of the main events in the Caucasus for the week of July 15-21, 2019, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Magomed Katsiev has written an appeal to the President of Russia, stating that the Ingush activist, Khasan Katsiev, received law enforcers' threats at the SIZO (pre-trial prison), who demand from him to plead guilty.

Ayaz Magerramli, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), has reported five cases within a year, when border guards prevented, with no legal grounds, him to leave the country. Mr Magerramli has associated these bans with his political activities.

At the action in Zugdidi, opponents of sexual minorities have collected signatures for adoption of the jaw prohibiting LGBT propaganda.