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The court in Krasnodar has refused to grant a complaint against the extension of the arrest of Anzor Magomadov, a resident of Sochi, suspected of preparing a terror act and an attempt to join militants in Syria. Magomadov's guilt has not been proved; and he has been unreasonably kept in custody for over a year, his advocate has stated.

The Internet newspaper "Fontanka" has posted the names and passport data of natives of Southern Russia, who took part in warfare in Syria as members of the "Wagner" Private Military Company and perished there. The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has refuted this data.

The repentance action of Grozny residents, who wrote a letter about torture to the Prosecutor General, did not take place, because of the intervention of the administration of Russian President, after Kadyrov's conversation with the head of the Chechen FSB Department. This was reported by the “Novaya Gazeta”.

Georgia has asked neighbouring countries to help in extinguishing the fire in the Borjomi Gorge, where the fire has already covered 12 hectares.

In Georgia, elections to the local self-administration bodies will be held on October 21. This was reported by Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili.

Dagestani leader Ramazan Abdulatipov has appointed Murad Dalgatov the Commissioner for the protection of entrepreneurs' rights. This was reported by the press service of the administration for the leader and the government of Dagestan.

A road accident in Makhachkala, in which a woman had been killed, was not included in the operative bulletins prepared by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), reported the media. According to them, a car was driven by an official. Videos from the place of the road fatal accident were posted on the Internet.

Armenian activist Karo Yegnukyan, accused of aiding and abetting the unit "Sasna Tsrer" (Daredevils of Sassoun), has voiced his fear of violence from escorting wards and drive to the trial.

On August 21, the Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) dismissed the request of journalist Afghan Mukhtarly, kept in the SIZO (pre-trial prison), about visits of his relatives and their representatives. The defence reports that the SIZO administration "tries to keep in secret" the journalist's health problems.

The explosives, found in an outbuilding near the house of Tatiana Karpenko and Natalia Grishina, are industrially made. This was reported by an expert from the forensic centre of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). Investigators did not explain how the explosives could appear in the young women's house, the defence reported.

In Paris, in the final of the World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship, Arthur Alexanyan, an athlete from Armenia, has defeated Russian athlete Musa Evloev.

The Egyptian police have detained Asiyat Abdulkarimova and her seven children after their flight from Kiev, where the native of Dagestan was rejected asylum.

In Rostov-on-Don, five persons have been hospitalized as a result of a fire. One of the victims is a member of the rescue team from the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE). This was reported by medical officers from the hospital.

The authorities, who promised to pay compensation to fire victims from Mokok, do nothing to keep their promise. This was reported by local residents. At present, the Dagestani village with burned down houses "looks like the Syrian city of Aleppo," noted Tagir Magomedov, a local resident.

On the anniversary of the fire in the Dagestani village of Mokok, about 200 fire victims came to a protest action. According to them, each fire victim got from the authorities only 5000 roubles of compensation.

In Grozny, in front of the court to hold today a hearing in the case against Magomed Taramov and Djamalai Tazbiev, relatives of the law enforcers killed in an attack on Grozny were chanting antiterrorist slogans. An advocate of the defendants has suggested that the trial will be postponed because of her failure to appear.

During the week of August 14-20, 2017, five persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, four were killed, and another was wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

Fire-fighters have stopped the spread of fire in Borjomi-Kharagauli forest. So far, the weather conditions prevent a complete suppression of the ignition, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reports.

During the week of August 7-13, 2017, two persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, one was killed and another was wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

On August 19, an 18-year-old resident of the Grozny District was sentenced to imprisonment for his attempt to go to Syria and join the terrorist organization “Islamic State” (IS) banned in Russia.