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Relatives of singer Zelimkhan Bakaev did not file a complaint about his disappearance to the law enforcement agencies of Chechnya. Friends of the Chechen singer suggest that Zelimkhan Bakaev could be kidnapped, while some others associate his disappearance with a conflict in the family.

The decision of the Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan to sentence Aziz Jamalutdinov to 17 years of imprisonment in a penal colony on the charge of killing police officer Magomed Nurbagandov has been challenged in connection with the softness of the punishment.

In Baku, the court has refused to consider a complaint of torture used against Abbas Guseinov, the deputy chair of the movement "Muslim Unity". His defence treats the court's decision as unlawful.

An action of Chechen women, seeking the return of their children and grandchildren from Syria and Iraq, has been organized by the authorities against the background of appeals to European rights defenders from mothers of young people disappeared in the republic. This was stated by Tatiana Lokshina and Alexei Malashenko.

The problem with shortage of drinking water violates the rights of Kalmyk residents. This was claimed by participants of a rally in Elista. They called for the implementation of a project to build a water pipeline to supply water from the Volga River to Elista and the northern regions of Kalmykia.

Relatives of Chechen singer Zelim Bakaev who lives in Moscow cannot reveal his whereabouts since August 8. Zelim Bakaev was kidnapped by law enforcers in the centre of Grozny, two singer's friends reported.

The Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan sentenced Aziz Jamalutdinov to 17 years of imprisonment on charges of killing police officer Magomed Nurbagandov.

Officials from the Azerbaijani Tax Ministry seized the financial documents, electronic media and personal data of journalists from the news agency "Turan". This was reported by its director.

Zaurbeg Musaev, a resident of Dagestan, has refused to disclose the details of his kidnapping in Makhachkala.

For the second day, three employees of the Joint-Stock Company (JSC) "Georgian Railways" continue the hunger strike at the entrance to their employer's main office in Tbilisi.

A local woman appealed to the Prosecutor of the Urus-Martan District. According to the woman, her one-year-old daughter, who has been with her since the birth, is kept by family members of the child's father, who refuse to return the girl to the mother. On August 12, the child was returned to the mother due to the measures of the prosecutor's response.

In a video posted on Instagram page of Dagestani resident Zaurbeg Musaev kidnapped by armed people in Makhachkala, a man whose face is not visible says that he has returned home.

In Gelendzhik, during a rally held by deceived real estate investors, the police drew up a protocol against 18-year-old Kirill Yaroslavtsev on violation of the rules for holding a public action. Kirill Yaroslavtsev believes the police drew up the protocol against him for a poster with the demand to dismiss judges of the Krasnodar Regional Court.

The legislation of Azerbaijan to regulate the activities of civil society institutions does not meet the standards of the Council of Europe (CE) and the OSCE. Restrictions provided by the laws and criminal prosecution of activists have deteriorated the environment for the activities of civil society institutions. This was reported by the study "Legal Restrictions on Civil Society Institutions' Activities in Azerbaijan" carried out by the Centre for Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies.

The Armenian Helsinki Association has reported threats in address of its employee, advocate Araik Papikyan. He gets to his e-mail the threats of "personal nature" related to his professional activities. This was reported by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent with reference to the statement released by the Armenian Helsinki Association.

Circassian activists believe that the policemen who detained lezginka dancers in Gelendzhik should be brought to justice.

According to Igor Nagavkin, a rights defender, he has been holding his unlimited hunger strike since August 8. Igor told his advocate Farit Murtazin about hunger strike before the beginning of the court session on the issue of extending Nagavkin’s custody, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

The ban to dance lezginka contradicts the Constitution and violates the basic rights and freedoms of Russian citizens. This is stated in the petition, which collected 370 signatures per day.

In Makhachkala, Zaurbeg Musaev, a resident of Dagestan, was kidnapped by armed men at a bus stop. This was reported by relatives of the kidnapped man.

After a meeting of the delegation of Circassian activists with officials from the Gelendzhik authorities, law enforcers released one of two arrested lezginka dancers.