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The Sochi Mayor's Office has transferred a beach in the area of the state residence "Riviera 6" to the Federal Security Service for unlimited use. Sochi activists have started collecting signatures under an appeal to the prosecutor with the demand to verify the legality of this decision.

Zhanna Mazikhova, the director general of the Closed Joint-Stock Company (CJSC) "Zvezda Elbrusa", who is holding a hunger strike jointly with Arthur Baidaev, the founder of the CJSC, has complained about her low blood tension and heart pain.

Andrzej Kasprzyk, the personal representative of the Acting Envoy of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and his staff are conducting an inquiry into the death of civilians as a result of shelling of the village of Alkhanly in the Fizuli District of Azerbaijan.

The special investigating service of Armenia has instituted a criminal case on abuse of power by policemen who in the courthouse used force against defendants in the case against members of the "Sasna Tsrer" (Daredevils of Sassoun) unit. The case should be instituted under the article on torture, stated advocate Ara Karaghezyan.

According to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), since the beginning of this year, 25 Russian citizens have been refused in entry to Azerbaijan. They were detained for several hours, in some cases they were left without food, water, and medical care and then sent out at their own expense. Armenian surnames of Russian citizens were mentioned as a ground for the refusal to let them enter Azerbaijan.

The Kirov District Court of Astrakhan has considered the case against Boris Kolomin, whom the police recognized as an organizer of a walk around the city of Alexei Navalny's supporters held on June 12. The activist was fined by 10,000 roubles. Meanwhile, Boris Kolomin himself announced his intention to challenge the Court's decision.

On July 5, the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group Russian Ambassador Igor Popov, French Ambassador Stefan Visconti, and US Ambassador Richard Hoagland made a statement in connection with the information received by them and related to "the resumption of violence late in the evening on July 4 in the village of Alkhanly of the Fizuli District, resulting in casualties, including among civilians."

After a re-check of the information that Murad Amriev is included in the federal wanted list, it has turned out that the athlete was removed from the wanted list. This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for the Stavropol Territory.

On July 4, the Alexei Navalny's office in Krasnodar was smashed as a result of an attack by members of the community who called themselves "Putin's Brigades". The activists filed a complaint to the police.

The Lenin District Court of Astrakhan has found three local women guilty of human trafficking in an organized group and sentenced them to 8-12 years of imprisonment.

Nanu Shaova, a 127-year-old resident of the Baksan District of Kabardino-Balkaria, has been included in the "Russian Book of Records" as the country's oldest person.

Flight A-9786 from the "Pulkovo" Airport to Tbilisi was to depart at 7:05 p.m., but was detained. Passengers had to pass the procedure of landing once again. At that moment, law enforcers were checking the aircraft for presence of an explosive device.

Hugo Almeida, a former striker of the Krasnodar "Kuban" FC and the Makhachkala "Anji" FC, has reported about regular shooting in Dagestan and his desire to leave the republic.

Aminat Khupsergenova, a resident of Kabardino-Balkaria, has appealed to the Russian General Prosecutor, the chief of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN), the leader of the "Committee for Civil Rights", and to the chairman of the Kabardino-Balkarian regional human rights centre with a complaint about violation of the Khasanbi Khupsergenov's rights.

As a result of shelling from the Armenian side, in the village of Alkhanly, Fizuli District, a woman and a two-year-old girl were killed, and another woman received shrapnel wounds, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.

The case about a grenade explosion in the computer club of the village of Agvali, Tsumadin District of Dagestan, as a result of which two schoolchildren were killed, has been sent to the court.

Athlete Murad Amriev had to hide from the police in Pyatigorsk, since he was put on the federal wanted list base. This was reported by the "Committee for the Prevention of Torture".

Today, Mikhail Lashkevich, an activist of the movement "Solidarity", has held a solo picket near the building of the court which considers the case of the Boris Nemtsov's murder. The activist has been detained and brought to the Basmannoe OVD (Interior Division), the "OVD-Info" reports.

The defence of Sochi women Annik Kesyan, Inga Tutisani, and Marina Djandjgava, sentenced on the charges of treason after sending SMS messages to Georgia, has filed complaints to the Russian Supreme Court (SC) with the demand to acquit the women. This was reported by their advocate.

In Adygea, victims of the flood claim that the amount of 10,000 roubles got by them from the regional authorities is not enough to bring their houses in order. In total, 5000 people applied for financial assistance.