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The Azadliq Radio, the Azerbaijani unit of the Radio Liberty, has appealed to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) with a complaint about obstruction of activities in the territory of Azerbaijan. The complaint states that the Azerbaijani government has been obstructing the activities of the Azadliq Radio for nearly three years, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

In Yerevan, at least one person was killed and another was wounded as a result of a shootout near Republic Square.

A wave of telephone calls around Russia with threats of planted bombs was initiated from abroad by persons associated with the "Islamic State" (IS)*. This was reported by a source from the law enforcement agencies.

On September 12, more than 100 people took part in the funeral of Ali Dabuev (Timur Makhauri) in the Pankisi Gorge. People who knew the deceased man denied the version about his involvement in the death of Shamil Basaev.

No one was injured in an earthquake registered in the village of Tsentaroi in the Nozhai-Yurt District on September 13. This was reported by the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE). Local residents have confirmed the information.

Blogger Alexander Lapshin and his mother flew to Israel. This has been reported today by a source from the Baku airport.

Mirgafar Seidov, the chief of the Baku Police, has become one of 15 persons included in the list, sent on September 12 by international organizations to the US authorities for inclusion in the Global Magnitsky Act.

Today, two children, natives of Chechnya, have been returned to Russia from Iraq. An eight-year-old girl and a nine-year-old boy from Chechen families were delivered to Moscow by plane from Baghdad.

Magomed Alavdinov, a resident of the Dagestani village of Karata, has filed a complaint about the actions of law enforcers who used force against his son after detention.

The photo album about the city of Shushi created within the project "Shushi. 48 Hours" has included more than 200 works of photographers from Armenia, Georgia, and Nagorno-Karabakh. The main heroes of the project were city residents, and the photographers tried to reflect their everyday activities. This was noted by the author and the project coordinator.

The Kremlin seeks to raise the Ramzan Kadyrov's status in return for his loyalty. This opinion has been voiced by political analysts Dmitry Oreshkin and Alexei Malashenko.

Activists have stated they were detained at a picket in support of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, which was sanctioned by city authorities, without explaining the reasons. Picketers illegally used balloons in the course of the action, the Mayoralty has stated.

The rally took place in Rustaveli Avenue, in front of the parliament building, and lasted for about half an hour, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

Mikhail Saakashvili may be extradited to his homeland only after he is sentenced by a court in Georgia. This has been reported today by Denis Chernyshev, Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Justice.

The premiere of the film "Matilda" is scheduled for October 26 and will not be cancelled. This is reported by the spokesman for the cinema network "Monitor", which cinemas are located in the Southern Federal District (SFD) and the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD).

Tatiana Potyaeva, the Moscow’s Ombudsperson, has requested the Prosecutor's Office and the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) to carry out an investigation following the hunger strike declared by human rights defender Igor Nagavkin. This was reported on September 12 by Denis Nabiullin, a member of the Public Oversight Commission (POC).

In the case against members of the unit "Sasna Tsrer" (Daredevils of Sassoun), accused of an armed attack on a patrol-and-post service regiment and hostage-taking, the today's court hearing has been postponed because of the absence of 15 advocates of the defendants, reported the judge. Participants to the strike have demanded to stop illegal searches in courts.

On September 12, blogger Alexander Lapshin, freed from serving the remainder of his sentence by the resolution on pardon issued by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev, was discharged from the Central Clinical Hospital (CCH). This was reported by the spokesperson for the CCH.

The Liberal-Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) demands to re-count votes at the elections in North Ossetia, and a relevant commission has been sent to the republic. This has been reported today by LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky.

The verdict of acquittal to Badrudin Musaev, accused of insulting Dagestani policemen and injuring one of them, has been pronounced in the absence of journalists. Today, the Prosecutor's Office has announced the intention to file a complaint against the court's decision.