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Last night, a group of 150 residents of Chechnya, who committed their Hajj at the expense of the Akhmat Kadyrov Foundation, flew to Grozny from Saudi Arabia, the republic's Muftiate reports.

The family of Magomed Abdusalamov, a boxer from Dagestan, accused officials and doctors of New York State of negligence and unprofessionalism. In the opinion of the family, if the fight had been stopped in time, Magomed’s grave injuries could have been avoided.

On the day of his disappearance, Magomed Mamatov, a resident of Karabulak, who got lost on his way to Vladikavkaz, noticed that he was shadowed, Magomed Mutsolgov, the head of the human rights organization "Mashr", has reported.

After the today’s meeting in Moscow, Allakhshukyur Pashazade, the leader of Azerbaijani Muslims; Garegin II, the Supreme Catholicos of all Armenians; and Russian Patriarch Kirill have called to set all the civilians captured during the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh free, and prevent any acts of vandalism in churches and mosques.

Timur Makhauri, a citizen of Georgia, has perished in Kiev during a car explosion. He had fought in Ukraine as a member of the Chechen volunteer battalion, his acquaintances report.

Two persons wounded in a shootout between Valid Motsaev, the leader of the Khasavyurt militant grouping, and law enforcers start to recover, reported the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Dagestan. According to editors-in-chief of Dagestani editions, the name of Motsaev is not known in the republic.

A case against two members of the Karachai Jamaat accused of involvement in an attack on Russian soldiers and officers committed in 1999 and led by Shamil Basaev and Khattab has been brought to court. This was reported by the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO).

Public prosecutor has requested the court to find Azerbaijani journalist Elchin Ismayilly guilty of extortion, abuse of power, and acceptance of bribe. This was reported by an advocate of the defendant.

An investigator has reported that Ismali Bergoev, one of the persons detained in Grozny on December 17, 2016, died in a hospital three days later from his wounds. This was reported by rights defenders. According to their version, Ismali Bergoev fell victim to extrajudicial execution on January 26.

The Chechen authorities have organized the supply of food and clothing to Muslims from Myanmar who stay in refugee camps. This was reported by the administration for the Chechen leader and government.

Till present, the whereabouts of Zelimkhan Bakaev, a 26-year-old Chechen singer, who disappeared in Grozny on August 8, has not yet revealed. His relatives and friends believe that law enforcers may be involved in the Zelimkhan Bakaev's disappearance.

A 24-year-old resident of Ingushetia is suspected of joining an armed grouping in Syria.

The top-ranking officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Dagestan will be informed of an attempt to kidnap a son of the Imam from the Makhachkala Salafi mosque. The verification of the information will be conducted by security department employees. This was reported by Ruslan Ibragimgadjiev, the spokesperson for the Dagestani MIA.

Ramzan Kadyrov has personally testified in the case on the failed attempt on him, the "Rosbalt" reports. According to the edition, Ramzan Kadyrov has said that he was harmed morally, but he has not filed any claim.

In the evening on September 7, in Makhachkala, unidentified people forced into a car an 18-year-old son of the Imam from the Makhachkala Salafi mosque. When he managed to escape they fled. This was reported by Imam Nigmatulla Radjabov himself.

During the past 24 hours, the Armenian Armed Forces violated the ceasefire on the contact line for 119 times, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated today.

The money spent by Azerbaijan to bribe European politicians and officials has not produced any result in the international arena, except for neutralizing criticism of human rights violations. This opinion was voiced by rights defenders and oppositionists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

The book "Inshallah. The Chechen Diary" by Anna Tugareva and the novel "The Secret Year" by Georgian writer Mikhail Gigolashvili are included in the long list of the "Russian Booker", the oldest independent literary award.

The information that a group of Chechen residents have left for Myanmar is false, the republic's authorities have declared. Ramzan Kadyrov announced the distribution of humanitarian aid to Myanmar refugees.

The activities within the counterterrorist operation (CTO) that took place on September 6 near the village of Chmi did not affect the traffic along the Georgian Military Road and the work of public institutions in the surrounding villages. This was reported by local residents.