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Local residents, clergymen, teachers and local officials gathered to commemorate the victims of the Beslan terror act. More than 500 people came to a rally held in the village of Kosta Khetagurov in the Karachay District of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR).

The today’s mass rally in support of Moslems held in Grozny was useless and belated, as the authorities of Myanmar, Russia and China will not take into account the Chechnya residents’ appeals. Users of social networks write about it ironically commenting on the over million-strong rally.

Gas workers have reported the restoration of gas supply to the area of Mount Elbrus. Residents of the blocked villages of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) report that they have received foodstuffs.

Today, 1.1 million people have come to a rally in central Grozny to support Muslims of Myanmar. This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Chechnya. According to the "Rosstat" (Federal State Statistics Service), in total, the population of the republic reaches about 1.4 million residents.

An appeal to the President of Russia adopted at a rally in Grozny contains a call for intervention in the situation in Myanmar. The authorities reported about a million of people who took part in the rally, and Grozny residents complained about traffic jams in the city.

At a rally in Grozny, Ramzan Kadyrov has condemned the global community's inaction in connection with the persecution of Muslims in Myanmar.

If the Russian authorities take the side of the organizers of the Muslims' persecution in Myanmar, their position will be contrary to that of Chechen authorities. This was stated by Ramzan Kadyrov. Meanwhile, in Chechnya itself, Salafis are subjected to persecution.

Employees of public institutions, students, and other citizens are involved to participate in the today's rally. Teachers of schools were informed about the cancellation of classes because of the rally.

During the week from August 28 to September 3, 2017, in the course of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, eight persons suffered; of them, seven perished, and one 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.

Celebration of Knowledge Day and Eid al-Adha in Southern Russia; mudflow in Kabardino-Balkaria; case instituted against former Chechen senator Umar Djabrailov for disorderly conduct; fire at the "Nairit" factory in Yerevan; IS* militants’ attack on policemen in Dagestan, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of August 28-September 3, 2017, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

In the case on defamation of Alexander Remezkov, a State Duma MP, the criminal proceedings against Andrei Rudomakha and Dmitry Shevchenko, the leaders of the "Ecological Watch on Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch), have been terminated. This was reported by advocates from the International Human Rights Group "Agora".

Today, North Ossetia finished the mourning events on the 13th anniversary of the terror act in Beslan. They were attended by more than 8000 people, according to the republic’s Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

The area, blocked because of a mudflow descent, suffers from foodstuff deficit, locals report. In its turn, the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) reports delivery of food and essentials to dwelling settlements of Mount Elbrus area.

About 2000 people have marched in Makhachkala in support of the Muslim population of Myanmar.

The Canadian non-profit organization (NPO) “Rainbow Railroad” has helped 35 gays from Chechnya to leave Russia. 31 of them were granted asylum in Canada.

Today, 13 years after the terror act in Beslan, the problems with employment and housing for the victims have not been solved yet. They cannot receive repeated material help needed for expensive treatment, the members of the “Beslan Mothers” Committee have stated.

By the evening, rescuers evacuated 525 people out of the mudflow descent zone in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR). Employees of the Don Rescue Centre have arrived in the emergency zone, the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) has reported.

A Chechen woman with three children was evacuated from Iraq after her mother had appealed to Ramzan Kadyrov for help. This is reported by a female relative of the woman. The activities of the Chechen authorities concerning the return of children and women from the Middle East are effective. This opinion has been expressed by experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

This morning, David Saakashvili, a brother of the former Georgian President, has been detained at his home in Kiev. This has been reported by Mikhail Saakashvili. According to him, David Saakashvili was been taken away "to some unknown destination" in a Chevrolet white car. Lawyer David Saakashvili has a Ukrainian residence permit, noted Mikhail Saakashvili.

The police received a report about a bomb planted in the building of the National Assembly (Parliament) of Armenia at 6:56 a.m. local time. Employees of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) began examining the building.