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The police of Chechnya have put several homosexuals on the wanted list as persons suspected of involvement in the "Islamic State" (IS), recognized as a terrorist organization and banned in Russia by court's decision. This has been reported today by the edition named "Kavkaz. Realii" with reference to the information from rights defenders.

In the course of a solo picket in Makhachkala, Kerim Fatakhov, a resident of Dagestan, has demanded to objectively consider his case in court.

The Volgograd administration refuses to sanction actions in defence of Article 31 of the Constitution and deprives citizens of the right to express their opinion. This was stated by participants of solo pickets.

Today, at 10:40 a.m., in the village of Shamiram in the Aragatsotn Region, an armed man entered a funeral hall and opened fire at people from a hunting gun, the press service of the Armenian police reported.

Besik Dugashvili, a search for whom was launched on July 30, feels well and refuses to return home from a monastery, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reports.

Today, during his visit to Georgia, US Vice President Mike Pence met leaders of four opposition parties, including the "United National Movement" (UNM), "European Georgia", "Movement of Construction", and "Free Democrats" Parties.

The verdict of the court, according to which on July 28, 19-year-old Sheikh-Mansur Khaladov was sentenced to three years of imprisonment in a penal colony, would not be challenged. This was reported by a relative of the sentenced man.

Supporters of the opposition politician have filed a complaint to the police about an unsanctioned rally held by the "Putin's Unit" near their headquarters in Krasnodar.

On July 30, Khasan Esmurziev was detained after a search in his house. Law enforcers reported on seizure of a pistol and a grenade from the house. For more than a day, an advocate was not allowed visiting the detainee. Family members of Khasan Esmurziev associated his persecution with a conflict that occurred during the preparations for the celebration of the anniversary of the republic's creation.

According to activists, the purpose of a picket held in Sochi in defence of Article 31 of the Constitution is to draw attention to freedom of speech, opinions and assemblies.

Doctors find the state of health of the Circassian activist Ruslan Gvashev, who underwent a surgery in hospital after a heart attack, to be satisfactory, said his advocate Marina Dubrovina.

The court in Karlsruhe has rejected the constitutional complaint of an 18-year-old native of Dagestan who was trying to appeal against the decision to deport him to Russia after he was arrested after his correspondence with members of terrorist groupings.

The appointment of Victor Zolotov the chief of the antiterrorist group proves that the National Guard of Russia (known as “Natsgvardia”) becomes the most influential of the law enforcement agencies. However, no one should expect the improvement of the situation in Northern Caucasus because of the Victor Zolotov's new position. This was stated by experts questioned by the "Caucasian Knot".

Thea Tsulukiani, the head of the Georgian Ministry of Justice (MoJ), has expressed her hope that Ukrainian authorities will launch the procedure of Mikhail Saakashvili’s extradition to Georgia as soon as he returns to Ukraine. Ms Tsulukiani has reminded that Georgia requested Saakashvili’s extradition from Ukraine in 2014 and 2015.

In Chechnya, people of non-traditional sexual orientation are severely beaten and killed by their relatives with the complete connivance of the authorities and by their direct orders. This was claimed in a report prepared by the "Russian LGBT Network" in cooperation with Elena Milashina, a special reported of the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta".

The newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" has got copies of the photo tables from the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) with the data on detention of people who allegedly fell victim to extrajudicial execution. According to the "Novaya Gazeta", 14 of the detainees were killed.

The North-Caucasian District Military Court has sentenced a 61-year-old Ukrainian citizen, accused of plotting a terror act in the Rostov Region, to 12 years imprisonment in a penal colony and a fine.

When commenting on the interview of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov to journalist David Scott, rights defenders Svetlana Gannushkina and Valery Borschov associated the Ramzan Kadyrov's attention to sport with the desire to strengthen his power.

A suspected member of a unit led by field commander Shamil Basaev has been detained 22 years after the terror act. This has been reported today by a source from the law enforcement agencies of Chechnya.

Death of three Russian citizens in a wreck of a light aircraft in Abkhazia; kidnapping of Dagestani minister with the aim of claiming ransom; Deprivation of former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili of Ukrainian citizenship – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of July 24-30, 2017, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".