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The ill-considered policy of the Dagestani authorities regarding the land of distant-pasture cattle tending can result in conflicts, and the solution of the land problem will have an important political significance. This opinion was voiced by participants of the All-Russian Nogai People's Congress interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

The defence of Afghan Mukhtarly intends to challenge the court's refusal to grant the complaint about the journalist's detention and prepares an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). On June 16, in the Afghan Mukhtarly's case, the Azerbaijani General Prosecutor's Office questioned Isa Gambar, a well-known opposition politician, the former leader of the "Musavat" Party.

Rashid Abdurakhmanov, a resident of Dagestan, failed to leave a ROVD (District Interior Division) of Makhachkala after the alleged release, his relatives report. In their turn, law enforcers assert that he was released from the ROVD.

Regular service soldiers Araik Matinyan, Vigen Petrosyan and Vardan Sargsyan were killed as a result of shelling by Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) reports.

The arrest of the 17-year-old native from Ingushetia, accused of storing a bomb and attempting to blow it up, has been extended until the end of October, said his advocate Zhavid Shakh. The defendant insists on his innocence.

Mustafa Gadjibeili, the editor-in-chief of the "BastaInfo" portal, has received a warning from the Azerbaijani General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) in connection with the publication of data, "the public distribution of which is prohibited by law." Mr Gadjibeili said that the warning was caused by materials about the case of journalist Afghan Mukhtarly.

In Volgograd, at a meeting with tenants of a house destroyed by a gas explosion in University Avenue, officials reported on assistance provided to victims.

The new political party "Movement of Construction" established by David Usupashvili, the former Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, is still unknown to voters and will not be able to compete seriously with the influential parties at the forthcoming local government elections. This was stated by political analysts questioned by the "Caucasian Knot".

The Krasnodar Regional Court has upheld the verdict against human rights defender Vladislav Nikitenko, who defended Kuban activist Darya Polyudova. He was found guilty of contempt of court, obstruction of justice, and use of violence against a policeman.

Ramazan Djalaldinov, known for criticizing Chechen officials, has said he is hiding, since he is afraid to repeat the fate of athlete Murad Amriev.

The Baku Court for Grave Crimes has sentenced Fuad Akhmedli, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), to four years of imprisonment. The defence treats the verdict as politically motivated and intends to challenge it.

A message of Ali Bakaev, a resident of the Naur District of Chechnya, whom law enforcers called an organizer of the attack on a unit of the National Guard of Russia in March, was published on the Internet. The man claimed that he was not involved in the attack. His friends and relatives found his statement to be reliable.

On June 15, an appeal against the decision of the Supreme Court (SC) of the Russian Federation on liquidation of the "All-Russian Azerbaijani Congress" was filed to the Appeal Board of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation.

In Armenia, fallen hail took farmers of the Armavir Region of to the brink of survival. According to Rafik Khachatryan, the leader of the Mrgastan community, farmers are even unable to pay wages to their workers, and some local residents already think about leaving in search for work.

In the resolution of the European Parliament on the case of Azerbaijani journalist Afghan Mukhtarly kidnapped in Tbilisi, MEPs gave an objective assessment of the situation with human rights in Azerbaijan. This was reported by Elshan Gasanov.

Policemen disrupted an action in the Makhachkala "Hyde Park", where activists planned to out questions to Russian President on the eve of his direct line, said Nurmagomed Gazimagomedov. According to his story, he was released from the police station in the evening on June 14, without drawing up any administrative protocol.

Georgia is ranked 20th out of 46 countries in the rating "Best European Countries for Business-2017", stepping up four positions against last year. Armenia went three places down and takes the 39th place, while Azerbaijan is one but last in the rating, having lost one position.

In the course of his "direct talk", the Russian President did not respond to the appeal of Ramazan Djalaldinov's relatives, who are now afraid of a negative reaction to their request to return the head of the family home.

Rashid Abdurakhmanov, a resident of the Dagestani village of Chervleny Buruny, whose disappearance after detention was reported by his relatives, is at the police station. This was reported by Rashid's wife.

The situation with the construction of the "Park Evropeisky" Residential Complex in Volgograd is under special supervision of the "Minstroy" (Ministry of Construction) of Russia, the shareholders of the complex said after their meeting with the Minister.