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In Dagestan, no pre-election intrigue still remains, since the authorities have removed from the electoral process all the political forces undesirable for them. This opinion was voiced by Gadjimurat Sagitov, the editor-in-chief of the "Novoe Delo".

On September 14, the Baku Court of Appeal (BCA), chaired by Judge Mirpasha Guseinov, considered the appeal against the extension of the pre-trial restriction measure against Bairam Mamedov, an activist of the movement "Nida".

Zhalaudi Geriev, a correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot", has been prosecuted in Chechnya for his professional activities, and the criminal case against him was fabricated. This is announced in a statement released by the international human rights organization "Civil Rights Defenders" based in Sweden. The human rights defenders have treated the sentence of the journalist as a demonstration of permissiveness of the Chechen authorities.

Today, the Armenian General Prosecutor's Office has announced no need to keep in custody Vaagn Gumashyan, a supporter of the "Constituent Parliament", who is accused of using violence against a public official during the dispersal of demonstrators.

In Azerbaijan, activist Fuad Akhmedli is refused his right to visits and phone conversations by the investigator's decision. According to his advocate, the defence treats the above decision as ungrounded.

In Yerevan, a case of obstructing the activities of journalists during the dispersal of demonstrators in the Sari Tag District on July 29 is brought to court. The case involves four defendants.

The international organization "Free Press Unlimited", engaged in support of freedom of speech, has condemned the sentence of Zhalaudi Geriev, a correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot", and demanded from the Russian authorities to review his case.

Swimmer Dmitri Saley, a member of the Azerbaijani national team, won silver medal in the 100-meter breaststroke event at the 15th Summer Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Athlete Elena Chebanu won her third medal, this time in the women's long jump.

The military exercises "Caucasus-2016" in the south of Russia and the NATO "2016 Agile Spirit" in Georgia, which took place in early September in the immediate vicinity of each other, were not related. This was stated by Russian military experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

The human rights organization "Article 19" has called on the authorities to review the case against Zhalaudi Geriev, a correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot", who was sentenced in Chechnya for three years of imprisonment.

The initiative group of friends of the journalist of the "Caucasian Knot" Zhalaudi Geriev, sentenced to three years in prison on charges of illegal drug possession, has initiated the collection of signatures to the petition posted on the "Change.org" open civil platform.

The inter-regional environmental and human rights public organization "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch) has been recognized today as a foreign agent on the outcomes of the check conducted by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of Adygea.

Today, a statement in support of Zhalaudi Geriev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, sentenced to three years in prison, was issued by the Russian Union of Journalists (RUJ).

Dagestani authorities will petition about awarding the title of Hero of Russia to policeman Magomed Nurbagandov, who was killed by militants after he refused under the threat of execution to urge his colleagues to leave law enforcement bodies, Ramazan Abdulatipov, the head of the republic, said today.

Today, at the parliament building of Armenia, an action was held in support of the detachment "Sasna Tsrer", whose members held captured for two weeks the building of the police PPS in Yerevan. Supporters have called on MPs to promote the release of detachment members and other political prisoners.

Policemen detained "Greenpeace" activists in Krasnodar on their way to a press conference, dedicated to fighting forest fires in the Krasnodar Territory. Four persons were taken to the police station of the Tsentralny District of Krasnodar.

On September 11, in a traffic accident in the Naur District of Chechnya, Yuri Torshin, an adviser to Ramzan Kadyrov, perished. According to the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE), a bike running in front of him toppled over; and Yuri Torshin, who drove a Harley-Davidson tricycle, tried to manoeuvre, but lost control.

Today, the President of Armenia has signed a decree to appoint Karen Karapetyan to the post of Prime Minister of Armenia.

The detainee Arthur Bekbolatov gives confessions about his involvement in murders of tourists in the Sergokalin District and road-and-post (DPS) inspectors in Izberbash, a law enforcement source told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent on September 12.

This time, Elena has taken the third place in the women's 200 meters run at 23.80 seconds. This bronze medal is her second one at Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.