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In Yessentuki, apartments on the seventh floor of the residential building affected by a major fire have been completely destroyed, and after fire-fighters had extinguished the fire, the below floors were flooded, furniture was severely damaged, and mould appeared in the apartments. This was reported by tenants of the residential building.

In Chechnya, Zhalaudi Geriev, a correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot", has been sentenced under the fabricated charge, and he should be immediately released and acquitted. This was stated by the human rights organization "Front Line Defenders".

The multinational NATO military exercises "Agile Spirit", which were completed in Georgia on September 9, involved the new US military equipment. This was reported by the Georgian General Headquarters. According to the experts, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", the military exercises mostly included training of defensive tactics.

The attack on the camp of the participants of the anti-fire expedition organized by the "Greenpeace" and the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch), committed in the Primorsko-Akhtarsk District of the Krasnodar Territory, is investigated within three criminal cases.

In Dagestan, the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party has no worthy opponents, said Gadjimet Safaraliev, a candidate for MP from this party. However, oppositional candidates doubt fair election outcomes and state the authorities' intention to reduce the voter turnout.

The criminal case against Zhalaudi Geriev, a correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot", contains a lot of contradictions and obviously falsified materials, and thus, the sentence pronounced against him should be cancelled. This was reported by the defence in the appeal filed against the verdict.

Zhalaudi Geriev, a correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot", sentenced to three years of imprisonment in a penal colony, is deprived of liberty for the performance of his professional duties. The Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" will soon recognize him as a political prisoner.

In the Dagestani town of Izberbash, staff members of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) have detained a members of the armed underground, involved in the killings of law enforcers. This was reported by a source from the law enforcement bodies of Dagestan.

The investigation into the attack on a camp of participants of the fire prevention expedition, organized by the "Greenpeace" and the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch), one of whom is a candidate to the State Duma, should be taken under special control of the President. This was stated by members of the movement "Zelenaya Alternativa" (The Green Alternative) and the ecological "Zelenye" (The Greens), who sent an appeal to Vladimir Putin.

Vladimir Rukhadze, charged with plotting an explosion on a gas pipeline, has been on hunger strike for 18 days, and his health state has deteriorated. This was reported by advocate of the defendant.

The court has refused to start proceedings under the motion filed by three former staff members of the Azerbaijani special purpose police squad with a request to replace their life sentences with 20-year imprisonment terms. The defence intends to challenge the decision at the court.

Today, in Georgia, Kakha Kaladze, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Energy, has announced that he has written a letter of resignation in order to take part in the parliamentary elections.

In the Krasnodar Territory, law enforcers have organized a round-the-clock protection of the camp arranged by the participants of the fire prevention expedition of the "Greenpeace" and the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch), who were attacked at night.

The Norwegian Helsinki Committee and the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (OBS) have condemned the verdict pronounced against Zhalaudi Geriev, a correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot". The human rights defenders have called on the Russian authorities to release the journalist.

This night, in the Krasnodar Territory, a camp of participants of the fire prevention expedition of the "Greenpeace" and the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch), was attacked by armed men. This was reported by the activists.

In Saudi Arabia, theologians have harshly criticized the fatwa of the Grozny Islamic conference, which recognizes only followers of the Sufi tariqat as the true Muslims. A source from the military circles of Syria has called the fatwa a sensational one official theologians have for the first time accused Saudi Arabia of supporting extremism.

In the Magaramkent District of Dagestan, where counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime was introduced, a fighter of the OMON (riot police) was wounded in a shootout with unidentified people. This was reported by a source from the law enforcement bodies.

The Prosecutor of the Central District of Sochi has refused to sign the indictment in the case of illegal felling of trees in Sochi, which involves spouses Valentin and Klara Donchi-ool as suspects. The Prosecutor has made the decision to return the case to the police for further investigation.

The President of Armenia has proposed to nominate Karen Karapetyan to the post of the Armenian Prime Minister, and members of the ruling party have agreed to the proposal initiated by Serzh Sargsyan.

In the case of the death of detainee Murat Borlakov at the police station, public prosecutor has asked the court to find five defendants guilty and sentence them to 10-15 years of imprisonment in a high-security penal colony. The trial is postponed until September 22.