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An attempt was being prepared on Isa Tsechoev, the Imam of the Ali-Yurt mosque, such preliminary data was spread by an Ingush law enforcement source.

Today in Moscow, Ilya Yashin, a Co-Chairman of the PARNAS Party, has presented a report entitled "Criminal Russia Party", dealing with the relationships of the party in power with Russian criminals. The four chapters of the report, based on materials from open sources, are dedicated to members of the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party, acting in the south of the country.

Law enforcers have taken away and destroyed an explosive device, found in a car near a mosque in the village of Ali-Yurt. This was reported by a source from the law enforcement bodies.

Ali Shartan, Chairman of the "Adyge Khase" for the Krasnodar Territory, has appealed to Veniamin Kondratiev, Governor of the Krasnodar Territory, with a request to help Ragad Gish, an ethnic Circassian, to continue her education in a university.

Some forces in the Azerbaijani government stand up for arrest and neutralization of Ali Kerimli, the chairman of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA). This was reported on August 25 by the independent agency "Turan".

On August 29, the North-Caucasian District Military Court sentenced Rakhmanzhan Zakhidov and Ruslan Adilov to four years of imprisonment. They were found guilty of recruiting residents of the Astrakhan Region for joining illegal armed formations (IAFs) in the territory of Syria.

On August 29, one man stopped his participation in the hunger strike of miners of the Rostov Region in connection with deterioration of his health state.

In the evening of August 29, in Volgograd, activist Sergey Volgin held a solo picket in defence of the "Volya" (Will) Party, which had been liquidated by the Supreme Court's decision. Volgograd activists began collecting signatures under a petition addressed to the authorities with a demand to cancel the above Supreme Court's decision, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

The participants of the "tractor march" have admitted their guilt of organizing an unsanctioned rally, said Olga Golubyatnikova, a member of the Public Oversight Commission (POC) of the Krasnodar Territory.

After receiving appeals from relatives and fellow villagers of the Gasanguseinov brothers, killed by power agents in the Shamil District, the proceedings have been launched, which is conducted under the supervision of the Prosecutor's Office, Ramazan Abdulatipov, the head of Dagestan, has announced.

A court in Yerevan has denied the petition lodged by the Armenian General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) demanding to arrest Sergey Mironov, a Russian citizen, for 40 days. The latter left the courthouse accompanied by a Russian diplomat.

On August 26, a group of Circassians, living in Moscow, walked around Red Square dressed in Circassian national costumes. Young people took pictures with passersby and explained they used such a way to popularize the Circassian national costume.

The Russian FSB has completed the investigation into the criminal case against student Varvara Karaulova, accused of an attempt to join the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia by the court. This was reported by advocate Sergey Badamshin.

Russian citizen Sergey Mironov is charged under several articles of the Criminal Code of the United States. Earlier, he has been put on the international wanted list. This is reported by the press service of the Armenian police on Monday.

Last night, one of the policemen, wounded in the attack of Chechen natives on a road-and-patrol service (known as DPS) checkpoint in Balashikha, died in the hospital.

Verdict of guilty pronounced against a Russian soldier for the mass murder in Gyumri; publication of the list of candidates for the positions of the leaders of Karachay-Cherkessia and North Ossetia; failed tractor march of Kuban farmers to Moscow, see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of August 22-28, 2016, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

The authorities of Dagestan are to respond to the murder of two local residents in the village of Goor-Khindakh of the Shamil District. This was stated by residents of Dagestan interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". The topic associated with the incident in the Shamil District still remains one of the most often discussed in the Dagestan segment of the social network Facebook.

During the week of August 22-28, 2016, five persons were killed in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. No wounded were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

In accordance with the agreements between Armenia and Russia, soldier Valery Permyakov, sentenced to imprisonment for the murder of a family in Gyumri, will serve his sentence in the territory of Russia. However, the final decision will be made after the verdict enters into force. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by experts.

The wage arrears amounting to less than 10 million roubles have been paid to the miners not involved in the protest action. This was claimed by participants of the hunger strike in Gukovo. Today, according to their information, the number of hunger-strikers reaches 65 people.