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Nadezhda Kurazhkovskaya, an activist of the "Russian Association of Carriers", who arrived in Rostov-on-Don to support Sergey Vladimirov, sentenced to a 10-day arrest, has reported on the visit of policemen to her apartment in the Vologda Region.

At the meeting with the Russian President, Ramzan Kadyrov has reported to Vladimir Putin on the increase in the number of milk cows in Chechnya, the growth of teachers' salaries, and the reduction in unemployment. The President has expressed interest in the Ramzan Kadyrov's proposal to attend training of athletes of the "Edelweiss" Judo Club in Grozny.

On August 25, the court extended by two other months the house arrest of Makhmud Velitov, Imam of the Moscow mosque "Yardyam", whose statements about Abdulla Gappaev, a religious figure killed in Kizlyar, were treated by investigators as a public justification of terrorism. The Imam's defence intends to appeal against the court's decision.

In Dagestan, a man was killed in a shootout on the outskirts of the village of Gubden. No information is reported concerning victims among law enforcers.

On August 25, the trial in the "Nardaran case" was interrupted because of the absence of advocates of a number of defendants. The defence believes that the court has intentionally suspended the hearings to give law enforcers enough time to get better prepared for the trial.

In Sochi, the court has pronounced the decision in a civil lawsuit for compensation in the amount of 650,000 roubles for damage to health inflicted by a policeman to Pavel Solovyov, a builder from Novosibirsk. The dismissed policeman who served his sentence challenged the court's decision.

The miners on protest do not agree on the partial repayment of wage arrears. This was reported by Dmitry Kovalenko, a member of the initiative group to coordinate the miners' protest actions. According to him, 64 people continue their hunger strike.

A tent camp, a field kitchen and physicians on duty are organized for residents of the Dagestani village of Mokok, where at least 480 people were left homeless after a fire.

An official of the Prosecutor's Office of the Aksai District of the Rostov Region has promised to release all the detained farmers until the end of the day, report activists. According to them, the police actually disrupted the "tractor march."

Mikhail Abramyan, Secretary of the Krasnodar branch of the "Communists of Russia" Party, and party members Yuri Yankin, Olga Zaruba, and Igor Minin demanded the resignation of the Governor of the Stavropol Territory "because of his interference in the electoral processes in the region."

In Yerevan, the court has dismissed the appeal against the arrest of Karabakh war veteran Araik Khandoyan, a member of the squad "Sasna Tsrer".

The international organization to protect journalists "Reporters without Borders" (RWB) has condemned the arrest of the financial director of the leading opposition newspaper "Azadlyg" and called on to remove "ridiculous charges" filed against him.

A resident of Astrakhan tried to persuade his two friends to go to fight for the "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia by court. This is reported by the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

On the basis of false video, the court has wrongly recognized the actions of the participants of the Kuban farmers' tractor march as a rally. This was claimed by Alexei Volchenko, the fined leader of the movement "Polite Farmers". The court has refused to watch another video, which, according to Alexei Volchenko, proved the innocence of the farmers.

In Azerbaijan, the business of fortunetellers and magicians prospers on the background of social problems, and the authorities' decision to conduct mass inspections of activities of fortunetellers and magicians is justified. This opinion was voiced by experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

32 athletes from the countries of Southern Caucasus will take part in the Paralympic Games to be held in Rio de Janeiro on September 7-18. The national team of Azerbaijan is the most numerous one, and it includes 27 athletes. Georgia will be represented by three athletes, and Armenia by two athletes.

Residents of the district centre of the Martakert District of Nagorno-Karabakh have expressed their dissatisfaction with the repair of the houses damaged during the combat actions. According to agents of the construction departments, the works are still underway. They have accused some complainants of dishonesty.

On August 24, the hearing of the Baku Court of Grave Crimes on the "Nardaran case" was held in tense atmosphere. The judge had to postpone the court hearing because of a verbal skirmish. The defendants accused policemen of use of torture, but they denied the charges.

The charge has been filed against five persons, including two members of the battalion "Sever" (North), arrested in the case of extortion of 100 million roubles from a Moscow businessman. The defendants plead not guilty.

The Law "On elections" prevents participants of the election process from equal exercising of their rights. This opinion was voiced by journalist Maxim Shevchenko. According to him, he would not challenge the decision of the working group of the Central Election Commission (CEC), which recognized as lawful his removal from elections in Dagestan.