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In Gori, Irakly Alasaniya, the leader of the opposition "Free Democrats" Party, will be nominated by the Party as a majoritarian candidate to the Georgian Parliament. He will replace Tamaz Shioshvili, earlier mentioned as a candidate in the city.

According to the investigators, the main version of the murder of Ubaidula Magomedov, Judge of the Shamil District Court, is associated with his professional activities. Meanwhile, the victim was not under state protection, and there is no information about the threats against him.

Yelena Isinbayeva, a two-time Olympic champion in pole vaulting, who was not allowed to competitions of the 2016 Olympic Games, intends to go to Rio de Janeiro to take part in the elections to the IOC Athletes' Commission. Besides, she has announced her desire to become the President of the All-Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF).

During a day, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces made about 400 shots from small arms against the positions of the Defence Army. This was reported by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Vagan Shirkhanyan, the former First Deputy Defence Minister of Armenia, arrested on suspicion of involvement in an armed grouping led by Arthur Vardanyan, needs medical treatment, since the aggravated health problems threaten his life. This was reported by his advocate.

In Baku, defendants Ali Nuriev, Agil Ismayilov, Rasim Djebrailov, and Zakir Mustafaev claimed being tortured after their detention. The court is to take into account the above complaints, believes human rights activist Muzaffar Bakhyshov.

17 journalists are recognized suffered from the obstruction of their activities and group hooliganism that took place in the capital of Armenia at night of July 30. Today, Yerevan hosts the rally in defence of freedom of speech.

Mikhail Kasyanov, the leader of the "PARNAS" Party, claims that the first attack on him was committed after the beginning of his meeting with voters, and the second after the end of the event.

In Rostov-on-Don, the Court has got a case against residents of Kabardino-Balkaria, accused of trying to create in the republic "a caliphate with Sharia form of government."

A criminal case is instituted against a man, who was trained in Syria to join the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia. This was reported by the Department for the Krasnodar Territory of the Russian FSB.

After the fourth day of the Olympic Games in Brazil, Russia got the fifth place in the medal standings with three gold, six silver and three bronze medals. Of them, six medals were obtained due to good results of natives of Northern and Southern Caucasus.

The Sberbank of Russia has blocked the bank account of Makhmud Velitov, the chairman of the Charitable Foundation "Hilal", the Imam of a Moscow mosque. This was reported by advocate Dagir Khasavov. According to him, the Imam's pension comes to the above account.

Criminal proceedings for public calls for extremist activity may be initiated on the facts of threats voiced in social networks against participants of the Holi, a festival of colours, in Makhachkala. This opinion was expressed by Djamal Aliev, an advocate of the Dagestani Bar Association.

The "RZhDstroi" has organized a tender to sell unfinished residential houses, which were to be built for volunteers in the village of Vesyoloe on the eve of the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games. According to an agent of the "RZhDstroi", the tender results have already been summarized.

Residents of the Talish community in the Martakert District of Nagorno-Karabakh have been moved from hotels in Stepanakert to the village of Alashan of the Martakert District. The Ministry of Urban Development has renovated the former hospital buildings in Alashan, and the Ministry of Social Affairs provided the necessary furniture.

The Special Investigation Service of Armenia has charged two police officers with obstructing the activities of journalists. The number of policemen accused of committing unjustified actions in the course of the protest action has raised to four men.

Djamal Kasumov, a deputy of the National Assembly of Dagestan, is wanted on suspicion of beating policeman Shamil Magomedrasulov. This was reported by a source from the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

David Borchashvili, a native of the Pankisi Gorge, has been sentenced to 12 years of imprisonment on the charge of involvement in the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia.

Two men, whose bodies were found in a burned-out car in the Dagestani village of Dyuzler, were transporting a bomb inside the car, and its detonation caused the fire. This was reported by the Investigating Committee.

Despite eight years passed after the events of August 2008 in South Ossetia, Tskhinvali still has signs of the past war. Local residents complain about the fact that after the hostilities, not all people were able to get assistance from the authorities after the combat actions.