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The Astrakhan Regional Court has upheld the verdict against Igor Stenin, who was sentenced to two years of imprisonment in a penal settlement-colony on the charge of public calls for extremism.

In Elista, the court has found the Dagestani athlete guilty of desecrating a statue of Buddha and inciting ethnic hatred and sentenced him to two years of conditional imprisonment.

In Azerbaijan, the authorities have approved the schedule of activities for the referendum on introduction of amendments in the Constitution of the country. Civil society activists believe that two months are insufficient for campaign held by those who do not agree with the amendments.

The criminal cases against five out of 66 people detained in the Armenian capital on July 27 have been sent to the Investigating Committee, while the others were released. This was reported by the Armenian police.

Alek Enigomshyan, a member of the "Constituent Parliament", who was delayed at the protest action held in Yerevan on July 27, was arrested on suspicion of aiding in the seizure of the police regiment building. His advocate has reported on the violations committed.

Law enforcers have launched an investigation into a criminal case against a resident of Karachay-Cherkessia on the charge of involvement in an illegal armed formation (IAF). The man is suspected of involvement in the hostilities in Syria.

An officer of the Vladikavkaz police has been put on the federal wanted list on the charge in absentia of involvement in the death of Vladimir Tskaev, a local resident.

In Yerevan, Pavel Manukyan, a severely injured member of the group "Sasna Tsrer" (Daredevils of Sassoun), denies the charges filed against him.

According to the report prepared by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), in 2015, the stability of civil society development in Azerbaijan deteriorated. Experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" agreed with the estimates produced by the USAID.

In Chechnya, the court has pronounced the decision to send publicist Rizvan Ibragimov to Makhachkala for compulsory psychiatric examination. According to Rizvan Ibragimov, today, even before the court decision comes into force, the law enforcers have made an unsuccessful attempt to take him to the clinic.

The experts of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) explain the large number of deaths in the water bodies of the Volgograd Region, among other things, by the deficit of places for bathing. Volgograd residents have confirmed that the city has not enough beaches.

More than 260 people who are engaged abroad in plotting terror acts in Russia and other countries are put on the international wanted list. Besides, in Russia, the secret services watch more than 220 potential pseudo suicide bombers. This was reported by Alexander Bortnikov, the chief of the Russian FSB.

An activist from the number of those detained last night in Khorenatsi Street has been arrested on suspicion of possession of a weapon. The other 63 persons were released, reports the Armenian police.

In Krasnodar, the ceremony of opening of the monument to the heroes of World War I will be attended by delegates of the "Adyge Khase" for the Krasnodar Territory. This was announced by Asker Sokht, the chairman of the organization.

In Kabardino-Balkaria, a police officer was stabbed during the detention of drug-dependent local residents. This was reported by a source from the secret services. The source has denied the information that the policeman was injured during the detention of militants.

In Yerevan, a group of armed men has taken hostage the physicians, who entered the building to provide medical assistance to the victims. This was reported by the Armenian police.

The Central Election Commission (CRC) has refused to hold a referendum on the country's accession to NATO, said Jondi Bagaturiya, the leader of the oppositional party "Kartuli Dasi".

The Armenian Ombudsman has condemned the actions of the policemen, who used violence against journalists covering the situation with the seizure of the police building in Yerevan. This was announced by the Ombudsman's Office.

Doctors in Yerevan treat the condition of two rebels, who were during shootout this night in the territory of the captured police regiment, are grave but stable. The wounded policeman is in the condition of moderate gravity, the medical centre reports.

Secession of the grouping "Jabhat al-Nusra" from the influence of the "Al-Qaeda" will not affect the Caucasian armed groupings in Syria. This opinion was voiced by experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".