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During the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, mosques of 14 cities and major dwelling settlements of Chechnya have provided free feeding for believers.

In Northern Caucasus, the authorities have almost completely returned to the methods of "state terror" and rejection of the methods of "soft power", which were used in 2009-2012. This opinion was voiced during the presentation by the authors of the report released by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" on the state methods of combating terrorism in Northern Caucasus in the period starting from 2014.

According to Musa Musaev, Mayor of Makhachkala, people pay too much attention to the road conflict involving his son. The Mayor associates such excessive attention with his official position. Musa Musaev has stated that he did not intend to interfere in the course of the investigation and to free his son from blame.

Neither Magomed Suleimanov, nor his relatives had any conflicts with the police, said Sirazhudin Datsiev, the representative of the HRC "Memorial" in Dagestan. According to his version, so far, there is no reliable information on the whereabouts of Suleimanov, while power agents deny his detention.

The fasting in honour of the holy month of Ramadan has begun in Dagestan today, a day later than in other Russian regions.

The power methods of combating terrorism favoured by the authorities in Northern Caucasus, led to massive violations of law and human rights, thus, triggering a further increase of terrorist activity in the region, says the report of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" released today.

During the court session in Yerevan on the case of activist Gevorg Safaryan, the defendant has stated that policemen had provoked the conflict, after which he was detained.

The photo show "On the plains and in the mountains: children's weekdays in Northern Caucasus" was opened on June 6 at the Moscow's Sakharov Centre in the presence of some 25-30 people. The exhibition features about 100 photos taken by children aged from 8 to 15 living in Dagestan, Ingushetia and Chechnya.

Khadija Ismayilova has not received the court decision, and she asks for clarification concerning the obligations of conditional sentenced imposed on her. Besides, the journalist also asks for explanations in connection with her trial period, which is longer than the period of the very conditional sentence.

Investigators have started the pre-investigation check on the fact of the road conflict in Makhachkala, which, according to the media, involved a son of the Mayor of Makhachkala and his bodyguards. According to sources from the law enforcement bodies, during the detention of the young people, one policeman got his finger broken, and two other policemen got bruises.

During the visit of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev to Berlin, German top-ranking officials should urge him to release political activists and critics of the government, who were wrongly sentenced. This appeal to the leaders of Germany was voiced by the international human rights organization "Human Rights Watch" (HRW).

The claim to the government of Kabardino-Balkaria has been filed to the Nalchik City Court on behalf of 15 persons. In their claim, relatives of the persons, killed during the special operation held in Nalchik on October 13, 2005, demand to reveal the place of their burial. This is reported today by the "Kommersant".

Residents of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) complain about unresolved social issues, as well as unlawful methods used for investigation and fabrication of criminal cases. This was reported by members of the presidential delegation to the Human Rights Council (HRC) after their trip to the KBR.

As a result of the flooding, orchards and gardens, which were the only source of income for many residents of the village of Alekseevka of the Krasnodar Territory, were destroyed. This was reported by local residents. According to them, the people were not warned about the threatening disaster.

A rally against naming a bridge in the Krasnoselsky District of Saint Petersburg in honour of Akhmat Kadyrov, the first president of the ChechenRepublic, was held today in the Marsovo Pole. Akhmat Kadyrov and his son Ramzan have nothing to do with Saint Petersburg, this is the main protesters' argument against the naming of the bridge.

Relatives of the 23-year-old resident of Dagestan Magomed Suleimanov cannot establish his whereabouts; and submitted an application to the police about his kidnapping. The "Caucasian Knot" was informed about it by Sirazhutdin Datsiev, the representative of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" in Dagestan. Suleimanov's relatives fear that he could be kidnapped by power agents.

The families-victims of the flood will receive a lump sum compensation of 100,000 roubles each, said officials from the Sochi City Mayoralty.

As of June 6, the administration of Vladikavkaz received about 300 appeals from residents of Vladikavkaz, the capital of North Ossetia. Most of their applications deal with repair of roofs of private houses damaged by hail.

On June 4, a session of the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) was held, at which they discussed the socio-political situation in the country, the socio-economic status of the population, the Karabakh conflict and the issue of releasing the political prisoners, as well as organizational issues.

Employees of the American HBO TV Channel have finished the filming scheduled in Sochi, Dmitri Saltykovsky, the producer of the group of American journalists, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. According to his story, the detention of journalists by border guards and the court's judgement to impose a fine on him were unlawful; however, they would not file any complaints because of lack of time.