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Adam Bogus, Vice-President of the International Circassian Association (ICA), Chairman of Adyge Khase of the Republic of Adygea, associates the investigators' actions with the ongoing ICA Congress taking place in Nalchik.

In the early morning, Derbent has started mass festivities in honour of the 2000th anniversary of the city, and a lot of people accumulated near the venues for celebrations. The events are held under enhanced security measures, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports from the place.

In Chechnya, the court pronounced the verdict against Elambaeva and Djamkhaeva, two local residents, accused of selling a newborn child. Each of both women was sentenced to four years of imprisonment.

In Dagestan, an 18-year-old resident of the Suleiman-Stalsky District is suspected of supplying a member of the armed underground with food, an apartment, and a car. The suspect is taken into custody by the court's decision.

In the village of Sogratl of the Gunib District of Dagestan, power agents have stopped visiting houses for inspection, local residents report. The villagers have noted that they feel no restrictions because of the regime of counterterrorism operation (CTO).

On September 18, in Baku, a search was carried out at the apartment rented by journalist Djavid Abdullaev. Meanwhile, law enforcers have declared that their actions were related to the case of journalist Shirin Abbasov, who on the day before had been subjected to 30 days of administrative arrest. Like Shirin Abbasov, Djavid Abdullaev cooperated with the "Meydan TV" online TV Channel.

Gigi Ugulava, the former Mayor of Tbilisi, has spent at liberty less than one day, and he is against imprisoned by the decision of the Tbilisi City Court.

On the eve of the Congress of the International Circassian Association (ICA), the FSB Department for the Krasnodar Territory has summoned for questioning Adam Bogus, Vice-President of the ICA, Chairman of Adyge Khase of the Republic of Adygea.

The increase in electricity prices was just a pretext to intensify the protest movement in Armenia. This opinion was expressed by Armenian experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". They see the true reasons for protests in mass dissatisfaction with social situation in the country and the power.

In Chechnya, the investigating authorities have started a criminal investigation into the case against a resident of Grozny suspected of illegal transfer of a minor child to other people's family.

Two advocates will represent the interests of Shant Arutyunyan, the leader of the "Tsegakron" Party, and other convicts in the case of the "Million Mask March".

On September 16, at the press conference, members of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), the "Rodina" (Homeland) Party, the "Yabloko" Party, and self-nominees filed an appeal to the Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) with the demand to dissolve the Sochi Election Commission and check complaints about violations committed during September 13 voting.

On September 17, in Gudermes, law enforcers made raids to inspect retail points and shops with Islamic products within the framework of verification of compliance with the federal law on counteracting extremism. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by an official from the Chechen Prosecutor's Office.

On September 17, at the re-interrogation, Anzor Gubashev, one of the defendants in Boris Nemtsov murder case, retracted his earlier confession, the "Interfax" reports with reference to the advocate Musa Khadisov.

The defence of Colonel Volodya Avetisyan, a Karabakh war veteran, who was sentenced in Armenia on charges of fraud, has filed a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

In the evening of September 17, the Tbilisi City Court released Gigi Ugulava, the former Mayor of the capital of Georgia, from pre-trial detention. However, the trial in the case of misappropriation of the "Imedi" TV Company will continue.

Activist Sergey Titarenko refuses to plead guilty to public calls to extremism and treats the verdict of the Krasnodar court as unfair.

In the area of the village of Maidanskoye, Dagestani law enforcers destroyed a dugout, in which they found an improvised explosive device (IED) and components for manufacturing of IEDs.

Azerbaijani freelance journalist Shirin Abbasov is sentenced to 30 days of administrative arrest. Officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) did not specify what kind of administrative offense had been committed by the journalist.

When commenting on his inclusion in the sanctions list, the leader of Chechnya has declared that Kiev officials are unable to prevent his visit to Ukraine.