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On September 13, on the united voting day in Russia, a number of regions of Southern Russia and Northern Caucasus held elections of various levels, including the municipal campaign in Dagestan. Residents of Makhachkala elect deputies of three regional assemblies of the city. Observers noted low voter turnout. Besides, according to local residents, Makhachkala had very passive election campaign.

Nineteen of the Yazidis, who came to Armenia from the Iraqi province of Shingal, were granted refugee status. This has been announced today by Gamlet Smoyan, a member of the Board of the Yazidi National Union "Sinjar".

Today, at the session of the Parliament of North Ossetia, Tamerlan Aguzarov was elected the leader of the republic, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

The UN resolution to proclaim the day of December 9 the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Genocide was adopted by the initiative of Armenia.

On September 12, at the conference held in Yerevan, the agreement on formation of the united front "No!" was signed by the Armenian National Congress (ANC) Party, the "Heritage" Party, the "National Self-Determination" Party, the "Constituent Parliament", and the initiative group "No to robbery!" The idea to unite the opponents of the constitutional reforms was initiated by the initiative group "You won't deceive us!"

The authorities of Azerbaijan have declared wanted via the Interpol two sons of Siyavush Azakov, Professor at the Baku Higher Oil School. Eldar and Farid Azakov are suspected of misappropriation of funds. According to their father, they became victims of slander.

Khadjimurat Temurziev, a resident of Ingushetia, was detained and placed in custody in Moscow on suspicion of an attempt to escape after committed road accident and an attack on a policeman. His advocate denies the investigators' version and claims that his client was severely beaten at detention.

Administrative protocols have been drawn up against all 48 Yerevan protesters taken to the police station. In the opinion of the lawyer Rimma Sargsyan, the activists should not sign these protocols, as the police dispersed a peaceful demonstration.

During the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime in the Dagestani village of Novy Kurush, law enforcers checked documents and restricted motor traffic. Besides, local residents said that searches were conducted in the adjacent forest area. By the morning on September 12, power agents stopped their check.

As reported by the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM), there are no casualties and victims among this year's Chechen Hajj pilgrims as a result of the tragedy in the Al-Haram Mosque in Mecca.

The National Assembly of Armenia has defined the holder of the mandate of Arpine Ovannisyan, who was earlier appointed to the post of the Minister of Justice. Her post was taken up by Karen Bekaryan, the head of the NGO "European Integration".

As reported by the press service of the police, 48 detained protesters were brought to police stations from Bagramyan Avenue.

Bagramyan Avenue in Yerevan has been blocked by protesters against the rise of electricity tariff, some of whom sat down on the roadway. Policemen ask them to clear the roadway.

The formation of a package of documents as needed to pay out compensations for the damage caused to apartments in the course of two special operations in Nalchik is undertaken within the terms as stipulated by the law, said the Prosecutor's Office of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR). Thus, the Office refused to prosecute local officials.

Power agents have cancelled the CTO regime in the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, which was introduced here in the morning.

The official Baku has announced a possible revision of interrelations with the European Union (EU) in connection with the resolution adopted by the European Parliament and containing criticism of the human rights situation in Azerbaijan. The Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has cancelled the visit of the delegation of the European Commission to the country.

As stated by the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Chechnya, everything is ready for the elections of deputies of the City Council of Gudermes and the village council of Novy Benoy. Local residents have noted that the candidates from the party in power have almost no competitors at the elections.

The City Court of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk has received by e-mail an appeal of legal representatives of the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov against the recognition of the book, based on quotations from the Koran, to be extremist. However, the court demands to send, until September 12, the original complaint with Kadyrov's original signature.

The objectives of the regional human rights centre of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) will include not only protection of human rights, but also counteraction to the spread of religious extremism, said Valery Khatazhukov, the head of the centre. In this regard, the centre intends to cooperate with the republic's power structures.

Residents of the republic are not active in early voting, said a source from the Republic's Election Commission (REC). According to his data, in the Babayurt District, only 27 voters have applied for early voting for deputies of the district assembly. Also, the elections were held on the remote island of Chechen.