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Officials of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) hope to pick up the trail of the criminals while inspecting the car abandoned by alleged killers of the district policeman Shamil Abdurakhmanov.

Today, the Landmark Business Centre in Baku hosted a roundtable on the topic "Analysis of Electoral Legislation: International Norms, Problems and Prospects". The event was organized by the non-governmental Institute of Democratic Initiatives (IDI), the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

The board of the civil movement "Arise, Armenia!" calls to restart mass protests in Yerevan, since the company chosen by the authorities to conduct an audit of electric grids is openly cooperating with the government.

The "Rosa Khutor" Company is engaged in construction of the road to the Engelmanovy forest meadows through the protected areas and thus destroys the relic forest and wildlife habitat. This was reported by activists of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus".

One of the men shot and killed on August 16 in the Untsukul District of Dagestan during the counterterrorist operation (CTO) has been pre-identified as Magomed Abdulaev, the leader of the mountainous sector of the organization "Imarat Kavkaz". This was reported by the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).

An aircraft of the Russian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) has delivered to Moscow two children, who suffered from the explosion of a gas cylinder in the village of Dorgeli of the Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan. They will receive medical treatment in the Speransky Children's Clinical Hospital No. 9.

After the elimination of Magomed Suleimanov, the leader of the "Imarat Kavkaz" recognized in Russia as a terrorist organization, the militants can resume the practice of terror acts against civilians in Northern Caucasus. This fear has been expressed by residents of Dagestan interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

The Russian side has chosen a selective approach to the preparation of the materials of the criminal case concerning the massacre of the family in Gyumri which were sent to the Armenian counterpart. This was reported by advocate Lusine Saakyan at the press conference held on August 17.

In Boston, the trial in the case against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev who was sentenced to death penalty for organizing the terror act during the marathon could not be impartial. This has been stated by his advocates. They have filed a motion for holding a new trial in another city.

Victoria and Maxim Tonkikh believe that the guardianship bodies of Novorossiysk had no reasons to take away their baby, who died on August 12 in hospital, and his three-year-old sister. The parents assert that the baby was dropped down at hospital.

Twelve US citizens were teaching English at the children's camp in Teberda, although they arrived in Russia on tourist visas, said the republic's department of the FSB.

As reported today by the advocate Lusine Sahakyan, her colleagues, who represent the interests of successors of the victims of Gyumri massacre – the Avetisyan family, demand a psychological and psychiatric examination of Valery Permyakov.

During the week of August 10-16, 2015, at least seven persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, six persons were killed, and one person was wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

In his initial testimony recorded by a video camera, Zaur Dadaev, the main defendant in the case of the Boris Nemtsov's murder, has mentioned the advance paid for the death of the politician. This has been reported today by the "Rosbalt" with reference to a source in the law enforcement bodies. The defence of Zaur Dadaev voiced scepticism about the information.

This morning, a policeman was shelled in the village of Novy Khushet of the Lenin District of Makhachkala. He died from the injuries he got.

Conviction passed in Baku to rights defender Leyla Yunus and her husband Arif Yunus; special operation in Dagestan, where the leader of the "Imarat Kavkaz" was killed; voluntary resignation of Imam Yaraliev from the post of Derbent Mayor; trial in Gyumri of Valery Permyakov, a soldier Russian military base, for desertion and theft of weapons; major forest fire near Gelendjik; start of trying Krasnodar deputy Zirinov by jury in Rostov-on-Don, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of August 10-16, 2015, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

This year, only Chechnya and Ingushetia out of the regions of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) have fully used their quotas for the Hajj to Mecca. Other regions, as well as Adygea and the KrasnodarTerritory, see a decline in demand for the Hajj pilgrimage.

According to the unofficial information, one of the persons killed near the village of Gimry in Dagestan has been identified as 30-year-old Gadji Abdullaev, the Amir of the mountainous sector of militants, well-known throughout the armed underground as Abu Dudjana.

The leaders of Derbent face the task to restore order in the utilities sector. To succeed in the task, the new Mayor should attract a team of professionals and mobilize city residents. This opinion has been expressed by experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

The investigator in charge of Boris Nemtsov murder case has requested the materials of criminal case of the disappearance of Chechen resident Askhab Murtazaliev. This has been reported today by the "Kommersant".