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The counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime has been cancelled in the Derbent, Tabasaran, Khiv and Magaramkent Districts of Dagestan, said a source from the republic's operative headquarters of the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).

The National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) and the oppositional "Musavat" Party, which stand for the abolition of the referendum on amendments to the Azerbaijani Constitution, have agreed to support each other's actions, sanctioned by the Baku authorities.

The Moscow City Court (MCC) has ruled that the extension of house arrest of Makhmud Velitov, an Imam of the Moscow mosque, accused for his words about the cleric, assassinated in Kizlyar, of justifying terrorism, should not be revised.

Today, Karen Karapetyan, Prime Minister of Armenia, has instructed the specialized agencies to develop a programme for maximum reduction of tariffs for gas and electricity for the population at the expense of other consumers.

The doping test of Russian boxer Misha Aloyan, who had won the silver medal at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, appeared to be positive. This information is published by the hacking group "Fancy Bear", which has earlier hacked the databases of the World Anti-Doping Agency. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) will carry out an investigation into the positive doping sample of the Russian boxer.

Almost 66,000 residents of Dagestan took part in the questioning about their attitudes toward candidates to the State Duma. Oleg Melnikov, the leader of the movement against slavery "Alternative", gained 42.23% of votes. Among the political parties, residents of the republic have preferred the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF).

Ella Kesaeva, the leader of the organization "Voice of Beslan", intends to file a complaint to top-ranking officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for North Ossetia about the visit of a group of policemen and participants of the attack on the journalists in Beslan, who demanded from the woman to come out of the house.

In Moscow, the court has pronounced the decision to extend by four months the detention in custody of Khamid Razhapov and Khusein Tsetiev, accused of an attack on staff members of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE). Said-Magomed Tsetiev is left under house arrest for the same period.

On September 14, Giorgi Kvirikashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia, reported that the Georgian authorities became aware of the intention of the opposition "United National Movement" (UNM) Party to organize riots in the country. "The UNM's interests include radicalization of the situation... This statement is based on the specific information. Therefore, we are to carry out preventive measures to avoid aggravation of the situation at any polling station," emphasized the Georgian Prime Minister.

The Prosecutor's Office for Dagestan has been instructed to check the information about the practice of female circumcision in Dagestan. This was reported by the Deputy General Prosecutor of Russia.

Tonight, law enforcers have lifted the counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime, in force since August in the Karabudakhkent and Buynaksk Districts of Dagestan.

In Dagestan, no pre-election intrigue still remains, since the authorities have removed from the electoral process all the political forces undesirable for them. This opinion was voiced by Gadjimurat Sagitov, the editor-in-chief of the "Novoe Delo".

On September 14, the Baku Court of Appeal (BCA), chaired by Judge Mirpasha Guseinov, considered the appeal against the extension of the pre-trial restriction measure against Bairam Mamedov, an activist of the movement "Nida".

Zhalaudi Geriev, a correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot", has been prosecuted in Chechnya for his professional activities, and the criminal case against him was fabricated. This is announced in a statement released by the international human rights organization "Civil Rights Defenders" based in Sweden. The human rights defenders have treated the sentence of the journalist as a demonstration of permissiveness of the Chechen authorities.

Today, the Armenian General Prosecutor's Office has announced no need to keep in custody Vaagn Gumashyan, a supporter of the "Constituent Parliament", who is accused of using violence against a public official during the dispersal of demonstrators.

In Azerbaijan, activist Fuad Akhmedli is refused his right to visits and phone conversations by the investigator's decision. According to his advocate, the defence treats the above decision as ungrounded.

In Yerevan, a case of obstructing the activities of journalists during the dispersal of demonstrators in the Sari Tag District on July 29 is brought to court. The case involves four defendants.

The international organization "Free Press Unlimited", engaged in support of freedom of speech, has condemned the sentence of Zhalaudi Geriev, a correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot", and demanded from the Russian authorities to review his case.

Swimmer Dmitri Saley, a member of the Azerbaijani national team, won silver medal in the 100-meter breaststroke event at the 15th Summer Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Athlete Elena Chebanu won her third medal, this time in the women's long jump.

The military exercises "Caucasus-2016" in the south of Russia and the NATO "2016 Agile Spirit" in Georgia, which took place in early September in the immediate vicinity of each other, were not related. This was stated by Russian military experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".