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The attitude of the Turkish authorities to the problem of repatriation of Circassians will not change after a failed military coup in the country, and at present, people should not expect any progress concerning the problem. This opinion was voiced by Circassian activists, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

A trial of the case about the land plot of pensioner Nina Dubovaya started in Sochi; in her land plot now high-rise building is erected. This is the third trial on Dubovaya's lawsuit – the pensioner is trying to return her previously owned land plot.

Ingush leader Yunus-Bek Evkurov has ordered to dismiss officials of the Ingush supervisory services, who failed to detect deficiencies during the construction in the village of Yandare of multi-apartment houses for internally displaced persons (IDPs).

The organization "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia, has announced the mobilization of militants from Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Northern Caucasus for the preparation of new terror acts. This was reported by the newspaper "Milliyet" with reference to the Turkish secret services.

Today, on the seventh anniversary of the murder of human rights defender Natalia Estemirova, ten people have held solo pickets in front of the building of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) in Moscow. The picketers demanded to find the guilty persons and bring them to justice.

15 candidates for the parliamentary elections nominated by the "Georgian Dream" Party are not well-known to the public, and they do not have political experience and their own voters. This was stated by political interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

The number of the people injured in the terror act in Nice includes a girl from a Chechen family living in France. The girl got injuries to her legs. This was reported by a female friend of her parents.

Makhmud Velitov, the Imam of the mosque "Yardyam" in Moscow, whose statements about religious figure Abdulla Gappaev, killed in Kizlyar, were treated by investigators public justification of terrorism, did not know about the possible involvement of Abdulla Gappaev in banned organizations. This was claimed by his advocate.

Today, the monitoring of the OSCE mission on the contact line of troops of Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijani has passed without incidents. This was reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Nagorno-Karabakh.

The death of Tarkhan Batirashvili has become a serious loss for the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia, and Islam Atabiev (Abu Jihad) will not be able to become his successor. This opinion was voiced by the experts questioned by the "Caucasian Knot".

Out of 38 resident of Kabardino-Balkaria, declared wanted on suspicion of involvement in terrorist and extremist activities, only seven stay in the territory of the republic. This was reported by Kazbek Tatuev, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR).

In Kabardino-Balkaria, a construction company has decided to grant free of charge seven apartments in a newly built residential complex to the people in need, including a family of a Circassian repatriate. The apartments will be connected to communications, and owners are to complete by themselves the works for interior finishing and arrangement of the apartments.

In the first half of 2016, Germany registered almost doubled increase in the number of migrants from Russia in comparison with the same period of 2015. Of them, about 83.5% were natives of Chechnya.

The information about the death of Tarkhan Batirashvili, one of the leaders of the "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia, is confirmed by residents of the Pankisi Gorge in Georgia, but not by family members of Tarkhan Batirashvili. This was reported by Umar Idigov, the founder of the Foundation for Caucasus Integration.

The refusal of the International Press Centre (IPC) to provide room for a roundtable is of political nature, and it restricts freedom of assembly. This was stated by the "Civil Society Platform" (CSP). The IPC claims lack of vacant premises.

In Maikop, despite the objections of public prosecutors, the court has pronounced the decision to grant the motion for re-examination of the article written by ecologist Valery Brinikh.

Ayub Tuntuev, a former employee of the Chechen president's security service, who is serving his sentence for a terror act, is charged in the new criminal case. This was reported by the human rights organization "Legal Initiative".

The report on the death of Tarkhan Batirashvili is to be trusted, since it was published on the resources of the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia. This opinion was expressed by Mikhail Roschin and Akhmet Yarlykapov.

Two men, killed during a special operation carried out in the Untsukul District of Dagestan, have been preliminary identified as Magomed Magomedov and Magomed Abduraev.

Residents of the regions of Northern and Southern Caucasus should not be afraid to report cases of sexual abuse or harassment. This is stated by female activists and users of social networks, who call on women to join the action #YaNeBoyusSkazat.