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The today’s session of the trial taking place at the Maikop City Court completed the questioning of prosecution witnesses. The ecologist’s defence filed a motion demanding to withdraw the Teuchezh District administration out of the trial, having stated that the administration cannot put forward a demand to compensate moral harm on behalf of district residents.

Until July 4, Moscow holds the evenings of the Caucasian Peoples within the project "Ramadan Tent". This project shall be of charitable and educational functions, focused not only on Muslims. This opinion was expressed by experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

One of the five power agents wounded in special operations in Dagestan has died in hospital. Earlier, 14 casualties were reported: four power agents and 10 suspected militants.

On June 16 and 17, 2016, Ramazan Rashidov and his relative Shamil Ramazanov, residents of Kaspiysk, disappeared under unclear circumstances. This was reported by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

The number of suspected militants killed during a special operation carried out in the south of Dagestan has grown up to 10 people. Four law enforcers are killed, and five others are hospitalized.

Lawyers of the "Committee against Torture" have sent to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) a complaint about violation of the Tamerlan Eskerkhanov's right to effective investigation and effective remedy. Tamerlan Eskerkhanov is a defendant in the criminal case of the murder of Boris Nemtsov.

Today, Grant Grigoryan, a soldier of the Defence Army, has died from a gunshot wound under unclear circumstances. This was reported by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh.

In Dagestan, the today's operations carried out by law enforcers on the territories of the Suleiman-Stalsky, Derbent, and Tabasaran District have become the first operations in June. Since the beginning of the year, the total number of special operations and shootouts reaches at least 29.

Gasan Abdullaev, killed today in Dagestan and well-known by under the nickname of "Abu Yasir", was considered to be one of the leaders of North-Caucasian militants, who swore allegiance to "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia. The death of Gasan Abdullaev was confirmed by the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).

Sergey Zirinov, a deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Kuban, has told the court about his acquaintance with Vitaly Sadovnichy, the director of the Anapa sanatorium "Little Bay". Sergey Zirinov states he is not involved in the Vitaly Sadovnichy's murder, since he has never been interested in the sanatorium.

Armenian experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" do not expect great progress from the meeting of the Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents in Saint Petersburg. Meanwhile, political analyst Alexander Iskandaryan emphasizes the importance to continue the dialogue.

In the course of a special operation carried out in the Derbent District of Dagestan, two OMON (riot police) fighters died from gunshot wounds. This was reported by a source from the law enforcement bodies.

In the village of Gush-Kort of the Shatoi District, a landslide affected the part of the cemetery, where the ziyarat of Sheikh Akhberdil-Muhammad, a companion of Imam Shamil, was located.

Gasan Abdullaev, the leader of the "Southern" militant grouping, was killed in a shootout with law enforcers which occurred near the village of Gedjukh in the Derbent District, reports a source from the law enforcement bodies.

Many residents of the capital of Azerbaijan are dissatisfied with the inconvenience which arises in connection with the "Formula 1" races. The Azerbaijani authorities announce the importance of the races for the prestige of the country and attraction of foreign tourists. The critics of the government question the advisability of the event.

At the court session in the criminal case against the "Rostov Amazons", after the pronouncement of the indictment, two defendants have pleaded not guilty, and two others, including Inessa Tarverdieva, the suspected leader of the criminal grouping, have pleaded partially guilty.

Five militants and one special forces fighter were killed in the course of a special operation carried out n the Suleiman-Stalsky District of Dagestan. This was reported by a source from the law enforcement bodies of Dagestan.

The EU has postponed until the autumn the issue of liberalization of visa regime for Georgia because of the problem of migrants in Europe. This opinion was voiced by political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

A bridge in Saint Petersburg was named after Akhmat Kadyrov in spite of the citizens' attitude towards his personality, and the decision itself was adopted with violations. This was stated by opponents of the initiative.

Today, former workers of the Yerevan "Nairit" plant have held new protest action in front of the government building. They have reported the beginning of consultations with lawyers concerning the cancellation of the agreements with the top-managers of the plant on refusal to pay fines and penalties.