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The Russian Presidential Council for Civil Society Institutions Development and Human Rights will consider a draft appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin with the request to allow the reception of Syrian Circassians. According to Maxim Shevchenko, the initiator of the appeal, at present, refugees face challenges when trying to resettle, including challenges arising from the lack of quotas.

At the trial in the case of the murder of journalist Malik Akhmedilov, the court has questioned Ali Kamalov, Chairman of the Union of Journalists of Dagestan, as a prosecution witness. The next court session is scheduled for September 11.

Valid Motsaev, the successor to the killed leader of the militant grouping in Khasavyurt, tries to earn credibility by massacres, the law enforcement agencies believe.

The lawyer Elena Denisenko was taken off the bus by employees of the GIBDD (traffic police) at the checkpoint located on the administrative border of Dagestan and Stavropol Territory.

As reported by the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, a complaint has been prepared against the decision of the court of the city of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk to treat as extremist the book "Appeal (Dua) to Allah, Its Value and Place in Islam".

Sagid Murtazaliev, the head of the Dagestani branch of the Russian Pension Fund, has been put on the international wanted list. The court has ruled in absentia to place him in custody, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) reports.

Courts of Armenia are considering several cases on bankruptcy of the chemical complex "Vanadzor-Khimprom", while factory workers seek a meeting with the Prime Minister of Armenia Ovik Abramyan.

The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has started the investigation into the murder of 34-year-old Imam Magomed Khidirov, who was shot dead in the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan.

Three weeks before the today's murder of Imam Magomed Khidirov in Dagestan, Zamirbek Makhmutov, Deputy Imam of the aul (village) of Irgakly, was killed in the Stavropol Territory.

Today, Imam Magomed Khidirov has been shot dead in front of the local mosque in the village of Novy Kurush of the Khasavyurt District.

The city administration of Buynaksk declares that the election of the City Mayor was held in accordance with the law. The fact that the Mayor was elected by deputies of the old convocation may perplex, although the election results were predictable. This was stated by Absalitdin Murzaev, Chairman of the Council of Elders of the Kumyk people.

For the recent several years, the year of 2015 has become an unprecedented by the number of cases of the use of force against media representatives in Armenia. In the first half of 2015, 19 of such cases were recorded, and other 50 cases are recorded as the facts of pressure on journalists. This was reported by Ashot Melikyan, the head of the Committee for Protection of Freedom of Speech.

Derbent is completing the works on the preparation for the city anniversary. Residents note the positive changes the appearance of the city; however, they claim that the positive changes are not widespread and are most noticeable only in the central part of the city.

In 2015, 12,500 Muslims from Northern Caucasus intend to visit Mecca and Medina. Today, the first group of pilgrims departs from the airport of Mineralnye Vody. All groups are to depart till September 15.

The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has sentenced a local resident, whom the jurors found guilty of killing three soldiers, to 16 years of imprisonment.

Galina Arapova, the head of the Media Rights Defence Centre, has become a laureate of the Anna Politkovskaya "Kamerton" (Tuning Fork) National Award.

The backpack of the man, who opened fire on power agents in the Buynaksk District of Dagestan and who was killed by return fire, contained camouflage uniform and a silencer. This was reported by the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC). According to the NAC, the killed man was a member of the "Makhachkala" grouping of the armed underground.

The public organization "Kabardino-Balkarian Regional Human Rights Centre" headed by Valery Khatazhukov was created by former members of the disbanded Kabardino-Balkarian branch of the movement "For Human Rights".

MPs of Karachay-Cherkessia have approved Ruslan Kazanokov for the post of the Prime Minister of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR). The decision was made unanimously at the 14th session of the National Assembly of Karachay-Cherkessia held on September 8.