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The punishment of those responsible for the deaths of hostages in the Beslan terror act should be a guarantee that such a tragedy will never happen again, believe the members of the committee "Mothers of Beslan". They expect the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to decide on the complaint of the victims of the terror act within the coming six months.

Until now, two suspected militants shot dead during the counterterrorist operation (CTO), conducted in the Magaramkent District of Dagestan, have not been identified. Investigators have appointed a molecular-genetic examination.

Today, the Baku Court of Grave Crimes has sentenced Khadija Ismayilova, a reporter of the "Radio Liberty" in Azerbaijan, to 7.5 years of deprivation of freedom.

Over the past year, the number of Russians convinced that special services knew about the terror acts committed in 1999-2005 in Beslan, Moscow and Volgodonsk has decreased. This was indicated by the polling conducted by the "Levada Centre".

On September 1, North Ossetia is holding mourning events of those who perished in the terror act committed in Beslan 11 years ago. According to the republic's MIA, over 3000 people came to the yard of School No. 1.

Young people from Shelkovskoy District, detained at the Russian border on suspicion of trying to go to Syria to participate in the warfare, became figurants of criminal cases about participation in illegal armed formations (IAFs).

On August 30, in Tskhinvali, the mission of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) held a memorial party dedicated to missing residents. To this day, the ICRC published a book with stories, narrated by family members of missing persons.

The administration of the Krasnodar Territory plans to build a system to prevent flooding in the Adler District of Sochi. The need for reconstruction became evident after the June flooding.

The draft constitutional amendments are contrary to fundamentals of democracy, Arthur Sakunts, the head of the Vanadzor Office of the Helsinki Civil Assembly (HCA), said at the today's press conference in Yerevan. In the opinion of the lawyer Yke Alumyan, citizens will lose the capability to govern their state.

Three solo pickets in defence of Article 31 of the Constitution and against liquidation of sanctioned foodstuffs were held today by three residents of Volgograd.

Holidaymakers are scare by armed employees of the Federal Guard Service (known as FSO), who are guarding the residence "Riviera-6", located on the border with the municipal beach, said guests and residents of Sochi.

Today, at the trial of Khadija Ismayilova in Baku, the floor was given to the defendant. In her last plea, the journalist denied all the allegations and said that the Azerbaijani authorities, including the president's family, are mired in corruption and will not be able to retain control over the country for long through repressions.

The restoration works of the ramparts of the Citadel Naryn-Kala have broken the unity of the architectural style of the monument, both experts and local residents assert.

Advocates will be present during the repeated forensic-psychological and forensic-psychiatric examinations of Valery Permyakov, accused of massacring the Avetisyan family in Gyumri, said the Armenian Investigating Committee.

Elshan Gurbanly, Kyamran Azizov, Tural Mamedov Nadir Alikhanov and Bakhruz Rasulov have been sentenced to terms ranging from 12 to 14.5 years in prison on charges of involvement in warfare in the territory of Syria for the militants of the "Islamic State" (IS).

Today, an official launch of the project of financial support of political prisoners was announced. It is executed within the human rights movement "Open Russia", headed by Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the former co-owner of the "Yukos" oil company.

Court's decision on life imprisonment for former Makhachkala Mayor Said Amirov; opening of NATO training centre in Georgia; verdict of Rostov court to Ukrainian citizen Sentsov, which raised condemnation of human rights defenders and Western politicians, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of August 24-30, 2015, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

A meeting of residents of the "Gagarinskiy" micro-district was held in Sochi. The speakers demanded to cancel the plans of erecting high-rise buildings to "compact" the district.

During the week from August 24 to August 30, 2015, at least seven persons suffered from the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, six of them were killed and one 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.

The "Islamic State" (IS), recognized as a terrorist organization, was joined by up to 7000 residents of Northern Caucasus. They are attracted by a possibility to live in a Sharia state and by promises of social justice, said the participants of the on-line discussion on the "Caucasian Knot" under the moderation of Naima Neflyasheva, a candidate of historical sciences.