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The Moscow City Court (MCC) has dismissed the appeal complaint filed by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" against the District Court's decision, which had recognized the demand of the Moscow Prosecutor's Office (MPO) to get registered as a foreign agent to be legitimate, said Ulyana Solopova, the head of the press service of the MCC.

Fizuli Mirzakhanov killed in the Tabasaran District of Dagestan was wanted for involvement in an illegal armed formation (IAF) and in the terror act committed in the village of Khuchni one year ago. According to the investigating authorities of Dagestan, Fizuli Mirzakhanov and Djafar Khanmagomedov, who was killed together with him, declined the offer to surrender.

A medical examination has concluded that Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov, sentenced in the case of the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, an observer of the "Novaya Gazeta", is healthy enough to serve his sentence, said Karina Moskalenko and Anna Stavitskaya, representatives of the victim party, at the Moscow City Court (MCC).

During the special operation conducted in the Tabasaran District of Dagestan, two men were killed. They have been preliminary identified as Fizuli Mirzakhanov and Djafar Khanmagomedov, members of the local militant grouping named "Yuzhnaya" (Southern), the "Kommersant" has reported with reference to sources in law enforcement bodies.

The Chief of the Parliament Security Service has used force against a journalist of the "A1+" TV Channel and hindered the journalist's work. This was stated by journalist and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) of Armenia.

In Nalchik, the Court has pronounced the decision on the pre-trial restriction measure in the form of one-month home arrest for Zalimkhan Tkhamokov, a KBR resident. According to his wife, on September 9, he was detained on charges of illegal possession of weapons.

The forensic medical examination to reveal the causes of the death of Timur Kuashev, a journalist and civil society activist, conducted by forensic experts in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), has failed to answer the question about the causes of the journalist's death.

The incident occurred at the corner of Batyrai and Suleiman Stalsky Streets, said one of the eyewitnesses. According to his story, 5-8 armed men, most of them in masks, arrived in two cars, pushed a young man into one of the cars and drove away.

According to the preliminary information, two persons were killed in an armed clash in the Tabasaran District of Dagestan, stated a source in the law enforcement bodies.

As reported by the Russia's National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC), the two persons killed on Thursday, September 11, during an armed clash in the Tabasaran District of Dagestan, were involved in the armed underground.

Advocate Sapiyat Magomedova claims that the Deputy Chief of the Investigating Division (ID) of the Khasavyurt OVD (Interior Division) rudely treated her and used force against her. The advocate requests the administration of the Dagestani law enforcement bodies to assist in the investigation into the incident.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) is to consider the case of the victims of the terror act in Beslan and to reveal if the rights of hostages were violated. The materials of the official investigation have been submitted to the Strasbourg Court by the Russian Government.

Investigators have completed the investigation into the case against Said Amirov, the dismissed Mayor of Makhachkala, and his nephew Yusup Djaparov, accused of organization of the murder of Dagestani investigator Arsen Gadjibekov and already sentenced on charges of plotting a terror act.

Baku opens the exhibition of the Azerbaijani International Defence Industry "ADEX-2014". The exhibition will show products of 200 companies from 34 countries of the world. This is the first event of this format, and neither Azerbaijan nor the South Caucasus as a whole ever hosted similar exhibitions.

The first group of pilgrims from Chechnya, who this year commit Hajj to Mecca, will leave for Saudi Arabia on September 15. In total, this year, 2600 residents of Chechen will go for Hajj, the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of Chechnya reports.

In the course of the inspection tour of the polling stations of the Tsentralny District of Sochi, conducted by activists of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), serious violations were detected. This was stated by the CPRF.

In Dagestan, a bill to abolish direct elections was initiated by republic's leader Ramazan Abdulatipov, who wishes to gain control over authorities of town and district level. This opinion was expressed by the experts questioned by the "Caucasian Knot".

The detention of Zalimkhan Tkhamokov, a resident of Nalchik, who had been earlier treated as kidnapped, was reported by his advocate Elena Bairamkulova. Zalimkhan Tkhamokov is accused of illegal possession of weapons, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reports.

In the Rostov Region, the Shakhty City Court considers the case against policemen accused of attempted illegal sale of narcotic substances. The wife of one of the defendants believes that her husband fell victim to his unscrupulous colleague.

On January 16, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) recognized violation of the human rights in the case of disappearance of five residents of Northern Caucasus in 2001-2004 and obliged Russia to pay more than 300,000 euros of compensation to the complainants.