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A letter by Polina Zherebtsova, the author of the child's diary about life in Grozny at war, to Mikhail Khodorkovsky in connection with his statements on Chechnya, was put by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of Russia on the list of extremist materials.

In Ingushetia, an explosion occurred near the house of Akhmet Dzeitov, the head of the Sunzha ROVD (District Interior Division). Fortunately, nobody was hurt.

Mikhail Fedotov, Adviser to Russian President and Chairman of the Human Rights Council (HRC), has personally addressed Leonid Korzhinek, the Public Prosecutor of the Krasnodar Territory, with a request on the legality of the court's judgement in the case of Anna Gritsevich, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

The Russian Union of Journalists (RUJ) has appealed to the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) asking to consider the issue of opening a criminal case on the fact of obstructing the lawful activities of Anna Gritsevich, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

Ovannes Karapetyan, an activist from Yerevan, who stitched up his mouth in protest against the rise in electricity tariff, today agreed to remove the stitches and was transported to hospital. After leaving the hospital, Ovannes Karapetyan announced a hunger strike.

The measures to stabilize the situation in Northern Caucasus should include, among other things, open recruitment to state service; adoption of a law on remote mountainous areas; support for the secular state school education; and low-interest loans to small businesses. This is stated in the report released today by the International Crisis Group (ICG).

Shamil Khadulaev, a member of the Public Chamber of Dagestan, who underwent surgery after a gunshot wound received in the Rostov Region, said that he personally knows the gunman. According to his story, a year ago, he received threats.

The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) held a confrontation of Zaur Dadaev, accused of killing Boris Nemtsov, with a witnesses who had identified Dadaev as a man, whom he saw in Moscow, in November 2014, when Dadaev was preparing murder attempt, the "Rosbalt" reports. The results of the confrontation cast doubt on the basic version of the investigation that Boris Nemtsov was assassinated for his support of the cartoonists from the "Charlie Hebdo" magazine slain in Paris on January 7.

Delegates of the congress of the "RPR-Parnassus" Party have adopted a statement on the need for an international investigation into the murder of Boris Nemtsov, the co-Chairman of the Party. The adoption of the statement was initiated by Vadim Prokhorov, advocate of the Nemtsov family, and Ilya Yashin, member of the political council of the Party.

In Freedom Square in Yerevan, one of the participants of the protest action against the increase of the electricity tariff has sewed his mouth up in protest against the lawlessness in the country.

On July 6, Shamil Khadulaev, a member of the Public Chamber of Dagestan, was attacked in the Rostov Region. This was reported by the social activist himself.

On July 6, Ingush Ombudsman Djambulat Ozdoev sent to the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) the request to verify the actions of law enforcers in the special operation carried out in Nasyr-Kort, during which Ali Aliev and his spouse were killed.

In Yerevan, at the end of the rally against the increase of electricity tariff, a group of protesters intended to march through the main streets of the city. However, the police blocked the exit from Freedom Square and did not allow the protesters holding an unsanctioned street action.

In Moscow, law enforcers have detained Akhmed Mutalimov, a resident of Dagestan. He is suspected of aiding members of illegal armed formations (IAFs), his mother told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

After the dispersal by the police of the protest action in Yerevan, the protest movement may be headed by the parties of the non-parliamentary opposition, said the Armenian political analysts, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

The police have released the protesters detained in Bagramyan Avenue in Yerevan. One of them – Argishti Kiviryan said that he was brought to administrative responsibility.

The Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) has held a preliminary court session to consider the motions filed by advocates of human rights defender Intigam Aliev. All the motions have been dismissed. Djavad Djavadov, an Intigam Aliev's advocate, treats the BCA's actions as violation of the defendant's right to protection.

Today, the Adler District Court of Sochi has inflicted penalty to Anna Gritsevich, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, in the case of disobedience to the police in the form of three days of administrative arrest. This was reported by Alexander Popkov, the journalist's advocate.

Today, the police have dispersed the sitting strike, which took place in Bagramyan Avenue in Yerevan in protest against the decision to raise the prices for electricity in the country.

In Bagramyan Avenue in Yerevan, protestors have been continuing their sitting strike against the growth of the prices for electricity for two weeks already. The police removed from Bagramyan Avenue the barricades of trash bins arranged by the protesters.