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Representatives of PACE and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly criticized the arrests of journalists and activists in Russia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan on the International Day of Political Prisoners, mentioning Zarema Musaeva, Mziya Amaglobeli, Anar Mamedli, Ali Kerimli, Ulvi Hasanli, Farid Mehralizade, and Ulviya Ali.

The judge in Kaspiysk imposed fines on two local residents who did not stand during the performance of the Russian anthem at the event on September 1.

The court in Dagestan sentenced the head of the housing and communal services department of Buynaksk to four and a half years in prison for embezzling more than 13 million rubles from the city budget. Along with him, the head of the contracting organization was convicted.

Supporters of Georgia's Eurointegration demanded the release of political prisoners and opposed the political course of the "Georgian Dream" on the 702nd day of continuous protests.

The Day of Remembrance for Victims of Political Repression in most regions of southern Russia passed without mass events and wide coverage. In some regions, it was marked by actions involving officials at the municipal level and individual institutions.

Law enforcement officers in Rostov-on-Don detained former head of the road organization Stanislav Degtyarev on suspicion of fraud, official forgery, and abuse of office. Searches were conducted at the official's home.

Today, the victims of political repression in Ingushetia were remembered alongside the victims of the conflict in the Prigorodny district, which began on this day in 1992. The Ossetian-Ingush conflict, which became a distant consequence of Stalin's deportations, was also remembered in North Ossetia, but without reference to the repressions.

The court satisfied the prosecutor's claim for the confiscation of the assets of former city council deputy Alexey Zverev and his relatives totaling about 500 million rubles. The supervisory authority proved that the assets were acquired from illegal income.

During the UN biodiversity conference in Yerevan, Armenian authorities downplayed the issue of the destruction of Armenian cultural heritage in Karabakh and the problem of environmental threats in Syunik, activists stated on the last day of the event.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia reported the detention of a man who attacked a tourist from Belarus at the capital's train station. The woman claims that the attack occurred due to the Russian language, while the detained man cites a rude refusal to get acquainted as the reason for the conflict.

The long-standing problem of flooding in Levokumka is ignored by the authorities, while officials' reports do not reflect the real situation, which hinders compensation for flooding, residents of the village pointed out. According to them, they are tired of promises and want to draw the attention of federal agencies to the situation with the dams and the state of the river.

The Committee on Industrial Policy, Trade and the Fuel and Energy Complex of the Volgograd Region announced the overcoming of the gasoline crisis and stabilization of the situation. However, officials did not inform about the lifting of limits and restrictions. Gasoline is available at most gas stations, users indicated.

The court in Kabardino-Balkaria found a local resident guilty of treason and sentenced him to 15 years in a strict regime.

In Azerbaijan, mass protests against the ban on attending schools in hijabs have ceased, but the restrictions remain in place, and discontent continues in the form of individual actions near school buildings. According to activists and human rights defenders, participants in the protests and their relatives face detentions, police summons, and other forms of pressure.

Arsen Seidov, Gamzat Kazimagomedov, Tigran Aliyev, and Rashid Magomedkhanov from the Tabasaran district were killed in combat operations in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 2,190 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed in it.

In the village of Merchanskoye in the Crimea district, where the first memorial to the Greeks who were victims of Stalin's repressions is installed, those gathered held a mourning rally and laid flowers at the memorial, with representatives of the authorities participating in the event.

Law enforcement officers detained a doctor from Dagestan in Moscow under the pretext of checking documents, then insulted her, tore off her hijab, and kept her in handcuffs at the station, the girl's family reported. Relatives are demanding an investigation into the actions of the law enforcement officers and their accountability. Both the muftiyat and deputies should get involved in protecting the girl's rights, commentators pointed out.

Police officers took explanations from activists of the unregistered party "Rassvet", who came to lay flowers at the monument to the victims of political repressions in Rostov-on-Don.

The President of Abkhazia, the leaders of the republic and Sukhumi, and the residents laid flowers at the monument to the victims of repression. A total of about seven thousand residents of Abkhazia were killed during the years of repression.

"Novaya Gazeta"* announced its closure due to an eviction demand and the disconnection of the donation collection system. Along with the editorial office, the Anna Politkovskaya Museum is also closing.