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Azerbaijani champions and medal-winners at the First European Games were awarded with premiums to the total sum of about 7.7 million US dollars and state awards. The achievements of the national team of Azerbaijan have surpassed expectations, believes Sarkhan Musaev, a sports observer.

Today, in Yerevan, the initiative group "No to robbery!" has decided to stop the sit-in strike. So far, no reasons have been announced.

Journalist Anna Gritsevich and ecologist Vladimir Kimaev are charged with disobeying to Sochi policemen, when the latter performed their official duties.

For four days No. 5A in Akatsij Street in Sochi is in the flooding area; however, the authorities render no help to tenants. As stated by the deputy head of the Adler District, they are unable to help all those affected by the flooding.

Employees of the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) have detained two locals in the Staropromyslovskiy District of Grozny on suspicion of helping members of illegal armed formations (IAFs).

One of the jewels of the archive, which Chechnya has received from France, are the reports of Europeans on the situation in the Caucasus in 1917-1921, as well as documents about the negotiations of Anton Denikin with mountaineers, said Mairbek Vachagaev, a historian. For a long time, the events in Northern Caucasus during the Civil War were covered one-sidedly and require an independent study, experts say.

As reported by Victor Filonov, the first deputy mayor of the resort-city, water has been pumped out of all the houses flooded by torrential rains on June 25. Rescuers are cleaning riverbeds and flooded territories.

Heavy rains that led to flooding of houses in Sochi and other settlements of the Krasnodar Territory, Karachay-Cherkessia and Abkhazia; protests against increase of electricity tariff in Armenia; statement of the "Islamic State" about establishment of its branch in Northern Caucasus; end of the First European Games in Baku; decision of Russian Supreme Court on the murder of Anna Politkovskaya; sentencing of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev for terror act in Boston, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of June 22-28, 2015, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

At his repeated interrogation at the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), Zaur Dadaev, accused of killing Boris Nemtsov, presented a completely new version of the events that occurred on the murder day, the "Kommersant" reports.

Authorities of Karachay-Cherkessia ignore the problems of dwelling settlements of the Khabez and Adyge-Khabl Districts, densely populated by Circassians, said the delegates of the reporting-election congress of the "Adyge-Khase-Circassian Parliament" on June 27.

According to organizers, about 6000 people took part in a one-day action "Against 'Lirika'" held on June 28 in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD). The drugs "Lirika", "Zaldiar" and "Tropikamid" are legally sold in pharmacies.

During the week from June 22 to June 28, 2015, at least 11 people suffered from the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus: nine of them were killed and two others – wounded. These are the results of calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources

On the occasion of the sacred Muslim month of Ramadan, the Juma Mosque in Makhachkala has organized the "Ramadan Tent” – a collective breaking of fasting for those who keep it, which brings together up to 1500 people. The action is carried out at the expense of mosque-goers, who bring foodstuffs and water, and make cash donations.

At the European Games in Baku, Russia took the first place in the medal standing; and Azerbaijan is the runner-up. Competitions are over; and the closing ceremony took place last Sunday.

Police have detained four residents of Chechnya suspected of helping Bislan Baidulaev, killed by power agents in Grozny on June 26.

The main outcome of protests in Armenia will be not the decision to cancel the increase of the tariff, but the appearance of a new political force, consisting of active and educated youth, believe the Armenian political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

The protesters against the increase of electricity tariff have stated that they would not leave Bagramyan Avenue until the decision to raise the tariff is cancelled.

The Committee for State Security of South Ossetia has prohibited Larisa Sotieva, an employee of the British NPO "International Alert", to implement projects in the territory of South Ossetia.

Mansur Usmanov and Bislan Baidulaev, killed by power agents in Grozny, will be buried into anonymous graves without notifying their relatives. According to power agents, they were involved in the commission of terror acts in Grozny.

The initiative group of residents of Dagestan has filed a lawsuit demanding to cancel the order of the head of the region to change the national anthem of the Republic of Dagestan. According to the claimants, the decision was made without public discussions and is insulting for Dagestanis.