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The law enforcement bodies are verifying Ruslan Geremeev, a former officer of the Chechen battalion "Sever" (North), for involvement in the murder of politician Boris Nemtsov, the "Interfax" reports with reference to a source familiar with the situation.

The defence has filed an appeal against the court's decision on the extension of the detention in custody until August 28 of Shagid Gubashev, a defendant in the case of the murder of politician Boris Nemtsov. This was reported by advocate Ilya Trofimov.

The public organization "Committee against Torture" has filed an appeal to the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Court against the decision of the Soviet District Court on the refusal to recognize illegitimate the resolution of the Regional Prosecutor, on the basis of which the organization had been included in the register of non-profit organizations (NPOs) acting as foreign agents.

In Dagestan, two militants were killed as a result of the special operation carried out in the village of Novy Paraul. This was reported by the information centre of the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).

The US Department of State and the British Foreign Office have expressed their concern over the fact that in Azerbaijan, Intigam Aliev was sentenced to imprisonment and urged to release him. Baku officials reject criticism in connection with the verdict of guilty against the human rights defender.

Russian political analysts Alexei Malashenko and Sergey Markedonov believe that recognition of Armenian Genocide is mainly caused not by not humanitarian, but by political considerations. As an example, they refer to the USA, where the issue of recognizing the genocide draws quite a lot of public attention.

In Yerevan, the memorial complex to the victims of the Armenian Genocide "Tsitsernakaberd" started a ceremony of remembrance of the people killed during the events of 1915 in the Ottoman Empire.

In North Ossetia, the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime was introduced in the village of Novy of the Prigorodny District. Power agents are searching for members of the armed underground in the vicinity of the administrative border with Ingushetia.

The statement voiced by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov in connection with the incident in Grozny about the possibility of opening fire on law enforces from other regions is unacceptable. This was declared by Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow has left in custody Shagid Gubashev, one of the defendants in the case of the Boris Nemtsov's murder, until August 28.

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow has left Zaur Dadaev, a native of Chechnya, accused of killing politician Boris Nemtsov, in custody until August 28.

The court has sentenced Khadishat Albakova, a resident of Ingushetia, to three years of imprisonment on charges of involvement in an illegal armed formation (IAF).

In Stepanakert, about 30 descendants of Armenians, who survived the genocide in the Ottoman Empire, attended the opening of the photo exhibition dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the tragedy.

The international human rights organizations have condemned the imposition of the verdict of guilty against Intigam Aliev in Azerbaijan and urged the authorities to release him immediately and unconditionally.

The Shamil District Court has found a local resident guilty of involvement in an illegal armed formation (IAF) and sentenced him to one year of imprisonment with a restriction of freedom for one year.

When commenting on the murder of Djambulat Dadaev in Grozny by Stavropol power agents, the leader of Chechnya has stated that no one is authorized to carry out special operations in the republic without the sanction of the local authorities.

In the Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan, policemen shot and killed an armed man, who opened fire on them from a window car. This was reported by a Dagestani law enforcer.

Veniamin Kondratiev, an acting head of the Krasnodar Territory, is likely to become a plenipotentiary governor of the region after the September election. This opinion was expressed by experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". They believe that Veniamin Kondratiev is a person from the team of Alexander Tkachov, the former leader of Kuban.

The defence of Imangazali Magomedov, a resident of the Dagestani village of Shaumyan, sentenced for aiding and abetting militants and for illegal possession of weapons and drugs, has appealed against the verdict.

In connection with the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire, MPs of Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) adopted appeals calling on all countries throughout the world to recognize the Armenian Genocide as a crime against humanity.