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In the military unit of Zernograd, Pavel Kuzminets, a regular soldier who died from meningitis served, quarantine was introduced. In the military unit, several soldiers were hospitalized.

The Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) has approved the decision to join the Customs Union. This was announced by Eduard Sharmazanov, Vice-Speaker of the Parliament, after the end of the meeting of the RPA's executive committee.

After the check of the circumstances of the special operation in the village of Gimry, which was conducted after the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" had addressed the Prosecutor's Office, eight criminal cases were initiated, the human rights activists report.

Soldiers-conscripts, who have no relevant knowledge and skills for cleaning the territory of the Ashuluk firing range of unexploded ordnance and ammunition, are still involved in these works. This was the conclusion of the commission of human rights activists, said Andrei Spitsyn, the Ombudsman for the Astrakhan Region.

The militants killed in today's special operation conducted in the Urvan District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) were the first to open fire, although law enforcers offered them to surrender. This was reported by the local Operations Centre.

The Prosecutor's Office of Dagestan has initiated the inspection of purposeful expenditures of funds for repairs at the school located in the village of Terechnoe of the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan. On September 2, at the school, a spontaneous rally was held by parents and teachers who reported on the catastrophic condition of the school building.

A resident of the Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan, killed in Kaspiisk, was a recruiter for militants. This was reported by a source at the Republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

Arthur Dolsaev, a resident of Chechnya, suspected of involvement in the assassination of Akhmed Kotiev, Secretary of the Security Council of Ingushetia, states that he was watching Akhmed Kotiev. However, he denies his direct involvement in the assassination.

The Azerbaijani authorities deliberately pursue the policy of limiting dissent on the eve of the presidential election. This was stated in the report disseminated by the international organization "Human Rights Watch".

In Ingushetia, Mukharbek Didigov, Speaker of the Parliament, has promised to resolve the housing problem of Azamat Archakov, the father of many children, residing in a former workshop of the canning factory located in the village of Ali-Yurt of the Nazran District.

On September 4, in Volgograd, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) held a protest action against falsifications during the elections to the Volgograd City Duma. The protest action was supported by representatives of the opposition parties "Yabloko" and "RPR-Parnas".

Young people from the Tarki communities of Makhachkala prepared an open letter to Ramazan Abdulatipov, Acting President of the Republic of Dagestan, in connection with the situation in Karaman.

In Yerevan, in front of President's residence, a protest action was held against Armenia's accession to the Customs Union. The protesters chanted "Russia, go away!", "Serzh, go away!" and "Free and independent Armenia!"

As reported by the local Investigating Department of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation, a native of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic has been sentenced to two years in a colony-settlement for distribution of video clips containing calls to terror acts.

Today, the Moscow City Court (MCC) has refused to release Djabrail and Ibragim Makhmudov, kept behind bars for involvement in killing the journalist Anna Politkovskaya, on bail.

On September 3, President of Russia Vladimir Putin said that in total 214 billion roubles will be spend to prepare for the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi; and the state has allocated 100 billion roubles. Earlier, state officials estimated the expenses as more than 1.5 trillion roubles.

All persons involved in the assassination of Akhmed Kotiev, Secretary of Security Council of Ingushetia, are revealed due to the testimony of Arthur Dolsaev, who was detained in Grozny and whom investigators believe to be one of the perpetrators of the assassination.

On September 3, Azamat Archakov, the head of the family with many children, who lives in a former workshop of the canning factory, went on hunger strike. He demands to provide his family with housing.

In Azerbaijan, Fazail Aliev, an activist of the Gazakh District organization of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), a disabled veteran of the Karabakh War, claims being subjected to pressure and threats in connection with his political activities.

On September 2, in North Ossetia's capital, on the occasion of the ninth anniversary of the terror act in Beslan, the first international conference "Children, Victims of Terror in Recent History" was opened.