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On August 31, in Nalchik, residents of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic held a rally organized by the regional branch of the Communist Party. At the rally, speakers criticized the Russian Government and demanded its resignation.

Today, residents of Novosyolov Street in Sochi demanded to stop cutting down the cedar trees, which protect the residential area from the alternate highway. The work was suspended, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

Civil society organizations of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) have discussed the problems of civil society at the roundtable held in Nalchik. Civil society structures are formed slowly due to the totalitarian legacy, said Ruben Oshroev, a candidate of historical sciences.

In Azerbaijan, Hilal Mamedov, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Tolyshi Sado", who is kept under arrest, has released two statements. Firstly, he praised the incumbent president Ilham Aliev for his activities; and in his second statement disseminated today through his advocate Mamedov has explained the reasons for his first statement.

The reason for two suspects kept at the temporary detention centre (known as IVS) in Cherkessk to commit suicide was in unlawful methods of investigation, pressure and threats of torture by law enforcement officials. The inmates themselves told about it to their advocates.

Zurab Kharatishvili, the ex-Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Georgia, has nominated for the country's presidency by the "European Democrats" Party.

Today, Sardar Jalaloglu, the leader of the Democratic Party of Azerbaijan, and self-nominees Hidayat Rustambeyli and Rauf Guliev have been approved as candidates for presidency, thus bringing the total number of approved presidential candidates to 21.

On September 2, students-protesters announced a start of their endless strike in Yerevan. They demand to recall the decision to raise tuition fees in higher education.

In Dagestan, Magomednabi Nazhmutdinov, a resident of the village of Karabudakhkent, has stated that investigators do nothing to inquire into the case of sexual abuse of his minor daughter. The Investigating Committee has replied that the case will soon go to the court.

In the period from August 30 to September 6, the republic's police units will work in the enhanced regime of service, due to the start of the school year and the mourning events relating to the ninth anniversary of the terror attack in Beslan. The corresponding order was signed on August 29 by Arthur Akhmetkhanov, the head of the local Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

The Dagestani Government has decided to establish a special commission to protect the rights of those citizens who had invested into shared housing construction and identify the persons in charge for each problematic object.

Larisa Kozlovskaya, the former head of the Sochi Registration Service, has claimed being persecuted by an FSB agent, who wants to obtain false testimony against Dmitry Novikov, Judge of the Khosta District, and Alexander Chernov, Chairman of the Krasnodar Territory Court.

Today, in Yerevan, a protest action was held to support four activists of the opposition party "Armenian National Congress" (ANC), who were sentenced for disorderly conduct and disobeying the police. At the protest action, the ANC representatives have claimed growing tension between the public and the authorities.

Today, in Grozny, offices of the mobile operators "VympelCom" and "MegaFon" were pelted with eggs. Besides, unidentified persons cut communication cables in several places. This was reported by a source from the office of the "MegaFon".

In Dagestan, during the work of the exhibition of Muslim relics, about 300 persons sought medical assistance, and one of them was brought to hospital. This was reported by a source at the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Dagestan.

On September 2, the Yaroslavl Regional Court will make the decision on extradition to Azerbaijan of Ibragim Musaev, a staff member of the Ministry of National Security (MNS) of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (NAR). Ibragim Musaev, who states that the Nakhichevan's authorities are engaged in supplying arms to Kurdish terrorists in Turkey, is accused of fraud committed in Azerbaijan.

Today, near the building of the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Armenia, a picket was held in defence of Argishti Kiviryan, a coordinator of the online publication "Armenia Today", accused of using violence against a policeman. The protest action was attended by about 50 persons.

On August 29, in Azerbaijan, the mission of the OSCE/ODIHR, which will observe the presidential election, started working. The mission, led by Tana de Zulueta from Italy, includes 12 international experts in the field of elections, media, and law.

Out of 120 cases of kidnappings committed in Northern Caucasus, more than half are committed in Chechnya and North Ossetia. This was reported by Alexei Vasilkov, Deputy Chief of the Department of the General Prosecutor's Office in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) on the eve of the International Day of Missing People.

Actions of journalist Igor Tsagoev should not be considered as a robbery. This was stated by a representative of the prosecution during the debate at the trial on the case against the journalist. The very fact of the availability of money, of which stealing the journalist is accused, is uncertain. This was stated by public defender of Igor Tsagoev.