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The petition to change the freedom restriction measure of Djabrail Makhmudov, a defendant in the murder case of journalist Anna Politkovskaya for health reasons, was declined during the court session at the Moscow City Court. The figurant will stay behind bars.

Today, as a result of a suicide bombing committed in front of the building of the Sunzha ROVD (District Interior Division) of Chechnya, three policemen were killed and four others were wounded. This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Chechnya.

The murder of Dmitry Vishernev, a Russian diplomat, committed in the city of Sukhumi, could be caused by his involvement in major construction contracts and by his informal search for a Russian businessman, who disappeared in autumn of 2012. This was reported by sources from investigating bodies.

Summing up the results of elections, held on September 8 in Southern Russia; killing at Sukhumi of Russian diplomat; investigators' statement about new criminal case against Mayor of Makhachkala Said Amirov, – look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of September 9-15, 2013, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

On September 14, in Lenin Square, rally "Russians against Occupation" was held. About sixty participants of the rally demanded to grant the Astrakhan Region the status of the near-border region, to build in Astrakhan a monument to Svyatoslav the Brave, and not to amend the Law "On Citizenship".

Tonight, Abdulla Gappaev, a resident of Kizlyar, was murdered by unidentified men. According to the statement of Bilal Magomedov, an activist of the "Soyuz Spravedlivykh" (League of Righteous) Party, the murdered man was a public and religious figure.

In the Khosta District, policemen fabricated a case of administrative offence. This was reported by Olga Sofronova, a resident of Sochi. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told by Olga Sofronova that on August 30, she came to the OVD (Interior Division) to find out the fate of the complaint filed earlier.

On September 15, a rally was held as a part of a continuing campaign. The rally was attended by about 50 persons, and about 1000 signatures were collected to cancel the election outcomes. This was reported by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

Slurred migration policy of the Russian state and anti-immigrant statements made by politicians can lead to disintegration of the country. This was stated by experts at the press conference "Why migrants became the trump card of the election campaign in Moscow and how to combat now the ethnic tensions escalated in society?"

Ilgar Mamedov, the leader of the civil movement "Republican Alternative" (ReAl), has challenged the refusal of the Azerbaijani Central Election Commission (CEC) to register him as a presidential candidate for the presidential election. Ilgar Mamedov is under arrest, and his complaint was filed by Khalid Bagirov, his advocate and authorized representative.

In Sochi, excavation of gravel in the riverbed of the Shakhe River has been suspended; however, the danger of resumption of mining still remains. In this case, ecological disaster threatens the places of traditional residence of Shapsugs. This was stated by participants of the recent press conference held in Nalchik.

Today, residents of districts and cities of Dagestan took part in the all-Russian action "Bloggers against Garbage". According to the organizers' information, in Makhachkala, the rally was supported by 500 persons, and all over the country, it was supported by more than 10,000 persons.

Today, in Cherkessk, the rally sanctioned by the authorities against military solution to the conflict in Syria was held. The rally was held on the initiative of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic's Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF).

On September 13, in Azerbaijan, Anayat Akhundov, a 74-year-old grandfather of Rashadat Akhundov, an arrested member of the board of the civil movement "Nida", died in hospital after a suicide attempt, as a result of blood loss.

On September 13-14, Batumi holds a training course dedicated to strengthening confidence between young people of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, and Turkey. This was reported by Aigyul Djafarova, one of the organizers of the training course.

The Azerbaijan's authorities have not considered all of the recommendations of the Council of Europe (CoE) structures to ensure democratic freedoms. This was stated by members of the pre-election observation mission of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), which visited the country on September 10-13.

In Yerevan, one more protest action was held in front of the General Prosecutor's Office. Participants of the protest action demanded to acquit Tigran Arakelyan, Artak Karapetyan, David Kiramidjyan, and Sargis Gevorgyan, four young opposition activists, accused of disorderly conduct.

The Khasavyurt Interdistrict Investigating Division of the Investigating Department of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) for Dagestan has instituted a criminal case on the fact of threats received by advocates Sapiyat Magomedova and Musa Suslanov.

The Court of Appeal (CoA) of Nagorno-Karabakh has considered the claim filed by advocates on the case against students Rafael Avagyan and David Barsegyan, who were sentenced to 11 and 10 years of imprisonment, respectively, for treason in the form of espionage. The decision of the CoA will be pronounced on September 27.

The condition of one of the workers, affected by the collapse occurred in a sports school building located in the village of Nogir in North Ossetia, are assessed by doctors as moderate, and four other workers are under the supervision of physicians. This was reported by the press service of the Russian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) for North Ossetia.