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The pressure on Abdul-Muslim Suleimanov, a resident of Dagestan, suspected of the murder of businessman Sergey Saiputdinov, was stopped. The defence has no problems with access to the SIZO (pre-trial prison), where Abdul-Muslim Suleimanov is kept. This was stated by his advocate Elvira Aidinova.

Caucasian hospitality and pay for it mutually exclude each other. This is stated by Akhmed Yarlykapov, Senior Research Officer of the Centre of Ethnic and Political Research Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), when he commented on the project to create school of Caucasian hospitality voiced at the forum "Mashuk-2013".

Victoria Ananich, Judge of the Kuschevskaya District Court of the Krasnodar Territory, dismissed the motion filed by an advocate of Rostov journalist Alexander Tolmachov to let the defendant to meet voters within the campaign for the elections of deputies of the Legislative Assembly of the Rostov Region.

Today, in the centre of Baku, 30 activists hold an action under the slogan "Free Elections". The activists stand for raising the awareness of the public about the upcoming presidential election.

The dates of August 23-28 marked the 55th anniversary of the riots that took place in Grozny in 1958, soon after the restoration of the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (ASSR) and the beginning of return of Chechen and Ingush people deported during the World War II.

In Azerbaijan, the period of arrest of Rashad Gasanov, Bakhtiyar Guliev, Mamed Azizov and Shakhin Novruzlu, four young activists of the civil movement "Nida", was extended for three months. The today's decision of the Judge of the Nasimi District Court of Baku extended the detention of young people in custody till December 7.

Ingushetia has declared the day of August 29 a day of mourning in connection with the murder of Akhmed Kotiev, Secretary of the Security Council of Ingushetia, and Ruslan Kotiev, a policeman who accompanied him. This was reported by Irina Kuksenkova, the head of the press service of the leader of Ingushetia.

The high-mountain Vedeno District of Chechnya continues a special operation to search for a member of the armed underground, who on August 26 wounded a policeman near the village of Neftyanka. This was reported by the Chechen law enforcement bodies.

In Volgograd, law enforcement bodies carry out the investigation into the attack on the kindergarten of the Jewish community of the city. At night on August 24, during the bike show in memory of defenders of Stalingrad, unidentified persons threw stones to the kindergarten.

A group of Russian journalists and public figures visit Stepanakert for a study. They hold meetings with the authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh and discuss the possibility to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

The Sochi Public Ecological Council has filed to the "Rosprirodnadzor" (Russian Federal Agency for Supervision of Natural Resources) an appeal in connection with plans to locate a landfill for construction waste from the Olympic facilities in the village of Akhshtyr. This was reported by Vladimir Ostapuk, Chairman of the Council.

At the recent meeting of the Council of National Communities, representatives of the Sochi Diasporas have discussed issues related to ensuring labour rights of migrant workers who came to the construction of the Olympic facilities and issues related to the safety of the city.

On August 27, during the debates in the case of the attack on Nalchik, prosecutors recalled the episode of the attack on the shop "Okhotnik Plus" and urged the court to take into account the testimonies given by the defendants during the preliminary investigation.

Those guilty of the murder of Akhmed Kotiev could rely on leniency only if they come and surrender, Yunus-Bek Evkurov, the acting head of Ingushetia, said today at a sitting of the Republic's Antiterrorist Commission.

Law enforcement bodies of Armenia must ensure peaceful protest actions and initiate criminal proceedings against the policemen who used force to protesters. This is stated in the letter adopted by the participants of the today's rally against police lawlessness in Yerevan and addressed to the country's General Public Prosecutor.

Today, the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Azerbaijan refused to approve the documents of Rustam Ibragimbekov, the presidential candidate from the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF).

Argishti Kiviryan, the coordinator of the Internet edition "Armenia Today", became a figurant of a criminal case of using violence against a power representative. The case files, after a comprehensive study, have been delivered to the Special Investigation Service of Armenia, said Sona Truzyan, the press secretary of the General Public Prosecutor.

The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Azerbaijan has approved the nomination of Ilgar Mamedov, 43, the leader of the civil movement "Republican Alternative" (ReAl), who is under arrest and investigation, as a presidential candidate.

In the Dagestani village of Khadjalmakhi people's militia units are lynching local Salafi Muslims, which demands urgent intervention of the leadership of Dagestan and the General Prosecutor's Office. This was stated on August 26 by activists of human rights organizations in their open letter to the Acting Head of Dagestan and heads of local and federal law enforcement bodies.

Law enforcement bodies of Azerbaijan have put Elshad Abdullaev, the former Rector of the private Azerbaijani International University (AIU), who is now abroad, on the international wanted list. He is accused of trafficking in human organs and abuse of office powers.