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The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) upheld the complaint about inhumane treatment filed by Shakir Rzakhanov, who is serving his life sentence in Azerbaijan. The ECtHR pronounced that Shakir Rzakhanov is to receive the amount of 7500 euros as compensation for moral damages and the other amount of 2000 euros is to be paid to the applicant as compensation for legal costs.

Weapons and grenades were found in the houses belonging to Shamil Magomedov and Danyal Ilyasov, residents of Buynaksk. This was reported by a source in the city police department of Buynaksk. The searches were conducted with violations, and the items found were likely planted. This was stated by relatives of Shamil Magomedov and Danyal Ilyasov.

Zarema Bagautdinova from the Dagestani Regional Public Organization (DRPO) "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy), who was brought on July 4 from Buynaksk to Makhachkala to give witness testimony, was detained on suspicion of aiding and abetting members of the armed underground. This was reported by her advocate.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled on the application about disappearance in 2000 of Beslan Baisultanov, a resident of Chechnya, and ordered Russia to pay 64,000 euros to three of his female relatives. This is stated in the today's decision of the Court after consideration of the case "Baisultanova et al versus Russia".

Today, the head of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov asked the Russian president to dismiss him from his post before term. Putin agreed and appointed Evkurov the acting head of the republic till the election.

Judge Aflatun Gasymov from the Baku Court of Appeal (CoA) has dismissed the complaint lodged by the defence of Rashadat Akhundov, a board member of the civil movement "Nida" (Shout), against the ruling of the first instance about the extension of his custody. Akhundov will stay behind bars.

Zarema Bagautdinova, an employee of the Dagestani Regional Public Organization (DRPO) "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy), who was delivered this morning to the police department of Buynaksk, has reported that policemen forced her to give a DNA assay. In her opinion, the reason for the detention was in her professional activities.

Today, court marshals have started dismantling the TAC "Promzhilbaza" in Karabulak, said local resident Aset Khadisova. The residents fear that they will be forced to leave the occupied premises.

The court session on the espionage case in Nagorno-Karabakh listened to testimonies of the colleagues of the defendant Rafael Avagyan, and of colleagues, relatives and friends of the defendant David Barsegyan. The advocate Eric Beglaryan stated the innocence of his clients and the absence of the subjective attributes of the crime, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

The apartment house in Tskhinvali, where five families, needy of better housing, moved this March, is a private property, as Vadim Gabaraev, the deputy head of the local Ministry of Construction, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. The question of whether to keep them in new apartments or evict them is now being considered by law enforcement bodies, said the Tskhinvali Mayoralty.

More than 1,300 people have become participants and spectators of the international exhibition project of contemporary art "North-Caucasian Biennale-2013" held in Dagestan. The project involved 140 works in the genres of painting, graphic arts, installations and art-objects, photography and video art.

Dmitry Gudkov, an MP from the Russian State Duma, has sent requests to the Chairman of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) and the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) asking to take measures on the statement of the builder Mardiros Demerchyan about the beating and torture to which he was subjected by the police in Sochi.

The health condition of several women who are holding their hunger strike at the temporary accommodation centre (TAC) "Promzhilbaza" in Karabulak has deteriorated sharply. On July 3, the ambulance was called three times, said one of the hunger-strikers.

Today, during the court session on the case on espionage in Nagorno-Karabakh, defendant David Barsegyan got an attack of epilepsy. The court made the decision to adjourn the court session for July 4.

In Georgia, after consultation with representatives of non-governmental organizations, the date of voting at the presidential election was postponed and scheduled for October 27. This was reported by Andro Barnov, the head of the Georgian presidential administration.

On July 15, inArmenia, the Court of Appeal will consider the appeal filed by representatives of the defendants and the victims in the case on the death of Lieutenant Artak Nazaryan, since they do not agree with the verdict pronounced.

The verdict of guilty to Dashgyn Melikov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) is politically motivated. This was stated by his advocate Asabali Mustafaev. Anar Mamedli, a representative of the Defence Alliance for Political Freedoms, the Council of Europe (CoE) should urge the Azerbaijani authorities to reconsider the verdict.

Dashgyn Melikov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was found guilty of drug possession and sentenced to 2.5 years of imprisonment. The relevant decision was made today by the Sumgait City Court of Azerbaijan.

Today, the Baku Court of Grave Crimes that considers the case against Hilal Mamedov, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Tolyshi Sado" (Voice of Talysh) has listened to the testimonies of prosecutors' witnesses. They were two staff members of the Chief Department for Drug Control of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Azerbaijan, and they confirmed that drugs were found at Hilal Mamedov's place at his detention.

Numerous bruises and wounds were found on the body of Tarkhan Kartoev, a resident of Ingushetia, who was sentenced on charges of undermining the "Neva-Express" Train and who died in Yekaterinburg penal colony in a week after his arrival to the penitentiary institution. This was stated by his relative Mukhazhir Kartoev.