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On June 29, Stanislav Kochiev, the leader of the Communist Party of South Ossetia, failed to proceed with the duties of the Speaker of Parliament, despite the decision of the Republic's Supreme Court.

On June 28, near the building of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), representatives of the youth organization of the "Georgian Dream", the political coalition of billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, held an action entitled "Corrupted dishes".

Spartak Djambulatov, a detained resident of the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, is intentionally deprived of visits of his defender. This was stated by his lawyer Sapiyat Magomedova.

A "round table", held in Tbilisi, discussed issues of monitoring observance of rights and lawful interests of Russian compatriots in Georgia, the problems of translation of Georgian laws to Russian language, and the situation with reduction of number of schools, teaching in Russian.

In Makhachkala, investigators questioned Zhanna Ismailova and Aminat Alieva, the mother and the wife of Ruslan Ismailov, detained on suspicion of carrying firearms. This was reported by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

Five local residents were injured in the explosion at the wine and liquor store in the Cossack village of Ordzhonikidzevskaya of the Sunzha District of Ingushetia. This was reported by a representative of the republic's law enforcement agencies.

On June 29, the Supreme Court of Ingushetia held a regular session in the case against prosecutor Ali Dobriev, accused of creating illegal armed formation (IAF) and participating in it. The defendant delivered his final speech, in which he once again declared his innocence and lack of serious evidence of his involvement in the incriminated crimes.

Imam Magomedkamil Gamzatov, who was killed in the village of Karamakhi in Dagestan, was known for his uncompromising antagonism against militants. This was declared by the website of the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) of the Russian Federation.

In the evening of June 28, in the village of Kirovaul of the Kizilyurt District of Dagestan, Magomedkhabib Zaurbekov, a well-known republic's Islamic scholar, was shot dead by a sniper shot to his heart. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Shamil Zaurbekov, the brother of the killed man.

Lawyers refer to various reasons and refuse to defend the interests of Asiyat Tekhazheva, a resident of Kabardino-Balkaria, who was detained in Chechnya on suspicion of preparing a terror act. This was declared by Karina Sokurova, the sister of Astemir Sokurov, the detainee's husband.

On June 18, a group of armed men kidnapped Adlan Galaev, a resident of the village of Yandi of the Achkhoi-Martan District of Chechnya, in the yard of his house and drove him away to some unknown destination. This was reported by Malika Djabrailova, his wife. On the same day, Mairbek Baidulaev, one more resident of the same village, who was in Grozny, was also kidnapped. Till present, both men have not been found.

Spartak Djambulatov, a 24-year-old resident of the village of Bammayurt of the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan was unlawfully searched and arrested. This was claimed by his mother. According to lawyer Sapiyat Magomedova, till present, the whereabouts of the detainee is unknown.

Today, Georgia has recorded its vision of establishing and deepening relationships with the nations of Northern Caucasus in the appropriate state concept, adopted the country's Parliament.

On June 27, in the capital of Armenia, in front of the municipality building, a protest action was held against the construction of the Museum of Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian scientist, in the park of the administrative district of Nor Nork.

Officers from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Russia in the city of Grozny detained a female resident of Kabardino-Balkaria, who was presumably recruited by extremists to carry out terror act in Dagestan.

Rimma Kashezheva, a resident of the city of Baksan, appealed to the Ombudsman in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), the Republic's Human Rights Centre and the Office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" in Kabardino-Balkaria because of her fears for the life of her son Timur.

In Volgograd, a protest action against bad roads was held. Participants of the protest action marked with yellow paint holes that were larger than the GOST (State Standard) permitted. In their turn, the authorities of the region claimed allocation of one billion roubles for road repairs.

Residents of the village of Komsomolskoe of the Kizilyurt District of Dagestan twice a week cut off the pipe, through which Limited Liability Company (LLC) "Akom", the distillery plant, discharged waste products into the channel named after the October Revolution.

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) urged its member states to enhance attention to the protection of human rights defenders. Among the countries where human rights defenders are under pressure, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia were mentioned. The section, devoted to Russia, pays special attention to the situation in Northern Caucasus.

Criminal proceedings in Azerbaijan against Ghilal Mamedov, the editor-in-chief editor of the newspaper "Tolyshi Sado", should be stopped. This was declared by participants of today's press conference, held in Moscow and entitled: "Persecution of Talysh people in Azerbaijan. Human rights defenders: criminal case against Ghilal Mamedov has political background."