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Alim Bitokhov, a defendant in the case on the so-called "Urvan Jamaat", challenged his lawyer Eduard Samoilov because of his disagreement with the latter's defence tactics. The panel of judges of the North Caucasian District Military Court dismissed the defendant's motion, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports from the courtroom.

In Ingushetia, investigators suspect Magomed Khashagulgov, Managing Director of the OJSC "Airport Magas" of abuse of power, and Magomed Tsurov, his predecessor in the post, – of illegal entrepreneurship. This is stated in the message of the Prosecutor's General Office of Russia.

The party "Georgia's Way" demands to pay a ransom for Georgian sailors captured by Somalia pirates from the President's Fund. This was announced by Mamuka Baliashvili, the head of the youth wing of the party.

Representatives of the international public movement "Supreme Council of Ossetians" have met Eduard Kokoity, President of the Republic of South Ossetia, and expressed their disagreement with his decision not to run for the third presidential term.

More than 20 persons have already addressed the Office of the Children's Ombudsperson in the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KCR) after Larisa Abazalieva was appointed to the position. According to her story, the most serious problems in Karachay-Cherkessia are provision of housing for children-orphans and lack of institutions for rehabilitation of disabled children.

In the evening of August, 9, seven young activists of youth branch of Armenian National Congress (ANC) were detained in the center of Yerevan.

On August, 9, hearing on the merits of a case against four activists arrested in connection with the meeting of April, 2, in the center of the capital of Azerbaijan, started in Nasimi district court of Baku under the chairmanship of judge Shakhin Abdullaev. The session passed off under tight security for the reason of arrival of about two hundred people from a group of the defendants’ public support.

The tenants of a five-storey house in Khankalskaya street, No 90, in the town of Grozny exploded by Russian military men in November, 2002, will receive indemnity payment for their lost dwellings. The respective instruction has been signed by Chairman of the Government of Chechnya Odes Baisultanov.

The refugees in Tbilisi living in “Abkhazia” hotel ask for deferment of eviction. On August, 9, they held an action in front of the hotel demanding meeting with the investor.

Representatives of the North Caucasian intellectuals made a statement in connection with an appeal of the Russian Jewish Congress to the Public Chamber (PC) of the Russian Federation demanding to exclude Maxim Shevchenko from its membership. According to the intellectuals from the North Caucasian republics, Maxim Shevchenko is one of the few public figures in Russia, who is closely engaged in the North Caucasus issues and knows the problems of the region.

According to the State Committee on Resorts and Tourism of Abkhazia, during the current holiday season the number of tourists, coming to Abkhazia, has reduced by at least 15 per cent in comparison with that of last year. The main reason is declared to be the decline of world tourism.

At today's meeting, the Council of Elders of the Yerevan City Mayoralty decided to demolish stalls and booths in the city; however, no land plots will be granted for new stalls.

Opening of the complex "Grozny-City" will be conducted together with the City's Day and the birthday of the leader of the republic Ramzan Kadyrov, which are to be celebrated on October 5. At the opening ceremony, the organizers plan to show the presentation in 3D format and to arrange a laser show and fireworks.

The State Reserve Museum of the Astrakhan city opens a new agricultural tourist bus route "Generosity of the Astrakhan's Land", which will introduce to the melon-growing to the visitors.

The Tbilisi authorities adopted a decision to introduce differentiated fees for children's treatment in kindergartens. The Republican Party strongly opposes the new rules.

The Nalchik City Court held a decision to give out the body of Kazbek Tashuev, the Baksan Jamaat leader, who was killed on April 29, 2011, in the village of Progress of the Stavropol Territory, to his family for the burial. However, the court's decision has not been fulfilled yet.

On August 6 the first meeting of the Ossetian-Ingush bloggers and journalists was held in North Ossetia. The bloggers discussed interethnic relations and the impact of confrontation in the network on the issues of conflict resolution. The Ingush side was the initiator of the meeting.

Hustings are going on in Abkhazia. The presidential candidates meet with the electors, familiarize them with their programs and answer their questions.

Sergey Vasiliev, police colonel, Minister of Interior Affairs of Kabardino-Balkaria, had a meeting with a group of mothers whose sons were in federal search for suspicion of committing especially grave crimes against the citizens of the republic, including terror-related ones.

Seven people were injured in the conflict between the villagers of Gimry and Untsukul in Dagestan. Mass conflict broke out after two bodies with gunshot wounds had been found near a gasoline station in two kilometres from the village of Gimry.