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The case against Eduard Ataev, a Dagestani activist, was fabricated; it has to do with his active struggle for compliance with the law at all election levels, activists and journalists have stated after human rights defenders recognized Ataev as a political prisoner.

Law enforcers have drawn up a protocol on discrediting the Russian Army against Maria Borzova, a resident of the Krasnodar Territory (also known as Kuban by the name of the main river), for criticizing the participants of the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine during a live broadcast on the Internet.

A Rostov resident, who is a servicewoman of one of the units of the Southern Military District, used to transfer information about military facilities that are part of the District to the Ukrainian side, the FSB (Russian Federal Security Service) has informed.

Igor Karnaukhov, a resident of Krasnodar, has been detained for posting stickers of "The Other Russia of E. V. Limonov"; in his actions, law enforcers saw a demonstration of extremist symbols.

In Volgograd, a court sentenced 34-year-old Dmitry Zubkov to one and a half years of imprisonment in a penal colony for calling for violent actions against citizens of Russian nationality because of the special military operation in Ukraine.

A report from the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs about the search for a terrorist hiding his identity using a niqab continues the trend of fighting against religious clothing, Dagestani journalists suggest.

Five-Day War, twenty-five years since Basaev and Khattab’s invasion, drone attacks, persecution of pacifists and activists in Southern Russia, early parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan, and official data on the natives of Southern Russia who perished in Ukraine, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of August 5-11, 2024, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

In Krasnodar, a court has sentenced Andrei Goncharov to administrative arrest, finding him guilty of posting on the Internet prohibited symbols.

A fine for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces was imposed on Victoria Radchenko, a resident of Novocherkassk in the Rostov Region. The woman explained that she had fell victim to a fraudster and acted after receiving threats from him.

At the trial of the case of Ulker Gashimova, a Makhachkala native, proofs are studied; the trial was delayed due to the judge replacement; the case had to be re-opened, said Nikita Buklov, an advocate.

The Cassation Court in Pyatigorsk has overturned the acquittal of Diana Tsipinova, an advocate from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) within the case of attacking a law enforcer. This was reported by the Russian Federal Bar Association in its Telegram channel.

Denis Djalaganiya, an animal rights defender from the Krasnodar Territory, was denied opening a criminal case against the men who beat him up during his visit to a dog shelter. According to law enforcers, Djalaganiya should personally file a lawsuit against his offenders in the magistrate's court.

Oleg Orlov*, a human rights defender, who was taken away from Russia as part of a prisoner exchange with Western countries, has stated that his human rights activities in the regions of the North-Caucasian and Southern Federal Districts (NCFD and SFD) were the reason for his staying in Russia despite his criminal prosecution.

A court in Yessentuki has sentenced Sergey Chudentsov, a local resident, to three years of conditional imprisonment (probation) for causing grave bodily harm, treating his participation in the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine as a mitigating circumstance.

The paid teaching of the Koran and the Arabic language is in demand in Chechnya; and the demand to introduce free education at madrasahs was a Muftiate's attempt to gain control over this area, local residents and a Caucasus expert have stated.

The Ministry of Energy of Dagestan will conduct a check into the appeal to the head of Dagestan from residents of the village of Darkush-Kazmalyar, who are against the construction of a high-voltage power line.

Alexander Parkov, a Jehovah's Witness* from Rostov-on-Don, who was sentenced to 6.5 years in penal colony, has served his sentence and been released.

Relatives of Madina Ausheva, who died after giving birth to a child, are not informed about the inquiry progress; and authorities of Ingushetia have failed their promise to punish the perpetrators, Madina's relatives have complained.

The advocate for the parents of the murdered Magomed-Ali Sultanov from Kayakent has demanded from the court to appoint a new forensic examination, pointing out inaccuracies in the experts' conclusions.

The cassation instance has upheld the verdict to Baksan resident Asker Khamukov and his sister, who were convicted within the case of financing terrorism.