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The Armenian authorities are systematically inciting hatred against refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh and restricting their rights. It is necessary to develop mechanisms to protect their rights, stated participants in a discussion held in Yerevan.

A three-story extension to a six-story building collapsed on Aivazovsky Street in Makhachkala. There were no casualties. Dagestan Governor Sergei Melikov stated that the flooding in the republic's capital was related to development along the Tarnairka River.

Eight people, including two children, were injured during a drone attack in Novorossiysk. Six apartment buildings and two private homes were damaged.

Kuban blogger Valery Klimenchenko's lawsuit against the denial of asylum in Armenia was dismissed. The court cited the plaintiff's signature on the lawsuit, which he intended to address the court through an interpreter.

In the village of Mamedkala in the Derbent district, two neighborhoods were flooded after the Gedzhukh Dam burst, and residents are being evacuated. Rescuers pulled seven people from the floodwaters after they were swept away in their car, but two of them died in the hospital.

In the village of Ilskhan-Yurt in the Kurchaloevsky district of Chechnya, a landslide occurred over a 200-meter stretch, damaging eight houses.

"Solidarity with Afghanistan" was the slogan of today's protest outside the Georgian parliament. Participants in the 494th day of daily protests, which included the Azerbaijani journalist on several occasions, condemned his deportation from Georgia.

The Gedzhukh Dam collapsed in Dagestan's Derbent District, evacuating residents of six villages. Most were placed with relatives, while 94 were sent to temporary shelters and eight more to the hospital. The floodwaters swept several cars off the highway, and emergency services are conducting a rescue operation.

In the village of Kirki in the Kaitag district of Dagestan, a landslide destroyed a house, killing a local resident. Two other houses were damaged, and five are at risk of collapse.

Georgian authorities handed Afgan Sadigov over to Azerbaijan's Migration Service. The journalist was informed that the criminal case against him had been dropped and he was released. Human rights activists and his wife fear that a new case may be brought against him.

Human rights activists raised 85,000 rubles for Aina Mankieva, who fled domestic violence in Ingushetia.

Power and water have been shut off in several areas of Makhachkala due to further flooding. Streets in the Reduktorny microdistrict are flooded, making it difficult for residents to go to work or shop for groceries.

Almost 3,300 people were evacuated from Iran to Azerbaijan, including 572 Azerbaijani citizens, 354 Russians, and 19 Georgian citizens.

In Makhachkala, the evacuation of residents of buildings in the Palmira neighborhood affected by the flooding has begun. Authorities also announced an evacuation due to the threat of collapse of a six-story residential building on Aivazovsky Street.

Security forces have found a formal way to circumvent the ECHR's ban on Afgan Sadygov's extradition from Georgia to Azerbaijan, human rights activists said, asking the ECHR to also prohibit the journalist's deportation.

Power outages due to flooding were recorded in 14 districts of Dagestan.

Torrential rains have triggered a new round of flooding in Dagestan. In Makhachkala, sections of city streets and the area around the Primorskaya substation are flooded.

Power has been restored to all residents of the village of Koren-Benoy following repairs to the electrical network damaged during the flood in the Nozhai-Yurtovsky district.

A Tbilisi court ordered the deportation of Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadigov to his home country. This decision conflicted with the ECHR's ban on Sadigov's extradition to Azerbaijan, human rights activists pointed out.

Novorossiysk has been attacked by drones, the city's mayor announced.