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A court in Baku has sentenced Abid Gafarov to one year in prison, finding him guilty of slander and insult. His defence announced Gafarov's unlawful prosecution.

The version of the prosecutor's office that the work of the Trade Union of Journalists and Media Workers violates people's rights is illogical; and the demand to close the union for individual violations looks like an attempt to deprive journalists of the support of their professional community, they assert.

In the Khodjavend and Djebrail Districts of Azerbaijan, mine explosions have wounded two drivers; one of them is in grave condition.

Valery Kalaev from the Prigorodny District and Mavlyud Rustamov from the Mozdok District perished in Ukraine, the regional authorities report today.

Alizamin Salaev, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, has been on a hunger strike since July 7. Today, he has refused water in protest against his arrest on the charge of failure to obey the police.

Campaigns in support of journalists, discreditation of the army, violations of the statute and non-payment of membership fees became the reasons for the demand to liquidate the “Trade Union of Journalists and Media Workers”, created in connection with the attack on human rights defenders and journalists in Ingushetia.

Today, a body of a 19-year-old conscript soldier with a gunshot wound to the head has been found at a combat position of a military unit in Armenia.

The Dagestani journalists, Magomed Magomedov and Murad Muradov*, have filed an application to the Investigating Committee demanding to punish the law enforcers who detained them on July 11 at a picket in support of their arrested colleague, Abdulmumin Gadjiev.

Several dozen internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Gadrut held a protest in Yerevan, at which they demanded from the Armenian authorities to grant them the refugee status and recognize the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh.

The information of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) that Armenian militaries had opened fire on the border is not true, the Armenian MoD has stated.

Magomed Askhabov, a resident of Dagestan, has stated that he left Russia after escaping from his relatives, who sent him to be "treated" from homosexuality at a centre for drug addicts. He said that torture was used in the rehab (the centre).

Dmitry Syomin, who has damaged the Z sign established on Mount Mashuk in Pyatigorsk, was found guilty of discrediting militaries and fined.

After February 24, 2022, Russia has adopted the laws that allow blocking any information that is not consistent with the official authorities' position, as well as prosecuting authors of posts.

Russian MLRSs (multiple launch rocket systems) "Smerch" (Dust Storm) are close to HIMARSs (High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems) in characteristics, but inferior in accuracy, Alexander Khramchikhin has pointed out.

A criminal case under the article on the publication of false information about the Russian army is being investigated against Rostov journalist Sergey Reznik, the FSB Department for the Rostov Region reports.

The police detained Alexander Aksyonov from Krasnodar, who wanted to hold a pacifist picket in front of the building of the Kuban administration, human rights defenders reported.

Makhachkala policemen must check Nimatula Magomedkamilov's application that his wife and children were forcibly detained by relatives and transfer the materials to another police station, if his family members are kept in another district of Dagestan, lawyers have explained.

The residents of the city of Poti, who demand to be moved to new homes because of the transhipment of hazardous cargos in the seaport, have blocked the road to the port. They demanded that Irakli Garibashvili, the Georgian Prime Minister, come and meet with them.

Pyotr Toderishka, a resident of the Prokhladnensky District, was found guilty of discrediting the Russian Armed Forces and fined.

A complaint filed by Azerbaijani human rights defender and journalist Elchin Mamed about the denial of conditional early relief (CER) for him was left ungranted.