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On August 6, the administration of the colony in the Krasnodar Territory (also called Kuban by the name of the main river) released Ismail Isaev, a native of Chechnya, from the dungeon (punishment cell, also known as ShIZO), but on the same day he was again placed there.

A court in Tbilisi found the dismissal of Dinara Vachnadze, an employee of the National Museum, unlawful and awarded compensation to be paid to her. However, the head of the NGO "Centre for Social Justice" has stated that the compensation amount was understated and intends to challenge the court judgement.

The administrative cases on discrediting Russian militaries initiated against Murat Kumykov and Irina Slavkina have arrived in courts of the cities of Nalchik and Prokhladny.

Ali Aliev, the leader of the “Citizens and Development” Party, has complained that judges are biased when considering his appeal against the verdict in the case on defamation. Ali Aliev refused to participate in court hearings. Colleagues of Ali Aliev called his case a political order.

Contract soldiers Gurgen Danielyan and Arthur Arushanyan were injured as a result of non-compliance with the rules for handling weapons. Their condition is assessed as severe.

Today, the Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Army has reported that the Azerbaijani troops violated the ceasefire several times.

Azamat Djigkaev, a resident of Tskhinvali, was beaten by special forces fighters. The man has not filed a complaint to the law enforcement bodies, but an investigation into his case is underway.

Should Georgia had achieved its goals in South Ossetia in August 2008, Abkhazia would have been next in line, Izida Chania, a journalist, believes.

Residents of Armenia, demanding the return of their relatives from Azerbaijani captivity, spent the night near the government building and stopped the action after they agreed to schedule a meeting with the Prime Minister.

Magomed Atimagomedov, a native of Dagestan, accused of assaulting the staff of Colony No. 2 in Kalmykia, was forbidden to pray; he was subjected to physical pressure, his mother and brother have stated.

Over 100 inmates at in IK-2 (Corrective Colony) located in Kalmykia were beaten up by law enforcers under an unspoken command from Moscow in connection with the murder of a colony employee, the human rights project "Gulagu.net" has reported.

As a result of a violation by Azeri militaries of the ceasefire regime in the Gegarkunik Region, an Armenian soldier was wounded, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

During the week from August 1 to August 7, 2022, there were no reports of any casualties or wounded persons in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from open sources.

The United States must achieve the restoration of the 1994 status quo for Nagorno-Karabakh and resume negotiations, protesters in Yerevan have stated.

Taking control over the Buzdukh height is of strategic value for the Azerbaijani Army and creates a springboard for new military operations in Karabakh, if they are necessary, Baku analysts assert. In their opinion, the Army can go on with the "Retribution" operation.

Today, in Georgia, state flags have been lowered to half mast on administrative buildings in memory of the victims of the Five-Day War.

At a solo picket in Makhachkala, Magomed Magomedov, the deputy editor-in-chief of the weekly newspaper “Chernovik” (Rough Draft), demanded to release his colleague Abdulmumin Gadjiev.

Residents of Armenia, seeking the return of their relatives from Azerbaijani captivity, gathered in front of the Armenian government building. They demanded a meeting with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The chair of the Armenian government did not come out to the audience.

Another group of volunteers has flown from Grozny Airport to the military special operation zone, the head of Chechnya has reported.

Now, they are registering the refugees from Ukraine, evicted from hotels in Tbilisi and in need of housing; Georgian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have reported. Some refugees have already been registered in the programme.