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Participants in a protest outside the Georgian parliament on the 573rd day of protests responded to the ECHR ruling in the joint case of Georgian servicemen who were tortured and killed in Russian captivity.

The European Court of Human Rights unanimously found Russia responsible for the murder of three and the torture of eight Georgian prisoners of war captured during the August 2008 war. The court ordered Moscow to pay compensation to the surviving soldiers and the families of the deceased.

A military court in Rostov-on-Don will hear the case of an elderly Ukrainian citizen accused of espionage and financing terrorism. According to security forces, the man was involved in the attacks on "fuel and energy facilities" in Tuapse.

The Oktyabrsky District Court of Rostov-on-Don upheld the prosecutor's office's claim against former city police chief Sergei Shpak, who is accused of bribery and fraud.

A week later, the new asphalt in Dagogni was dug up again to lay sewer pipes. This work is being done for the primary election report, said activist Ramis Agabekov.

The father of Dagestani blogger Magomeddibir Magomeddibirov, who is on hunger strike in an Astrakhan pretrial detention center, asked Vladimir Putin to facilitate a fair investigation into his case. Instagram users* supported the father and wished the blogger his release, but questioned the intended recipient of the appeal.

A military court in Rostov-on-Don will hear the criminal case of an alleged member of a terrorist organization accused of preparing an armed attack on an educational institution.

After meeting with Vladimir Putin, Alan Gagloev was appointed his advisor and announced his resignation as President of South Ossetia.

Isa Chopalaev and Khidirnabi Gadzhiev were killed in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 2,011 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

Investigators in Stavropol have charged a young resident of the Izobilnensky district with involvement in an extremist organization and its financing.

In Makhachkala, the price of gasoline has risen to 120 rubles at some gas stations. Meanwhile, limits on fuel purchases per customer have been introduced, and drivers are facing long lines, according to residents. Gas station owners explained that they are forced to purchase fuel from resellers at inflated prices due to problems with shipments from refineries.

To expedite the process, the first court hearing in the case of preparing terrorist attacks in Dagestan in 2024, in which 11 people are charged, was decided to be held in Nalchik.

Aslan Shantukov was killed in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 411 fighters from Kabardino-Balkaria have been officially recognized as killed.

Arif Hajili, chairman of the opposition Musavat Party's parliament, was unable to board a flight to Vienna to attend an international congress due to a travel ban from Azerbaijan. Hajili called the restrictions on his rights unjustified.

Astrakhan investigators ignored the fact that Dagestani blogger Magomeddibir Magomeddibirov's opponent struck first during a road rage incident. From a legal perspective, this is key to determining who was at fault in the brawl, noted a lawyer and human rights activist.

Boris Nemtsov and Anna Politkovskaya didn't mock the government in their satirical drawings, but they too became victims of contract killings. Artist Semyon Skrepetsky joins the list of people whose actions and positions led to their tragic deaths, according to social media users.

A 19-year-old girl and a 47-year-old woman were scheduled to detonate bombs one after the other near a security agency building in Pyatigorsk. Ukrainian security forces stated that they intended to use them as suicide bombers.

Representatives of the Vainakh diaspora held a protest in Helsinki demanding that Finnish authorities not allow biased treatment of refugees from Chechnya and Ingushetia when making immigration decisions.

A court in Krasnodar has remanded in custody until August 20 a young man whose attack on the West Mall shopping center left one person dead and several others injured.

Residents of several apartment buildings in Volzhsky complained about the gas company's refusal to restore gas service. Residents say they corrected all the violations identified during the inspection more than a week ago, but the gas supply has still not been restored.