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Elvin Djafarov, a participant of the Karabakh war, died in a burn centre after committing a suicide attempt in front of the building of the regional government in Azerbaijan. Relatives explain the suicide of the war veteran by the authorities’ inattention to his problems, while officials reject the version voiced by Elvin Djafarov’s relatives.

During the week of July 4-10, 2022, no killed or wounded in the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the “Caucasian Knot” based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

Guard ensign Rekhber Gyulakhmedov perished in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine, at least 166 natives of Dagestan have been officially confirmed perished there.

Evgeny Bukhantsev, an activist from Krasnodar, has left Russia for the United States, explaining his departure by the threat of persecution under a criminal article about discrediting Russian militaries. In Russia, the activist faces up to three years in prison, his advocate has pointed out.

The positions of the Azerbaijani Army stationed in the Kelbadjar District were shelled, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

By detaining journalists at the venue of their picket in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev in Makhachkala, policemen decided in this way to remove the poster from the eyes of the officials whose motorcade was supposed to pass by the venue, Magomed Magomedov, a deputy editor-in-chief of the "Chernovik" (Draft) outlet, and journalist Murad Muradov* believe.

Violence, coercion and extortion of money from prisoners are common in Georgian jails, where members of criminal subcultures establish order, the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture has found out. Nino Lomdjariya, the Ombudsperson of Georgia, has called on the authorities to solve these problems.

The "Nadezhda" (Hope) Dagestani Fund has gathered 25 tons of meat for distribution to those in need on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, Murad Kerimov, the head of the Fund, has informed, noting that the lifting of coronavirus restrictions has improved the conditions for holding charity events.

Azerbaijan will receive additional funds from the European Union (EU) for demining the territories affected by the Karabakh conflict.

At a protest action in Yerevan, people have claimed that part of the money allocated by the Armenian government for housing certificates to forced migrants from Nagorno-Karabakh goes to banks for the selection of housing, and the remaining amounts are not enough to purchase housing.

In a complaint filed to the European court of Human Rights (ECtHR), human rights defenders have pointed out that the searches in the offices of the “International Memorial” * (International Historical Educational Charitable and Human Rights Society “Memorial” and the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”* were carried out with violations, and the office equipment was seized unreasonably.

The police detained Magomed Magomedov, an employee of the weekly newspaper “Chernovik” (Draft), who went to a picket in Makhachkala in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Journalist Murad Muradov* who was filming the picket was also detained by the police.

Amid reports about coercion of residents of Chechnya to participate in the special military operation, Ramzan Kadyrov has stated that many residents of Chechnya even quit their jobs in order to voluntarily go to Ukraine.

Eid al-Adha celebration in Southern Russia; persecution of pacifists in the southern regions of Russia; decision of the ECtHR in a case on torture of a resident of Sochi; strike of workers at a metallurgical plant in Georgia; acquittal in a case against Dagestani official, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of July 4-10, 2022, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

The court has sent into custody 11 people detained in the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) on suspicion of involvement in a terrorist organization, the FSB has reported.

The Nasimi District Prosecutor's Office has again refused to open a criminal case against the doctors who had treated the human rights defender, Ogtai Gyulyalyev. His family intends to continue steps in order to hold the doctors accountable.

Kakha Gogol, a volunteer from Georgia, has perished in the Lugansk Region as a result of an air strike.

The Directorate of the Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN) for the Rostov Region has appointed a check against the colonel, whom human rights defenders accused of threatening to execute a convict.

After the lifting of all coronavirus restrictions, the number of mosque visitors during the Eid al-Adha holiday has greatly increased, believers from various North-Caucasian regions have stated.

In Chechnya, tourists must respect the republic's customs, including wearing modest clothes, some users have pointed out in their comments to the Instagram* post containing rules of conduct for visitors to the region. Other commentators have objected that tourists can dress as they please, and besides, locals do not always follow these rules themselves.