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On July 20, it became known that six more journalists received the status of victims in the case of the July 5 riots, including Marika Gotsiridze, a reporter of the "Rustavi-2" TV Company.

The Dagestani natural attractions are poorly prepared to receive visitors, Instagram users have emphasized in their comments to the indignation of s female tourist after visiting the Sulak Canyon. However, other commentators assert that the beauty of nature should not be spoiled by metal fences.

On July 20, in Chechnya, collective prayers were attended by thousands of believers, Ramzan Kadyrov has informed. However, some residents of the republic refused to visit mosques, as they have not vaccinated against coronavirus.

Azerbaijan is trying to put pressure on Armenia in order to get concessions from it, while Russia is interested in maintaining stability in the region, and not in defending Armenia's interests in specific border sections, Armenian and Russian political analysts have noted.

In their appeal to the government of Abkhazia, activists claim that the authorities should increase fines for crowded wedding parties and memorial meetings, prohibit mass events, and impose mandatory PCR tests or require vaccination certificates for tourists.

Vagarshak Arutyunyan, who was appointed the Armenian Defence Minister after the end of the war in Nagorno-Karabakh, submitted a letter of resignation.

The police detained a person suspected of involvement in riots in Tbilisi on July 5, and the total number of the suspects detained in the case reached 26, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reported.

The Kadyrov Foundation has held a charity event by organizing water supplies to residents of Chechen villages, the “Grozny” state-run TV Channel reported. The authorities should solve the problem of water supply to the villages by laying water pipes, local residents note.

On July 19, a protest rally was held in front of the Sheraton Hotel in Batumi; the participants called on the President of the European Union Charles Michel to take action against Georgian authorities, whom they believe responsible for the violence during the July 5 rally.

Mikhail Minenkov, Mayor of Nevinnomyssk, has posted in his Instagram page an appeal of Oleg Kolpakov, the director of the city cemetery, to townspeople to get vaccinated. When addressing the people, Kolpakov is shown standing in the cemetery. Many social network users were outraged by the choice of the place for campaigning.

Soldiers of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces are shelling Armenian positions in the vicinity of the village of Eraskh from various weapons, including mortars, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported. In its turn, the Azerbaijani MoD has claimed that Azerbaijani militaries were shelled from the territory of Armenia and opened fire in return.

There is no surprise in shadowing journalists and human rights defenders, but the introduction of spyware into smartphones raises concerns, journalists and rights defenders have noted.

Representatives of Gulli Kazanbieva, a resident of Dagestan, have reported to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) new facts of violation of her rights, and asked to award compensation for suffered moral harm to her, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial"* has informed.

Azerbaijani militaries have shelled Armenian positions near the village of Eraskh in the Nakhichevan direction; the Armenian Armed Forces entered into a shootout, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

Relatives of Khalimat Taramova, a resident of Chechnya, tried to change her sexual orientation by the ritual of "expulsion of jinns"; after the visit of exorcist, the family started having problems with law enforcers, the "Russian LGBT Network"* has informed.

An officer was wounded in Nakhichevan as a result of shelling from the Armenian side, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed today.

In Batumi and Tbilisi, protesters accused the ruling “Georgian Dream” Party of trying to retract the Georgia’s European integration.

A boy, whose disappearance was claimed by Nina Tseretilova, said that he wanted to live together with his father in Dagestan. Some Instagram users suggested that a video message was recorded under pressure.

Today, at an action in Batumi, activists dissatisfied with the police searches in a case on riots during the protests against the gay pride parade have claimed that only military parades should be held in Georgia. The action has been timed to coincide with the visit to Georgia of Charles Michel, President of the European Council.

Today, Azerbaijani journalist Polad Aslanov has reported that on July 18, he stopped his hunger strike in connection with the termination of pressure on him in the penal colony.