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Due to the absence of a law on terror act victims, the money allocated from the state budget to the victims of the Beslan terror act is not enough to treat and rehabilitate all the former hostages, the activists of the "Beslan Mothers" of and "Voice of Beslan" have stated.

The profile of Joseph Djugashvili (Stalin) and his party pseudonym will return after restoration to the facade of the building of the Volgograd Medical University located in the Square of Fallen Warriors. It will also be returned to the facade of the Volgograd planetarium. The townspeople's opinions about authorities' decision have diverged.

The inclusion of the collection of Prophet Muhammad's sayings entitled "Sahih al-Bukhari"* into the list of extremist materials means that a certain edition of the book is banned, and a certain translation thereof, while other editions and the original text of the collection of hadiths are allowed, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have stated in their comments on Ramzan Kadyrov's demand to cancel the court decision.

A Krasnodar court has again received the case of Vitaly Katsko, an advocate, about discrediting the Russian Army in his social network posts. Earlier, the court ruled to stop the case, but the police have challenged the ruling.

A court in the Krasnodar Territory (also known as Kuban by the name of the main river) has found Vitaly Molodanov, a resident of the village of Poltavskaya, guilty of discrediting Russian militaries after his posts in a social network and a local chat. The activist said he would appeal the court's ruling.

The federal list of extremist materials includes a specific edition of "Sahih al-Bukhari"*, and not the collection itself. There is another translation of the collection in Russia, the Muftiate of Dagestan has pointed out, responding to calls to comment on the ban.

Military man Valery Kotovich is accused of spreading fake news about the Russian Armed Forces, and he was taken into custody, Pavel Chikov, the head of the “Agora” international group, reports in his Telegram channel today.

Since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine, at least 653 residents of the southern regions of Russia have been officially confirmed perished, including 439 natives of Northern Caucasus and 214 residents of the Southern Federal District. Most of the dead were natives of Dagestan.

The Mufti of Chechnya supported the Ramzan Kadyrov’s demand to reconsider the decision of a court to include “Sakhikh al-Bukhari*, a collection of sayings of the Prophet Muhammad, into the list of extremist materials. Users of the “VKontakte” social media outlet called on the Muftiate of Dagestan to voice their position as well.

Investigators have begun checking the complaints of doctor Nikolai Kaklyugin about the torture he was subjected to in the Rostov tuberculosis hospital of the Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN), Nikolai Kaklyugin himself reports today.

On the demand of Sergey Menyailo, the head of North Ossetia, the regions are recruiting detachments of volunteers to be sent to Ukraine, municipal authorities have informed. They promise to pay those who agree to become contractors USD 53 per day.

In Adygea, ecologists have demanded to stop the construction of a mountain resort in the territory of Lago-Naki Plateau, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Activists have sent a statement with their demand to the prosecutor's office.

Since morning, people are gathering in the yard of School No. 1 in Beslan; they bring flowers, wreaths and toys to the tragedy venue. A mourning service was held in the school gym.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled on the complaints of two refugees from Chechnya against the decisions of French authorities to deport them to Russia. The ECtHR has found that in both cases the deportees were at risk of torture and cruel and degrading treatment, thus violating Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).

The decision to include the "Sahih al-Bukhari"* – a collection of Prophet Muhammad's sayings – into the list of extremist materials should be immediately reconsidered, the head of Chechnya has stated. Muslims are defending the interests of the state only if it does not infringe on their religion, Ramzan Kadyrov has pointed out.

A new group of volunteers has flown to Ukraine, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has reported today. Since the start of the military operation in Ukraine, more than 5000 volunteers have been sent there from Chechnya, Magomed Daudov, the Chairman (Speaker) of the Chechen Parliament, has added.

Guards Sergeant Atsamaz Djioev, Sergeant Aslan Naifonov, Junior Sergeants Atsamaz Bestaev and Marat Bazrov, and Privates Taimuraz Lazarov, Alexander Popov and Kirill Khalin have perished in Ukraine; the Orders of Courage was handed over to their relatives, the press service of the head and the government of North Ossetia reported on August 31.

The announcement of the shorts festival in a Makhachkala institution has caused a flood of criticism in social networks against the organizers, after which they announced a change in the format of the event, calling it a "festival of long shorts".

A meeting of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov and Chechen Minister of Press and Information Akhmed Dudaev with opponents of the Jony’s concert in the republic is impossible, since it would undoubtedly be followed by pressure on critics of the authorities, experts interviewed by the “Caucasian Knot” point out.

Three former policemen were found guilty of abuse of power in a case on torture of two detained residents of Nalchik. The court sentenced the defendants to three years of probation.