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Residents of the village of Shukruti are on a dry hunger strike for the second day at the US Embassy in Georgia, seeking compensations from the Georgian Manganese Company for their damaged houses. The activists have stated that they could no longer stand on their feet because of weakness.

Azerbaijani militaries opened fire at a shepherd in the Gegarkunik Region and captured a cow herd from him; then, there was a shootout with Armenian soldiers, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

A video with pupils of the orphanage in Ninotsminda appeared in social networks, which violates their privacy rights, the Georgian Ministry of Public Health has stated. It follows from the video that the boarding school managers ignored children's needs and violated their rights, Nino Lomdjariya, the Georgian Ombudsperson has stated.

Armenian militaries have opened a warning fire to suppress Azerbaijani soldiers' attempts to build some fortifications near the border in the territory of Armenia, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

Instead of the historical and cultural sights that remained in the territories occupied by the Azerbaijani Army, about 20 new objects have been presented to tourists, Gevorg Arakelyan, the head of the tourism department under the Ministry of Economy of the unrecognized republic, said at the "Intour Expo" international exhibition in Yerevan.

The first rehabilitation phase of the Sugovushan reservoir has begun. After reconstruction, it will provide 96 hectares of arable land with water, said Rafig Aslanov, deputy chairman of the Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) "Melioration and Water Management".

Lechi Sadulaev, a footballer of the "Akhmat" FC, has apologized for the brawl with players of the "Lokomotiv" FC not on his own initiative; it was a political decision of Chechen authorities, Akhmet Yarlykapov, a Caucasian expert, and Svetlana Gannushkina, a human rights defender, have suggested.

The employees of the Agency for Regulation of Medical Activities have removed six children from the Saint Nino orphanage boarding school. Ten more children expressed their desire to leave.

At Russia's mediation, Armenia and Azerbaijan have resumed negotiations on the return of six Armenian soldiers detained at the border. Arsen Torosyan, the head of the Armenian Prime Minister's Office, has expressed hope for a positive outcome of the discussions in Moscow.

After the released investigation into the secret real estate owned by people from among the Ramzan Kadyrov’s associates, an owner of a luxurious mansion in Grozny was changed, the “Project” online edition reports.

A case on the improper storage of the dead bodies of the Armenian soldiers killed during the combat actions in the autumn of 2020 is being investigated under the article on abuse of power. After the war, the number of forensic medical examinations rose sharply and there was not enough space for storing dead bodies, an expert explained.

The Azerbaijan’s authorities sent a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) about the Armenia’s refusal to provide maps of minefields in the territories that came under the control of Azerbaijan. The ECtHR rejected the request to apply measures to secure the complaint, the Armenian representative unit at the European Court reports.

A prosecution witness questioned in court positively described Abdulmumin Gadjiev and his posts, an advocate reported. Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a journalist of the weekly newspaper “Chernovik” (Rough Draft), is involved as a defendant in a case on financing of terrorism.

Participants of a seminar held in Moscow note that the authorities recognize the need to return wives and children of militants, including natives of Northern Caucasus, from Syria. However, the problems of their rehabilitation and social adaptation are urgent.

Magerram Ibragimov, a correspondent of the "Azertadj", and Siradj Abyshov, a cameraman, perished in a mine explosion in the Kelbadjar District. Emil Mamedov, a director from the "AzTV", a car driver and a local resident were wounded.

The Tkhaba-Yerdy temple located in the mountainous region of Ingushetia is closed for reconstruction after it was damaged by an earthquake on May 24, local authorities have informed.

Law enforcers have detained the activists who demanded an efficient inquiry into reports of violence at a boarding school in Ninotsminda. Human rights defenders will demand in court to take all the children out of the boarding school, an activist of the NGO "Partnership for Human Rights", has stated.

The film "By Unclenching the Fists", directed by Kira Kovalenko, a filmmaker from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), has been included into the programme "Un Certain Regard" (From Another Angle) of the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.

The Baku police have accepted an application about received threats from Ilkin Rustamzade, who linked the threats with the publication of his book about torture in Azerbaijani jails and the cooperation of the criminal world with the authorities.

After being disqualified for participating in a mass brawl and disrespecting the judge, Lechi Sadulaev, an "Akhmat" FC player, has apologized, echoing the controversial thesis about "Akhmat"'s hospitality.