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During five days, 1269 people returned from Georgia to Abkhazia through the "Ingur" checkpoint which was temporarily opened at the border.

Spread of the coronavirus infection in the Caucasus; aggravation on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan; law enforcers' report about prevented terror acts in the Rostov Region, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of July 13-19, 2020, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

The reports, which caused panic among local residents that quarantine has been introduced in the Urus-Martan District due to coronavirus, were recorded back in spring, and now re-published, officials have explained. The police began searching for the authors of the posts; and Instagram users demand to punish distributors of fakes.

During the last 24 hours, positions of the Azerbaijani Army were shelled for 40 times, including those stationed in villages on the border with Armenia, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has claimed.

The detentions of activists of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) have to do with a mass action in support of the army, which took place on July 15 in front of the parliament, the PFPA said.

The Chechen authorities have presented a new house to the family of Madina Umaeva, who died and was hastily buried in Gudermes. At the same time, the results of the examination of her body, exhumed after suspicions about the violent nature of her death, have not yet been announced, Instagram users have pointed out.

The Armenian-Azerbaijani armed conflict that repeated four years later has significant differences from the events of 2016, since this time it broke out on the border, which is not contested by both sides, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

In London, there was a scuffle of natives of Azerbaijan with those of Armenia, who held actions in connection with the hostilities in Southern Caucasus. The video commentators called on the participants in the scuffle to peace and condemned them for showdown in a foreign country.

Within the last week, Azerbaijani militaries violated the ceasefire for more than 500 times, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has informed. According to the MoD, a drone sent by Azerbaijan for reconnaissance was shot down.

Human rights defenders have condemned detentions of protesters and journalists in Baku. They called persecutions of members of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) political discrimination.

The positions of the Azerbaijani Army deployed in the villages of Tovuz and Gadabay Districts came under fire, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

In Russia, they began detaining the cars registered in Armenia, but documented for Russian citizens. This is due to the increasing frequency of traffic violations involving cars with foreign number plates, because drivers of such cars cannot be fined by the law, experts explain.

Three journalists and one female activist, detained at the action in support of the army, have been released from the police. However, five oppositionists are still in custody; their defence complains that advocates are not allowed to visit them.

The Muftiate should not have urged tourists to observe the rules of decency in dress, since they already treat the Dagestani Muslim traditions with understanding; and the clergy's obsessive guidelines can scare them away, the guests of Makhachkala have noted.

Authorities have extended the quarantine regime in Azerbaijan until August 31. The strict quarantine regime, introduced in major cities, has been extended until August 5 with some relaxation, which became possible due to a decrease in the number of new infections.

The police have set up three posts in the area of the Makhachkala "Tangim" Mosque and stopped men with beards after their Friday namaz (prayer), the parishioners have informed.

A Makhachkala court has failed to consider the rights defenders' complaint about the refusal to initiate a criminal case against the law enforcer, who gave a reference about the murder of Gasanguseinov brothers in Dagestan. The advocate will continue seeking punishment for the head of the police department.

Residents of other Russian regions coming to Dagestan had observed the decency rules well before the Muftiate called upon them to observe the dress code. This was stated by owners of recreation and public catering entities working with tourists.

In Chechnya, singers are not allowed to take part in festivities without approvals from the Chechen Ministry of Culture and a special commission engaged in verifying texts of Chechen songs, Ramzan Kadyrov has announced.

The authorities of Chechnya are trying to compensate for the growing discontent of people in the republic by voicing requests to praise the power in social networks and subscribe to accounts of state-run media, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" suggests.