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Today, in Makhachkala, about 25 participants of the war in Afghanistan have gathered and threatened the authorities with a hunger strike. They recall that they have been expecting housing from the state for many years.

The positions of the Azerbaijani army in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled, including from sniper rifles, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan reports today.

Residents of Chechnya associate the appointment of Alikhan Tsakaev to the post of the head of the Argun police department with the desire of the Chechen authorities to strengthen the position of Khas-Magomed Kadyrov, a 28-year-old relative of the Chechen leader, who was appointed the Mayor of Argun.

In the village of Ukhtasar, Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), there is not enough water to irrigate gardens and orchards; while the houses provided under the resettling programme are falling apart, local residents complain.

The General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Georgia has summoned Nika Gvaramiya, the former director general for questioning within the case of the misappropriation of money from the "Rustavi-2" TV Company. He denies his involvement in financial frauds and believes that the GPO's interest is political in nature.

The call of Israeli authorities to abandon trips to Chechnya is absurd, since there are no terrorists in the republic; and Israeli citizens visit the region daily, said Ramzan Kadyrov.

Zarifa Sautieva, an Ingush activist, arrested within the case of violence at a rally in Magas, said at the trial about severe custody conditions at the SIZO (pre-trial prison).

A female resident of Yerevan ha been detained within the case of desecration of Armenian militaries' graves. Social media users urge to punish vandalism at the cemetery as severely as possible.

Residents of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) have addressed the republic's Supreme Court (SC) in support of the arrested Ingush oppositionist, Zarifa Sautieva, and demanded her release.

The Russian Parliament has agreed to consider the today's appeal received from South-Ossetian MPs to recognize the genocide of the Ossetian population. In its turn, the Georgian Parliament has treated the Russia's intention as a willingly helpless attempt to change the history.

Today, the Supreme Court (SC) of Kabardino-Balkaria has dismissed a complaint filed by Ingush activist Zarifa Sautieva about her arrest.

Three persons who were injured in a family killing at a market in the Agstafa District have already been discharged from hospitals, a public official reports today. In Azerbaijan, the tradition of blood feud has no deep roots and is being formed under the influence of soap operas on the relevant topic, psychologists explain.

Today, in Rostov-on-Don, the court has recognized that Timur Muritov, a resident of Dagestan, convinced his friend to leave for Syria and take part in the conflict on the side of the militants. Timur Muritov was sentenced to eight years of imprisonment. An advocate intends to appeal against the verdict and said that his client was subjected to torture.

On July 31, Rostov activist Anna Dvornichenko sought the help of doctors after being attacked during a picket in defence of members of the LGBT community, the activist herself reported.

In Abkhazia, a court pronounced a decision to arrest Georgian citizen Alexander Kapanadze, who was detained on suspicion of illegally crossing the border, the State Security Service of Abkhazia reported on July 31.

More than 21,000 signatures have been gathered in support of the constitutional amendments initiated by Samvel Babayan, the former commander of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Army, reports the Central Election Commission (CEC). Supporters of Samvel Babayan say they will launch protest actions if their demand for a referendum is not heard.

The Israeli counterterrorism headquarters has assigned the highest level of threat to Chechnya and urged residents of the country to avoid travelling to this republic.

A resident of the village of Surkhakhi has turned to the police in connection with the abduction of her 18-year-old daughter. A fellow villager abducted the girl aiming to marry her, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has informed.

Kibar Khalvashi, the new owner of the "Rustavi-2" Georgian TV Company, has offered to transfer, free of charge, 40 percent of the company's shares to its two founders; but they were not satisfied with such conditions.

Armenian Armed Forces have shelled Azerbaijani positions and wounded a serviceman, the Azerbaijani State Border Service has reported.