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The Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" found the statements by Lizan Isakova, a resident of Grozny, made on air of the Chechen TV that human rights defenders were involved in a fraud with the status of a disabled person, as "absurd." The woman's disability was defined and documented by officials, the blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, has reminded.

Today, the last plane from Tbilisi landed in Moscow, after which direct Russia-Georgia flights have stopped. The Russian authorities have estimated the airlines' losses at 3 billion roubles.

Ruslan Adjiev, a resident of the village of Mutsalaul, Khasavyurt District, has reported that the police treats him as an extremist and have placed him on the so-called "prophylactic registry".

LGBT activists have abandoned their idea to hold the "March of Dignity" in Tbilisi because of the threats received from activist groups that promised to disrupt the event.

Giorgi Gabuniya, a "Rustavi-2" presenter, has abused Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Georgia's President and Prime Minister have treated Gabuniya's statement as a provocation; and several hundred people gathered in front of the "Rustavi-2" building and demanded an apology.

The activists who oppose the "March of Dignity" in Tbilisi have draw up an action plan to prevent the LGBT action.

During the week of July 1-7, 2019, at least two people perished in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus; there was no information about the wounded ones. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from open sources.

The resolution on Abkhazia and South Ossetia suggested by Georgia and adopted by Parliamentary Assembly (PA) of the OSCE (Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe) will not change Russia's policy regarding the recognition of the independence of the two republics, experts believe.

The court has appointed house arrest to Arslanali Abumuslimov, the chairman of the Dagestani Bar Association named "Apellant", who is suspected of a fraud.

During the period from June 30 to July 6, 2019, Azerbaijani soldiers kept violating the ceasefire regime on the troops contact line, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh has informed. In its turn, Azerbaijan recorded only rare single shots made during the week.

On July 5, the "Georgian Airways" offered 40,000 customers, who had already bought tickets, to fly from Moscow to Tbilisi and back through Yerevan. The airline suggested covering the costs incurred.

The position of the Magas court on the legality of searches at home of Musa Malsagov came into conflict with the opinion of the Supreme Court (SC) of Ingushetia. This was reported by Marem Tochieva, a wife of Musa Malsagov.

Two soldiers were killed and another was seriously wounded when a shell fell to the ground, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan reports.

The police demanded to revise the judgement that acquitted the activist, Angela Matieva, in the case of disobedience to law enforcers. However, the Ingush Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the judgement, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has reported.

Two attacks on policemen were committed on behalf of the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization banned in Russia by the court, in Chechnya within a week; therefore, it is beneficial for the authorities to explain the actions of one of the attackers by drug addiction. This is the opinion of the residents of Chechnya and Orientalists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

The four detainees on suspicion of assaulting policemen during the protest outside the parliament building in Tbilisi have been accused of violence, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has informed.

Lizan Isakova, a resident of Grozny, and her son have been arrested within a fraud case with the status of a disabled person. Isakova had an official disability certificate; her case should lead to corrupt officials, lawyers assert.

By violating the rights of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a journalist of the "Chernovik" weekly, law enforcers are undermining the confidence of the population of Northern Caucasus in the authorities, the Human Rights Council (HRC) under the Russian president has stated.

The head of the region is not authorized to remove a post of federal forces, but the expediency of many checkpoints (known as KPP) in Northern Caucasus is questionable. This was stated by retired law enforcers after Ramzan Kadyrov's appeal to liquidate such KPP in the Achkhoi-Martan District of Chechnya.

The North-Caucasian District Military Court found Ingush native Aslan Yandiev guilty of committing two terror acts in North Ossetia.