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The people forced to apologize for their behaviour at wedding ceremonies in Chechnya hadn't violated any Islamic norms; and Ramzan Kadyrov's claims to them is just part of his "political behaviour", the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

At the new border outpost, agents of the Azerbaijani State Frontier Service (SFS) have been instructed to "protect the historical-cultural heritage of the Azerbaijani people" on the border with Georgia.

The apologies of rapper Guf (Alexei Dolmatov) to Chechens were ambiguously perceived by social network users. One should respond for what he says, some commentators have noted. Guf has apologized under pressure, others considered, recalling the practice of public apologies in Chechnya and beyond.

Alikhan Kazymov, a 22-year-old native of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR), who was detained by Egyptian special services three months ago during a raid to identify illegal immigrants, has died in an Egyptian prison. On October 3, he was buried in a suburb of Cairo.

The law passed in Chechnya prohibits sale of electronic cigarettes (vapes) only to minors, but social network commentators believe that the ban also applies to adults. If vapes are not banned in Dagestan either, residents of Chechnya will buy them there, social network users point out.

Russian journalist Yulia Yuzik has been detained not as a suspect, but to clarify a number of issues; she will soon be released, the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has assured.

Armen Chakhmakhchyan, a contract soldier, was wounded by an Azerbaijani shot, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated. The soldier was hospitalized; his life is out of danger.

The indignation of some "persons" and social networks users has forced rapper Guf to apologize for his careless word addressed to female residents of the Caucasus. The performer used it in relation to different nationals, but stressed that he apologizes to Chechens first of all.

The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CoE) will check the enforcement of the decision of the of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg in favour of the Georgian citizens expelled from Russia in 2006. According to the NGO "Association of Young Georgian Lawyers", Russia has failed to enforcer the ECtHR's decision in time.

Law enforcers are persecuting leaders of the "Musavat" Party, who meet party activists in the regions of Azerbaijan on the eve of the election of a new party leader. After meetings, local activists are summoned to the police.

For two days in a row, employees of municipal organizations of Grozny were taken to remove construction waste in the new dwelling settlement of Ortsin-Mokhk; while students' classes were cancelled because of subbotniks.

The defence of the Chechen natives, Said-Magomed and Khusein Tsetiev and Khamid Razhapov has appealed against the court decision to reimburse their arrest on unfair charges, trying to increase the compensation amount. Public resonance will contribute to success in such cases, lawyers believe.

On Friday, October 4, dozens law enforcers checked documents of the car drivers, who were driving away from the "Tangim" Mosque in Makhachkala after their Friday namaz (prayer). Law enforcers deny that they are collecting information with the aim to put believers on the "prophylactic registry", Idris Yusupov, a journalist, has stated.

A resident of Chechnya, who publicly apologized for crying at his sister's wedding party, called himself a Kabardian in a video; so, he should not have apologized for violating the Chechen wedding customs, residents of Kabardino-Balkaria note in social networks.

Football fans of the First Armenian Front claimed responsibility for launching a drone with a flag of Nagorno-Karabakh at a stadium in Luxembourg. The Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Association of Football Federations of the country insist on the punishment of the persons responsible for an incident.

Russian journalist Yulia Yuzik, an author of books "Brides of Allah" and "Beslan Dictionary", was detained in the Iranian capital on suspicion of collaborating with Israeli secret services.

Over the several days of the "Xotae" project for rendering assistance to victims of domestic violence, created after the resonant murder of Regina Gagieva, its organizers noted an increase in addresses from victims and offers of help. Residents of North Ossetia found the project relevant for the republic, but doubted that women were ready to make their problems public.

During the match of the group stage of the Europa League of the "Dudelange" (Luxembourg) and "Karabakh" (Azerbaijan) Football Clubs (FCs), a drone appeared over the stadium carrying the flag of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR); the referee stopped the match for 20 minutes and took the teams away from the pitch. The incident did not prevent the Azerbaijani club from winning the match with the score 4:1.

Ramzan Kadyrov has demanded to ban the circulation of electronic cigarettes (vapes). Law enforcers have already launched raids against vape smokers.

The Council of Europe (CoE) and the European Union (EU) have announced two joint projects aimed at strengthening Azerbaijani potentials in countering corruption and improving the quality of justice. Azerbaijani activists have doubted the efficiency thereof and called for organizing public control over these projects.