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The Prosecutor's Office found no violations in the eighth investigator's refusal to investigate the kidnapping of Zhalaudi Geriev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, in Chechnya. The journalist himself doubts that any checks were carried out at all on the complaint about his kidnapping.

Leyla Ismailzade, a wife of Talekh Bagirzade, the sentenced leader of the movement "Muslim Unity", tried to smuggle a mobile phone to prison, investigators suggested. Leyla Ismailzade denies the allegations.

Users of social networks criticized Magomed Daudov, the speaker of the Chechen parliament, for using bad language on a video selfie made while waiting for an opponent on the border with Ingushetia.

The leader of Chechnya instructed his subordinates to search for users of social networks who disseminated false information about victims of a fire in a Grozny shopping and entertainment centre or expressed malicious joy about the incident.

In the Moscow Region, Kabardino-Balkaria, and Dagestan, nine people were detained on the charge of financing a terrorist organization.

The positions of the Azerbaijani troops in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled 22 times, including from large-calibre machine guns, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports today.

A complaint filed by Anzor Gubashev, sentenced in the case on the Boris Nemtsov's murder, about the prison administration's demands to interrupt namaz (prayer) when a warder appears is justified, confirm experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". However, the prisoner can perform namaz in non-canonical form, the experts note.

The verdict to Ikram Ragimov, the editor-in-chief of the "Realliq.info" website, who went on a hunger strike demanding his acquittal, came into force – on September 26, the journalist was convoyed from prison to the colony.

The murder case of Marem Alieva, a resident of Ingushetia, who disappeared four years ago, remains unsolved. The communication of her sister's complaint to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) could lead to a resumption of the investigation in Russia, said Olga Gnezdilova, an advocate.

In the Georgian city of Tkibuli, workers of the Mindeli and Dzidziguri Mines, who demanded the payment of their wage debts, have stopped their protest action after meeting Natiya Turnava, the Minister of Economy.

Rostislav Melnichenko, a resident of North Ossetia, who had complained about beating by law enforcers, has already received five refusals to initiate a criminal case against the attackers. On September 26, Melnichenko and his sister came out to the Government House with a poster about the equality of all nationals before the law.

To erect a monument to participants of the Chechen wars in Khankala is incorrect in relation to residents of the Chechen Republic who lost their relatives and friends, believe people from Chechnya interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) obliged the Azerbaijani authorities to pay 128,500 euros to activists sentenced for participating in a rally on April 2, 2011. Advocates called the amount of compensation unreasonable.

In Vladikavkaz, 22-year-old Regina Gagieva died in a hospital from stab wounds, which, according to investigators, her former husband inflicted to her out of jealousy. While they were married, the man beat Regina Gagieva, a sister of the deceased woman said. The Regina Gagieva's death occurred amid the decriminalization of domestic violence, note North Ossetian journalists.

Magomed Magomedov, an advocate from Dagestan, said that he was beaten by law enforcers after he refused to leave his client alone with field investigators. Magomed Magomedov filed a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and called the law enforcers' actions the torture.

Activists of the anti-slavery movement "Alternative" helped two men, who managed to escape from labour slavery in Dagestan, to leave for Moscow.

A resident of Chechnya publicly apologized for a joking communication with his bride at a wedding party. Ramzan Kadyrov demanded to expel from the republic the men who violated the wedding traditions of the Vainakh people.

Maria Lasitskene, an athlete from Kabardino-Balkaria, has announced that she will leave Russia to train in another country if the Russian Anti-Doping Agency is deprived of compliance status.

The positions of the Azerbaijani troops in the Karabakh conflict zone, including in the border village, were shelled from heavy machine guns, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports today.

Levan Djikuri, who was detained in a case on June protests, was transferred to a hospital. This was reported on September 25 by Elene Khoshtariya, an MP from the "European Georgia-Freedom Movement" Party, who visited the Gldani prison.