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Border guards have held a raid of armoured vehicles near the village of Tsnelis, where Georgian militaries are erecting a checkpoint, the South-Ossetia Committee for State Security (known as the KGB) has reported. Georgia has violated the border and committed an act of aggression, the South-Ossetian Parliament has announced.

Ruslan Kutaev, the head of the "Assembly of Caucasian Nations", has announced the formation of a group of advocates to help the Chechens detained after the conflict in Krasnodar. Allegedly, they were tortured.

On September 2-16, the "TurAz Qartalı-2019" military exercises will be held in Azerbaijan, and they will involve up to 30 aircrafts of the two countries.

On August 27, in Kabardino-Balkaria, a court fined Anastasia Emelyanova for voicing a "negative statement" at a rally about the policies of the Russian President and the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party.

Ikram Ragimov, an Azerbaijani journalist, who continues his hunger strike in SIZO (pre-trial prison), complains about health problems, his brother reports. Ikram Ragimov is sentenced for his professional activities and should be released, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) declares.

Martin Sonneborn, a member of the European Parliament from Germany, is declared persona non grata because of his visit to Nagorno-Karabakh without permission from Azerbaijan. This was reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Azerbaijan.

On the day of the recognition of the South Ossetia's independence, a solemn meeting, an exhibition of paintings, a tasting of national cuisine, and a concert took place in the republic. The recognition of the South Ossetia's independence gave a sense of security to local residents, political analysts note.

Challenges to duel disputes provoked by Ramzan Kadyrov, do not meet the traditions: no duels ever took place among Vainakh people and residents of Dagestan in past centuries, note historians. Ramzan Kadyrov provoked people with his statements on historical issues, believe human rights defenders.

Advocates had to meet relatives of arrested Ingush activists in the street. Participants of the meeting were not allowed into the room where the event was to be held, said the acting chairman of the Board of the Ingush Council of Teips.

After a social network user had invited Kadyrov to a duel, Djambulat Umarov, the Chechen Minister for National Policy, has warned network users against insulting the head of the republic. "These brave men run the risk of crawling at his feet and begging pardon," the Minister has warned. Umarov's words resulted in a new round of mutual claims of Dagestanis and Chechens in social networks.

In the shootout staged by natives of Chechnya and Dagestan in Krasnodar there are no motives for interethnic hostility, but such incidents worsen in Russia the attitude to migrants from the regions of Northern Caucasus, analysts have commented on the conflict.

Martin Kochesoko, the head of the Circassian NGO "Khabze", has complained to the investigator that during his arrest, law enforcers seized control over all his pages in social networks and e-mail.

The participation in the opening ceremony of the "Muslims' Pride" Mosque in Shali was mandatory for employees of budgetary organizations, local residents informed.

The European Court obliged the Russian authorities to compensate families of the kidnapped people for moral damage.

At the "Gerzelsky Bridge" checkpoint, a driver of a car did not stop at the request of law enforcers, and they started a chase, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan reported.

The reaction of the media to the incident with prosecutor Denis Khuchiev, in whose belongings a parcel with unknown substance was found, testifies to a biased attitude towards natives of Chechnya, states Ramzan Kadyrov.

Investigators came to conclusion that actions of Zelimkhan Tomov and Magomed Ozdoev, who were arrested after a rally in Magas, did not threaten the policemen's lives, reported advocate Kaloi Akhilgov on Twitter.

The Georgian President, Salome Zurabishvili, has stated that she is trying not to comment on high-profile criminal cases and protest actions, as she is trying to stick to neutrality. Political analysts have accused her of indifference.

A resident of Makhachkala posted a video appeal to Ramzan Kadyrov, calling him to a duel because of his words about Imam Shamil. Kadyrov did not answer the call, but at least three residents of Chechnya volunteered to take the fight instead of the head of the republic. Social media users have criticized the exchange of provocative appeals.

Historically, Chechnya and Dagestan adhere to different principles of blood feud, but outside the republics this custom is not always applied, Orientalists have stated.