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Out of 20 Azerbaijani soldiers, who perished since the start of 2019, only five were killed in battles in the Karabakh conflict zone, the Caspian Defence Studies Institute (CDSI) has informed.

To make the village of Tyak, declared to be a historical and cultural reserve, attractive for tourists, a special state programme and capital investments are needed, the villagers believe. According to their version, authorities are doing nothing for the development of the village.

Elena Grigorieva, an activist who stood in support of Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" and Ingush oppositionists, was found killed in Saint Petersburg.

Magomedsaid Gazaliev, a Dagestani suffering from cancer, will be able to leave the colony for home in ten days, his advocate has announced.

The Council of Alims and Imams of Ingushetia has called on the authorities of the republic to release Zarifa Sautieva, arrested in the case on clashes at a rally in Magas.

The Speaker of the Chechen Parliament criticized the version of Dagestani historian Zurab Gadjiev who stated that the Chechen watchtower near the village of Ansalt was built in the territory of Dagestan. Magomed Daudov accused Zurab Gadjiev of an attempt to incite "ethnic hatred."

Residents of the village of Gagatli in the Botlikh District believe that the conflict on the pasture rented on the territory of Chechnya arose in connection with the demarcation processes at the border.

The case on the death of a regular soldier in a military unit is being investigated under the article on bringing to suicide, the Investigating Committee of Armenia reports.

During the week of July 16-21, 2019, no one fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

A woman suspected of child trafficking was detained at the border between Azerbaijan and Georgia. An advocate of the woman suggests his client is not allowed to return to Georgia to prevent her from reporting about the pressure put on her.

Magomed Katsiev has written an appeal to the President of Russia, stating that the Ingush activist, Khasan Katsiev, received law enforcers' threats at the SIZO (pre-trial prison), who demand from him to plead guilty.

Ayaz Magerramli, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), has reported five cases within a year, when border guards prevented, with no legal grounds, him to leave the country. Mr Magerramli has associated these bans with his political activities.

At the action in Zugdidi, opponents of sexual minorities have collected signatures for adoption of the jaw prohibiting LGBT propaganda.

On July 14-20, Azerbaijani militaries fired more than 900 shots at the positions of the Defence Army, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has informed.

On July 20, investigators charged Zarifa Sautieva, her advocate, Bilan Dzugaev, has reported. He is sure that this was done in violation of her client's rights, who was detained within the case of clashes at a rally in Magas.

Military servicemen from fourteen countries will take part in the "Agile Spirit 2019" multinational exercises, which will be held in Georgia from July 27 to August 9, 2019, the Georgian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

Law enforcers have neutralized ammunition and explosives found in the militants' hideout in the Urus-Martan District, the Chechen Military Commandant's Office has reported.

This year, 10,000 residents of Dagestan and 2600 residents of Chechnya will make the pilgrimage to Mecca. The first flight from Grozny is scheduled for July 22, the local Muftiate has informed.

Over the last 24 hours, positions of Azerbaijani troops were exposed to 19 shelling attacks on the border with Armenia and in the zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

In Ukraine, the rating of the former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili is only 2.9%.