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A criminal case has been instituted for use of violence against a policeman against Salim Akhobekov, who was detained for dancing lezginka in Gelendzhik and who served five days of administrative arrest. This was reported by an advocate of the young man.

In North Ossetia, the rally organized by the "Communists of Russia" Party in protest against its withdrawal from the elections was attended by members of five other political parties.

This evening, the first group of Chechen pilgrims leaves Grozny for Saudi Arabia.

Two internally displaced persons (IDPs) from the Jebrail District of Azerbaijan, arrested after a protest action against the electricity cut-off in villages and towns for IDPs, are sentenced to 1.5 years of imprisonment. Three other defendants are sentenced to conditional sentences and released in the courtroom.

On August 18, the Dagestani Centre for Russian Language and Culture under the Republican Ministry for National Police organized an action in support of the construction of the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Ak-Gol Park after a group of Makhachkala residents had challenged the construction in court.

A ceiling has collapsed in one of the new cottages built in Sochi for resettlement of city residents from the construction of Olympic facilities.

The Armavir City Court has sentenced Yuri Vishnyakov to 20 hours of compulsory labour for taking part in an action held by supporters of opposition politician Alexei Navalny on June 12.

In Grozny, the Chechen law enforcement agencies have organized mass repentance of local residents who signed an appeal to the Russian General Prosecutor, the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" reports.

One of colony bosses threatened to kill Ilkin Rustamzade, an activist of the “Nida” movement, for criticizing Azerbaijani authorities, Ilkin’s mother has reported after visiting her son. The penitentiary service has treated the inmate’s words as "absurd".

The court has found Nikolai Sokol, Kirill Yaroslavtsev, and Olga Botrakova guilty of violating the rules for holding a rally of real estate investors in Gelendzhik and sentenced each of the defendants to a fine of 15,000 roubles. The participants of the action announced their intention to challenge the court's decision.

The singer Zelimkhan Bakaev, whose kidnapping was declared by his friends, was not a terrorist and power agents had no need of him at all, Djambulat Umarov, the Chechen Minister for National Policy, Press and Information, has stated today.

The verdict to blogger Alexander Lapshin has come into force. According to his advocates, there are no obstacles to Lapshin's extradition from Azerbaijan to Israel.

A new advocate, provided by the public defence office, like previous one, has refused to defend Zhirair Sefilyan, the leader of the opposition movement "100th Anniversary Without Regime".

Today, Khazir Akhkubekov, who served five days of arrest after detention during performance of lezginka in Gelendzhik, has been summoned for interrogation to the Investigating Department for the Krasnodar Territory of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF). He is recommended not to leave the city. This is reported by his father Khusein Akhkubekov.

The Chief Prosecutor's Office of Georgia has sent to the law enforcement agencies of several countries, including Ukraine, requests for the extradition of Mikhail Saakashvili.

Four persons fell victim to an explosion in the Khasavyurt District. Of them, two died at the place, and another died in the hospital. The fourth person stays in resuscitation ward. This was reported by the media without reference to their sources.

An explosion which occurred in the Khasavyurt District on August 17 became the sixth explosion since early 2017 in the territory of Dagestan. An improvised explosive device (IED) could detonate while militants were arranging a hiding. This was suggested by a source from the law enforcement agencies.

Rights defenders have informed Mikhail Fedotov, the chairman of the Presidential Council for Human Rights (HRC), that relatives of Magomed Taramov and Djamalai Tazbiev were subjected to beating at a police station. According to Mikhail Fedotov, he verifies the information through the Human Rights Council under the leader of Chechnya.

The Azerbaijani Ministry of Taxes has decided to study financial documents of the “Turan” News Agency since 2010. The agency’s lawyer treats this decision as illegal.

Chechen security forces brought home Salman Taramov and Magomed Tazbiev, relatives of the young people, detained in Chechnya, the “Novaya Gazeta” reports. Taramov and Tazbiev were beaten up, the newspaper notes.