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The number of the people injured in the terror act in Nice includes a girl from a Chechen family living in France. The girl got injuries to her legs. This was reported by a female friend of her parents.

Makhmud Velitov, the Imam of the mosque "Yardyam" in Moscow, whose statements about religious figure Abdulla Gappaev, killed in Kizlyar, were treated by investigators public justification of terrorism, did not know about the possible involvement of Abdulla Gappaev in banned organizations. This was claimed by his advocate.

Today, the monitoring of the OSCE mission on the contact line of troops of Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijani has passed without incidents. This was reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Nagorno-Karabakh.

The death of Tarkhan Batirashvili has become a serious loss for the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia, and Islam Atabiev (Abu Jihad) will not be able to become his successor. This opinion was voiced by the experts questioned by the "Caucasian Knot".

Out of 38 resident of Kabardino-Balkaria, declared wanted on suspicion of involvement in terrorist and extremist activities, only seven stay in the territory of the republic. This was reported by Kazbek Tatuev, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR).

In Kabardino-Balkaria, a construction company has decided to grant free of charge seven apartments in a newly built residential complex to the people in need, including a family of a Circassian repatriate. The apartments will be connected to communications, and owners are to complete by themselves the works for interior finishing and arrangement of the apartments.

In the first half of 2016, Germany registered almost doubled increase in the number of migrants from Russia in comparison with the same period of 2015. Of them, about 83.5% were natives of Chechnya.

The information about the death of Tarkhan Batirashvili, one of the leaders of the "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia, is confirmed by residents of the Pankisi Gorge in Georgia, but not by family members of Tarkhan Batirashvili. This was reported by Umar Idigov, the founder of the Foundation for Caucasus Integration.

The refusal of the International Press Centre (IPC) to provide room for a roundtable is of political nature, and it restricts freedom of assembly. This was stated by the "Civil Society Platform" (CSP). The IPC claims lack of vacant premises.

In Maikop, despite the objections of public prosecutors, the court has pronounced the decision to grant the motion for re-examination of the article written by ecologist Valery Brinikh.

Ayub Tuntuev, a former employee of the Chechen president's security service, who is serving his sentence for a terror act, is charged in the new criminal case. This was reported by the human rights organization "Legal Initiative".

The report on the death of Tarkhan Batirashvili is to be trusted, since it was published on the resources of the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia. This opinion was expressed by Mikhail Roschin and Akhmet Yarlykapov.

Two men, killed during a special operation carried out in the Untsukul District of Dagestan, have been preliminary identified as Magomed Magomedov and Magomed Abduraev.

Residents of the regions of Northern and Southern Caucasus should not be afraid to report cases of sexual abuse or harassment. This is stated by female activists and users of social networks, who call on women to join the action #YaNeBoyusSkazat.

The acting leader of Chechnya has signed a decree to appoint Umar Baisaev, the former prefect of the Urus-Martan District, dismissed after the Ramzan Kadyrov's critics, the deputy head of the administration of the Chechen leader and Chechen government.

On the Georgian Military Highway, a many-kilometre jam from the Russian side does not become smaller. A week after the opening of the border, about two hundred trucks still stay there. Passenger cars and buses formed a jam of the same length.

In Dagestan, two suspected militants were killed during an armed clash in the Untsukul District.

In Volgograd, at the All-Russian Forum "Movement only forward!" entrepreneurs have claimed the negative impact on business from inspections conducted by various agencies. Officials from the regulatory and supervisory authorities note that the number of inspections in relation to small and medium businesses has been decreased.

Prior to the report of the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia, on the death of Abu Umar al-Shishani (Tarkhan Batirashvili), one of its leader, various sources reported on his death at least twelve times. However, this is the first time when the report is made by the very militants.

A limited number of people, who enjoy confidence of Chechen acting leader Ramzan Kadyrov, results in problems with the personnel and alternative sources of information. This opinion was voiced by experts.