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Policemen have detained Zurab Mamedov, a resident of Makhachkala, who earlier refused to give a DNA blood assay, users of social networks have reported. However, his detention has not been officially confirmed.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the non-recognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has declared a mortar attack on its positions on the contact line committed by the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan.

The health status of the Ukrainian servicewoman Nadezhda Savchenko, who went on a hunger strike after being sentence by the Donetsk City Court, has deteriorated; and doctors prescribed IV drip for her, her advocate said.

Today, the Chechen Republic marks the Day of Peace, established by the regional leadership in 2009, after the abolition of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime in the territory of the republic. Residents of Chechnya treat the anniversary of the CTO abolition as one of the major holidays, but note that the celebrations are mostly of official character, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

A service Toyota car of Almas Djopua, a Deputy of the National Assembly of Abkhazia, was undermined on the Sukhumi embankment; two people were injured.

Residents of the village of Kenkhi, Sharoy District, whose fellow villager Ramazan Djalaldinov had stated, in his video appeal to Vladimir Putin, about the corruption of local officials and extortions from teachers' salaries, held a gathering, at which treated Djalaldinov's words as a slander.

Gagik Khurshudyash, a serviceman of the Defence Army of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), was wounded last night by gunfire from the Azerbaijani side, said the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the NKR, an unrecognized republic.

In the Cossack village of Sernovodskaya of the Kursk District, two persons were killed as a result of a shootout with staff members of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). None of law enforcers suffered in the incident.

Relatives of Omar Magomedov, a local resident, accused of helping militants and illegal arms and drug dealing, have lodged a lawsuit to the Sovietskiy District Court of Makhachkala on protection of their honour, dignity and compensation of moral harm. According to the claimants, at Magomedov's trial, the prosecutor had insulted them by naming the Muslim headscarf "a typical garment of militants' wives."

The General Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan has issued an official warning to Tofiq Yagublu, Deputy Chairman of the opposition "Musavat" Party, in connection with his publications on Facebook and media interviews. Law enforcers have detected signs of incitement to hatred and hostility in the statements voiced by Tofiq Yagublu. The oppositionist does not agree with the warning.

An unidentified person threw a grenade to the mansion of Robert Kocharyan, the second Armenian President. This was reported by the police. At the time of the attack, Robert Kocharyan was in Moscow, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

The Moscow Mayoralty has refused to sanction a rally in support of Khamid Razhapov and Tsetiev brothers, accused of attacking staff members of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE). This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Arbi Tsetiev, one of the initiators of the rally.

Officials take from residents of the mountain village of Kenkhi of the Sharoi District of Chechnya the larger part of the compensation for destroyed housing, deduct money from the teachers' salaries and ignore the requests of the villagers for help. This was reported by Ramazan Djalaldinov in his video message addressed to Vladimir Putin.

In Makhachkala, law enforcers have detained at least 200 believers of the mosque located in Hungarian Fighters Street. This was reported by an attendant of the mosque. The Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reports having no information about the detentions.

The decisions of the Azerbaijani courts in the case against Seymour Khazi, a journalist of the newspaper "Azadlyg", are illegal. This was stated by his advocate Fakhraddin Mekhtiev. The advocate has added that the defence intends to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

The policeman, who, being in a state of alcoholic intoxication, insulted believers during detention at the Makhachkala mosque located in Hungarian Fighters Street, is identified, reports the administration of the mosque. Officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) deny the information about the incident at the mosque.

A Russian citizen who has entered Turkey with the passport issued on the name of Alexander Nasyrov is suspected of involvement in the murder of Abdulvakhid Edilgeriev, the administrator of the website "Kavkaz-Centre".

Activists have submitted to the Moscow Mayor's Office a notification of intention to hold a rally in support of Khamid Razhapov and Tsetiev brothers, who are charged of the attack on staff members of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE). According to one of the organizers, the intention to hold the rally is motivated by the investigators' refusal to check the alibis of the defendants.

The Investigating Committee of Armenia has instituted a case of violation of international humanitarian law during the hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh.

In 2015, in Azerbaijan, there were restrictions on political freedoms, violations of electoral rights, criminal prosecution of activists, pressure on NGOs, as well as increased self-censorship in the media. These are the conclusions made by the annual US State Department report on the situation of human rights in the world in 2015.