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About 3:10 p.m. Moscow time, policemen have detained a group of activists, who came to the captured building of the police regiment in Yerevan, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports from the place of events.

As reported by the Armenian National Security Service (NSS), today, after negotiations, the supporters of the opposition, who had seized the building of the police patrol-and-guard service in Yerevan, have released another hostage.

Today, the Moscow City Court (MCC) has granted an investigators' petition to extend the arrest of Khasan Zakaev, a native of Chechnya, accused in the case of the seizure of the Dubrovka Theatre in 2002, by October 21.

Victims of violence should first be mentally ready to change their lives and not be afraid to assert their rights. This was stated by experts who provided psychological support to women living in Northern Caucasus.

The National Security Service of Armenia has called on the rebels who seized the building of the regiment of the patrol-and-security service, to stop the armed resistance.

The attempt of the military coup in Turkey may result in the increased interaction between Istanbul and Moscow on issues of international security, and that fact may have a negative impact on the natives of Northern Caucasus, who live in Turkey. This opinion was expressed by Turkish political analysts.

In Armenia, about a quarter of all members of the opposition movements, brought to the police stations after a group of armed people seized the building of the police regiment in Yerevan, is released. This was reported by a staff member of the Armenian Ombudsman's Office.

During the week of July 11-17, 2016, five persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, three persons were killed, and two others were wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

The package of anti-terrorism laws adopted by the State Duma violates the Constitution of Russia. This was claimed by participants of a picket in Rostov-on-Don sanctioned by the authorities.

Natives of Chechnya, Dagestan, and Kabardino-Balkaria took part in marches and rallies in Istanbul and welcomed the suppression of the attempted military coup by the Turkish authorities.

In Armenia, the seizure of a police station by supporters of the "Constituent Parliament" has been followed by mass detentions of activists. This was reported by the opposition. Detainees are not allowed to be visited by advocates, reports the Vanadzor Office of the Helsinki Civil Assembly.

Today, a regiment of the patrol-and-security service of the Armenian police has been attacked in Yerevan. The people inside the building were taken hostage. The responsibility for the attack was claimed by members of the opposition "Constituent Parliament", who demanded to release political prisoners, including their leader Zhirair (Jirair) Sefilyan.

In Sochi, at gatherings, tenants of multi-apartment houses were proposed by the management companies to install CCTV cameras on facades of their houses with a view to combat terrorism. According to agents of the management companies, the appropriate requirement was voiced by officials of the Sochi city administration. Members of the house committees criticized the offer to install CCTV cameras at the expense of the tenants of the houses.

At its 6th congress, the oppositional party "Free Democrats" has presented its first group of twenty candidates for Georgia's MPs, who will run by the party list.

In the Rostov Region, an official from the Prosecutor's Office of the town of Zverevo has sent to the court a request to change the pre-trial restriction measure to house arrest for Valery Dyakonov, First Secretary of the Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) and one of the leaders of the miners on protest.

The relations between Azerbaijan and Turkey are based on common political and economic interests and are not determined by those persons who are in power. This opinion was voiced by political analysts, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

The Scherbinka District Court of Moscow has ruled to return the criminal case against three natives of Chechnya accused of assaulting employees of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) to the prosecutor; however, the court did not change their freedom restraint measure.

Azerbaijani citizens, who stay in Turkey, which continues to suppress a coup, may apply for assistance to the Azerbaijani diplomatic mission representative offices in Ankara, Istanbul, and Kars. This was reported by the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Flights from Azerbaijan to Turkey have been cancelled.

In court, Andrei Tazeev, an expert of the "Central Bureau of Independent Forensic Examinations", has compared two key examinations conducted in the case against Ruslan Rakhaev, the deputy chief of the UVD (Interior Department) for the city of Cherkessk.

The attitude of the Turkish authorities to the problem of repatriation of Circassians will not change after a failed military coup in the country, and at present, people should not expect any progress concerning the problem. This opinion was voiced by Circassian activists, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.