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The Coordination Council of Ingush NGOs has sent an appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Alexander Bastrykin, Chairman of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF). In their appeal, the activists referred to the statements of Salakh Mezhiev, Mufti of the Chechen Republic, published on the Internet, which he made concerning Ingush religious leaders and their followers.

During the week of June 27-July 3, 2016, four persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, three persons were killed, and another was 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 Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) will not sign the draft agreement on fair elections to the State Duma initiated by the Sochi authorities, since it makes no sense to sign an agreement on the concept required by the law. This was announced by the leader of the Sochi Communists.

Igor Stenin, the leader of the community "Russians of Astrakhan", and activist Konstantin Koshkin held a protest action near the house, where Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko lived in Astrakhan. During their protest action, the activists demanded to release Stanislav Klykh, Oleg Sentsov, and Nikolai Karpyuk, sentenced in Russia to imprisonment.

Apart from Ramzan Kadyrov, Idris Usmanov, Commissioner for protection of entrepreneurs' rights, and Sultan Denilkhanov, the leader of the regional branch of the "Spravedlivaya Rossiya" (Fair Russia) Party, have notified the Election Commission about their nomination for the position of the leader of Chechnya.

More than 6000 people have signed a petition with a request to the Russian President to dismiss Sergey Gorban, Mayor of Rostov-on-Don. The people believe that the City Mayor fails to perform his duties. Sergey Gorban has criticized the authors of the petition and refused to resign.

Akhmed Chataev, who is suspected of the organization of the terror act at the Istanbul airport, used to be an agent of the Georgian secret services during the Mikhail Saakashvili's ruling. This was stated by Irakli Sesiashvili, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Defence and National Security of Georgia.

In Brest, Belarusian law enforcers detained a 22-year-old native of Chechnya on suspicion of his involvement in the "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia by the court and recognized as a terrorist organization.

Numerous violations were committed in the course of the investigation into the case against Said Osmanov, a Dagestani athlete. This was claimed by his advocates. They treat the actions of the law enforcement bodies of Kalmykia as arbitrariness.

On July 1, more than 30,000 believers from Chechnya and neighbouring regions attended a mass action of the fast breaking (Iftar) in the centre of Grozny. The event was held under enhanced security measures.

In Sochi, the court has refused the Dyakov family with many children in postponement of the enforcement of the decision on their eviction from a municipal building. Thus, the court has supported the demands of the City Mayor's Office.

Measures to combat radicalization and recruitment of young people into the ranks of the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia, should be softer and based on the understanding of the specifics of Islam. This was stated by participants of the roundtable held in Moscow on June 27-28.

Due to the large volume of their everyday work, it is difficult for villagers to constantly check whether they have their passes with them; however, because of the absence of the passes, they may be treated as violators of the border. This was stated by participants of the action held in the near-border South-Ossetian village of Velit.

In the Volgograd Region, the emergence of a strong civil society is hampered by the lack of dialogue between public organizations and the authorities. This was stated by participants of the conference held in Volgograd on June 29.

The Ministry of Taxes of Azerbaijan has filed a claim to ban Asabali Mustafaev from leaving the country. The lawyer associates the above with the decisions pronounced by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in 18 cases, in 13 of which he was involved as an advocate.

On July 10-12, Ingushetia is to host the meeting of followers of various concepts of Islam as a platform for open dialogue. This was announced by the leader of Ingushetia. According to him, the authorities will use a different manner to talk to those who abandon the meeting.

In Rostov-on-Don, residents of two apartments of a two-storey residential building, damaged during the flooding, have agreed to a temporary accommodation in apartments of the manoeuvre fund of the city. This was reported by the authorities.

Akhmed Chataev was not interested in the organization of the terror act at the airport in Istanbul, since Turkey is home to many ethnic Chechens. This opinion was voiced by members of the Chechen Diaspora in the Georgia's Pankisi Gorge.

The action of Iftar (breaking the fast) in Grozny, advertised by the authorities as the most massive in Russia, will last until the morning prayer.

Rovshan and Rufat Zakhidov have been convicted for the journalistic activities abroad of their relative Ganimat Zakhid, the international organization to protect journalists "Reporters Without Borders" (RWB) has stated.