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The remains of Sharpuddin Israilov who disappeared in Chechnya in 2002 were found. However, his mother still has not received them for burial, reports the "Legal Initiative". According to the organization, the Sharpuddin Israilov's mother should also be provided with access to all the materials of the case on her son's death.

About 1900 miners out of more than 2200 workers of the "Kingcoal" group of companies, some of whom are involved in the hunger strike, have submitted their details to the "Regional Development Corporation" for repayment of wage arrears.

Three arrested members of the Kuban farmers' tractor run still stay at the IVS (temporary detention facility) in Aksai, and Alexei Volchenko, the detained leader of the movement "Polite Farmers" is being kept at the IVS in the Krasnodar Territory.

The information on the hunger strike held in Krasnodar by members of the "Communists of Russia" Party, who demand the resignation of the Governor of the Stavropol Territory, will be sent to the central office of the OSCE mission.

Gasangusein and Nabi Gasanguseinov, killed in the village of Goor-Khindakh of the Shamil District of Dagestan, had no connections with militants. The law enforcement bodies are to bear responsibility for their killing. This was stated by villagers in their open letter addressed to Vladimir Putin, the General Prosecutor's Office and the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

Nadezhda Kurazhkovskaya, an activist of the "Russian Association of Carriers", who arrived in Rostov-on-Don to support Sergey Vladimirov, sentenced to a 10-day arrest, has reported on the visit of policemen to her apartment in the Vologda Region.

At the meeting with the Russian President, Ramzan Kadyrov has reported to Vladimir Putin on the increase in the number of milk cows in Chechnya, the growth of teachers' salaries, and the reduction in unemployment. The President has expressed interest in the Ramzan Kadyrov's proposal to attend training of athletes of the "Edelweiss" Judo Club in Grozny.

On August 25, the court extended by two other months the house arrest of Makhmud Velitov, Imam of the Moscow mosque "Yardyam", whose statements about Abdulla Gappaev, a religious figure killed in Kizlyar, were treated by investigators as a public justification of terrorism. The Imam's defence intends to appeal against the court's decision.

In Dagestan, a man was killed in a shootout on the outskirts of the village of Gubden. No information is reported concerning victims among law enforcers.

On August 25, the trial in the "Nardaran case" was interrupted because of the absence of advocates of a number of defendants. The defence believes that the court has intentionally suspended the hearings to give law enforcers enough time to get better prepared for the trial.

In Sochi, the court has pronounced the decision in a civil lawsuit for compensation in the amount of 650,000 roubles for damage to health inflicted by a policeman to Pavel Solovyov, a builder from Novosibirsk. The dismissed policeman who served his sentence challenged the court's decision.

The miners on protest do not agree on the partial repayment of wage arrears. This was reported by Dmitry Kovalenko, a member of the initiative group to coordinate the miners' protest actions. According to him, 64 people continue their hunger strike.

A tent camp, a field kitchen and physicians on duty are organized for residents of the Dagestani village of Mokok, where at least 480 people were left homeless after a fire.

An official of the Prosecutor's Office of the Aksai District of the Rostov Region has promised to release all the detained farmers until the end of the day, report activists. According to them, the police actually disrupted the "tractor march."

Mikhail Abramyan, Secretary of the Krasnodar branch of the "Communists of Russia" Party, and party members Yuri Yankin, Olga Zaruba, and Igor Minin demanded the resignation of the Governor of the Stavropol Territory "because of his interference in the electoral processes in the region."

In Yerevan, the court has dismissed the appeal against the arrest of Karabakh war veteran Araik Khandoyan, a member of the squad "Sasna Tsrer".

The international organization to protect journalists "Reporters without Borders" (RWB) has condemned the arrest of the financial director of the leading opposition newspaper "Azadlyg" and called on to remove "ridiculous charges" filed against him.

A resident of Astrakhan tried to persuade his two friends to go to fight for the "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia by court. This is reported by the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

On the basis of false video, the court has wrongly recognized the actions of the participants of the Kuban farmers' tractor march as a rally. This was claimed by Alexei Volchenko, the fined leader of the movement "Polite Farmers". The court has refused to watch another video, which, according to Alexei Volchenko, proved the innocence of the farmers.

In Azerbaijan, the business of fortunetellers and magicians prospers on the background of social problems, and the authorities' decision to conduct mass inspections of activities of fortunetellers and magicians is justified. This opinion was voiced by experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".