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Vagan Shirkhanyan, the former First Deputy Defence Minister of Armenia, arrested on suspicion of involvement in an armed grouping led by Arthur Vardanyan, needs medical treatment, since the aggravated health problems threaten his life. This was reported by his advocate.

In Baku, defendants Ali Nuriev, Agil Ismayilov, Rasim Djebrailov, and Zakir Mustafaev claimed being tortured after their detention. The court is to take into account the above complaints, believes human rights activist Muzaffar Bakhyshov.

17 journalists are recognized suffered from the obstruction of their activities and group hooliganism that took place in the capital of Armenia at night of July 30. Today, Yerevan hosts the rally in defence of freedom of speech.

Mikhail Kasyanov, the leader of the "PARNAS" Party, claims that the first attack on him was committed after the beginning of his meeting with voters, and the second after the end of the event.

In Rostov-on-Don, the Court has got a case against residents of Kabardino-Balkaria, accused of trying to create in the republic "a caliphate with Sharia form of government."

A criminal case is instituted against a man, who was trained in Syria to join the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia. This was reported by the Department for the Krasnodar Territory of the Russian FSB.

After the fourth day of the Olympic Games in Brazil, Russia got the fifth place in the medal standings with three gold, six silver and three bronze medals. Of them, six medals were obtained due to good results of natives of Northern and Southern Caucasus.

The Sberbank of Russia has blocked the bank account of Makhmud Velitov, the chairman of the Charitable Foundation "Hilal", the Imam of a Moscow mosque. This was reported by advocate Dagir Khasavov. According to him, the Imam's pension comes to the above account.

Criminal proceedings for public calls for extremist activity may be initiated on the facts of threats voiced in social networks against participants of the Holi, a festival of colours, in Makhachkala. This opinion was expressed by Djamal Aliev, an advocate of the Dagestani Bar Association.

The "RZhDstroi" has organized a tender to sell unfinished residential houses, which were to be built for volunteers in the village of Vesyoloe on the eve of the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games. According to an agent of the "RZhDstroi", the tender results have already been summarized.

Residents of the Talish community in the Martakert District of Nagorno-Karabakh have been moved from hotels in Stepanakert to the village of Alashan of the Martakert District. The Ministry of Urban Development has renovated the former hospital buildings in Alashan, and the Ministry of Social Affairs provided the necessary furniture.

The Special Investigation Service of Armenia has charged two police officers with obstructing the activities of journalists. The number of policemen accused of committing unjustified actions in the course of the protest action has raised to four men.

Djamal Kasumov, a deputy of the National Assembly of Dagestan, is wanted on suspicion of beating policeman Shamil Magomedrasulov. This was reported by a source from the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

David Borchashvili, a native of the Pankisi Gorge, has been sentenced to 12 years of imprisonment on the charge of involvement in the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia.

Two men, whose bodies were found in a burned-out car in the Dagestani village of Dyuzler, were transporting a bomb inside the car, and its detonation caused the fire. This was reported by the Investigating Committee.

Despite eight years passed after the events of August 2008 in South Ossetia, Tskhinvali still has signs of the past war. Local residents complain about the fact that after the hostilities, not all people were able to get assistance from the authorities after the combat actions.

The authorities of South Ossetia gave local residents three months for the voluntary surrender of illegally held weapons or its registration. After November 15, law enforcers will carry out raids to seize weapons and bring owners of weapons to criminal liability. This was reported by a spokesman of the South-Ossetian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

The Dagestani Ministry of Public Health has updated the dead list after the explosion in the Makhachkala cafe "Laili". According to the Ministry of Public Health, eight victims died in hospitals.

In North and South Ossetia, people held actions to pay tribute to the memory of the victims killed in the course of the military conflict in August 2008. Residents of Vladikavkaz lit candles in memory near the Saint George Cathedral. In Tskhinvali, the events were attended by relatives of the killed Russian soldiers.

Suleiman Aidamirov, a resident of Chechnya, accused of illegal possession of ammunition and explosive devices and of financing terrorism, was sentenced to 7 years of imprisonment by the North-Caucasian District Military Court (NCDMC).