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In Yerevan, relatives of soldier Akop Indjigulyan, who was captured in Azerbaijan on August 8, met Dragana Rankovic, Emissary of the Armenian Office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The Emissary has assured them that the Red Cross takes steps to arrange a meeting with Akop Indjigulyan. However, by the evening of August 15, the meeting did not take place.

The destruction of a part of the archive of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Georgia, containing video and audio records accumulated as a result of illegal secret surveillance and tapping of citizens' private life has been delayed again but will happen soon.

The Prosecutor's Office has offered to open a separate proceeding in relation to Djabrail Makhmudov, accused of complicity in the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya, and continue the trial. Djabrail was wounded in the evening on August 14. His advocate Murad Musaev is against it, saying that his client will recover quickly and be able to participate in the sessions.

As announced by the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) the period of investigation into the murder of Natalia Estemirova, an employee of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", has been extended until October 14, 2013.

The Krasnodar Territorial Court has upheld the August 8 ruling of the Oktiabrsky District Court of Krasnodar, to extend the detention of Mikhail Savva, the director of grant programmes of the Southern Regional Resource Centre (SRRC), the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

At the Baku Court of Grave Crimes, at the trial of the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Tolyshi Sado" (Voice of the Talysh), investigator Djeikhun Kerimov from the Nizami District Police of Baku, said that he had the right to appoint a search of the defendant's rented apartment.

As announced by Kheda Saratova, a member of the Board of the United Caucasian Forum, relatives of the three young men, natives of Chechnya and an Azerbaijani from Dagestan, found dead in Moscow on August 9, will hold solo pickets in Grozny.

The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) is satisfied with the cooperation agreements signed on August 12 with the Russian "Rosneft". Independent experts agree that it is a good foundation for a long-term partnership, but so far – just a declaration of intent.

Armen Ashotyan, Minister of Education and Sciences invited protesting students to discuss the increased tuition fees at universities. However, protesters refused to talk in the ministry, demanding a public discussion of the problem, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

The first open court session on the criminal case of the Rostov journalist and publisher Alexander Tolmachov, who is accused of extortion, is scheduled for August 21 at the Lenin District Court of Rostov-on-Don. The session will be chaired by a judge from the Kuschevskiy District Court of the Krasnodar Territory.

On August 13, the repeated medical examination of the health condition of Said Amirov, dismissed Mayor of Makhachkala, was held in Moscow. The advocate has told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that the re-examination revealed signs of deterioration in the health state of Amirov.

Today, the Nasimi District Court of Baku has extended for two months, till November 4, the period of detention of Ilgar Mamedov, the leader of the civil movement "Republican Alternative" (ReAl), accused of organizing mass riots.

Today, the court that considers the murder of Anna Politkovskaya has adjourned interrogation of four prosecution witnesses because of unauthorized departure of an advocate. The hearing on the case will continue on August 15.

Two residents of Chechnya, who suffered today in the road accident that killed Albert Kazharov, the Senator (member of the Russian Council of the Republic) from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) and his driver, are in the intensive care unit, said a source from the reception ward of the Nalchik hospital.

Russian authorities are persecuting ecologists, human rights activists and journalists who are criticizing the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, says a statement the international Human Rights Watch (HRW).

On August 13, at the session of the Tbilisi City Court, Bacho Akhalaya, former Minister of Internal Affairs (MIA), delivered his final speech. He calls the allegations of using torture against special fighters groundless and considers himself and the other defendants in the case not guilty.

The meeting of relatives of Tariel Sarkarov, a Russian citizen, who was detained in the village of Kamervan of the Gabala District of Azerbaijan, with staff members of the Consulate of the Russian Federation was scheduled for August 13 and was to be held in Baku. However, it was not held. There is no information about the detainee' fate.

Activists of the Rostov Regional Branch of the "Spravedlivaya Rossiya" (Fair Russia) Party went to the court aiming to remove from registration their rivals from the Regional Branch of the "Rodina" (Motherland) Party at elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Rostov.

The Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) "Volgomost" has commissioned the pedestrian bridge across the Sochi River, which is on the list of Olympic facilities, with a delay of five months. The opening and commissioning of a traffic bridge over the same river is delayed indefinitely, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

Azerbaijani experts have different opinions about the August 13 visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Baku. According to political analyst Rasim Musabekov, the visit meant a resumption of a top-level dialogue. In his turn, Mekhman Aliev, Director of the Azerbaijani News Agency "Turan", asserts that the signed agreements are not first-order ones.