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On August 23, the lawyer of the Dagestani weekly "Chernovik" lodged his statement to the local FSB and the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan on the fact of a hacker attack, undertaken since August 22 against the paper's website.

On August 23, a mourning rally took place in Central Embankment of Volgograd. The action was attended by about 50 people – war veterans, townspeople, survivors of the bombing, politicians and public figures.

Activists of eleven Georgian NGOs have put forward the candidacy of Ms Tamar Zhvaniya, the head of the UNDP's election projects, for the post of the head of the Central Election Commission (CEC).

Today, Professor Jamil Gasanli from the Baku State University has been elected as the backup presidential candidate of the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF).

The Coordinating Council of the Association "All-Ingush Civil Council" has asked the Russian President Vladimir Putin to react to the statement of the Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev about the election procedure in several republics of Northern Caucasus.

The panel of judges for administrative cases of the Volgograd Regional Court has restored the Mayor of Dubovka Alexander Lyashenko in the capacity of a candidate for the post of the Dubovka District to be elected on September 8.

The situation in the countryside Karaman (Black Stones) in the Kumtorkalin District of Dagestan has stabilized; and the today's night and morning passed without incidents, said the local police.

Ilham Amiraslanov, an activist of the staff of the civil society "Kura", who is serving his term in Colony No. 5 of Azerbaijan, has started a hunger strike, claiming a violation of his right to conditional early relief (CER).

Bammatkhan Sheikhov, the leader of the Buynaksk grouping, was really killed during the special operation in Buynaksk held on August 20. This was reported by the information resources supporting Dagestani militants.

On August 22, the Baku Court of Appeal dismissed the complaint filed by Tofiq Yagublu, Deputy Chairman of the "Musavat" Party, against the decision of the first instance court to prolong his arrest.

The Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS) of Azerbaijan has made a statement in connection with cyber attacks on the website of the opposition newspaper "Azadlyg" (Freedom).

The bodies of the persons killed during the special operation carried out on August 20 in the Dagestani city of Buynaksk were not given out to relatives for burial. This was stated by mother of one of the killed persons.

Relatives of Beslan Dadaev, a native of Chechnya, claimed about pressure upon him by staff members of the penitentiary institution IK-9 located in Petrozavodsk in Karelia.

During four days, on August 17-20, 16 suspected militants were killed in Dagestan, including Bammatkhan Sheikhov, the leader of the Buynaksk grouping, who claimed to be Amir of Dagestan.

Today, relatives of missing residents of Dagestan have held a rally in Makhachkala and stated that law enforcers and special agents had had to do with disappearances.

On August 21, the documents confirming the nomination of Rustam Ibragimbekov, the Chairman of the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF), for participation as a candidate at the presidential election were submitted to the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Azerbaijan.

Today, the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported that during the public disorders in the Kumtorkalin District of the republic, four policemen suffered; one of them was hospitalized.

On August 21, people who live in Nos. 3, 5 and 7 inKomitas Avenue in Yerevan organized a picket against construction of a multi-purpose building in their yard. During the action, one of the protesters, Anushavan Petrosyan, cut his veins and was hospitalized.

Dagestan hosts the Caucasian youth forum "Relay of Peace and Brotherhood". The event brought together representatives of all religions without exception.

On August 21, in Nalchik, policemen detained Alim Uzdenov, a native of Kabardino-Balkaria. Drugs found by the policemen became the reason for his detention. But his relatives claim that Alim has never had anything to do with narcotic substances.