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In Georgia, the municipal elections were held in a quiet environment with a minimum number of violations. This was reported by observers representing different countries, the European Union and the Council of Europe (CoE).

At the seminar of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NATO PA) held in Baku, Ziyafet Askerov, Vice-Speaker of the Milli Majlis (Azerbaijani Parliament) has proposed to exclude Armenia from the organization. The politician has accused Armenian representatives in an attempt to disrupt the seminar.

The Nariman District Court of Baku has held a preparatory court session on the case against Zabil Mugabiloglu, the editor-in-chief of the new website "Gunxeber.com" and the editor of the newspaper "Yeni Musavat", who is accused of defamation.

In Armenia, it was announced that within the accumulative pension system a social tax will be introduced instead of the 5-percent deductions from salaries. Activists protest against the decision, since, in its essence, it does not change the very pension draft law.

Relatives and advocates of 50 imprisoned Muslims, who went on hunger strike against the obstruction in the performance of religious rites in the SIZO (pre-trial prison) of Nalchik, claim being not aware of the protest action.

The court session to consider forced resettlement of the Lavrikov family from their emergency housing into a one-room flat in the house built for Olympic Games volunteers has been rescheduled for June 30.

The second round of the mayoral election in Tbilisi represents a good sign for the political life of Georgia. It indicates the development of democracy in the country. This opinion has been expressed by Georgy Volsky, a member of the coalition "Georgian Dream", and Koba Khabazi, a member of the "United National Movement" Party.

The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has solved the murders of Zainudin Madanov, Judge of the Lenin District Court of Makhachkala, and Mukhtar Shapiev, Judge of the Supreme Court of Dagestan, and his son.

Power agents have promised the audience to investigate the murder of a local named Zamir Taibov within a month. This was reported by a participant of the protest action held in the village of Tukui-Mekteb, Neftekumsk District of the Stavropol Territory.

On June 15, the voting day in Georgia, the observers from the non-governmental organization (NGO) "Transparency International-Georgia" recorded 45 violations and filed 16 lawsuits, said Eka Gigauri, an activist of the NGO.

Officials from the Chechen investigating bodies believe the administration of the gymnasium of the Argun city is responsible for the deaths of two schoolgirls of the ninth form who drowned in the river in the Shatoi District of Chechnya.

In the Rostov Region, residents of the farm yard of Primiussky located near the Russian-Ukrainian border have found unexploded shells. This was reported by an official from the Border Guard Service of the Russian FSB for the Rostov Region.

During the week of June 9-15, 2014, 12 persons were killed and 2 persons were wounded in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

The districts of Georgia with compact residences of national minorities, including in the Pankisi Gorge, show low turnout at the elections to the local self-administration bodies of Georgia. This was reported by the NGO "Human Rights Centre".

At night on Sunday, June 15, a motorcade of the "United National Movement" (UNM) Party was attacked by unidentified hooligans who threw stones at the cars. Four activists of the party were taken to hospital, said a UNM source.

The asphalt factory was built in the protection zone of the Park "Southern Plantings"; and its operation causes a significant damage to the environment, state the locals, who signed an appeal to the Russian State Duma with a demand to stop the factory.

Relatives have identified the body found near the Stepnov check-post in the Stavropol Territory as Zamir Taibov, a resident of the aul of Tukui-Mekteb, who was considered kidnapped since June 13.

The problems of human rights violations and restrictions on democratic freedoms in Azerbaijan were discussed at today's meeting in Baku of the head of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso with civil society activists.

Today, the city of Budyonnovsk in the Stavropol Territory has held mourning events dedicated to the tragic events of June 1995. The actions were held near the building of the local OVD (Interior Division), in Memory Mini-Park and at the monument to fallen helicopter pilots, while the city temples conducted requiem services.

A lawsuit was lodged in Azerbaijan against Zabil Mugabiloglu, the editor-in-chief of the new website "Gunxeber.com" and the newspaper "Yeni Musavat". The journalist is accused of defamation and faces up to three years of imprisonment.