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Four years after the beginning of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict, refugees from South Ossetia, who at present live in the Georgian village of Tserovani, complain about unemployment, lack of benefits and normal living conditions.

Today, the Tver Court of Moscow pronounced sentences of terms, ranging from conditional sentence to 3 years of imprisonment, to 4 persons, found guilty on case on riots in Manege Square, which occurred in December 2010 during the rally in memory of Yegor Sviridov, a fan of the "Spartak" FC, killed in a fight.

Today, the Zamoskvorechye District Court of Moscow started pleadings in the case against athlete Rasul Mirzaev, after whose punch Ivan Agafonov, a Moscow student, died. Prosecutor asks the Court to reclassify the offence of the defendant for Article 109 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation "causing death by negligence".

On August 7, in Karabulak, the territory of the temporary accommodation centre (TAC) "Promzhilbaza" hosted "a roundtable" on problems of refugees. The discussion was attended by human rights defenders, representatives of public organizations and refugees themselves, who stated that after the Muslim fasting they would go on a hunger strike to demand solutions to their problems.

Today marks exactly four years from the date, on which hostilities broke out in South Ossetia, turning into the Georgian-Russian military conflict. Russia and Georgia met the anniversary of those events with mutual accusations of unleashing the military conflict.

Three suspected militants, blocked in a private house in Dagestani Khasavyurt, surrendered as a result of negotiations with power agents. One more suspected militant, hidden in the house, renders armed resistance. This was reported by a source in law enforcement agencies of the city.

On August 6, the "Zvartnots" Airport welcomed more passengers from Syria; 101 persons arrived from Aleppo to Yerevan on that day. Every time, Syrian Armenians are welcomed by representatives of the Ministry of Diaspora; new comers are given leaflets with the information needed to stay in Armenia. This was reported by Atom Mkhitaryan, Chief of the Department for Pan-Armenian programmes of the Ministry of Diaspora.

At present, new buildings of the Republic's Clinical Hospital (RCH) in Grozny, opened on October 5, 2011, do not work. The RCH will be able to take the first patients only in early 2013. This information was confirmed by a source of the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent in the Ministry of Health of Chechnya.

Today, the Government of Armenia and the European Investment Bank signed banking agreements on granting loan in the amount of 37 million euros for the modernization of checkpoints on the border with Georgia and for reconstruction of water treatment facilities.

Today, the Baku Court of Appeal held a preparatory session in connection with the motion on early conditional release, filed by Shakhin Gasanli, the head of the organizational unit of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA).

Temporary restoration of Iran visa regime for citizens of Azerbaijan has restricted visits of residents of the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR) to the rest part of Azerbaijan and in the opposite direction.

Today, on August 7, Edita Novikova, injured in the explosion in the "Bellagio" cafe in Volgograd, signed an agreement with Andrei Koshkadaev, the owner of the cafe. The Central District Court has issued a decision approving the settlement agreement, which will enter into force in 15 days.

Today, in Makhachkala, in Lenin Square and near the building of the Republic's Prosecutor's Office, two unsanctioned pickets were held, which was attended by more than 1000 persons. In the course of the protest actions, citizens demanded to release from the SIZO (pre-trial prison) two residents of the city of Izberbash, detained by power agents, and appealed for help to the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation.

Relatives of Islam Tachiev and Magomed Khayauri, killed in the special operation in the village of Ordzhonikidzevskaya of the Sunzha District, claim that young people did not render any armed resistance and that they were shot and killed by power agents without warning. The family members of the killed persons have appealed to human rights organizations, and they intend to achieve an objective investigation and posthumous rehabilitation of their children.

Two soldiers of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces perished. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the country. One soldier died in a hospital from illness, and the other one perished as a result of an accident.

On August 6, Revaz Lashkhi, a wrestler of Greco-Roman style from Georgia in the weight category of up to 60 kg, managed to enter the final of the London Olympic Games; however, in the final, he was defeated in the competition for the gold medal. At present, the Georgian athletes have two medals at the London Olympic Games.

In the Zamoskvorechye District Court of Moscow, at the trial against sambo fighter Rasul Mirzaev, after whose punch Ivan Agafonov, a Moscow resident, died, the prosecutors have finished providing evidences of the defendant's guilt, and the defence begins to represent its evidences. The court will summon witnesses. This was stated by Alexei Grebenskoy, the lawyer of the athlete.

On August 6, the Kirov District Court of Astrakhan sentenced three initiators of a mass fight at the city market on the Airborne Forces Day (known as VDV Day) in 2011 to imprisonment for the terms of 1 year and 9 months and of 2 years. This was announced by Oleg Dupak, Regional Prosecutor.

Militants, killed during the armed clash in the outskirts of Nalchik, are identified; they were Gusei Guziev and Yuri Akhkubekov, residents of the village of Khasanya. This was reported by law enforcement agencies.

According to the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), four Russian military men were killed in the double explosion, which occurred on August 6 in the October District of Grozny. Two military men, a Chechen police officer, and a local resident got injuries of varying severity. Doctors do not fear for the condition of the injured persons.