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A rally against illegal construction held in Khosta was attended by about 120 persons. Participants of the protest action demanded to stop unauthorized construction, to stop destruction of parks and playgrounds.

Investigators conducting investigation into the murder of teacher Abusupyan Omarov in Dagestan do not rule out involvement of members of illegal armed formations (IAFs) in the murder.

To date, the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Georgia has received 11 applications for participation in the upcoming presidential election. Two applicants have been denied registration because of revealed incorrect documents.

The authorities of Dagestan have negated the dialogue between religious movements and focused on the methods of solving the problems by force, the participants of the roundtable on the topic: "Contours of New Policy in Dagestan Early Successes and Dangerous Trends", held on July 16 inMoscow, have concluded.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has started its communication with the Government of Azerbaijan on the complaint lodged by Emin Guseinov, the director of the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS), in connection with his beating at the police station in June 2008.

At least 82 persons suffered in the course of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus in June 2013; of them 39 persons were killed and 43 more were wounded. These are the results of the calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from open sources.

A 16-year-old native of Chechnya, detained on suspicion of murdering Ruslan Marzhanov, a soldier in the city of Pugachov of the Saratov Region, has confessed. This was reported by the advocate, representing interests of the mother of the victim.

Last night, a primary school teacher was shot and killed at his house located in the Tsumada District of Dagestan. This was reported by law enforcement bodies of the republic.

Four court-appointed lawyers of Johar Tsarnaev, accused of committing the terror act in the US city of Boston, ask to add one more expert to their team.

On July 15, the District Court of Baku sentenced Ulvi Gasanli, Medjid Mardjanly, and Kenan Gasymly, activists of youth organizations, to 15 days of administrative arrest. The young people were found guilty of disobeying the police. An advocate of the detainees stated that the Court made the decision without waiting for the arrival of the defender.

On July 15, Paris and Saint Petersburg held actions to pay tribute to the memory of Natalia Estemirova, and participants of the actions demanded that the Russian authorities should take immediate steps to solve the murder of the human rights activist.

The visiting meeting of residents of the temporary accommodation centre (TAC) "Promzhilbaza" with representatives of the Ombudsman's Office scheduled for July 15 in Ingushetia was disrupted. Staff members of the Ombudsman's Office did not obtain the answers to all questions directed by them to the authorities on the complaints received from the residents of the "Promzhilbaza".

A Sochi investigator has refused to initiate criminal proceedings against policemen about beating builders of an Olympic facility, said the lawyer Alexander Boichenko.

The court has ruled to arrest Umar Musaev, arrested on July 13 on suspicion of involvement in illegal armed formations (IAFs), for two months. According to Selim Magomedov, Musaev's advocate and a member of the Bar "Kavkaz", the Sovietsky District Court of Makhachkala has upheld the demand of investigators to put the suspect in custody.

Magomed Bilalov, a former shareholder and a former deputy chair of the Board of Directors of the Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) "Krasnaya Polyana", was accused in absentia of abuse of power in a commercial organization, said the Russia's MIA.

The investigation into the murder of an employee of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" Natalia Estemirova was not suspended; and the inquiry has been extended until August 15, the Investigating Committee of the Russian federation (ICRF) has reported today.

As reported by the press service of the Investigating Department for Dagestan of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), the attack on the Dagestani lawyer Magomed Guchuchaliev was committed by two criminals.

The leaders of the opposition parties of the StavropolTerritory treat the campaign conducted by the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party in Stavropol in support of the prohibition of propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations adopted by the State Duma as an attempt to distract the public from the real problems.

Today marks exactly four years since in 2009, Natalia Estemirova, a staff member of the Grozny Office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", was kidnapped and murdered in Chechnya.

Gusein Abdullaev, an Azerbaijani ex-MP, businessman and author of the protest song "Susma!" (Don't keep silent!), claimed being under political persecution at home and asked for political asylum in Germany. The law enforcement bodies of Azerbaijanput Gusein Abdullaev on the wanted list on suspicion of committing economic crimes.