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In the evening of September 25, in Tbilisi, a sacred procession was held, which passed through the streets of the city and ended at the Sioni Cathedral. Participants of the sacred procession demanded to investigate facts of torture of convicts in prisons of Georgia and expressed their support to their families.

Today, in Makhachkala, the Commission on adaptation of militants decided to file a motion for leniency in judicial decisions with respect to four persons, accused of participating in illegal armed formations (IAFs), who voluntarily surrendered to the authorities. Three other persons, accused of providing assistance to militants, would be exempted from criminal liability.

In North Ossetia, one of the leaders of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation in Vladikavkaz is suspected of abuse of power.

Today, in Sochi, a verdict of the Central District Court came into force, in accordance with which Vladimir Musienko, General Director of the "FreeStyle" Company, was sentenced to 4 years of imprisonment. The businessman had no construction permit; however, he raised money from real estate investors. This was reported by the press service of the Prosecutor's Office of the Krasnodar Territory.

Today, Stepanakert hosted a march of youth, dedicated to the birthday of Officer Gurgen Margaryan, murdered in Hungary. On the day, he would celebrate his 34th birthday.

Today, at the trial in the Baku Court of Serious Crimes on the case against Avaz Zeinalov, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Khural", the defence filed a motion to change his pre-trial restriction measure. However, the judge dismissed the motion and left the journalist in custody.

In the town of Signagi in the Kakheti Region of Eastern Georgia, a confrontation occurred between activists of the "United National Movement" Party, the ruling party of Georgia, and the "Georgian Dream", the electoral coalition of Georgian billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili.

Criminal case against three former police officers, accused of extortion, kidnapping of a person and robbery, was brought to the court of the Prikubansky District of Krasnodar. This was reported by representative of the press service of the Investigatory Committee in the Krasnodar Territory.

The motorway, because of which, on September 24, residents of the village of Dugulubgei of Kabardino-Balkaria blocked the federal highway, is listed in the plan for capital repair. This was reported by Gennady Shogentsukov, the first deputy head of the administration of the Baksan city district.

Today, in the Georgian town of Samtredia, Avtandil Tevzadze, the head of the pre-election office of Kakha Kaladze, a candidate to the Parliament from the coalition "Georgian Dream", was detained. Representatives of the coalition treated detention of Avtandil Tevzadze as "politically motivated".

The Astrakhan Garrison Military Court found Captain Roman Ryazantsev guilty in the case of the death of soldiers when unloading shells at the training ground "Ashuluk" in Astrakhan and sentenced him to 3.5 years of imprisonment in a penal settlement colony.

About one hundred Americans who are natives of Georgia gathered on September, 25, opposite the building of United Nations Headquarters in New York at a demonstration demanding Mikhail Saakashvili's Government resignation.

The journalists held an action of protest near the building of Central Election Committee of Adzharia in Batumi demanding to secure work of the press without limitations on the election day.

Alihan Gardanov aged 30 killed on September, 18, in the stanitsa of Orjonikidzevskaya was a self-employed taxi-driver, had neither wanted notices nor problems with the law, his mother Aishat Gardanova states asking to initiate a criminal case on his murder.

Anatoly Zakurdaev, who was fined for taking part in an unsanctioned protest action in Rostov-on-Don within the "March of Millions", filed an appeal. According to the UVD (Interior Department), the court issued an objective decision based on the video of the incident.

In the case on non-human treatment of prisoners, Mamuka Chkhitunidze, an inspector of the Gldani Prison No. 8, was detained. He is charged under Article "torture". This was reported by the press service of the Chief Prosecutor's Office of Georgia.

Russia and Azerbaijan are countries that are only partially free on the Internet. Georgia is free on the Internet. This was stated by authors of the report on the freedom of the Internet for 2012, which was disseminated by the human rights organization "Freedom House" on September 24.

The Tbilisi City Court fined 2000 laris (about 1140 US dollars) the "Free Georgia" Party for xenophobic appeals in pre-election video clip.

Azamat Abazov, a resident of the town of Baksan in Kabardino-Balkaria, was invited to law enforcement agencies for a conversation and then disappeared. This was claimed by his wife Raisa Abazova, who contacted the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

Alexei Tsukanov, Chief of the Department of the General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), urged the Russian Ministry of Justice to check, how non-commercial organizations (NCOs) in Chechnya and Ingushetia spent money received from abroad. Representatives of the NCOs in Chechnya and Ingushetia state that they do not fear of inspections of supervisory agencies.