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The assassination of Garun Kurbanov, Chief of the Information Policy of the Dagestani President, was, most likely, caused by his uncompromising attitude towards extremists. This was reported by Rasul Khaibullaev, Press Secretary of the President of Dagestani. Gadjimurat Kamalov, the editor-in-chief of the independent newspaper "Chernovik" (Draft), shares this attitude.

In Astrakhan, residents of a wooden two-storey house, which was burnt in fire on July 27, blame the fire-fighters for negligence. The residents also believe that the fire that took 7 human lives could be caused by a criminal arson. The fire-fighters from the local rescue service of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) deny the fire victims' allegations.

Neimat Panakhly, the leader of the Party of National Statehood of Azerbaijan (PNSA), faces a threat to his life in the Baku SIZO (pre-trial prison). This was stated today at a press conference at the office of the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS) Samad Panakhly, a brother of Neimat Panakhly.

Activists of “Environmental Watch on North Caucasus” and “Committee of Protection of Tuapse” held one more picket against launching of a bulk terminal (TBT) of “Eurochim” company at the Black Sea coast in the town of Tuapse, Krasnodar district.

A presentation of a project of an agro-technical park “AgroDagItaly” passed off at an economical forum in Dagestan. Italian and Russian investors intend to invest over 14 billion rubles into the republican agriculture.

Ex-officer Sergey Lapin under the alias of “Cadet” who was acknowledged guilty of beating up resident of Grozny Zelimhan Murdalov will spend ten years in prison. The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation granted the supervisory appeal of the defense by reducing Lapin’s custody term by half a year.

The Georgian government did not appeal against the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg on the lawsuit "Enukidze and Girgvliani vs. Georgia" and intends to follow the ruling. This was reported today by Khatuna Iosava, Chief of the Public Relations Office of the Georgian Ministry of Justice.

On July 27, the first Republic's Forum of Sight-Impaired Youth, organized by the Adyg Republic's Branch of the All-Russian Society for the Blind (ARSB), was held in the city of Maikop. The event attracted 18 persons, aged 18-40, who arrived in the capital of Adygea from all the municipalities.

The Abkhazian presidential candidates Alexander Ankvab, Raul Khajimba and Sergey Shamba have signed a memo "For Clean and Fair Election". The signing of this document was initiated by the oppositional party "Forum of National Unity of Abkhazia".

Several units of World War II ammunition have exploded in the forest of the Obliv District of the Rostov Region, where trees were still on fire from yesterday. This was reported by the representative of the regional department for prevention and elimination of emergencies. The area of the fire has already reached one thousand hectares.

In Kabardino-Balkaria, where on the highway Nalchik-Nartkala unidentified persons shot dead Amurbek Bitokhov, Deputy Head of the Division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of the Russian Federation for the Urvan District, aviators are involved in searching the attackers.

Zurab Albogachiev, who was kidnapped in Ingushetia on July 20, is at home now, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports referring to the victim's relatives.

Court hearings on the case of the murder of four soldiers at a Karabakh Army's position continue in Nagorno-Karabakh. The request for re-examination to define the mental state of Manvel Azroyan, the defendant, was denied. The court will continue its work on August 3.

The parents of a Georgian citizen Tamta Liparteliani who got lost during the act of terror in the Norwegian camp in the island of Uteia having enlisted the support of Nino Kochorashvili, Consul of Georgia in Norway who specially came to Oslo from Denmark, started for the capital of Norway tonight.

Council of Elders of the Balkar people (CEBP) submitted a project of a new Constitution of Kabardino-Balkaria for consideration of the republican Parliament according to which the republic would become a federative state formation.

A conflict between natives of Armenia and Azerbaijan in the town of Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod region, developed into a skirmish, three persons got wounded. The incident happened on July, 24, but the police officially reported it only on July, 26.

Since Georgia had introduced a visa-free entry regime for residents of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), the number of people wanting to visit Georgia has increased considerably, say those who cross the border.

Gasan Aigunov, Chairman of the Commission of the Public Chamber on protection of the rights of persons held in detention facilities, disproved the power agents' statement Inna (Maryam) Chernikova, who was killed during a special operation in Dagestan, bore a "shahid belt."

Today the Sumgait Court of Appeal chaired by Judge Lyatifa Mamedova concluded the consideration of the complaint lodged by Jabbar Savalan, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA).

35 persons from eight countries of the world – Britain, Germany, France, Holland, USA, Australia, Nigeria and South Africa – make a pilgrimage to Nagorno-Karabakh, initiated by Baroness Caroline Cox. Ms Cox herself said that the pilgrimage was organized in honour of the 1700th anniversary of Christianity in Armenia and the 20th anniversary of independence of Nagorno Karabakh.