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The employees of the Agency for Regulation of Medical Activities have removed six children from the Saint Nino orphanage boarding school. Ten more children expressed their desire to leave.

At Russia's mediation, Armenia and Azerbaijan have resumed negotiations on the return of six Armenian soldiers detained at the border. Arsen Torosyan, the head of the Armenian Prime Minister's Office, has expressed hope for a positive outcome of the discussions in Moscow.

After the released investigation into the secret real estate owned by people from among the Ramzan Kadyrov’s associates, an owner of a luxurious mansion in Grozny was changed, the “Project” online edition reports.

A case on the improper storage of the dead bodies of the Armenian soldiers killed during the combat actions in the autumn of 2020 is being investigated under the article on abuse of power. After the war, the number of forensic medical examinations rose sharply and there was not enough space for storing dead bodies, an expert explained.

The Azerbaijan’s authorities sent a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) about the Armenia’s refusal to provide maps of minefields in the territories that came under the control of Azerbaijan. The ECtHR rejected the request to apply measures to secure the complaint, the Armenian representative unit at the European Court reports.

A prosecution witness questioned in court positively described Abdulmumin Gadjiev and his posts, an advocate reported. Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a journalist of the weekly newspaper “Chernovik” (Rough Draft), is involved as a defendant in a case on financing of terrorism.

Participants of a seminar held in Moscow note that the authorities recognize the need to return wives and children of militants, including natives of Northern Caucasus, from Syria. However, the problems of their rehabilitation and social adaptation are urgent.

Magerram Ibragimov, a correspondent of the "Azertadj", and Siradj Abyshov, a cameraman, perished in a mine explosion in the Kelbadjar District. Emil Mamedov, a director from the "AzTV", a car driver and a local resident were wounded.

The Tkhaba-Yerdy temple located in the mountainous region of Ingushetia is closed for reconstruction after it was damaged by an earthquake on May 24, local authorities have informed.

Law enforcers have detained the activists who demanded an efficient inquiry into reports of violence at a boarding school in Ninotsminda. Human rights defenders will demand in court to take all the children out of the boarding school, an activist of the NGO "Partnership for Human Rights", has stated.

The film "By Unclenching the Fists", directed by Kira Kovalenko, a filmmaker from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), has been included into the programme "Un Certain Regard" (From Another Angle) of the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.

The Baku police have accepted an application about received threats from Ilkin Rustamzade, who linked the threats with the publication of his book about torture in Azerbaijani jails and the cooperation of the criminal world with the authorities.

After being disqualified for participating in a mass brawl and disrespecting the judge, Lechi Sadulaev, an "Akhmat" FC player, has apologized, echoing the controversial thesis about "Akhmat"'s hospitality.

The royalty of USD 6 million has never been paid to fighters at Russian tournaments; a fight with such a budget is unlikely to pay off, sports commentators said in connection with the proposal to Khabib Nurmagomedov, a Dagestani fighter, made on behalf of the "Akhmat" Absolute Championship Club.

The court has sentenced Ibragim Merzhoev, a participant of the rally in Magas, to nine months in prison on charges of using violence against a state official. Merzhoev has pleaded guilty; and the court regarded his term to have been served.

Akraman Tataev, a resident of the city of Argun, filmed his video, in which he refuted the information about his kidnapping and torture, under law enforcers' pressure, as he fears for his life, human rights defenders have suggested.

Several criminal cases are under investigation in connection with violence against inmates of an orphan boarding school in the town of Ninotsminda, the Ombudsperson of Georgia reports. The brutal punishments of children at the orphan boarding school had been reported earlier, but the authorities did not react, human rights defenders note.

The Baku Court of Grave Crimes has accepted the case of 14 Armenian citizens accused of creating an armed grouping, terrorism and illegal crossing of the Azerbaijani border near the village of Gadrut.

The film "Forbidden Children" about the fate of five sisters from Chechnya, who ended up in the Syrian camp of Al-Khol after the death of their parents, was shown in Moscow. Evdokia Moskvina, the film director, told about the difficulties that the girls' relatives had to go through in order to achieve their return home.

Foreign tourists who do not have real estate in Georgia can leave the country without paying a fine for violating the mask regime, says lawyer Zurab Kharati.