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The powers of the newly-formed Azerbaijani Media Development Agency (MDA) are formulated vaguely, but this structure is entitled to punish the media, human rights defenders and journalists have noted.

If the case against the Timurziev brothers is considered under the terrorism article, their bodies will not be handed over to the family, Ramzan Kadyrov has stated, instructing Adam Delimkhanov to deal with the issue.

After a brawl over the construction of a mosque in the Guria Region of Georgia, two persons have been hospitalized, and their fellow villager detained.

A soldier of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Army was wounded during a shelling attack from the Azerbaijani side, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh reported.

Relatives of Ullubiy Amirov, detained on suspicion of drug possession after a murder, which caused a wide public outcry, left the Makhachkala village of Tarki in accordance with the decision of the alims (Islam experts). Local residents associated such a harsh measure to the fact that the father of Ullubiy Amirov did not try to "normalize relations with the society."

The father of the two Timurziev brothers, who attacked policemen in Grozny, apologized on the air of the "Grozny" TV Channel. Akhmetkhan Timurziev assured that law enforcers treated him, his wife, and his daughter well after their detention.

After the conclusion of the ceasefire, 64 Armenian soldiers have been arrested in Azerbaijan and are still being held captive, states Artak Beglaryan, the chief for the Nagorno-Karabakh President's administration. According to a lawyer representing the interests of the Armenian prisoners of war (POWs) in the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), in total, 120 people are still being held captive in Azerbaijan.

A civilian was blown up by a mine during earth work excavation in the Martakert District, the Investigating Committee of Nagorno-Karabakh reported.

The public figures called for a fair investigation into the circumstances of the Inal Djabiev's death. Relatives of the deceased man continue their protest action in the pouring rain.

After the demarcation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, the pasture grounds of the Nrnadzor village ended up in a neutral territory. Villagers fear that they will have to get rid of their livestock, and then they will not be able to feed their families and will have to leave for another place.

At the explosion of a car on a mine in the Gubadly District, an Azerbaijani military has perished; and the driver was seriously wounded.

In the coming months, power engineers will complete the repair of two hydro power plants (HPPs) in Sugovushan, which will provide electricity to adjacent districts, the energy operator of the "Azerenerdji" has informed.

The installation of video cameras and solar panels on historic towers in the mountains has angered residents of Ingushetia. Solar panels provide power to surveillance cameras that should protect the towers from vandals and thieves, the Djeirakh-Assinsky Nature Reserve has explained. Such decisions can negatively affect the towers' appearance, a historian and a photographer believe.

At trial, prosecution witnesses have confirmed that at the rally in Magas, protest leaders urged the mob to act within the law.

According to advocate Diana Sanakoeva, an institution to hold the third forensic examination in the case on Inal Djabiev's death will be determined by the end of the week. Instagram users expressed their indignation at the appointment of a new forensic examination and noted that the reasons for Inal Djabiev's death were obvious.

In the village of Tarki, a conflict took place between members of the same ethnic community, and there is no interethnic undertone in those events, experts say. The protest sentiments are strong in the villages of Tarki, Kyakhulai, and Alburikent, the chair of the board of the Kumyk National Council states.

About two weeks ago, law enforcers detained Akhmed Kabilov, a 27-year-old resident of the Zavodskoi District of Grozny, and searched his house. Since then, relatives of the detainee have not had any information about him, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reports.

At a meeting with Vladimir Putin and Nikol Pashinyan, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev has obtained the confirmation of his plans to resume railway communication with Nakhichevan, while the Armenian Prime Minister secured political support from Russia amid protests organized by the Armenian opposition. This opinion was voiced by political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

In Chechnya, the problem of road accidents is acute due to gross violations of traffic rules and an increase in the number of tinted cars, Ramzan Kadyrov says. The leader of Chechnya has demanded to "completely eradicate" the problem, including through involving relatives of the drivers in the fight against traffic violations.

Chechen authorities have used the story of declaring a blood feud to relatives of Timurziev brothers and the subsequent reconciliation for their own political purposes, including for criticizing their opponents.