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In a complaint filed to the European Court of Human Rights, human rights defenders pointed out that Islam Nukhanov, an author of the video about the wealth of the persons from among the associates of the leader of Chechnya, was sentenced based on confessions knocked out under torture.

The Zheleznovodsk City Court found Ali Khamkhoev, a participant in a rally in Magas, guilty of using violence against a fighter of the National Guard of Russia. However, taking into account the time spent by the defendant in a SIZO (pre-trial prison), the Court released the activist from custody. Ali Khamkhoev became the 37th activist sentenced to imprisonment for participation in the protests in Ingushetia, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”* reported.

In Yerevan, a protest action took place against the Nikol Pashinyan’s participation in the parliamentary elections. Several dozen supporters of former President Robert Kocharyan were taken to a police station after clashes with law enforcers in front of the Armenian government building.

Residents of the Georgian village of Shukruti, located in Imereti, who demand compensations for their destroyed houses, have achieved the appraisal of the damage and ended their hunger strike, the protesters have informed.

The health condition of Elchin Mamed, an Azerbaijani journalist and human rights defender, has deteriorated in the colony due to absence of medical treatment, his mother has stated. The issue of Mamed's transfer to the prison hospital is being solved, human rights defenders have informed.

After the collapse of the USSR, the United Nations (UN) recognized the independence of Azerbaijan and Armenia, without specifying their borders, since this is not its responsibility, experts assert.

Sergey Melikov has resorted to threats of layoffs because of vaccination low rates to create an image of the efficient Dagestani leader, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have suggested.

The release from custody of policeman, Alexander Gusev, suspected of killing the ethnic Azeri, Vekil Abdullaev, in the Novosibirsk Region, is not counter the law and does not mean that he will evade responsibility, said the lawyers interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

The government will seek better conditions from the "Enka" Company for the construction of the Namakhvan hydroelectric power plant (HPP), Irakli Garibashvili, the Prime Minister of Georgia, has stated.

Amid the complicated relations with Armenia, where parliamentary elections are scheduled, border reinforcement is a must, but Azerbaijan needs no military actions either before the elections or after them, the Azerbaijani political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

In Achkhoi-Martan, the court sentenced Magomed Gadaev, a native of Chechnya, who asked for state protection after being deported from France, to 1.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony in a case on possession of weapons.

During four years, investigators almost two dozen times refused to launch investigation into a complaint about torture of Nalchik resident Timur Zhambekov, who, like his brother Rustam Kuchmenov, was sentenced on the charge of theft, the “Committee Against Torture” reported.

In their comments under the petition addressed to Vladimir Putin, Internet users note that the Russian President should ensure a fair investigation and demand to return to custody a police inspector, suspected of killing Azerbaijani Vekil Abdullaev.

Acting Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan instructed the authorities to send an official proposal to Azerbaijan to exchange prisoners of war (POWs) for his son, Nikol Pashinyan himself has announced today. The use of the topic on the return of POWs is a manifestation of disrespect for the military personnel and their families, and such a speculation complicates the return of soldiers to their homeland, Armenian Ombudsman Arman Tatoyan notes.

Law enforcers have searched the home of Adam Maloroev, the Imam of the village of Srednie Achaluki, Malgobek District, who was earlier questioned as a witness in the case of Magas rally, sources have informed today.

The certificate on the examination of Inal Djabiev's body was not a death conclusion; and the criminal case for abuse of power during the forensic examination was initiated unreasonably, Zarina Dzagoeva, a forensic expert, stated on June 8, asking South-Ossetian MPs to protect her from criminal prosecution.

The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has handed the soldier detained at the border over to the Armenian party; it happened after an additional investigation revealed that he had lost his way, the MoD has informed.

From the first days of the exacerbation of the situation, Azerbaijan has made attempts to gain a foothold on the border, but recently the works have been carried out using machinery, which may indicate Baku's far-reaching plans, said a source familiar with the situation.

The video footage of the protest action in Magas that was watched at the trial contains no proofs of the fact that leaders of Ingush protests called for illegal actions or participated in the riots themselves, the defence has stated.

The release from custody in Russia of the traffic police inspector, Alexander Gusev, who shot the Azerbaijani Vekil Abdullaev dead near Novosibirsk while trying to detain him, speaks of the law enforcers' disregard for the rule of law, the Azerbaijani rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.