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The positions of the Azerbaijani troops were 35 times shelled over 24 hours, and villages located in the regions bordering on Armenia came under fire, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported.

In Dagestan, the administration of the Shamilkala hospital reprimanded ten medical workers who took part in an action to protest against the reorganization of the hospital.

Akhra Avidzba, the aide to the President of Abkhazia, who rammed a gate at a border checkpoint in the Russian Federation, explained that he had to do that after waiting for many hours at the border.

The distribution of meat of sacrificial animals to residents of Mecca is in line with Islam and Muslim tradition, Islamic scholars explain. According to them, the local media did not cover the charitable action held in Saudi Arabia by the Akhmat Kadyrov Foundation.

Colleagues of Circassian activist Martin Kochesoko associate the criminal proceedings against him with his social and political activities. According to Azamat Tsagov, the chairman of the board of the NGO "Khabze", investigators demonstrated their biased attitude.

The Georgian authorities have withdrawn from their own inquiry into the conflict in South Ossetia, and even failed to compile a list of victims, human rights defenders assert.

A native of Chechnya, known for his public apologies for shooting near the police building in Saint Petersburg, was detained after using force against a female employee of the migration service. The incident occurred amid the demonstrative return by law enforcers of hundreds of young people convicted of offenses to Chechnya.

According to the declaration he filed, in 2019, the income of the head of Chechnya made 147.9 million roubles, almost 20 times higher than the income for 2018. Kadyrov's wife, according to her declaration, increased her income 40 times over the year. Instagram users question the sources of the rapid income growth of Ramzan Kadyrov and his family.

On the eve of the 12th anniversary of the start of the "Five Day War", on the Georgian-South-Ossetian border, three protest actions were held; the participants thereof spoke out for the territorial integrity of Georgia.

The positions of the Azerbaijani Army stationed in the villages on the border with Armenia and in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled for 35 times during the last 24 hours, including from large-calibre machine guns, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported today.

Three men abducted a 22-year-old girl, took her to Derbent and kept her in an apartment for 24 hours, demanding her consent to marry one of them, investigators have suggested.

The Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) has dismissed the complaint against the arrest of Mamed Ibragim, a member of the Presidium of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA). He was brought to criminal responsibility in connection with the July 15 unsanctioned rally in Baku. According to Ibragim, he did not take part in the rally and did not send anyone there.

Visitors to Grozny marketplaces have complained about the demand to wear medical masks outdoors. However, market traders have explained that because of the threat of huge fines, they have to perform this requirement of supervisory bodies.

The participants of the commemoration action lit candles in the temples of Stepanakert and district centres of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) in memory of the victims of the Beirut explosion.

Residents of Chechnya are not let out on the Ingush border; and residents of other regions are officially banned from entering the Chechen territory due to the threat of coronavirus spread, drivers claim.

Members of the Ingush sports community would not believe in the involvement of Muslim Evloev, a freestyle wrestler, in the armed underground, a source from the republic's Ministry of Sports said. Law enforcers' official versions of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) inspire no confidence, Izabella Evloeva, a journalist, has noted.

The trailers of the "Lydian Armenia" Company were moved off the road shoulder as demanded by activists. The authorities must show political will and finally close the gold mining project, Amulsar defenders have stated.

The decision to arrest Anvar Muradov, a resident of Azerbaijan, accused of using violence against a policeman during the protests in Kullar, has been cancelled and sent for a new consideration, Murad Velikhanov, an advocate, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

Muslim Yevloev, an Asian freestyle wrestling champion, was not killed during a counterterrorist operation (CTO) in Ingushetia, while he managed to escape, sources reported. The CTO took place after a fighter of the National Guard of Russia had been killed near the village of Yandare.

The forced return from Moscow and the public reprimand on the air of the "Grozny" TV Company became a blessing for the young people who voiced their apologies, since "five minutes of shame were better than years behind bars," said the press secretary for Ramzan Kadyrov. Offenders should be punished under the law, while apologies voiced on the air of the TV Channel are no longer taken seriously, Instagram users note.