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There is the authorities’ guilt in the July 5-6 events that escalated into clashes in Tbilisi; therefore, those guilty thereof must resign, Roman Gotsiridze, Secretary General of the oppositional “United National Movement” (UNM) Party.

On July 7, in Azerbaijan, policemen detained Djalil Zabidov, a member of the D18 movement; and his whereabouts are still unknown, said Samira Agaeva, a deputy chair of the movement.

The call of the Muftiate of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) to investigate the circumstances of the July counterterrorist operation (CTO) conducted in Nalchik is unprecedented, it evidences a categorical distrust of the society towards the law enforcers’ version, and to the authorities in general, the human rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled on the complaints of two journalists from Azerbaijan. The Court has found violations of their rights to the freedom of expression and personal inviolability.

The United Nations should influence the Russian authorities to secure the release of Andrei Pivovarov, who was arrested in Kuban on the charge of collaborating with an undesirable organization, international human rights organizations state.

Magomed Djabrailov, a teacher from the village of Alkhan-Kaly, was involved in correctional labour for false reports to Ramzan Kadyrov about fake vaccinations of colleagues. According to the head of the Grozny district administration, such a decision was made with regard of the school teacher “for the purpose of attitude development.”

Today, Nuru Nuriev and Elnur Gashimov, residents of the Fizuli District of Azerbaijan, who violated the ban on visiting Karabakh, have been blown up by a mine. The men have got severe injuries.

A resident of Dagestan was detained and taken to the police department in Khasavyurt, but law enforcers do not allow an advocate or relatives to visit the detainee, his relatives complained. They requested the police to explain what he was suspected of.

People in civilian clothes took Razi Gumbatov, an activist of the “Muslim Unity” movement, away with them to some unknown destination. Arzu Abdullaeva, a member of the Committee for the Protection of the Rights of Islamists, suggests that the detention of Razi Gumbatov may be related to his critical posts and comments about the authorities on social media.

Five detainees have been charged with assaulting journalists during protests against the gay parade in Tbilisi, bringing the total count thereof up to eight, the Prosecutor’s Office has informed.

The compensations promised by authorities for the loss of property will fail to cover even a small part of the inflicted damage, the local residents interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" assert.

The division of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) for the Buinaksk District has summoned for testifying the 18-year-old girl, who fled to Sweden after her relatives tried to force her to marry.

In Chechnya, without certificates about vaccination against coronavirus, people are not served in stores; they can’t even buy bread, local residents have complained.

On the eve of his death, the conscript soldier from Voronezh, who was found dead in a military unit in Maykop, the capital of Adygea, shared his plans for the future, his mother said. She has suggested that hazing could be the cause of her son's death.

A total of 750 citizens of Nagorno-Karabakh, including 669 military servicemen and 81 civilians, perished during the aggravation of the Karabakh conflict in the fall of 2020, Gegam Stepanyan, the Ombudsperson of the unrecognized republic, has informed.

The counterterrorist operation (CTO) with the killing of five people has caused great concerns in the Muslim Ummah, the Muftiate of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has stated calling to conduct an objective inquiry into the incident.

Experts in Baku have regarded the unwillingness of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) to intervene in the Armenian-Azerbaijani border conflict as confirmation of Yerevan's wrongness. In their turn, Armenian experts link the CSTO’s statement with Russia's position on this issue.

According to a report released by the “Grozny” TV Channel, Adam Elzhurkaev, the head of the Centre for Islamic Medicine, held a conversation with the women detained for visiting sorcerers. Social media users pointed to an excess of stories about the fight against sorcerers on the “Grozny” TV Channel.

Pleadings in court in a case against Said-Mukhammad Djumaev, accused of using violence against law enforcers, have been postponed until August 18. The defence points out that a big mistake has been made in the legal assessment of the young man’s actions at the stage of the preliminary investigation in the case against Said-Mukhammad Djumaev.

The Supreme Court of Azerbaijan did not grant the cassation appeal against the verdict to journalist and human rights defender Elchin Mamed, and the defence decided to seek his conditional early relief.