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The court has dismissed the appeal against the denial of the conditional early relief (CER) of Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov, sentenced to 11 years in prison for involvement in the murder of the journalist, Anna Politkovskaya.

Mansur Sadulaev, the head of the Association of Chechen People named "Vayfond" is back at large after Sweden refused to extradite him to Russia. He said that Russian law enforcers believe him guilty of calls to terrorism.

Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a correspondent of the "Chernovik" (Draft) weekly, arrested within the case of financing terrorism, has suffered because of his articles on Islamic topics, said Magdi Kamalov, the founder of the weekly. The Gadjiev's case is based on the testimony of a single suspect, who does not directly accuse the journalist of a crime, said the advocate.

The court found no violation of the law in the actions of Tamara Mearakishvili and found her not guilty of slander, forgery of documents, and illegal acquisition of citizenship of South Ossetia.

Most of those arrested in connection with the riots in Ganja in July 2018 were not involved in these events; their confessions were knocked out under torture, the Committee against Repressions and Torture has stated and declared July 10 the Day Against Torture.

The non-governmental organization (NGO) named "Association of Young Georgian Lawyers" has stated mass human rights violations by law enforcers during the dispersal of the protest action held in front of the parliament building in Tbilisi. The opposition was preparing a coup d'état, Giorgi Gakhariya, the Interior Minister, has stated explaining the police's actions.

In roads of Chechnya, armed people carry out raids and inspect cars. The security measures have been strengthened after two attacks on law enforcers, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has explained. During their raids, law enforcers should not wear civilian clothes, otherwise conflicts may occur, veterans-law enforcers have warned. Young people with the beards characteristic of Salafis are persecuted not only in Chechnya, said Alexei Malashenko, an Orientalist.

Abulfaz Bunyadov, a bedridden prisoner, is earlier released from prison in Azerbaijan for health reasons. Such a decision was pronounced by the court, which granted the defence motion.

The court pronounced a decision to leave Ismail Nalgiev, the coordinator of the organization "Choice of Ingushetia", under arrest in Nalchik until September 25. An investigator did not justify the request to extend the activist's arrest, claimed advocate Andrei Sabinin.

The law enforcement bodies did not give out the body of Zelimkhan Musaev, killed while attacking policemen, to his family members and forbade holding a mourning ceremony to commemorate him, his relatives reported. The ban on memorial ceremonies is not practiced in other regions of Russia, note scientists engaged in oriental studies.

Aidyn Gurbanov, arrested in connection with riots in the city of Ganja, received no treatment in custody and fell into a coma at the last phase of his cancer, his wife said. The investigator refused to change Gurbanov's freedom restriction measure.

Lawyers of the Committee against Torture (CaT) have lodged a complaint to a Moscow court about the investigators' refusal to interrogate the head of Dagestan, Vladimir Vasiliev. Rights defenders are sure that the facts known to him about Gasanguseinovs' murder must be added to the case files.