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Today marks two years since the murder in Dagestan of Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. In Dagestan, the investigation into the murder is not successful, and the criminal case has a chance for the qualified investigation only if it is transferred to the federal level. This opinion has been expressed by advocate Abdurashid Sheikhov. The request for the federal investigation into the murder of the journalist is also supported by members of the civil society, since the case does not cease to be of public interest.

Militants of Northern Caucasus fighting in Syria and led by Salakhuddin Shishani have sworn allegiance to Mukhammad Suleimanov (Abu Usman of Gimry), the new leader of the "Imarat Kavkaz" recognized in Russia and the US as a terrorist organization.

Now, after two years of fruitless investigation, the murder case of Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, should be transferred to the federal level, human rights organizations insist. The demand was signed by 28 organizations, including the "Article 19", Human Rights House Foundation, Index on Censorship, PEN International and Reporters without Borders.

Dagestani policemen have identified the man, who was shot dead in a shootout with power agents in the Babayurt District. According to the police, he was a helper of members of an illegal armed formation (IAF).

In Dagestan, investigators try to identify the man who tried, on July 7, to place a bomb under the door of the shop in the village of Babayurt and then, at an attempt to detain him, opened fire at law enforcers, but was killed by return fire, said the spokesman of the republic's MIA.

The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) held a confrontation of Zaur Dadaev, accused of killing Boris Nemtsov, with a witnesses who had identified Dadaev as a man, whom he saw in Moscow, in November 2014, when Dadaev was preparing murder attempt, the "Rosbalt" reports. The results of the confrontation cast doubt on the basic version of the investigation that Boris Nemtsov was assassinated for his support of the cartoonists from the "Charlie Hebdo" magazine slain in Paris on January 7.

Delegates of the congress of the "RPR-Parnassus" Party have adopted a statement on the need for an international investigation into the murder of Boris Nemtsov, the co-Chairman of the Party. The adoption of the statement was initiated by Vadim Prokhorov, advocate of the Nemtsov family, and Ilya Yashin, member of the political council of the Party.

On July 6, Ingush Ombudsman Djambulat Ozdoev sent to the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) the request to verify the actions of law enforcers in the special operation carried out in Nasyr-Kort, during which Ali Aliev and his spouse were killed.

The Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) has held a preliminary court session to consider the motions filed by advocates of human rights defender Intigam Aliev. All the motions have been dismissed. Djavad Djavadov, an Intigam Aliev's advocate, treats the BCA's actions as violation of the defendant's right to protection.