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On July 3, anti-personnel landmine of World War II was discovered in the territory of a school in Stavropol, where summer school camp located. This was reported by a representative of the Unified Dispatching Service of Civil Defence and Emergencies of the city administration.

Yesterday evening, July, 3, unidentified people fired upon a car of ex-officer of State security guard service of South Ossetia Irbeg Beteev in Tskhinvali. Three persons got wounded.

During a trial of July, 2, on the case of Avaz Zeinalov, Editor-in-Chief of "Khural" newspaper, the Court of Baku for grave crimes heard the evidence of the main claimant, Deputy of the Parliament Giulyar Ahmedova and one on the aggrieved persons, Director of "Azerbaijan" publishing house Agabek Askerov.

The criminal case against Hilal Mamedov, the editor-in-chief of the Azerbaijani newspaper "Tolyshi Sado" (Voice of Talysh) and the deputy head of the Talysh Cultural Centre, was fabricated to punish him for his active civil position and human rights activities. This was stated at a press conference by members of the "Committee to Protect Hilal Mamedov's Rights", established in Baku. They published an appeal to the head of state, requesting to express his attitude to the arrest of the activist.

Today, on July 3, at a rally, Rostov Communists called on all residents of the region to actively protest against Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Three officials of the Zelenograd district administration of the Rostov Region became figurants of the case of embezzlement of half of the money, allocated by the regional budget for the schoolchildren's summer holidays.

Today, in the Tver District Court, at the trial on the lawsuit, filed by Andrei Krasnenkov, the lawyer of the Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, against the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" on protection of business reputation, plaintiff and defendant voiced their positions. The judge has noted that she should examine the materials of the case and postponed the meeting till 09:00 a.m. on July 4.

The body of Rustem Valiullin, the human rights defender and the lawyer, who was well-known for resonant cases involving Muslims and who disappeared in the Altai Territory, was found in a mountain river. This was reported by associates of the deceased man. Till present, the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) of the Altai Republic has confirmed their report.

Today, rally against Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), held in the capital of Adygea, gathered more than 300 participants. The protest action was organized by the Adyg Republic's Branch and the Maikop City Branch of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF). This was reported by the organizing committee of the protest action.

A resident of Alkhan-Kala came to the police of his own accord and reported his participation in armed underground. A woman resident of Achkhoy-Martan district of Chechnya also confessed to having rendered aid to participants of paramilitary groups, a representative of the Ministry of Interior Affairs of the republic reported.

A hiding place with a batch of medications was found in a mosque in one of the settlements of Grozny district of Chechnya, law enforcement bodies of the republic reported.

Amateur fishermen caught a fish looking like piranha in Kolon pond of Elista. For this reason swimming in the pond was prohibited.