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Start of Ramadan, Muslims' sacred fasting month; trial on resonant murder of football fan in Moscow, where residents of Northern Caucasus are defendants; fight of villagers in Ingushetia for their elected head; funeral of Georgian woman killed in terror act in Norway, – look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of August 1-7, 2011, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Today, a meeting of the initiative group of citizens, discussing the agenda of all-republic's rally, scheduled for September 10, 2011, was held in Nalchik. The initiative group included representatives from Kabardian and Balkar villages of the republic.

A resident of the village of Ordzhonikidzevskaya of Sunzha District of Ingushetia claims that on August 4, his son Vakha Zhovbatyrov was kidnapped by armed people. As of August 8, whereabouts of Vakha Zhovbatyrov is still unknown.

Representatives of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of Karachay-Cherkessia, put forward the initiative to limit sale of alcoholic beverages in the republic during the month of Ramadan. With this aim, they toured dwelling settlements of the republic and visited owners of private shops, asking them to stop selling alcoholic beverages during the Muslim sacred month.

Edmond Marukyan and Karen Tumanyan, members of the "Chamber of Lawyers of Armenia" appealed to Agvan Ovsepyan, General Prosecutor of Armenia, demanding to initiate a criminal case on the beating of their client Azroyan, a 20-year-old soldier, in the Stepanakert Court on August 3. The lawyers demanded to guarantee their safety in trials in the city of Stepanakert.

Journalist Fatullaev, a former political prisoner, received from the Government of Azerbaijan 27,822 euros by the order of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The payment occurred 15 months after making the ECtHR's decision.

On August 8, the 6th stage of the programme "Ari Tun" (Return Home) was launched in Yerevan. Young Armenians from 12 countries will participate in this year's programme. This was announced by Granush Akopyan, Minister of Armenian Diaspora.

Copies of the materials of the criminal case on the events in South Osetia in August, 2008, were referred to Public prosecutor of International criminal court. This was reported by official representative of Committee of Inquiry of Russia (CIR) Vladimir Markin today. According to him, Russia demands making the Georgian officials guilty of crimes against citizens of the Russian Federation criminally liable.

Khamovnichesky court of Moscow deferred hearing on the cassational appeal against the verdict of acquittal to Head of “Memorial” Human Rights Center Oleg Orlov submitted by Andrey Krasnenkov, attorney of Head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, till October, 4, the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent reports from the courthouse.

The Ministry for Internally Displacement Persons, Resettlement and Refugees of Georgia granted the status of immigrant to 105 Meskhetian immigrants.

A new stage of the project “Kunachestvo” (“Friendship”) passed off in Kabardino-Balkaria from August, 1, till August, 5. The boys who took part in it and the organizers of this stage of inter-regional project consider that the project should be continued.

Starting September 1, the project "Georgian Language for Future Success" will be operating. The Ministry of Education has already completed the selection of candidates for participation in the contest for teaching positions. Selected candidates will be directed to teach Georgian language in non-Georgian schools in the districts of Kvemo Kartli, Samtskhe-Djavakheti and Kakheti.

About 400 internet blog users took part in an action “Blogger against rubbish” in Astrakhan region. Governor Alexander Zhilkin also participated in tidying up the beach.

Today, at the National Football Championship the Makhachkala football club (FC) "Anji" defeated the team "Tom" from the city of Tomsk. Before the match, the official presentation of the new player of the Dagestani team – Yuri Zhirkov, a midfielder of the Russian team and the London team "Chelsea" – was conducted.

Today, the city of Kutaisi has hosted a funeral ceremony of Tamta Liparteliani, a Georgian student, who perished in Norway during the terror act at the youth camp on the island of Uteoya, was held.