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The fans of “Zenit” of St. Petersburg detained in Makhachkala after a conflict with the local riot squad and “Anzhi” fans were released, protocols of administrative infraction were drawn up concerning them.

The Ministry of Regional Development has prepared a state program of development of South Caucasian Federal Okrug. The program for the nearest 14 years was worked out on the commission of the Government of the Russian Federation. Expenses on the state program exceed the ones currently stipulated by regional and federal target programs (FTP) in force tenfold.

Eviction of South-Ossetian and Abkhazian refugees out of temporary accommodation centres (TACs) in Tbilisi; start of dialogue of Armenian authorities with opposition; attack on Circassian leader Ibragim Yaganov in Kabardino-Balkaria; start of trial on terror act at the Moscow "Domodedovo" Airport, – look these and other events in the review of the week of July 18-24, 2011, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Russia intends to continue operating the Gabala Radar Station, which term of lease by the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation expires in 2012. The issue on the lease renewal was discussed in Baku during the negotiations of Defence Ministers of Russia and Azerbaijan – Anatoly Serdyukov and Safar Abiev.

In the Republic of South Ossetia the incident that occurred on July 22 between a Russian citizen and local policemen is under investigation – the Russian citizen was killed at the brawl.

Relatives of Tamta Liparteliani, a Georgia citizen, disappeared during the terror act at the camp on the Norwegian island of Utoeya, appealed to President Mikhail Saakashvili to help in her search.

Yunus-Bek Evkurov, the leader of Ingushetia, at the last meeting in the republic demanded that the officials and power agents should find the kidnapped Zurab Albogachiev. This was reported by the victim's mother Marem Albogachieva.

Today the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Abkhazia has registered three candidates for the presidency and respectively for the vice-presidency of the republic.

In Dagestan the case on the rape of an underage girl in the city of Khasavyurt will soon be brought to the court. This was reported by the official of the Investigatory Committee of Dagestan. According to the girl's mother, the psychological shock experienced by her daughter, has not yet passed.

In the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR) of Azerbaijan Khyakimeldostu Mekhtiev, a local public activist, a regional correspondent of the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS), claims of incessant pressure on him. Khyakimeldostu Mekhtiev states that he is threatened by criminal prosecution.

A groups of rights defenders arrived in the city of Dagestanskie Ogni. The purpose of the visit is to explore the reasons why women become supporters of the illegal armed formations.

Chechen field commanders who refused to obey the organizer of the Caucasus Emirate Dokku Umarov a year ago resumed their oath to the leader of North-Caucasian armed underground. This news appeared at informational web resources supporting North-Caucasian gunmen.

A mosque in Grozny, Ahmat Kadyrov avenue, built last year was pulled down within the framework of a large-scale reconstruction of the main street of the capital of Chechnya. The municipal authorities decided that this small mosque would not fit into the new image of the main street of the town.

The trial on the appeal against the verdict to officers of District Department of Interior Affairs in Shamil district of Dagestan who were accused of beating up a fourteen-year-old boy in June, 2009, was deferred till August, 8.