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The head of Ingushetia, Yunus-Bek Evkurov, has ordered to inspect, by June 20, the places of compact residence of forced migrants and to update the lists of those who claim to get the state support. There is no plan to urgently resettle the barracks in Nazran, said Timur Akiev, a representative of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

A resident of the village of Novye Atagi has lost his leg as a result of his wound received while trying to prevent armed people from kidnapping his neighbour, the blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, has reported. According to his story, the shooter was a law enforcer.

The authorities of the majority of the republics of Northern Caucasus and Adygea announced days off on the occasion of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. On the eve of the celebration, the leader of Ingushetia called on the law enforcement bodies to give relief to petty offenders, and the Caucasian Muftiates reported holding collective iftars (collective breaking of the fasting) not only in their regions, but also beyond them.

A new micro-district in the Nadterechny District intended for resettlers from landslide zones has been named after the former head of Chechnya, Akhmat Kadyrov. The intensive "akhmatization" of the Chechen ideology is going on, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

The "Rosobrnadzor" (the Russian Federal Service for Supervising Education and Sciences) has allowed Dagestan, Chechnya and Ingushetia to transfer those unified state exams (USE) of high school graduates, which coincide with the celebration of Uraza-Bayram. However, critics of this decision point out that passing the exams on reserve dates will reduce graduates' chances to enter the budget-funded departments of universities and eliminates a possibility of re-passing the required exams.

In Grozny, a mass breaking of the fast was attended by townspeople, residents of neighbouring regions and tourists, the Grozny Mayoralty has reported. The blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, had called to boycott the event, since it was organized by the authorities.

Human rights defenders believe the postponement of a court hearing on the conditional early relief (CER) of Oyub Titiev, the head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" office in Grozny, raised questions about the delay in the trial and the orientation on the Oyub Titiev's release.

The administration of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company, has ceased its cooperation with Abdul-Kerim Edilov, a light heavyweight athlete from Chechnya, the media report.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has obliged Russian authorities to pay 1.168 million euros in compensation to relatives of 12 people who went missing during the second military campaign in Chechnya.

The complaint lodged by Maxim Lapunov about torture in Grozny was the first case of persecution based on one's sexual orientation in Chechnya that has reached the European Court of Human Rights.

After numerous complaints addressed to Chechen authorities, the problems of the residents of the village of Kenkhi, Sharoi District, remain unresolved.

An informational inflow about the possible appointments of Ramzan Kadyrov is beneficial to his opponents, since it produces an effect on ambitious plans of the leader of Chechnya, political analysts believe. Users of social networks argued about the need for a change of power in Chechnya.