The role of Mansur Soltaev, Chechen Human Rights Commissioner (Ombudsperson) in the case of a teenager accused of beating up other minors in the city of Tver is essentially limited to political and administrative pressure on investigators and concern for his fellow countryman’s interests.

The Southern District Military Court sentenced five residents of Melitopol to prison terms ranging from 11 to 14 years, finding them guilty of participating in a terrorist community.

Investigators have dropped the charges of financing terrorism against Magomed Magomedov, a former Dagestani Minister of Sports and a former Mayor of the city of Kizilyurt. Magomedov has refused to admit his guilt on the other charges – the murder of the Sirazhudinov father and son, committed in 2006, the creation of a gang, and a theft. The case will be heard by a jury.

According to the ruling of the Shali District Court, Zarema Musaeva will remain in custody in the case on disrupting the operation of the penal colony until August 26. The defence will lodge an appeal against the above ruling of the Shali District Court.

In Rostov-on-Don, a court found Yegor Semyonov, a native of Melitopol, guilty in the case on the attempted poisoning of graduates of the Armavir Higher Military Aviation School of Air Defence Pilots in the Krasnodar Territory.

During searches conducted at homes of Georgian activists and supporters of charity funds, who helped in paying fines imposed on protesters, their phones and laptops were taken away.

More than 3000 applications have been sent to the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) demanding that the disappearance case of Seda Suleimanova, a Chechen native, be investigated under the federal control. Seda's friend continues seeking justice for her, although she is almost certain that the girl is dead.

Darya Polyudova, an activist from Kuban (Krasnodar Territory), faces pressure in the Kostroma colony; and her advocate helps her in defending her rights.

The Court of Appeal has ruled to terminate the criminal case against Valery Bailo due to his death, although the son of the deceased Jehovah's Witness* insisted on his father’s rehabilitation.

The Baku Court of Appeal has refused to urgently consider the defence’s motion to transfer Tofig Yagublu, an oppositional politician, to house arrest. On the 28th day of his hunger strike, the Yagublu's health condition remains serious.

An investigator promised to "bring" her son to Maria Smelaya, a resident of Kuban (Krasnodar Territory), when she receives a court ruling obliging to return her son to her. Maria intends to file an application on searching her child, whom his father had earlier taken to Chechnya.

A court in Rostov-on-Don has valued the moral suffering of a prisoner who spent 71 days roped to a bed at the FSIN (Russian Federal Penitentiary Service) tuberculosis hospital at 100,000 roubles. Other prisoners who were tortured there are also seeking compensations, but the court ordered the FSIN to pay them 50,000 roubles each.

A court in the Stavropol Territory has sentenced eight Dagestani residents to long terms of freedom deprivation, finding them guilty of taking part in the riots held at Makhachkala Airport.

More than 22,000 refusals of making trips to children's camps in Anapa (Crimea), which are located in the emergency zone of the fuel oil (mazut) spill, have been registered. This was reported by Alexander Bugaev, the First Deputy Minister of Education of the Russian Federation.

Social media users have expressed their outrage over the detention of Yakhya Magomedov, the Imam of the Khasavyurt Central Mosque. They recalled his confrontation with the Muftiate and drew parallels with the criminal prosecution of Imams in Ingushetia.

Yuri Slyusar, Acting Governor of the Rostov Region, has ordered to demolish the monument to Ataman Pyotr Krasnov by May 9 this year.

The authorities of Makhachkala have cancelled the state of emergency that was introduced after heavy rainfall due to the flooding of streets and houses.

Specialists have restored power supply to four Dagestani villages; residents of eight dwelling settlements remain in the zone of emergency power outages after bad weather.