Nalchik/Agency Caucasus – NGO “Khase” published a public declaration about the attack on leader of organization, Ibrahim Yaganov.

Mahachkala/Agency Caucasus – A group of protesters, numbered around 150, in Dagestan’s Khasavyurt region protested security forces for abducting, torturing and killing people.

Istanbul/Agency Caucasus – A book, prepared by Mustafa Ozsaray, Caucasia in Ottoman Documents 1(War and Exile 1871-1918) was published Caucasus Foundation.

Istanbul/Agency Caucasus – On 17-18 June an International symposium ‘North Caucasia’ took place in Istanbul and declaration of symposium was declared to public opinion.

Moscow/Agency Caucasus – According to a report published by Kommersant newspaper yesterday, investigators said that the fight which resulted with death of Yegor Svidirov, a fan of Spartak Moscow football team, was started by Caucasians.

Strasbourg/Agency Caucasus – 75 Chechen citizens, whose village was bombed in 1999, appealed to the ECHR with a petition prepared by Committee against Torture. 

Prime Minister of Abkhazia Sergei Shamba explained the problem of sanatorium ‘Sokhum’ that worsened Abkhazia’s relations with Russia, to the correspondent of Kommersant Olga Allenova.

Istanbul/Agency Caucasus – Thousands of Circassians and Caucasians gathered in Istanbul’s Taksim Square and made protest in front of Russian Consulate on Istiklal Main Street on 147 anniversary of Circassian genocide of 21 May 1864.