In Baku pre-trial detention center No. 1, lawyer Elmar Suleymanov met with the head of the Center for Monitoring Elections and Democratic Education, famous human rights activist Anar Mammadli. The latter rejected the charges brought against him of currency smuggling by prior conspiracy.

The Kiev District Court of Simferopol extended the arrest of Memet Lyumanov, Aziz Azizov, Rustem Osmanov and Mustafa Abduramanov until August 2. Criminal cases were opened against Crimean Tatars for participation in a political party in Hizb ut-Tahrir.

A number of legal entities registered in the UAE, Azerbaijan, China, Slovakia and Turkey were included in the new sanctions list of the US Treasury. The basis was their activity in purchasing equipment abroad, including military equipment, and assistance to the Russian Federation in circumventing sanctions.

According to official reports, the largest number of military personnel killed in the “special operation” from the regions of the North Caucasus Federal District is in Dagestan – 833 people. The Stavropol Territory was in second place with 356 people.

The Kremlin-inspired foreign agent law being discussed in Georgia is designed to silence critical voices and destroy a vibrant civil society. This is stated in a statement by the US State Department.

Thousands of people took part in protests against the adoption of the law on foreign agents in Tbilisi near the parliament building. As last time, the police used rubber bullets, water cannons and tear gas to disperse them.

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev spoke positively about the possible imminent signing of a peace treaty between Azerbaijan and Armenia in Almaty. Previously, a meeting of the foreign ministers of both countries should take place there.

Citizen journalist Rustem Sheykhaliev, sentenced to 14 years, was transferred to the Yeniseisk prison in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. A week before this he spent in a pre-trial detention center in Krasnoyarsk.

The Special Investigation Service of Georgia has launched an investigation into the abuse of official powers of law enforcement officers in relation to demonstrators near the parliament building in Tbilisi.

The dispersal of people who demonstrated against the law on foreign agents in Tbilisi did not go unnoticed by Europe. Thus, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Josep Borrell expressed his disapproval.