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December 07, 2011 21:00

• Rostov-on-Don: Ryazantsev, activist of "Left-Wing Front", sentenced to five days in jail

  Vladislav Ryazantsev, one of the activists of the movement named "Left-Wing Front", who were detained in Rostov-on-Don at an unauthorized rally against election outcomes, was sentenced to five days in jail.

December 07, 2011 20:00

• A serviceman perished in Azerbaijan

  Anar Gazanfar oglu Jafarov, extended service man of Azerbaijani army, died as a result of wounding in the Central military hospital of Baku, a military source reported.

December 07, 2011 19:00

• Human rights activists demand from Prosecutor General's to close the case "Kadyrov vs. Orlov"

  A group of international and Russian human rights organizations called for Prosecutor General's of Russia to exculpate Head of "Memorial" Human Rights Center Oleg Orlov accused of slander on Head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov.

December 07, 2011 18:00

• "Human Rights Watch" demanded to stop pressure on independent observers at the election

  The Russian authorities must immediately stop bringing pressure on non-governmental association "Golos" ("Vote") monitoring election of deputies of State Duma of the Russian Federation and release the detained participants of peaceful actions who expressed their protest against the election, a statement of international human rights organization "Human Rights Watch" runs.

December 06, 2011 22:50

• In Moscow and Saint Petersburg, opposition holds protest actions, rallies held and planned in south of Russian Federation

  Today, protest actions in connection with the elections to the State Duma conducted on December 4 continued in Russia. During an unsanctioned rally held in Triumph Square in Moscow, more than 100 persons, including journalists, oppositionists Boris Nemtsov and Eduard Limonov, were detained. At the same time, supporters of the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party held their rally in Revolution Square. Today, protest rallies were held in Saint Petersburg, Rostov-on-Don and Makhachkala; on the next day, December 7, a protest action is to be held in Astrakhan.

December 06, 2011 22:30

• Volgograd Regional Court upholds verdict to ex-deputy convicted of paedophilia

  Today, the Volgograd Regional Court upheld the verdict to Nikolai Volkov, the ex-deputy of the Volgograd Regional Duma, who was convicted in this October for sex crimes against children, falsification of passport and escape. This was reported by the Spokesman of the Regional Court.

December 06, 2011 22:30

• Dagestani communists hold protest action against official election results

  On December 6, the Dagestani Republic's Committee of the CPRF (the Communist Party of the Russian Federation) held a rally in Makhachkala. The main demands of the organizers were to bring to justice those persons, who, according to the communists, falsified the elections to the State Duma, conducted on December 4.

December 06, 2011 22:20

• Three supporters of Alla Djioeva detained in North Ossetia

  In North Ossetia, three confidants of Alla Djioeva have been arrested on criminal charges. Her election office treats the charges as fabricated.

December 06, 2011 22:10

• Azerbaijan's SC leaves Bakhtiyar Gadjiev in custody

  Today, the Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijan has considered the cassation compliant lodged by the of opposition activist Bakhtiyar Gadjiev, convicted on charges of evading his regular military service. The complaint states that Gadjiev had a draft deferment because of his higher education and the right to alternative service. However, the SC has upheld the decisions of the first and appellate instances.

December 06, 2011 22:10

• Relatives of Turadj Zeinalov who died at MNS of Nakhichevan demand objective investigation into his death

  In Azerbaijan, relatives of Turadj Zeinalov, who died in this August in the SIZO (pre-trial prison) of the Ministry of National Security (MNS) of the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR), believe that he died from torture and insist on an objective investigation into the case and punishment for the guilty persons. This was reported by father and wife of the deceased person at the press conference held on December 5 in Baku.

December 06, 2011 22:00

• Victims in Zelimkhan Chitigov's torture case apply for state protection

  On December 5, in the Karabulak Court of Ingushetia, at the next session on the case dealing with use of torture by policemen, Zukhra, the mother of the victim Zelimkhan Chitigov, moved a petition on providing her family with state protection, said a source from the prosecution party.

December 06, 2011 21:00

• Four participants of an action of protest against prohibition of wearing hijab convicted on Baku

  A verdict to a group of believers arrested in connection with an action of protest in front of the Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan on May, 6, was announced in Narimanov district court of Baku.

December 06, 2011 20:00

• Amnesty International calls for the authorities of the Russian Federation to release those discontented at the results of the election

  Human rights organization Amnesty International called for the Russian authorities to release the participants of the action of protest detained on December, 5, after the election of State Duma of the Russian Federation. Members of Amnesty International emphasize that the majority of the detainees were just peacefully expressing their protest.

December 06, 2011 19:00

• Representatives of LDPR and KPRF report mass ballot-stuffing at the election in Krasnodar

  On the day of election of deputies of State Duma of the Russian Federation in Krasnodar in process of counting of votes in the polling station No 22-47 representatives of LDPR and KPRF parties discovered stuffing packs of ballot papers with votes for "United Russia". Investigative bodies are carrying out inquiry on the incident.

December 06, 2011 18:00

• Central Election Committee: "United Russia" polls less than a half of the electors' votes

  Central Election Committee of the Russian Federation (CEC) announced preliminary results of State Duma election. "United Russia" polls 49,54% votes, KPRF - 19,16%, "Fair Russia" - 13,22%, LDPR - 11,66%, "Patriots of Russia" - 0,97%, "Yabloko" - 3,3%, "Right Cause" - 0,59%.

December 05, 2011 23:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of November 28 to December 4

  Voting at elections to the sixth-convocation State Duma of the Russian Federation, and regional elections held in some southern regions; song contest "Junior Eurovision-2011" in Yerevan, won Georgian company; nomination of candidates for the post of the head of Adygea; municipal elections in Azerbaijan; confrontation in South Ossetia after the second round of presidential election, where Russia is involved, - look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of November 28-December 4, 2011, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

December 05, 2011 22:50

• Election Commission: "Edinaya Rossiya" gains almost 90 percent of votes in Karachay-Cherkessia

  In Karachay-Cherkessia, following the result of the election to the State Duma, the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) leads, which, according to the preliminary calculations, gained 89.83 percent of vote. This was reported by Vyacheslav Aparin, Deputy Chairman of the Republic' Election Commission.

December 05, 2011 22:40

• CPRF: voters in Kabardino-Balkaria complain that they could not find themselves in voters' lists

  In Kabardino-Balkaria, the course of the election of deputies to the State Duma of the Russian Federation revealed that many voters had not received voting tickets, which usually indicated the address of the electoral precinct. As a result, many voters did not know where to go for voting. Besides, in some cases, voters arrived at electoral precincts and failed to find themselves in the lists. Nevertheless, according to the official information, the election was conducted without violations.

December 05, 2011 22:30

• "Spravedlivaya Rossiya" demands re-count of votes in Astrakhan Region

  The "Spravedlivaya Rossiya" (Fair Russia) Party does not recognize the results of the election to the Legislative Assemblies of Saint Petersburg and Astrakhan. This was reported today by Sergey Mironov, the Party's leader. According to him, in both regions, the law was violated during the voting, and the Party would appeal to the Central Election Commission on that fact.

December 05, 2011 22:20

• Appeal complaint on "Kadyrov vs. Orlov" case to be considered on December 23

  On December 5, the Khamovniki Court in Moscow continued the consideration of the appeal filed by the Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov against the acquittal to Oleg Orlov, Chairman of the Human Rights Centre "Memorial". At the request of Genry Reznik, the Orlov's lawyer, the next court session was appointed for December 23.