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April 27, 2011 23:50

• Craftsmen of Northern Caucasus to present their work at Crafts Fair in Italy

  North Ossetia is finalizing preparations for the 75th International Crafts Fair in Florence, Italy, which will be held from April 30 to May 8 with the support of the Russian Ministry of Culture within the year "Italy-Russia-2011". Dagestan and Kabardino-Balkaria are also getting ready to take part in the Fair.

April 27, 2011 23:40

• Georgian authorities lose in Strasbourg on Girgvliani's murder

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has found violations of the rights guaranteed under the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) in relation to Sandro Girgvliani, an employee of the United Bank of Georgia, killed in 2006, and his parents - Irina Enukidze (deceased in 2007) and Guram Girgvliani.

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April 27, 2011 23:20

• Leila Yunus: Azerbaijan has 25 new potential political prisoners

  From the start of the year, as a result of targeted repressive actions of the Azerbaijani authorities against the opposition, fabricated charges have been brought against 25 citizens; thus, they are potential political prisoners. This statement was made on April 26 by the Azerbaijani human rights organization named the Institute for Peace and Democracy (IPD).

April 27, 2011 23:00

• In Astrakhan, former Deputy of Regional Duma states beating in SIZO and fabrication of criminal cases against him

  Igor Negerev, a former Deputy of the Astrakhan Regional Duma, sentenced to a fine of 160,000 roubles for an attempt to trip over a GIBDD (traffic police) inspector, states that a new criminal case is being fabricated against him, where he is accused of a false denunciation against law enforcement bodies. The ex-Deputy, who became an invalid during his detention at SIZO (pre-trial prison) under the previous criminal case, also announced his intention to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to appeal against the court decisions passed against him earlier.

April 27, 2011 23:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of April 18-24

  Railway in Dagestan became a target - five explosive devices could be triggered there; nationalists in Moscow demand from the authorities to stop "feeding the Caucasus"; anthrax was diagnosed in one of Kuban city hospitals, - look these and other events in the review of the week of April 18-24, 2011, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

April 27, 2011 22:50

• Volgograd Region: militiaman who crippled detainee sentenced to four years in colony

  Alexei Tokhtamysov, an operative agent of the Criminal Investigation Department, was found guilty of abuse of office committed with violence by the verdict of the Zhirnovsky District Court.

April 27, 2011 22:40

• Woman from Dagestan asks rights defenders for help in searching her son

  In Dagestan, a resident of the village of Gubden, Karabudakhkent District, addressed the Human Rights Centre "Memorial" with a written statement, which asserts that her son, Magomed-Ali Ilyasovich Ilyasov, born in 1989, disappeared after he was summoned to the local ROVD (District Interior Division).

April 27, 2011 22:10

• Resident of Chechnya suspected of kidnapping in North Ossetia

  The Investigatory Department for North Ossetia of the ICRF (Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation) has charged an alleged member of the grouping of Chechen field commander Arbi Baraev of committing grave and especially grave crimes.

April 27, 2011 22:00

• Release of Georgian seamen captured by pirates postponed till end of May

  Somalia pirates have again postponed the release date of Georgia seamen. The Greek company-ship-owner failed to raise the money necessary for the ransom. In a month, seamen's relatives intend to start legal proceedings in order to compel the Greek party to pay the ransom.

April 27, 2011 21:00

• An action in memory of the victims of disaster in Chernobyl nuclear power plant passed off in Chechnya

  On April, 26, an action devoted to memory of the victims of radiation accidents and catastrophes with participation of about 300 people timed to the 25th anniversary of Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster passed off in Grozny.

April 27, 2011 20:00

• The investigation suspects Deputy Head of the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Karachay-Cherkessia of bribery

  On April, 26, criminal proceedings were started against Sergey Skripka, Deputy Head of the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Karachay-Cherkessia according to clause "swindle". According to the investigation's version, the high-ranking official of the Ministry of Interior Affairs illegally received 110 thousand rubles from a woman resident of the republic.

April 27, 2011 19:00

• The investigation brought forward three versions of explosions in Volgograd

  Law enforcement bodies are currently regarding several versions of the explosions that took place in Volgograd on April, 26, among them: an attempt of terror, destabilization of the situation on the threshold of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's arrival at the region and dissatisfaction with the forthcoming dismissals in interior affairs bodies.

April 27, 2011 18:00

• The court refused the defendants on the case of Markelov's murder deferment of making their last plea

  Nikita Tikhonov was brought into the courtroom for participation in the trial on the criminal case of murder of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova. Gauze bandages were applied on Tikhonov's left hand, a little above his wrist, and on his neck, too. Evgenia Khasis had the same kind of bandage on her left wrist, too.

April 26, 2011 23:40

• In Dagestan, entrepreneur offers to equip removed districts with solar modules

  The innovative enterprise - the Limited Liability Company (LLC) "Dagkremniy" - is mastering manufacture of solar modules from mono-crystalline silicon, which essentially exceed - by electricity generation capacity - all the prototypes currently available in the world market. This is stated by Idris Idrisov, the author of the know-how and Director General of the "Dagkremniy". His company is already equipping localities in Dagestan and Chechnya, where it is difficult to bring power by wires, with solar modules.

April 26, 2011 23:20

• Administration of Yeisk District refutes ecologists' data about pollution of the Azov Sea

  Experts who visited the Yeisk Estuary of the Azov Sea in the Krasnodar Territory saw algae in water, not pollution. This was reported by Sergey Kashlev, head of the civil defence and emergency division of the administration of the Yeisk District.

April 26, 2011 23:00

• Liudmila Alekseeva: "People in Chechnya fear to utter a word"

  The last decade in Chechnya was "presented" to illegal armed formations (IAFs), believes Ruslan Martagov, a Chechen political analyst. Liudmila Alekseeva, head of the Moscow Helsinki Group, believes that people in Chechnya are still fearful.

April 26, 2011 22:50

• Rally on 25th Chernobyl anniversary held in Adygea

  The people who rallied in Maikop at the memorial to liquidators of the Chernobyl accident spoke about the events that happened 25 years ago at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) and implications thereof.

April 26, 2011 22:40

• Investigation into the murder of "Spartak" FC fan Yegor Sviridov is over

  Investigators have completed their inquiry into the killing of Yegor Sviridov, a fan of the "Spartak" Football Club, which was committed at night on December 6 in Moscow. This was reported by Vadim Yakovenko, Acting Head of the Investigatory Department for Moscow of the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), who added that there are five figurants in the case.

April 26, 2011 22:30

• Resident of Dagestan complains of illegal police persecution

  Ahmedudin Dalgatov, a resident of Dagestan, complains that his family is unlawfully persecuted by law enforcement bodies. A possible reason of harassment, according to observers, is that he and his wife are practicing Muslims.

April 26, 2011 22:20

• Gisaev: Norway illegally denies asylum to Chechen refugees

  The Migration Service of Norway continues passing unlawful refusals to refugees from Chechnya. This was reported by defender Ahmed Gisaev who lives in Norway.