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September 21, 2010 22:40

• A Refugee from Abkhazia in Georgia won his law suit against Georgian authorities in the international court

  Batalbi Saginadze, resident of Georgia, has won his law suit against Georgian authorities in the international court. The case dealt with eviction of Saginadze who is a refugee from the cottage he had been occupying since 1994.

September 21, 2010 22:20

• Akhilgov: Ingushetian authorities check statement of Maksharip Aushev's father

  After the statement of Magomed-Hadji Aushev, father of human rights defender Maksharip Aushev, who was killed last year, that he knows the names his son's murderers, the authorities of Ingushetia have initiated a check. This was announced by Kaloy Akhilgov, press secretary of the President of Ingushetia.

September 21, 2010 22:10

• Union of Journalists of Krasnodar Territory doubts authenticity of Novikov's interview

  The Grand Jury of the Union of Journalists of the Krasnodar Territory has questioned the authenticity of the interview taken by journalist Svetlana Kravchenko from Dmitri Novikov, former judge of the Khosta District of Sochi "Into One Prisoners' Dock", in which he spoke about corruption that covered, in his opinion, the judicial community of the region. However, the Collegium of the Grand Jury of the Union of Journalists of Russia, which will sit later, may nullify the decision of the Krasnodar Jury, Vitaly Chelyshev, a member of the Collegium, said.

September 21, 2010 22:00

• "Spetsstroy" workers in Chechnya complain of losing their paid vacations

  A number of subdivisions of the organization "Spetsstroy" in Chechnya have partially suspended their work for lack of POLs (petroleum, oil and lubricants). The workers are forced to apply for indefinite-term non-paid vacations. This is reported by the workers, while their bosses prefer to refrain from comments.

September 21, 2010 21:00

• Human rights activists are worried with high death rate in Georgian prisons

  As reported today at press conference by Eka Beseliya, leader of the public movement "Solidarity with Illegal Prisoners", the Georgian penitentiary system is in a grave and critical situation. According to her story, the death rate among inmates is of special concern.

September 21, 2010 20:00

• Inspector bans marriage of figurants in Markelov's murder case

  The inspector who deals with the criminal case about the murder of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalists Anastasia Baburova said that he would not allow marriage of Nikita Tikhonov and Evgenia Khasis before the materials of the case went to the court.

September 21, 2010 19:00

• Melle: drawing-closer programme for residents of Prigorodny District yields fruit

  In the opinion of Stefan Melle, Director of the German-Russian Exchange, the joint programme of the Exchange with the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" named "Harmonization of Interethnic Relations in Prigorodny District through Development of Minor Businesses" was a success, because it was supported and contributed by the district administration and school teachers. Mr Melle hopes for further progress of the programme.

September 21, 2010 18:00

• ICRC stops some programmes in Abkhazia and opens new ones

  In 2011, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) plans to launch a project on rendering help to victims of mine explosions in Abkhazia. This was reported on September 20 by Inske Vandormayl, head of the ICRC Mission in Abkhazia. Some of the programmes are phased out, and their former recipients will now be helped by the authorities of Abkhazia.

September 20, 2010 23:40

• In Grozny, militia looks for persons who prepared terror act in marketplace

  So far, the search of the persons who had prepared a terror act on September 19 in a shopping centre in Grozny, which was prevented, is fruitless. Power agents do not exclude that the act was aimed to disrupt the celebrations on the local Women's Day.

September 20, 2010 23:20

• 150 families spent almost a week without electricity in Stavropol Territory

  In the north-western district of Stavropol, the hostel in Brusneva Street was disconnected from electricity for six days for debts: its inhabitants cooked food on an open fire, made homework at candlelight and held protest rallies.

September 20, 2010 23:10

• Dagestan MIA refutes data about casualties in a fight in Makhachkala

  The press service of the Dagestan Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has refuted the information about casualties in the mass brawl of students in Makhachkala. According to some sources, two persons, and according to other sources - four persons were injured. To disperse the crowd, militiamen had to open warning fire in the air.

September 20, 2010 23:10

• Krasnodar Territory: "White Tape" initiates new all-Russian movement

  Activists of the public movement "White Tape", operational today in Krasnodar, Novorossisk, Sochi and St Petersburg, and of several other public and political structures have announced their intention to create a nationwide all-Russian movement "Freedom. Brotherhood. Justice".

September 20, 2010 23:00

• In Azerbaijan, journalist who visited Armenia plans to challenge his dismissal from television

  On September 29, the Sabail District Court of Baku will consider, with Fuad Guseinov as the chairing judge, the claim lodged by journalist Asef Guliev against the Closed Joint-Stock Company (CJSC) "Azerbaijani TV and Radio Broadcasting" (AzTV state television). The claimant believes that he was illegally dismissed from his job and demands reinstatement and payment of lost salary.

September 20, 2010 22:40

• Residents of Ingushetia who disappeared after Vladikavkaz terror act were found and are interrogated by power agents

  The fate of residents of Ingushetia Sait-Ali Dobriev, Magomed Tochiev, and Aminat and Aishat Gandarova, detained earlier by law enforcers because of the terror act in Vladikavkaz on September 9, whose relatives had stated their disappearance, is now somewhat clear: they are still interrogated under the terror act case.

September 20, 2010 22:30

• Chechnya has celebrated its Women's Day

  The celebrations in honour of the Day of Chechen Women, established last year by President Ramzan Kadyrov, are over in Chechnya.

September 20, 2010 22:20

• Russian GPO asks Poland to extradite Zakaev

  The General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of the Russian Federation requests that Poland delivers Ahmed Zakaev, emissary of Chechen separatists, who is in international search and who was detained earlier in the territory of this state, and promises to treat him in Russia in line with international standards.

September 20, 2010 22:10

• Ingushetia restricts sale of strong alcohol

  The official website of the President of the Republic of Ingushetia reports that the local government has ordered to restrict the retail sale of alcoholic beverages.

September 20, 2010 22:00

• Death toll of Vladikavkaz terror act reaches 19

  Leila Dzagoeva, who was injured in the terror act committed in the central marketplace of Vladikavkaz, died in a Moscow hospital. Thus, the death toll has reached 19 persons.

September 20, 2010 21:00

• Carelessness of a restaurant's personnel became the cause of poisoning of over 40 residents of Yerevan

  According to Grigor Bagyan, head of the State Inspection of food and veterinary security of Armenian Ministry of Agriculture, the results of food expertise in a Yerevan restaurant "Gegama" where on August, 19, 41 visitors got a food poisoning indicated that the cause of the incident has been carelessness of the enterprise's staff which resulted in a staphylococcus infection of the people.

September 20, 2010 20:00

• Ahmed Zakaev left Poland

  Ahmed Zakaev, emissary of the Chechen separatists, detained on September, 17, in Warsaw and then released out of custody left Poland on Sunday, September, 19 but promised to return soon.