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June 18, 2010 22:10

• Lawyer Sapiyat Magomedova severely beaten in Dagestan

  As reported by the HRC "Memorial", on June 17 in the afternoon, employees of the GOVD (City Interior Division) of Khasavyurt, Republic of Dagestan, severely beat lawyer Sapiyat Magomedova.

June 18, 2010 22:00

• Finnish AI section holds solidarity actions for human rights in Russia

  The Finnish human rights activists who held protest actions in Helsinki against inefficient investigation in Russia of the murders of Anna Politkovskaya, Magomed Evloev, Natalia Estemirova and Maksharip Aushev, and an action in support of the Russian "Strategy 31", are going to continue their actions in support of human rights in Russia at the Russian embassy in Helsinki.

June 18, 2010 21:00

• One of Tsechoev brothers released in Ingushetia

  In Ingushetia, the session of the Malgobek City Court on the case of Tsechoev brothers, detained for administrative violations, due to take place on June 17, was reappointed for today. Now the case is given to Judge Kureish Kokurkhaev, who will consider it. Earlier, court sessions were held without the presence of brothers.

June 18, 2010 21:00

• In Sochi, Imereti residents stop their hunger strike

  In Sochi, the participants of the 24-day-long hunger strike stopped their protest action in exchange for the promise of the authorities to get into every particular case of discontent or misunderstanding of Imereti Lowland residents.

June 18, 2010 20:00

• Doku Itslaev, employee of HRC "Memorial" in Chechnya, accuses Italian newspaper of distorting his words

  Mr Itslaev accuses the Italian newspaper Corriere Della Sera, which published an article about the situation in the Chechen Republic, of distorting his words.

June 18, 2010 19:00

• Karimov: Kadyrov did not file new suits against "Memorial" leader

  Ramzan Kadyrov did not file any new claims against Oleg Orlov, head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial". This was stated by Alvi Karimov, press secretary of the President of Chechnya, who confirmed that Kadyrov had recalled his claim against Orlov on his mother's request.

June 18, 2010 18:00

• In Moscow, militiaman, who beat to death a native of Abkhazia, sentenced to 15 years

  The Kuzminki Court of Moscow found militiaman Anver Ibragimov guilty of murdering, while in condition of alcoholic intoxication, a native of Abkhazia and sentenced him to 15 years of imprisonment.

June 17, 2010 23:40

• Two soldiers wounded in special operation at Serzhen-Yurt village in Chechnya

  Two contract soldiers were wounded on June 16 in the course of the special operation undertaken against fighters of the armed underground near the village of Serzhen-Yurt, Shali District of Chechnya. This was reported today by a source in law enforcement bodies of the republic.

June 17, 2010 23:20

• ICPO: all casualties of special operation in Dagestan identified

  As reported by the press service of the Investigatory Committee at the Prosecutor's Office (ICPO) of the Russian Federation for Dagestan, all the persons liquidated in the course of the special operation conducted in Stary Kostek village, Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, have been identified.

June 17, 2010 23:00

• "Transstroy" barred from building Sochi port

  Oleg Deripaska's Corporation "Transstroy" has been deprived of the 2.99-billion-rouble contract on building the second phase of the cargo port in Sochi - one of the main sites of the Olympic construction programme.

June 17, 2010 23:00

• ECtHR finds Russia guilty of seven disappearances in Chechnya

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg has found Russia guilty of disappearance and death of seven residents of Chechnya and ruled that Russian authorities should pay 470,000 euros of compensation. This is stated in the press release of the Court.

June 17, 2010 22:00

• Dagestan residents dissatisfied with law enforcers' nonfeasance

  Recent frequent murders of militiamen and attacks on public catering establishments have causes worry in local residents. People believe that the militia, which is unable to ensure safety of its workers, moreover cannot take care and defend peaceful residents.

June 17, 2010 21:00

• Anniversary of protest action dispersal in Tbilisi passed without excesses

  On June 15, a 30-minute protest action was held at the building of the former Chief Police Administration of Tbilisi. About 80 protesters wanted to remind about the events on June 15, 2009, when in that very place policemen dispersed a rally of the opposition by applying physical violence and arrested several participants, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

June 17, 2010 20:00

• ICG: Russia allotted 28,000 US dollars per resident of South Ossetia

  After the August conflict of 2008, the whole economy of South Ossetia had to reorient towards Russia. The Russian Federation had allocated 840 million US dollars (26 billion roubles) to the breakaway republic; however, the economy, which should have consumed the money, shows no recovery. This was the conclusion of the international NGO named "The International Crisis Group" (ICG).

June 17, 2010 19:00

• Mass poisoning of workers in Rostov Region

  Twenty-one workers of the chip-making factory in the city of Azov got food poisoning and were brought to hospital. Eight of them were left there for treatment.

June 17, 2010 18:00

• In Azerbaijan, 31 persons accused of terrorism sentenced to imprisonment

  On June 17, at the Court for Grave Crimes of Azerbaijan, where the trial on the case of a group of citizen of the republic, accused of terrorism and attempt to overthrow the power, some of the defendants stated their innocence.

June 16, 2010 23:40

• FSIN refutes data on Khasis' hunger strike

  Evgenia Khasis, a figurant in the murder case of lawyer Stanislav Markelov, did not refuse to take prison food at the "Lefortovo" SIZO (pre-trial prison), where she is now kept. This was stated by the spokesman of the press service of the Federal Corrective Service (known as "FSIN").

June 16, 2010 23:00

• Fotov, detained resident of Kabardino-Balkaria, was not tortured, his advocate says

  After Svetlana Gannushkina, chair of the Committee "Civil Assistance", interfered into the case of Ratmir Fotov, who had been detained in Kabardino-Balkaria, his advocate Larissa Dorogova, who was hired by Ratmir's relatives, managed to meet him.

June 16, 2010 22:20

• Armenian ecologists worry about hotel construction in Khosrov Reserve

  Activists of ecological organizations of Armenia call to suspend construction of the hotel in the Khosrov Natural Reserve and start broad public debates on the use of this area for ecological tourism.

June 16, 2010 22:10

• Ten supposed militants liquidated today in Dagestan

  They were killed in two armed clashes that burst out in Dagestan today. Six of them were killed in the course of the special operation conducted in Stary Kostek village, and four more were shot dead in the city of Derbent. The general losses of the federal forces made four casualties and eight wounded servicemen.