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February 09, 2009 22:00

• Agaev: referendum planned in Azerbaijan is against the European Charter

  The concern of the leaders of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe (CLRACE) of the amendments, offered to the Constitution of Azerbaijan, which have to do with local self-government, is quite reasonable. This opinion was expressed by Rovshan Agaev, expert in the area of local self-government and deputy head of the Centre to Promote Economic Initiatives, in his conversation with the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

February 09, 2009 22:00

• European Court finds another complaint against torture in Chechnya eligible

  The European Court on Human Rights has recognized eligible the received complaint of Alaudin Sadykov from Chechnya, who was subjected to torture by militaries and militiamen in 2000.

February 09, 2009 21:00

• Advocate tries to stop criminal case against Mamedyarov tortured in Dagestan

  Bakanai Guseinova, advocate of Nariman Mamedyarov, plans to strain her efforts to completely stop criminal prosecution of her client. Mr Mamedyarov himself will have to undergo surgery on his arm broken by power agents. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it by Ms Guseinova.

February 09, 2009 20:00

• Evkurov stands for return of Ingush refugees to Prigorodny District of North Ossetia

  The Prigorodny District is a part of North Ossetia, but Ingush refugees should return to their homes, as President of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov has stated.

February 09, 2009 20:00

• Evkurov: instability in Ingushetia is backed by Arabs

  The change of Ingushetian leadership had little effect on the situation in the criminal sphere, since militants' leaders - Dokku Umarov, Magasu and others - who pursue the aim "to create some Caliphate or Emirate" and "to disintegrate Russia - like once the Soviet Union was disintegrated" are indifferent to who keeps the power. This was stated by President of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov.

February 09, 2009 19:00

• Hammarberg insists on opening a human rights office in Gali District of Abkhazia

  Thomas Hammarberg, Commissioner of the Council of Europe on Human Rights, finds it reasonable to open an office on human rights in the Gali District of Abkhazia. This was announced today in Sukhumi at the meeting with President of Abkhazia Sergey Bagapsh. The meeting discussed the issues of ensuring human rights in Abkhazia.

February 09, 2009 18:00

• Originators of mass fight in Rostov-on-Don not detained yet

  Within the investigation of the criminal case on a student's murder in a mass fight on February 8 in the centre of Rostov-on-Don, nobody is detained so far. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it by a source in the Investigatory Department of the ICPO (Investigatory Committee at the Prosecutor's Office) of the Russian Federation for the Rostov Region.

February 07, 2009 20:00

• Kakha Bendukidze, head of Georgia's State Office, retires

  Today, Kakha Bendukidze, head of the State Office of Georgia, has confirmed his resignation.

February 07, 2009 18:11

• In Rostov Region, half of accused of corruption are militiamen

  In the Rostov Region, half of the persons accused of corruption crimes are militiamen, the other half falling on employees of the education system, public health, supervising bodies and administrations of different levels.

February 07, 2009 18:00

• Over 90,000 seeking job in Armenia

  Arsen Ambartsumyan, Minister of Labour and Social Matters of Armenia, has reported to the session of the National Assembly that according to the Ministry, by the end of January, because of the global economic crisis, about 3500 person lost their jobs in the country.

February 07, 2009 17:00

• Memoirs on "White Movement" in Northern Caucasus published in Kabardino-Balkaria

  The Kabardino-Balkarian Human Rights Centre has hosted a presentation of the memoirs of Konstantin Chkheidze entitled "General Dautokov-Serebryakov in Civil War".

February 07, 2009 15:00

• Football referee kidnapped in Georgia

  In the highway in the Kaspskiy District of Georgia, unidentified persons have attacked a car and kidnapped a referee who was making his way to a match of the National Football Championship.

February 07, 2009 10:00

• In Ingushetia, head of children's dancing ensemble wounded

  In the city of Malgobek, Ingushetia, unidentified persons have heavily wounded the art director of the children's dancing ensemble "Zori Ingushetii". He received a wound in his abdominal cavity, and is currently operated on.

February 07, 2009 09:00

• Seven persons suffer from gas explosion in Chechnya

  Today, an explosion of utility gas in a private house located in Valerik village, Achkhoy-Martan District of Chechnya, has injured seven persons, including six children.

February 07, 2009 06:00

• Georgia presents a list of missing soldiers to Russia

  The Georgian party has handed over to Russia a list of 32 militaries, who disappeared in the course of Georgia's conflict with South Ossetia and Abkhazia in August 2008.

February 07, 2009 04:10

• Finnish lady-journalist wants to tell the truth about Ingushetia

  Anna Lauren, a Finnish journalist and a correspondent of the state-owned TV and Radio Company "Yuleisradio", has come to Ingushetia with the aim to make reports; she is now writing a book about Northern Caucasus and warfare during the Russian-Georgian conflict in 2008, willing to help residents of her country "to have a sober look at the Caucasus."

February 07, 2009 02:00

• Court investigation of Anna Politkovskaya's murder is over

  The Moscow District Military Court has completed the court investigation on the murder case of journalist Anna Politkovskaya, as the presiding judge Evgeniy Zubov announced on February 6.

February 07, 2009 01:00

• Chechen authorities contemplate on issuing "prohibition law"

  The authorities of Chechnya want to promulgate restrictions on sale of alcoholic products in the territory of the Republic. The respective ideas were announced by Islam Vazirkhanov, head of the Republic's Department of the Federal Tax Service for Chechnya.

February 06, 2009 23:00

• Organizations of journalists are concerned of the attempt to intimidate the head of "Echo Moskvy" Radio

  The Committee to Protect Journalists, the Union of Journalists of Russia and the Centre of Extreme Journalism are concerned of the attempt to intimidate the head of the "Echo Moskvy" Radio by expressing a veiled threat to Alexei Venediktov, editor of independent radio station "Echo Moskvy". They link the fact that an axe and a video camera were found at the journalist's apartment with his professional activities.

February 06, 2009 22:00

• President of Chechnya calls former militants back home from Europe

  On February 5, in the course of his meeting in Grozny with Ramzan Ampukaev, representative of the Chechen Diaspora in Europe, Ramzan Kadyrov invited former militants, now living in Europe, to come back home. The Chechen President also rejected his any involvement in the recent murder in Vienna of refugee from Chechnya Israilov, who had earlier worked for his security service. The Kadyrov's meeting with Ampukaev was shown by local television.