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February 10, 2011 21:00

• Friend of resident of Moscow Region killed in special operation in Chechnya claims of persecution by FSB

  The office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" in Grozny was approached by Magomed Edilov, 51, a local resident and a friend of a resident of the Moscow Region, who perished in a special operation in Chechnya. Mr Edilov complained of being harassed by FSB agents.

February 10, 2011 20:00

• European Court fined the Russian Federation for disappearance and deaths of residents of Chechnya

  The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg fined Russia to a sum of 160 thousand euros for disappearance and death of residents of Chechnya Movsar and Movladi Nasukhanovs and Magomed Dudarov in 2002.

February 10, 2011 19:00

• An oppositional journalist who called to a meeting via "Facebook" summoned to the police in Sumgait

  On February, 9, Elchin Gasanov, one more of the activists of the party People's Front of Azerbaijan (PPFA) , reporter of "Yukselish Namine" ("For the Sake of Revival") was summoned to the police department of Sumgait.

February 10, 2011 18:00

• One more Georgian sailor captured by Somali pirates

  On February, 9, Somali pirates captured a Greek tanker Irene SL in shore of Oman the crew of which includes a citizen of Georgia.

February 09, 2011 23:30

• Soldier lost in Nagorno-Karabakh

  A regular soldier, private Kotinyan, Gevorg Andranikovich, born in 1992, died in an emergency incident in the Defence Army of Nagorno-Karabakh.

February 09, 2011 23:20

• Pyatigorsk: district militiaman sentenced to three years of colony for abuse of powers

  The City Court of Pyatigorsk, Stavropol Territory, has passed a verdict of guilty to a district militiaman of the local OVD (Interior Division), who tried to improve his performance indicators by planting drugs on citizens and then "finding" them.

February 09, 2011 23:10

• In Astrakhan, a local resident dies of swine flu

  On Monday, February 7, a 56-year-old local resident died in the Astrakhan Regional Infectious Hospital from complications caused by A/H1N1 influenza virus (swine flu).

February 09, 2011 23:00

• Deputy colony head detained at bribe-taking in Dagestan

  As reported by the press service of the regional FSB department, on Monday, February 7, Lieutenant Colonel Khanahmed Yarakhmedov, deputy head of Penal Colony No. 2 of the Russian Federal Penal Service (known as "UFSIN"), was detained, when receiving a bribe of 80,000 roubles.

February 09, 2011 22:50

• In Dagestan, enclave residents hold rally demanding from authorities to defend their interests

  On February 8, Makhachkala hosted a rally of residents of the village of Khrakh-Uba (Khrakhoba), which is part of the village soviet Novoaulskiy, Magaramkent District of Dagestan, but is located inside the Khachmaz District of Azerbaijan. The protesters - about 300 persons - demanded to protect villagers' rights.

February 09, 2011 22:40

• Azerbaijani SC upholds sentence to Garisov, resident of Dagestan

  The Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijan has upheld the sentence passed by the court of the Kusar District to Usman Garisov, a resident of Dagestan on charges of contraband and drug use. He was sentenced to four years in prison.

February 09, 2011 22:20

• Two suspects of murdering football fan Volkov to stay in custody for three months more

  The Presnya Court of Moscow has extended till May 11 the custody of the two persons accused of murdering Yuri Volkov, a fan of the "Spartak" Football Club.

February 09, 2011 22:10

• Investigators name suspect of murdering children in Kuschevskaya

  The investigation has established the supposed killer of four children during the massacre of the family of farmer Ametov and his friends from Rostov-on-Don in the village of Kuschevskaya.

February 09, 2011 22:00

• Investigators find extremism in Ramazan Utarbiev's video appeal

  Experts have found attributes of incitement to ethnic hatred in the video appeal of Ramazan Utarbiev, who is searched on suspicion of involvement in the murder of the Moscow football fan Yegor Sviridov, reports a source close to the investigation.

February 09, 2011 20:00

• CIA experts have doubts that terror in Domodedovo was organized by Umarov

  Stratfor Analytic center integrating the veterans of CIA has issued an analytical note in which it did not rule out that Dokku Umarov, one of the gunmen's leaders, had taken the responsibility for terror in Domodedovo in order to raise his rating among the members of armed underground.

February 09, 2011 20:00

• Gas explosion in Grozny injures a woman

  According to latest data, this morning in downtown Grozny, a gas cylinder blew up in one of the shopping kiosks situated near the bus stop, leading to the "Minutka" Square. The saleswoman who worked in the kiosk was slightly injured. The version of a terror act is completely rejected by the Chechen law enforcement bodies.

February 09, 2011 19:00

• Residents of Grozny report kidnapping of two persons by members of the top brass

  According to several eyewitnesses of the incident, at night of February, 7, in Lenin district of Grozny two young men were beaten up and taken to an unknown place by members of the top brass. Law enforcement bodies avoid providing any comments on the matter.

February 09, 2011 18:00

• Under age relatives of the probable executor of terror in "Domodedovo" arrested in Ingushetia

  A brother and sister of Magomed Yevloev, direct executor of the explosion, have been arrested for suspicion of preparing the act of terror, one of the participants of a closed session of the State Duma held on February, 8, with the participation of leaders of power ministries of the Russian Federation said.

February 09, 2011 18:00

• Three explosions in Grozny within 24 hours

  As a result of another blast that happened in the evening in the Oktiabrskiy District of the Chechen capital, three OMON (special-purpose militia) fighters were wounded. In total, three explosions that occurred in Grozny within 24 hours wounded five persons.

February 08, 2011 23:20

• Members of Public Chamber of KBR offer to strengthen role of education and media in war on terror

  On February 7, the House of Government of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), held a sitting of the Public Chamber of the KBR, which discussed the role of public in the fight against terrorism. The members of the Chamber shared their views on the reasons of the current socio-political situation and offered various measures on how to improve it.

February 08, 2011 23:10

• Volgograd Region: prosecutor accused of bribery sentenced to five years in prison

  The Court of the Sredneakhtubinskiy District of the Volgograd Region found Alexander Shtokolov, former district prosecutor, guilty of a fraud attempt. According to investigators, he had promised to help a local entrepreneur to acquire land plots for a bribe of over 4 million roubles.