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March 19, 2010 22:10

• Court denies Dagestan resident's claims to Zhirinovsky

  Today, Judge Olga Vereshchak from the Meschanskiy District Court of Moscow has ruled to reject the claim lodged by Shamil Sheikhov, a resident of Makhachkala, in defence of his honour, dignity and business reputation against Chairman of the LDPR and Deputy of the State Duma of Russia Vladimir Zhirinovsky and editorial board of the newspaper "LDPR". The claimant told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that he was shocked by the verdict.

March 19, 2010 21:00

• Political hunger-strikers in Astrakhan are now seven in number

  Astrakhan sees the third day of the hunger-strike announced by deputies and activists of opposition parties. Today, it became known that Nazarbek Shnanov, head of the Pre-Volga Organization of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) has joined the action, increased its strength to seven persons.

March 19, 2010 20:30

• Militiamen suspected of beating a local arrested in Astrakhan

  The Kirov District Court of Astrakhan has arrested two employees of the city UVD (Interior Department), who, under the version of the investigation, had beaten a detainee forcing him to confess. In total, six persons figure in the case.

March 19, 2010 20:00

• Sochi residents complain of bureaucrats breaking privacy law

  Residents of Sochi assert that in 2007 ill-conceived plans of holding a Winter Olympiad in subtropics encroached on their rights to favourable environment, housing and property. Besides, they believe that the territorial authorities are breaking, under the pretext of appraising their property with the aim of illegal confiscation not for state needs, the law on privacy and individual information.

March 19, 2010 19:00

• Power agents continue searching militants in Chechen mountains

  The special operation against members of the armed underground started on March 17 goes on in the high-mountainous Vedeno District of Chechnya. One of the militants liquidated there was identified as an Arabian mercenary and one of militants' leaders; however, earlier the reports of power agencies did not mention the name of Abu Khaled.

March 19, 2010 18:00

• Turkey makes films about Armenian women kidnapped during WWI

  Young Turkish film directors Muzhde Arslan and Aitar Demirtas are making films about the Armenian girls who were kidnapped during World War I and then forced to marry Turks.

March 18, 2010 23:50

• The militiaman who beat Abkhazia resident to death in Moscow refuses to give testimony

  Former militiaman Anver Ibraghimov accused of beating to death Eduard Gurtskaya, resident of Abkhazia, refuses to plead partially guilty.

March 18, 2010 23:20

• Prosecutor's Office of Stavropol punishes officials for cold injury of children in sports club

  The Prosecutor's Office of Stavropol Territory has completed its check of a cold injury of children who had got to the hospital after fortifying procedures during kick-boxing training. Upon its results, local officials were punished, the coach was dismissed and criminal investigation against him is under way.

March 18, 2010 23:10

• Visitors of the "Gallery of Hearts" in Rostov-on-Don start to get interested in adoption

  The exhibition "Gallery of Hearts" continues in Rostov-on-Don, featuring art photographs of children from children's homes. The exhibition is held for the purpose of developing the institution of adoptive families. The feedback is already in place - some of its visitors have started to get specifically interested in adoption.

March 18, 2010 23:10

• Meeting in support of detainees on the case of murder of MIA chief held in Dagestan

  On March 17, a meeting in support of the rights of suspects in the case of murder of Adilgerei Magomedtagirov, Dagestan minister of interior, was held in Makhachkala.

March 18, 2010 23:00

• Kadyrov considers inexpedient to reduce the MIA staff in Chechnya

  Chechen president Ramzan Kadyrov is in favour of preserving the staff of the republic's law enforcement bodies and cancellation of dispatching to Chechnya of militia units from other regions. At the same time, the activity of the local militia causes criticism among the population.

March 18, 2010 22:50

• Students organize charity action to collect blood in Sochi

  About seventy students of the faculty of economics, technologies and mathematics of the State University of Tourism and Resort Activities in Sochi have voluntarily given their blood, and they intend to use the earned money to buy diapers, toys and medicines for the babies abandoned by their parents and catered for at the Sochi infectious diseases hospital.

March 18, 2010 22:30

• Followers of Gamsakhurdia in Georgia threaten with new actions of protest

  In case the court ruling to Tsotne, the son of the first president of Georgia Zviad Gamsakhurdia, is unfavourable for the Gamsakhurdia family the followers of the first president and members of his family threaten with new actions of protest.

March 18, 2010 21:40

• One of the militants killed in Chechnya was responsible for Umarov's security, says Kadyrov

  One of the militants killed in the course of a special operation in Vedeno district of Chechnya was Abu Khaled, a well-known leader of militants who was responsible for the security of Dokku Umarov, stated Chechen president Ramzan Kadyrov.

March 18, 2010 21:20

• Georgian opposition to sue Mikhail Saakashvili and Georgi Arveladze

  The opposition political forces, which have united into the "National Council", are preparing a lawsuit against Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili and Georgi Arveladze, head of the "Imedi" TV company, in connection with the "special report" on alleged intrusion of Russian troops into Georgia broadcast on March 13.

March 18, 2010 21:00

• The man who threatened to explode district department of internal affairs surrenders in Volgograd region

  Alexei Martynenko, previously convicted, who threatened to explode the building of Frolovo district department of internal affairs in Volgograd region has surrendered. "The shahid's belt" with which he threatened militiamen has proved to be a dummy.

March 18, 2010 20:00

• Armenian authorities intend to start reforms promised to CE in April

  The first steps aimed at introducing the reforms promised to the Council of Europe will be implemented by the Armenian authorities even before the April session of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly. This has been announced by David Arutyunyan, head of the Armenian delegation in PACE.

March 18, 2010 19:00

• Human rights activists in Azerbaijan ambiguously perceive the presidential pardon

  Ganimat Zakhidov, chief editor of the "Azadlyg" ("Freedom") newspaper, granted pardon yesterday by the decree of the Azeri president, was released today morning from the specialized medical establishment of the country's Penitentiary service.

March 18, 2010 18:00

• Dagestan resident complains of illegal arrest of his brother in Azerbaijan

  Umar Garisov, resident of village Karanayaul, Kayakent district, complains that his brother Osman Garisov has been in Azeri pre-trial prisons since February 10. Today, Umar Garisov has relayed that the incident happened at the Azeri customs house where the brother was returning home from his pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia.

March 17, 2010 23:50

• Pistol from which pastor Sysoev was murdered found on citizen of Kirghizia killed in Dagestan

  The pistol from which Daniil Sysoev, provost of the Moscow Apostle Thomas cathedral, had been murdered on November 19, 2009, was found on Beksultan Karybekov, born in Kirghizia, killed in the capital of Dagestan. This has been made known in the RF ICPO.