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March 31, 2009 22:00

• Imprisoned MPs are rejected immunity restoration

  The National Assembly of Armenia, having discussed on March 30 the issue of restoration of deputy's immunity for the four MPs figuring in the "Case of Seven", decided not to interfere yet into the trial and wait for next moves of the prosecutor's office. On April 1, the General Public Prosecutor will present new charges to the detainees.

March 31, 2009 21:00

• Young mother from Ingushetia transferred from a prison cell to hospital ward

  Madina Malsagova, a resident of Ingushetia, who gave birth to a child while in custody, has been placed to a hospital ward. Today in Nazran, a court session will consider an opportunity to change her freedom restriction measure.

March 31, 2009 21:00

• Residents of Achkhoy-Martan District of Chechnya complain of power agents

  In these latter days, employees of Russian federal and local power agencies have actually terrorized the population of some dwelling settlements of Achkhoy-Martan District of Chechnya. This is the assertion of Aslambek Apaev, expert of the Moscow Helsinki Group for Northern Caucasus.

March 31, 2009 20:00

• Servicemen's executor sentenced to life imprisonment in Dagestan

  On March 31, the Supreme Court of Dagestan sentenced Arbi Dandaev, a resident of Chechnya, to life imprisonment for his personal participation, during the militants' attack on Dagestan in 1999, in execution of six soldiers.

March 31, 2009 19:00

• Sulim Yamadaev's relatives assert that he is alive, Dubai police - that he is dead

  Relatives of Sulim Yamadaev, ex-commander of the "Vostok" special-purpose battalion under the GRU (Main Intelligence Directorate of the Russian General Staff), who was attempted on on March 28 in Dubai, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, insist that he is alive. The city police insist that he is dead and are ready to give his body out to relatives.

March 31, 2009 18:00

• Jurymen acquit two suspects of attempt on President of Chechnya

  Today, the jury of the Moscow City Court has acquitted two defendants accused of preparing an attempt on President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, thus finding the third figurant in the case to be guilty.

March 30, 2009 23:00

• Sailov: Armenian prisoners of war want to get to a third country

  The Armenian militaries Grant Markosyan, Arthur Vartevyan and Alik Tevosyan, who are in captivity in Azerbaijan, have sent an appeal asking to transfer them to some third country. This was reported by Shain Sailov, Secretary of the State Commission of Azerbaijan for Prisoners of War, Missing Persons and Hostages.

March 30, 2009 22:00

• President of Chechnya refutes information about pressure on Aslan Maskhadov's son

  President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov has denied the information about the pressure exerted on Anzor, Aslan Maskhadov's son, and his relatives with the aim to force him to return to Chechnya. Mr Kadyrov accused the yellow press of disseminating such news and has noted that "son is not responsible for his father."

March 30, 2009 21:00

• In case CTO regime is cancelled, 20,000 soldiers will leave Chechnya

  About 20,000 militaries men of Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of the Russian Federation will be removed from Chechnya, should the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime is cancelled in the republic; the remaining soldiers will get much smaller salaries and travel allowances.

March 30, 2009 20:00

• Militia suspects Chechen militants of murdering Ingush hunters

  The four residents of Ingushetia, whose bodies were detected on March 28 in the Achkhoy-Martan District of Chechnya, could be killed by militants from the grouping of field commander Timur Makhauri active in the region, as Chechen law enforcers assert.

March 30, 2009 19:00

• CTO regime announced in six villages of Ingushetia

  The counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime has been introduced in six dwelling settlements of the Sunzha District of Ingushetia. The reason was in the information about a prepared series of terror acts, as the FSB reports.

March 30, 2009 18:00

• Choltaev: Sulim Yamadaev's murder is no benefit for Chechen President

  Murder of Sulim Yamadaev, ex-commander of the "Vostok" (East) GRU's special battalion, is absolutely unfavourable for Ramzana Kadyrov, as political scientist Zaindi Choltaev thinks, since now President of Chechnya tries to position himself as a peacemaker, or a person capable to unite the whole nation.

March 28, 2009 23:00

• Mufti of Ingushetia calls to stop attacking shops selling alcohol

  Isa Khamkhoev, head of the Spiritual Department of Moslems of Ingushetia, has stated that attacks on shops and stores selling alcohol are caused by religious feelings of his co-believers. However, he urged them to fight alcohol abuse by means of prayers, not weapons.

March 28, 2009 22:00

• Russian national football team beats Azerbaijani counterparts

  Under the 2010 World Cup qualification round, the Russian national football team has defeated their Azerbaijani opponents 2:0. However, Gus Hiddink, coach of the Russian party, was not quite happy: he had hoped for a more convincing victory.

March 28, 2009 22:00

• Bodies of five assassinated local residents found in Ingushetia

  The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Ingushetia has reported that five killed local residents were found near Arshty and Bamut villages, Sunzha District, located near the administrative border with Chechnya.

March 28, 2009 18:14

• President of Georgia invites opposition to dialogue

  Today, President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili and a number of culture workers made statements intended to relieve the internal political tension in the country.

March 28, 2009 17:10

• NGOs of North Ossetia state poor care of invalids

  Children's and youth public organizations, movements and associations of North Ossetia urge to pay more attention, when building objects of social infrastructure, to problems of limited capacity people - wheelchair invalids.

March 28, 2009 15:00

• Boris Nemtsov registered as candidate for Sochi Mayor

  Boris Nemtsov has been registered as a candidate to the post of Mayor of Sochi, the host city of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.

March 28, 2009 13:14

• Mass lay-offs of servants launched in Ingushetia

  On March 26, state organizations and establishments of Ingushetia, administration heads of cities, districts and settlements received a written instruction to dismiss chief accountants and deputy heads of respective organizations, and also of division heads.

March 28, 2009 07:00

• Today, Kabardino-Balkaria marks Revival Day of Balkar Nation

  Today, Kabardino-Balkaria will host celebratory events in honour of the Revival Day of Balkar Nation. All the Culture Houses in Balkar villages will hold celebratory concerts and other festivities.