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July 27, 2009 22:00

• Health condition of "Voice of Talysh" editor imprisoned in Azerbaijan deteriorates

  The health condition of Novruzali Mamedov, head of Talysh cultural center and chief editor of the newspaper "Tolyshi Sado" ("Voice of Talysh") in Azerbaijan, convicted for 10 years of imprisonment on the charge of treason, has sharply deteriorated.

July 27, 2009 21:10

• Relatives of suspected militants killed in Chechnya are prohibited to have commemoration ceremony

  The families of the suspected members of illegal armed units killed last Saturday, July 25, in Urus-Martan district of Chechnya have been handed over the bodies but forbidden to conduct the ceremony of commemoration (tezet).

July 27, 2009 21:00

• Residents of Khasaviurt intend to block road unless suspects of murdering Umakhanov are released

  Residents of Khasaviurt in Dagestan promise to block the "Kavkaz" highway once again unless the investigators fulfill their promise to release the suspects of murdering Magomed Umakhanov, son of Akhmedpashi Umakhanov, Dagestan National Assembly deputy and the nephew of the Khasaviurt leader.

July 27, 2009 19:00

• Kadyrov calls the terrorist act in Grozny an indication of agony of militants

  Streets of the town will be named after the militiamen who perished during the recent terrorist act in Grozny. This was announced today by Chechen president Ramzan Kadyrov who calls the terrorist act an indication of the agony of militants and an abortive attempt to draw away the forces of the law enforcement bodies from the region where the special operation was conducted.

July 27, 2009 18:00

• Persons convicted for mass poisoning of children in Stavropol Krai appeal against sentence

  The persons convicted for mass poisoning of children in the town of Lermontovo, Stavropol Krai, have filed a cassation appeal against the ruling of the first instance court, as reported by the Lermontov prosecutor's office.

July 25, 2009 20:00

• A Forum of youth protesting against arrest of bloggers held in Azerbaijan

  Today, activists of youth and public organizations of Azerbaijan have held a Forum of protests against the arrest of bloggers Adnan Gadzhizade and Emin Milli. About 50 activists have gathered at the business-center Landmarke for working out a unified strategy and tactics to defend the rights of Gadzhizade and Milli.

July 25, 2009 19:00

• Bank account open to help daughter of Natalia Estemirova

  Human rights activists have decided to help Lana Estemirova, daughter of their colleague Natalia Estemirova murdered on July 15. A bank account has been opened where volunteers may transfer money for the 15-year-old Lana.

July 25, 2009 17:00

• Imprisoned oppositionist in Armenia develops health problems

  The health of Tigran Arakelian, arrested member of opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC), is exceedingly grave, he needs serious treatment, claims his lawyer Vardui Elbakian. The oppositionist has been in prison hospital for 10 days.

July 25, 2009 14:00

• Azeri authorities cut the number of municipalities

  A process of enlarging municipalities by merging them is under way in Azerbaijan. The respective law was approved by Ilkham Aliyev, Azeri president, on July 23. According to the document, the number of self-government bodies is to be cut from 2,757 to 1,764.

July 25, 2009 12:00

• EU observers' mandate in Georgia extended for a year

  The mandate of the European Union mission of observers (EUOM) in Georgia has been extended for one year, the appropriate decision has been made at the EU ministerial in Brussels.

July 25, 2009 10:00

• New website of Ingushetia opposition to continue the cause of Evloyev

  Ingushetia opposition intends to continue at its new site the cause started by oppositionist Magomed Evloyev, murdered owner of the "Ingushetia.Ru" site, reports Magomed Khazbiyev, Ingushetia oppositionist.

July 25, 2009 08:00

• Georgian opposition cancelled daily meetings in Tbilisi

  Georgian opposition is not going to hold daily meetings in front of the parliament building, noted Levan Gachechiladze, one of the leaders of opposition and the "Defend Georgia" movement, at the July 24 meeting.

July 25, 2009 06:00

• Armenian opposition accuses law enforcement agencies of unlawful actions

  In connection with the completion of investigation and the majority of court trials on the cases of Armenian oppositionists arrested in the course of the 2008 presidential elections and post-election events, the opposition Armenian National Congress (АNC) has accused the Armenian law enforcement agencies of unlawful actions and support of the "unlawful regime".

July 25, 2009 03:00

• Uve Schram: European Commission to disclose its report on war in South Ossetia

  Uve Schram, German diplomat and deputy head of the European Commission International Investigation Commission on the Causes of the Five-day War in South Ossetia in August 2008, has spent three days in Tbilisi. According to him, the European commission on investigating the August war events is going to disclose its report at the end of September.

July 24, 2009 23:50

• European Union and USA call for releasing bloggers arrested in Azerbaijan

  The chair of the European Union represented by the Sweden Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement condemning the arrest of young activists in Azerbaijan. "The European Union is deeply concerned with the arrest and imprisonment of young activists Adnan Gadzhizade and Emin Milli in Azerbaijan", states the document submitted to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent at the EU office in Baku.

July 24, 2009 23:10

• Armenian court of appeal upholds the arrest of oppositionist Arakelian

  The Armenian court of appeal has upheld the decision of the court of first instance on arresting Tigran Arakelian, an 18-year old opposition activist accused of beating a policeman, as a measure of restraint. The court dismissed the petition of lawyer Vardui Elbakian on releasing the young man on bail.

July 24, 2009 23:00

• Khazbiev: functionaries of Ingushetia support militants

  Most functionaries and businessmen of the Republic of Ingushetia "pay kickback" to militants, claims Magomed Khazbiev, leader of Ingushetia opposition. According to him, civil servants continue to pay militants in the same way they were doing it under Murat Ziazikov, the previous president.

July 24, 2009 22:00

• 20 people taken to hospital with food poisoning in Stavropol Krai

  20 people, including seven children under 10, have been taken to hospital with food poisoning in Novopavlovsk (Stavropol Krai).

July 24, 2009 21:10

• In Ingushetia, attacks on private shops become frequent

  In the last two days, in Ingushetia, two armed attacks of unidentified persons on shop owners were registered, as a result of which two persons were lost.

July 24, 2009 21:00

• Khazbiev: attempt on Evkurov stopped resettlement of refugees of the Prigorodny District

  In early July, resettlement of the refugees from the Prigorodny District of North Ossetia, living in Ingushetia, should have begun. However, it did not happen, as reported by Ingush oppositionist Magomed Khazbiev. The reason was in the attempt on President Yunus-Bek Evkurov. His Administration says that the agreement on resettlement existed, but particular dates were not specified.