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22:10, 5 October 2010

Makhachkala: unidentified criminals beat militiamen and steal their pistols

In the evening on October 4, two militiamen were injured when attacked by unidentified persons in the Kirov District of Makhachkala, said a source from local law enforcement bodies.

22:00, 5 October 2010

Investigation finds death of Georgian luger in Vancouver accidental

The death of Georgian luger (sleigh racer) Nodar Kumaritashvili on the Olympic track in Whistler on the eve of the opening ceremony of Winter Olympics-2010 in Canada was a result of a tragic accident. This is the conclusion of the inspector dealing with the case.

Traditional shooting at a Chechen wedding party, Grozny. Photo by www.flickr.com/photos/dziadek

21:00, 5 October 2010

Abduction of brides in Chechnya will be inflicted both financially and criminally

From now on abduction of girls and women for marriage in Chechen Republic is prohibited. Abduction of a bride will now be equated with kidnapping and all those guilty will be not only fined but also punished in accordance with the legislation of the country.

20:00, 5 October 2010

Deputy of district Sakrebulo in Georgia detained for extortion

The personnel of Department of constitutional security of Georgian Ministry of Interior affairs detained Amiran Skhiereli, deputy of Sakrebulo of On district (Racha Lechkhumi region of Western Georgia) on accusation of extortion of a large sum of money, Soso Topuridze, Deputy Manager of Department of constitutional security reported.

19:00, 5 October 2010

Former special squad soldier in Krasnodar region suspected of murder

Denis Nekhov, former special squad soldier, aged 22, is suspected of murder of Ludmila Marmaliuk, a 52-years old resident of Krasnodar district. According to the investigation's version, Nekhov in a state of alcohol intoxication killed the woman by running her over in a "KamAZ".

18:00, 5 October 2010

The names of those suspected of blasting memorials in Kabardino-Balkaria declared

Representatives of law enforcement bodies in Kabardino-Balkaria state they have established the personalities of those suspected of involvement in blasting "The Eternal Flame" memorials in Nalchik and Tirniauz.

23:50, 4 October 2010

Court upholds custody of figurant in Yuri Volkov's murder case

The Moscow City Court has left Bekkhan Ibragimov, one of suspects in the case dealing with Muscovite Yuri Volkov's murder during a group fight in Chistoprudny Boulevard, behind bars.

23:40, 4 October 2010

Georgian political analysts differ in estimates of NATO office opened in Tbilisi

The opening of the NATO representative office in Tbilisi is a certain address to Russia and demonstration that Georgia is a NATO's partner, said Georgian political analyst Tornike Sharashenidze. Another political and military expert Irakli Sesiashvili is somewhat more restrained in his estimates. In his opinion, the NATO office will not guarantee the country's security and is no evidence of Georgia's integration into the Alliance.

23:30, 4 October 2010

Direct Georgia-Iran flights postponed till October 15

The opening of regular Tbilisi-Tehran air flights, which was scheduled on October 1, has been postponed by two weeks, said Nino Giorgobiani, head of the press service of the Airzena Georgian Airways. It is supposed that flights will start since October 15.

At the airport of Grozny, Chechnya. Photo by www.chechnyafree.ru

23:10, 4 October 2010

After emergency landing in Chechnya passengers go home

All the passengers on the Moscow-Grozny flight, which made yesterday, on October 3, an emergency landing in the airport of Volgograd because of bomb information, have got to the destination. Law enforcement bodies report that there were no victims.

Joel Simon and Kati Marton from the International Committee to Protect Journalists meet heads of Investiratory Committee, Moscow, September 30, 2010. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"

23:00, 4 October 2010

Joel Simon: ICPO admits mistake in Anna Politkovskaya's inquiry

At the meeting of the delegation from the International Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) with the heads of the Investigatory Committee at the Prosecutor's Office (ICPO) of the Russian federation, investigators admitted the fact of a hasty transfer of the murder case of Anna Politkovskaya, reporter of the "Novaya Gazeta" to the court, said Joel Simon, Executive Director of the CPJ.

22:50, 4 October 2010

MCC upholds sentence to organizers of "Forbidden Art" exhibition

Today, the Moscow City Court (MCC) has upheld the sentence passed earlier to Yuri Samodurov, ex-director of the Sakharov museum and social centre, and Andrei Erofeyev, former head of the division of newest trends of the Tretyakov Gallery, organizers of the exhibition "Forbidden Art-2006", fined for inciting religious hatred and enmity.

22:40, 4 October 2010

Sochi court leaves ex-judge Novikov, accused of fraud, in custody

The Khosta District Court of Sochi has ruled not to change the freedom restriction measure applied to the former judge Dmitri Novikov, accused of organizing in 2005 a theft by swindle of 17 land plots, said the court spokesman. The trial will be continued on October 11.

22:20, 4 October 2010

Rights defenders report another kidnapping in Dagestan

On September 26, in Khetokh village, Tsuntin District, a local resident Aliev, Ali Magomedovich, born in 1991, was kidnapped from his home, presumably by power agents, and taken away to some unknown place. His relatives appealed to human rights defenders.

22:10, 4 October 2010

Dagestani asserts that he was beaten by district head supporters

Mankuli Lamazov, a resident of Kurukal village and a confidant of Sharafidin Mukhurov, a candidate for a deputy of the district assembly from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), believes that he could be attacked and beaten by supporters of Safidin Mursalov, incumbent head of the Akhtyn District.

22:00, 4 October 2010

Low-income groups in Novorossiysk will receive food ration tickets on bread and milk

Low-income residents of Novorossiysk, Krasnodar region, will receive food ration tickets on bread and milk. This decision has been taken by Vladimir Sinyagovsky, mayor of the city, after the growth of prices on socially-significant products, Press service of Novorossiysk administration reports.

21:00, 4 October 2010

Militia post fired at in Dagestan, there are no victims

In the suburbs of the town of Derbent, Dagestan, unknown men opened fire at a militia post last night, the republican law enforcement bodies reported. No one was injured as a result of the attack.

20:00, 4 October 2010

"Spartak"'s fans were fired at in Dagestan while returning from the football match

Last night in Dagestan there was an attack at a bus with fans of "Spartak" football team which on October, 3, had a game with local "Anzhi" football club and won with a score 1:0.

19:00, 4 October 2010

Participants of a protest action on Tuapse established a Committee in protection of the city

The participants of the protest action held on October, 3, in Tuapse which numbered from five hundred to one thousand people data dependence established a Committee in protection of Tuapse. The action lasted about two hours and passed off peacefully. The personnel of law enforcement bodies behaved correctly. No one was detained.

18:00, 4 October 2010

Head of the village of Chirijurt and Chairman of a collective farm killed in Kiziljurt district of Dagestan

The republican Ministry of Interior Affairs reports that this morning Khabib Jabrailov, Head of the village of Chirijurt, Kiziljurt district of Dagestan, and Murad Kochkharov, Chairman of the local collective farm, were killed.

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