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23:30, 14 September 2010

Resident of Dagestan reports disappearance of his son

Ramazan Abdurakhmanov, 27, a resident of Aksai village, Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, has disappeared. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent learnt about it from his father Isa, who stated that nothing had been heard about Ramazan for two weeks.

23:10, 14 September 2010

Victims in Nalchik attack case complain that events of that day damaged their health

On September 13, at the trial dealing with events of October 13, 2005, in Nalchik, which resumed its work after a three-week break, the court listened to evidences of three victims on two episodes: attack on Centre "T" and Department of the FSB for Kabardino-Balkaria. One of the women said that for the whole day she hid from bullets in a refrigerator.

23:00, 14 September 2010

Journalists who accuse Deputy of Astrakhan Regional Duma of attacking them find inquiry superficial

In their comments on the fact that the Astrakhan Court has returned the criminal case on journalists' beating by the group headed by Rifkat Shabanov, Deputy of the Astrakhan Regional Duma, back to the Prosecutor's Office, the victims said that the investigation had failed to clear out a number of particulars.

22:50, 14 September 2010

Armenian public demand investigation into officers' violence applied to soldiers

On September 11, the YouTube placed a video "True face of our army", where young men dressed in uniform of the Armed Forces of Armenia are beaten by a person stripped to the waist, supposedly, an officer. The video has stirred up the country's public, which now demands to investigate the circumstances of the incident. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) does not exclude that the video could be forged.

22:40, 14 September 2010

Adygea: over 30 FSIN employees suspected of embezzling budget funds

The Prosecutor's Office of Adygea is investigating the criminal cases initiated against the head of one of the divisions of the local department of the Russian Federal Corrective Service (known as "FSIN") and against his 32 subordinates suspected of embezzling one million roubles from the state budget.

Oleg Orlov at the entrance to the Khamovniki Court before the session, September 13, 2010. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"

22:30, 14 September 2010

At Kadyrov-vs-Orlov litigation, witnesses of the prosecution were interrogated

The party of the prosecution in the case initiated by President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov against Oleg Orlov, head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", accused of slander, has summoned several witnesses to the session of the Khamovniki Court of Moscow, who stated that there were no grounds to accuse Kadyrov of any prejudiced attitude to human rights defenders.

22:20, 14 September 2010

In Novorossisk, attacker on human rights activist Karastelyov sentenced to a year in prison

Victor Tender was found guilty of attacking human rights activist Vadim Karastelyov, who presented the interests of ex-militia major Alexei Dymovskiy, and sentenced to one year of a high security colony.

21:10, 14 September 2010

Investigation does not rule out the possibility of an attempt of murder of Imam of Ingushetia for criticizing gunmen

Law enforcement organs of Ingushetia reported that Khamzat Chumakov, Imam of Nasir-Kort mosque, has been most probably attempted at for his speeches against representatives of armed underground.

21:00, 14 September 2010

Prosecutor's committee of inquiry: personnel of a work ethic camp provoked disturbance

Investigators began criminal proceedings against the personnel of Belorechenskaya juvenile colony in Krasnodar territory where mass disturbance with a participation of some tens of convicts had taken place, supposing that they had been provoked by the actions of the youth custody center personnel.

20:00, 14 September 2010

A militiaman perished during a skirmish in Chechnya, one more got wounded

Republican law enforcement organs reported that a militiaman perished and another one got wounded during an attempt of detention of an group of gunmen near the settlement of Nohch-Keloy, Shatoy district of Chechnya.

19:00, 14 September 2010

Militiaman taken to hospital in Dagestan

A district militiaman of Kyzil-jurt was hospitalized after an explosion of an explosive device under the floor of his car in the settlement of Staroye Miatli.

18:00, 14 September 2010

Trial by Chechen President's claim against Head of "Memorial" Human Rights Center declined the applications of the defense

At the trial by Ramzan Kadyrov, President of Chechen Republic's claim against Oleg Orlov, Head of "Memorial" Human Rights Center, on September, 13 judge Morozova declined the applications submitted by Henry Reznik, the defendant's attorney.

23:50, 13 September 2010

In Adzharia, pollution of beaches will be punished by huge fine or arrest

Adzharia plans to use strict measures against polluting of sea beaches. As stated on September 11 by President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili at the travel sitting of the government of Georgia in Batumi, infringers of the law will be fined by 500 laris or administrative arrest for 24 hours.

23:40, 13 September 2010

SC commutes sentence to leader of "White Wolves" grouping

Today, the Supreme Court (SC) of the Russian Federation has commuted verdicts to two members of the "White wolves" grouping sentenced for nationalism-inspired murders. Alexei Dzhavakhishvili, leader of a grouping, will leave colony one year earlier - after six years.

23:20, 13 September 2010

Georgia rejects Israeli political scientist Avigdor Eskin

Today in the morning, Avigdor Eskin, a well-known political scientist from Israel, who arrived in Tbilisi to take part on September 15 in the roundtable "Identity and globalization: challenges and prospects", organized by the Society of Irakli the Second, was not admitted to Georgia.

23:20, 13 September 2010

Somalia pirates who captured Georgian seamen contact the ship owner

On September 12, the Somalia pirates, who on September 8 captured a vessel with citizens of Georgia onboard, have established a contact with the ship owner - the Greek ship-owning company "Frio Ventures". This was reported by Sergo Devadze, representative of the Greek party and director of the Georgian company "Greenwich-21st".

German soldiers in the Caucasus, December 22, 1942. Photo by http://ru.wikipedia.org

23:10, 13 September 2010

Disputes around textbook "History of Russia. 1917-2009" continue

The expert's conclusion made by the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation on the textbook "History of Russia. 1917-2009" and stating that the book promotes kindling of national enmity gave rise to plenty of opposing opinions. In the opinion of sociologist Anatoly Golubovskiy, the textbook is a political provocation, while Andrei Shadrin, a colleague of the authors of the book, is sure that its condemnation was "politically customized."

23:00, 13 September 2010

Orlov, head of HRC "Memorial", rejects his guilt of slandering Kadyrov

Today, at the court session in Moscow, Oleg Orlov, head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", refused to admit his guilt of slandering Ramzan Kadyrov, President of Chechnya.

22:50, 13 September 2010

HRW and OSCE trace circumstances of detention in Georgia of ex-president of Meskhetian Turks' society

The case of Suleiman Barbakadze, former president of the international society of Meskhetian Turks "Vatan", arrested on July 26, is under supervision of human rights activists, Emil Adelkhanov, a rights defender from Tbilisi reports.

22:30, 13 September 2010

Informant: Ibragim Gadjidadaev, leader of Jama'at "Sheriyat", assassinated in Makhachkala

As reported by Abdullah Alisultanov, journalist of the Dagestan-based edition "Chernovik", with reference to his sources in law enforcement bodies, as a result of a special operation conducted by federal forces in Makhachkala, Ibragim Gadjidadaev, leader of the armed grouping named Jama'at "Sheriyat", was liquidated. So far, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan has not officially confirmed the information.

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