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23:00, 13 July 2010

SQBJ refused to open case against ex-head of military court of Grozny

Today, the Supreme Qualification Board of Judges (SQBJ) refused to give consent to initiation of a criminal case against Alexander Kuznetsov, former chairman of the Grozny Garrison Military Court, accused of forgery, making illegal decision and causing damage.

22:20, 13 July 2010

In Dagestan, girls announced suicide bombers by power agents left home after prohibition to wear hijabs

Today, Bege Akaev, a resident of Novokayakent village, Kayakent District, said that his daughter - Zaira, 20, and Zalina, 15, announced by the National Antiterrorist Centre of Russia to be potential suicide bombers, left home six months ago because of domestic conflicts.

Memorial of Military Glory in Kutaisi (Georgia) prior to demolition. Photo by www.panoramio.com/photo/24167350

22:00, 13 July 2010

Funds are not enough to erect in Moscow prototype of Memorial of Glory demolished in Kutaisi

Erection of a monument in Moscow instead of the Memorial of Glory blown up in Kutaisi may face certain difficulties. As of July 12, 7 million roubles were raised for the purpose, which is, as noted by Valery Vinogradov, Deputy Mayor of Moscow, obviously not enough. It is planned to start construction already in the end of July and to open the memorial on December 19 - one year after the monument was blown up in Kutaisi, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

21:20, 13 July 2010

Georgia: Tsotne Gamsakhurdia is ready to plead guilty

Tsotne, son of the first president of Georgia Zviad Gamsakhurdia, who is serving his term on the charge of a deliberate murder attempt, is ready to admit the charges live on TV. This was stated on July 12 by his advocate Keti Bekauri.

21:00, 13 July 2010

In Dagestan, journalist is threatened for an article about murders of Derbent residents

As announced on July 12 by the Investigatory Department (ID) for Dagestan of the Russian ICPO, an investigation is underway in this republic under the earlier opened criminal case on the fact of dissemination on June 16 of a video clip showing alleged militiamen executing alleged militants in Derbent.

20:00, 13 July 2010

Woman from Dagestan states extrajudicial execution of her brother

Dzamilya Samurkhanova, a resident of Makhachkala, is going to institute criminal proceedings of militiamen of the Derbent GOVD, who on June 16 shot dead her brother Rustam Samurkhanov, 22. The woman asserts that her brother had nothing to do with any criminal matters.

19:00, 13 July 2010

In Dagestan, advocate demands to make inspector who beat her criminally liable

Dzhamilya Tagirova, a lawyer of the Dagestan Specialized Bar, has petitioned about initiating a criminal case against Kerim Mazaev, an inspector of the Sovietskiy ROVD (District Interior Division) of Makhachkala, who beat her right in the ROVD building.

18:00, 13 July 2010

Advocates of "Taboo Art" organizers to apply to ECtHR

The defence of the convicted organizers of the an exhibition "Taboo Art-2006" Yuri Samodurov and Andrei Yerofeev plans to apply to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) with a complaint against violations of clients' rights to expression of their opinion. The opponents of the exhibition are going to strive for expulsion of the convicts from Russia.

23:30, 12 July 2010

Kabardino-Balkaria: attempts on militiamen from Elborus ROVD

On July 11, in the Elborus District of Kabardino-Balkaria, attempts were undertaken on employees of the district interior division (ROVD). When the car of the ROVD head was passing by, an explosion was triggered; and a self-made bomb was detected and neutralized under the bottom of the car of the head of the criminal militia of the same ROVD. Nobody suffered in these incidents.

23:20, 12 July 2010

Law enforcement bodies investigate militiaman's murder in Karachai-Circassia

The body of a militiaman, aged 27, with numerous piercing ands cutting wounds was found in the evening on July 11 in Uchkeken village of the Malokarachaevskiy District of Karachai-Circassia.

23:10, 12 July 2010

Dagestan: health condition of wounded prosecutor remains extremely grave

The health condition of Sirazhuddin Murtazaliev, senior assistant of the district public prosecutor and a son of the Minister of Sports of Dagestan Arslanali Murtazaliev, who was hospitalized with numerous gunshot wounds at night on July 11, remains the gravest, as the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed at the reception ward of the Khasavyurt city hospital.

23:00, 12 July 2010

A militiaman killed in Grozny

In the Staropromyslovskiy District of Grozny, last night unidentified persons shot dead an employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Chechnya; now, the inquiry is underway.

Cleaning of Grozny streets. Photo by www.chechnyafree.ru

22:00, 12 July 2010

Subbotnik in Grozny will last till elimination of "all unfinished work and drawbacks"

The broad-scale subbotnik (day of unpaid work) for cleaning Grozny announced on June 19 by President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov was again prolonged. He said that each of the sectors into which the Chechen capital was divided for the procedure, where a particular official was in charge of the sector, will be inspected, and no "work with drawbacks" will be accepted.

21:00, 12 July 2010

CPJ calls Russia's authorities to report about inquiry into Paul Khlebnikov's murder

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) calls the authorities of Russia to disclose the results of the investigation into the murder of Paul Khlebnikov, editor of the Russian version of the Forbes, who was shot dead near his Moscow office six years ago.

20:00, 12 July 2010

Court in Moscow finds organizers of "Taboo Art-2006" guilty

The Taganka Court of Moscow has found Andrei Yerofeev and Yuri Samodurov, organizers of the exhibition "Taboo Art-2006", guilty of kindling hatred. Now, the announcement of the verdict continues.

19:00, 12 July 2010

HRC "Memorial" and President of Chechnya state readiness for dialogue

President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov said that nothing threatens human rights activists in his republic, and nobody had even the slightest idea to hamper the HRC "Memorial". In his turn, the leader of the "Memorial" Oleg Orlov noted that human rights activists are always open for this sort of dialogue.

Moscow, Novopushkinskiy Mini-Park, July 23, 2009. Rally in memory of assassinated human rights advocate Natalia Estemirova. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"

18:00, 12 July 2010

Actions to be held on July 15 in Natalia Estemirova's memory

On July 15, 2010, one year after the murder of Natalia Estemirova, an employee of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", a commemoration picket will be held at 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the monument to Griboedov (Chistye Prudy metro station). Then, at 7:00 p.m. a memory party will start at 12 Maly Karetny, in the HRC premises.

23:50, 10 July 2010

Georgia: human rights NGO cannot find conclusions of state commission on damage evaluation in August 2008

In Georgia, the nongovernmental organization (NGO) named "Priority on Human Rights" has addressed local mass media with a request for help to receive information about the results of the work of the state commission, which appraised the damage suffered by Georgia in the course of the warfare in August 2008.

23:20, 10 July 2010

Jagland: Georgia fears recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia by Europe

On July 9, Turborn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe (CЕ), said that representatives of the CE have no access to Abkhazia and South Ossetia, because Georgian leaders fear that Europe may recognizes these republics.

23:10, 10 July 2010

Criminal case initiated on huge swindle at construction of "dancing" bridge

The investigatory division of the regional FSB department has initiated a criminal case on the fact of an especially huge swindle (11 million roubles) at construction of a pontoon bridge across the Akhtuba River in the Volgograd Region.

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