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20:00, 1 April 2009

In Armenia, court splits "Case of Seven" into individual criminal cases

Today, Judge Mnatsakan Martirosyan, who presides over the trial on the "Case of Seven", has decided to make individual criminal cases against six defendants out of their united case.

19:00, 1 April 2009

Kogoniya: there was no shelling of Georgian Khurcha village from Abkhazia

Laurens Kogoniya, head of the Gali ROVD (district interior department) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Abkhazia, has assured the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that there was no shelling of the village of Khurcha from the territory of Nabakevi village, Gali District of Abkhazia.

18:00, 1 April 2009

Miners in Rostov Region promise to stop their strike

As a result of negotiations held with the miners on strike in the bottom hole of the Closed Joint-Stock Company (CJSC) "Chikh Mine", Rostov Region, agreement has been reached today on payment out of all the salary debts to all the mine workers. The striking miners promise to stop their action by the end of day.

23:00, 31 March 2009

In Azerbaijan, satirist Mirza Sakit not yet released by amnesty

In Azerbaijan, the convicted satirical poet Mirza Sakit wants to sue his colony bosses for their failure to enforce in relation to him the Amnesty Act, as reported by Isakhan Ashurov, the inmate's advocate.

22:00, 31 March 2009

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.

21:00, 31 March 2009

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.

21:00, 31 March 2009

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.

20:00, 31 March 2009

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.

19:00, 31 March 2009

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.

18:00, 31 March 2009

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.

23:00, 30 March 2009

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.

22:00, 30 March 2009

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."

21:00, 30 March 2009

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.

20:00, 30 March 2009

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.

19:00, 30 March 2009

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.

18:00, 30 March 2009

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.

23:00, 28 March 2009

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.

22:00, 28 March 2009

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.

22:00, 28 March 2009

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.

18:14, 28 March 2009

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.

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