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21:00, 7 February 2007

Father of serviceman from Dagestan shot dead in Moscow strives to punish the culprits

Father of Jabrail Ibragimov, a soldier from Dagestan who perished in one of the military unit of the Taman Division, has left for Moscow aiming to clarify all the circumstances of his son's death and demand punishment of those guilty according to the law.

23:21, 6 February 2007

Chechnya's ombudsman revealed human rights violations in Chernokozovo's "SIZO"

On commission of Ramzan Kadyrov, prime minister of Chechnya, an inspection was held on observance of human rights in the Grozny pre-trial detention centre ("SIZO") and the colony for the victims located in the settlement of Chernokozovo.

23:16, 6 February 2007

International organizations stand for peaceful settlement of Nagorny Karabakh conflict

These days, Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, hosted another regular meeting within the joint project "Dialogue through Movies," implemented under the aegis of the British organization "Reconciliation Resources" and with assistance of the Internews of Armenia and Azerbaijan.

23:14, 6 February 2007

Attempt against MIA's head committed in Dagestan

Late in the evening on February 3, an assassination attempt was undertaken in Dagestan against Adilgerei Magomedtagirov, head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of the Republic.

23:06, 6 February 2007

Member of Beslan commission: Putin personally gave order to storm the school

Yuri Ivanov, deputy of the State Duma from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), has accused president of Russia Vladimir Putin of giving a personal order to start bombardment of the building of Beslan school with grenade launchers, the Associated Press has reported.

23:04, 6 February 2007

Yandarbiev's allies who surrendered in January to Chechen authorities were not at war

Three nephews of Zelimkhan Yandarbiev, former vice-president of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (ChRI), who surrendered on January 12 this year to the authorities of Chechnya, were engaged only in the issues of his guarding.

23:43, 5 February 2007

M. Mutsolgov: ANCO "Mashr" is under permanent pressure of the authorities

The Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization "Mashr" is the first human rights organization in Ingushetia engaged in rendering legal aid to the population, executing public control of the observance of human rights and freedoms in the territory of the Republic of Ingushetia.

23:38, 5 February 2007

Newspaper run with materials on Alkhanov's jubilee confiscated and destroyed in Chechnya

The Prosecutor's Office of the Chechen Republic is holding an examination on the occasion of confiscation of the whole run of the "Daimokhk" (Fatherland) newspaper.

23:19, 5 February 2007

Merzhoev, declared militants' aide and shot dead in Ingushetia, was unarmed

The "Caucasian Knot" has already informed that on February 3, members of power agencies of Ingushetia killed a militants' ally in the town of Malgobek.

23:16, 5 February 2007

Anti-War Committee: murderers of Novye Aldy residents live in St. Petersburg

Exactly 7 years ago, on February 5, 2000, in the settlement of Novye Aldy of the Zavodskoj District of the city of Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, was subjected to the so-called "zachistka" (clean-up) committed by the units of Russian militia.

23:13, 5 February 2007

Trial on suit lodged by parents of the soldier killed in North Caucasus is appointed on February 15

On February 15, the Lefortovskiy District Court of Moscow will start a process on the suit initiated by the Human Rights Foundation "Mothers' Right" on behalf of the parents of Alexander Makmatov, a regular soldier who perished in 1996 in the border of North Ossetia and Ingushetia.

23:53, 3 February 2007

Azerbaijani authorities lost another suit at the European Court

The European Court for Human Rights has informed about satisfaction of another suit against the authorities of Azerbaijan, filed by Nabat Ramazanova and others.

18:19, 3 February 2007

One more lady-patient hospitalized in Azerbaijan on suspicion of avian flu

A resident of the village of Boyat of the Neftchalinskiy District was taken to the Scientific Research Institute of Pulmonary Diseases of the Ministry of Public Health of Azerbaijan with suspicion of avail flu.

18:17, 3 February 2007

Turkish ex-minister of culture: Turkey and Azerbaijan should create a union state

Namik Kyamal Zeibek, former Turkish minister of culture, said in one of his recent interviews that Turkey and Azerbaijan should create a united state.

18:14, 3 February 2007

Chair of electoral committee kidnapped in Abkhazia

In the Galskiy District of Abkhazia, people in masks have kidnapped David Sigua, Head of the District Electoral Committee.

18:00, 3 February 2007

North Caucasian Military Court hears the case on murder of Chechnya resident by Russian militaries

The North Caucasian Regional Military Court has started the process on the case of Igor Denisov, former regular serviceman of federal troops, accused of murdering a resident of Chechnya aged 18, accomplished in February 1995.

17:58, 3 February 2007

Military released from Armenian captivity arrested in Azerbaijan

Vusal Garadzhaev, a soldier of the Azerbaijani army, who was released from Armenian captivity on December 23, 2006, was arrested in Azerbaijan.

23:37, 2 February 2007

Igor Trunov: victims of metro terror acts will get no compensation from the convicts

Although the complainants in the case of Moscow metro explosions are not completely satisfied with the judgment of conviction, they will not appeal against it.

23:23, 2 February 2007

The officers who killed peaceful inhabitants of Chechnya will be released from custody

The Supreme Court of Russia has ruled to release under signature not to leave the two lieutenants of internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs - Evgenij Khudyakov and Sergey Arakcheev - accused of murdering three peaceful residents of Chechnya.

23:03, 2 February 2007

Krasnodar Territory: Novorossiysk militia puts pressure on human rights defenders

According to the information of the "Novorossiysk Committee for Human Rights," on January 23, 2007, a meeting of human rights activists and students with their guests from Germany in Novorossiysk (Krasnodar Territory) was interrupted by representatives of law enforcement bodies who appeared in the number of 15 persons.

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