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21:53, 26 December 2006

Court accuses Shepel of breaching the law when investigating Beslan terror act

The Supreme Court upheld on Tuesday the life sentence verdict to Nurpashi Kulaev for taking part in Beslan act of terrorism.

21:50, 26 December 2006

Another Georgian citizen has died in Moscow

Lion Kukava, 56, a citizen of Georgia, has died in Moscow under unclear circumstances.

21:48, 26 December 2006

Trial of members of "Yarmuk" Jama'at is near its end in Kabardino-Balkaria

The Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria is finalizing the legal proceedings on the criminal case related to members of the "Yarmuk" Jama'at.

23:41, 25 December 2006

One more NGO founded in Chechnya

On December 23, the city of Grozny, capital of Chechnya, was the presentation venue of a new non-governmental organization named "Mir" (Peace).

23:39, 25 December 2006

Court session on the case of Pyatigorsk mosque imam postponed till December 26

Today, the City Court of Pyatigorsk (Stavropol Territory) was to continue hearings of the case of Anton (Abdullah) Stepanenko, imam of the city mosque.

22:54, 25 December 2006

A group of militants liquidated in Karachayevo-Cherkessia

In the city of Cherkessk, Karachayevo-Cherkessia, an operation was undertaken to liquidate a group of militants who were hiding in a dwelling house.

22:49, 25 December 2006

Scaramella, a witness in "Litvinenko's case," knew about his forthcoming arrest

Mario Scaramella, one of the main witnesses in "Litvinenko's case," who was detained yesterday by Italian authorities upon his arrival by air from Great Britain, knew about his prepared arrest.

22:41, 25 December 2006

Prosecutor's office has revealed militiamen's neglect of duty that caused Beslan act of terror

The Chief Administration of the Russia's General Prosecutor's Office for the South Federal District (SFD) has finalized its investigation into the criminal case in relation to Mukhazhir Evloev, head of the Malgobek District Department of Interior, Ingushetia, and his deputy Ahmed Kotiev charged of neglect of duty that had caused death of people in Beslan school.

23:04, 23 December 2006

Director of the ODIHR OSCE calls Azerbaijani authorities and opposition to dialogue

The authorities of Azerbaijan have broad potentials to progress along the way of democratic reforms.

22:55, 23 December 2006

Scotland Yard inspectors may return to Moscow to talk to Lugovoj and Kovtun

Early next year, inspectors of the British Scotland Yard will probably visit Moscow again under investigation of the case of poisoning Alexander Litvinenko, former FSB employee.

22:48, 23 December 2006

Karabakh invalids: getting "Oka" without a bribe is often impossible

In was planned to distribute "Oka" automobiles among the veterans of the Karabakh war till the end of this month.

22:47, 23 December 2006

City militia deputy head assassinated in Karachayevo-Cherkessia

In the evening of December 22, militia captain Umar Shamanov, deputy head of the Department of Interior of the city of Teberda, Karachayevo-Cherkessia, was shot dead.

22:41, 23 December 2006

Einullah Fatullaev: authorities of Azerbaijan are not interested to arrest E. Gusejnov's killers

The undertaken measured to detect the whereabouts and bring to Azerbaijan Teimuraz Aliev and Takhir Khubanov, citizens of Georgia, accused of murdering Elmar Gusejnov, editor-in-chief of the "Monitor" magazine, have given no effect so far.

23:48, 22 December 2006

Russia has registered 189 foreign NCOs

A total of 189 representative offices and branches of foreign non-commercial organizations (NCOs) are currently registered in Russia.

23:43, 22 December 2006

Torshin: Beslan terror act was staged by Maskhadov, Basaev and Abu-Dzeit

The explosion of Beslan school, where in September 2004 militants took hostages, occurred through the fault of terrorists, not as a result of actions of power agents.

22:20, 22 December 2006

RF State Duma has frozen the intended reform of the European Court for Human Rights

On Wednesday, December 20, the deputies of the Russian parliament refused to ratify Protocol No. 14 to the Convention on Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, which forms the basis for operation of the European Court for Human Rights in Strasbourg.

22:13, 22 December 2006

Murdered peaceful Chechnya residents could have been taken for militants

An officer from the Chechnya military kommandatura (commandants' office) thinks that a mere mistake could be the most probable cause of the incident in the Achkhoj-Martan District that resulted in death of two peaceful residents.

22:06, 22 December 2006

Victims in Ulman's case waive their compensation claims

On Thursday, December 21, the North-Caucasian Regional Military Court interrogated six victims in the case of the group special fighters ("spetsnaz") under command of captain Eduard Ulman accused of murdering six peaceful Chechens in 2002.

22:41, 21 December 2006

Investigation of the attack case on power units of Kabardino-Balkaria is over

It has become known to the correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot" from a message placed in the web-site of the General Prosecutor's Office that the investigation of the case on the attack on power structures of Kabardino-Balkaria committed on October 13 last year.

22:38, 21 December 2006

Helicopter kills two Chechnya residents

The law enforcement bodies of Chechnya are investigating the fact of perishing in the mountains of two residents of the Achkhoi-Martan District who were shot dead on Wednesday night in a dense forest 15 kilometres from the dwelling settlement Chozhi-Chu.

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