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23:11, 19 April 2006

Information on murders and kidnappings arrives from Chechnya

Today, the editorial board of the "Caucasian Knot" received information from the Committee "Civil Assistance" about the events in the Nozhai-Yurt District of Chechnya.

23:04, 19 April 2006

Valentina Melnikova: Ministry of Justice is trying to close "Soldiers' Mothers"

Valentina Melnikova, Executive Secretary of the Union of Committees of Soldiers' Mothers of Russia (UCSMR) stated that the authorities are planning to stop the public organization "Soldiers' Mothers of Russia" in a judicial procedure.

23:02, 19 April 2006

Government of Armenia exceeds its powers during build-up of Yerevan centre

The sitting of the Constitutional Court of Armenia that ended late on April 18 decided to satisfy the suit of Armen Arutyunyan, a human rights defender.

18:41, 19 April 2006

New information on abduction and killing of local residents in Chechnya

he Civil Assistance Committee has provided Caucasian Knot with the information on abduction and murder of Sajasan village residents (Nozhaj-Jurt district, Chechnya).

16:39, 19 April 2006

Kadyrov demands liquidation of all camps for refugees in the Chechen Republic

The Chechen prime-minister Ramzan Kadyrov has demanded removal as soon as possible all places for refugees residing on the territory of the Chechen Republic.

16:30, 18 April 2006

Three detained residents of the Kurchaloj village (Chechnya) are released

Three residents of Kurchaloj, detained on April 2 have been released, according to the information received on April 18 by Russian-Chechen information agency.

16:22, 18 April 2006

Human Rights Center "Memorial" urges Chechen PM Kadyrov to punish all security agents guilty of abductions

Human rights activists emphasize also that it is impossible to solve the problem of abductions, disappearances and tortures of arrested persons in Chechnya only by stopping the illegal actions of the ORB-2 agents.

14:54, 18 April 2006

Reported abductions of people going on in Chechnya

Caucasian Knot has received an open letter from Dr. Aaron Roads, executive director of International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights. The letter is addressed to the law enforcement authorities in Chechnya; a copy was sent to Vladimir Ustinov, the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation, and to Vladimir Lukin, Ombudsman of the Russian Federation. According to the letter, two persons were abducted on April 9, 2006 in Chechnya.

17:02, 17 April 2006

Trial of human rights activist Boliev: police-witnesses did not appear, court session postponed

On April 17, in Khasavyurt, Dagestan, at the trial of human rights activist Osman Boliev, accused of keeping, purchasing and carrying arms, the scheduled court session did not take place.

13:08, 11 April 2006

Dagestan court rejects petition to verify authenticity of documents presented as evidence against human rights activist Osman Boliev

On April 10 in Khasavyurt, Dagestan, at the trial of human rights activist Osman Boliev, accused of keeping, purchasing and carrying arms, the judge rejected the defense petition to examine the authenticity of the signatures of prosecution witnesses, police officers Vitaly Shamber and Konstantin Novitsky on the documents of the criminal case.

16:36, 10 April 2006

At the trial of human rights activist Boliev in Dagestan, the judge appears to favor the prosecution, defense attorney states

in Khasavyurt, Dagestan, at the trial of human rights activist Osman Boliev, accused of keeping, purchasing and carrying arms, the court will proceed to interrogate witnesses for the defense.

18:47, 31 March 2006

American woman interrogated in Dagestan on the case of assault in Chechnya

Dagestan law enforcement agencies have interrogated the US citizen Kelly McEvers three times this week. The employee of Washington John Hopkins University has come to Dagestan under a UNEADCO program, reports Radio "Liberty."

18:10, 31 March 2006

Investigation of the incident involving detention of an American citizen in Dagestan continues

Investigation of the incident in Dagestan, involving the detention of Kelly McEvers, an American citizen and employee of John Hopkins University, continues. For reference, on the night of March 29, militia officers from Khasavyurt militia station detained her at the exit from the town of Khasavyurt at one of the road traffic control points. The American visited Khasavyurt under a UNEADCO program, upon an invitation of the public organization "Foundation of Humanitarian Initiatives", for taking part in training on tolerance among school-children and youth. Prior to that, she visited Derbent, Selakh Gunib and Ghimry.

14:37, 31 March 2006

US citizen detained in Dagestan released

An investigation of the case of Kelly McEvers, US citizen, continues in Dagestan.

14:19, 31 March 2006

Local resident kidnapped in Chechnya

On March 30, 2006, Timirkhan Makhmadievich Shakhbulatov, born in 1966, was kidnapped by unknown armed persons wearing black clothes near his house in Grozny.

14:03, 31 March 2006

Residents of Volgodonsk, Rostov Region, protest against construction of NPS

About three thousand residents of Volgodonsk, Rostov oblast, have held a meeting to protect their social interests in connection with the construction of the second block of a nuclear power station.

18:47, 30 March 2006

The Council of Europe calls for informing it about facts of oppression of Russian NGOs

In March 24-26, the Warsaw Regional Congress of Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) of the Council of Europe (CE) states was held on the issues of involving civil society into democratic construction. Andrei Ozharovskiy, expert of the Russian public organization "Ekozaschita!" (Ecology Protection), who took part in the congress told about it to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

18:17, 30 March 2006

Militia officers detain a US citizen in Dagestan

On the night of March 29, militia officers from Khasavyurt militia station in Dagestan detained Kelly McEvers, a US citizen employee of John Hopkins University, at the exit from the town of Khasavyurt at one of the road traffic control points. During 8 hours, they checked her documents, although she had all permit documents, including the visa extended till April 16, and confiscated her dictaphone, photo camera and notebook. A video recording was made despite her objections. The detainee was released by 4 a.m. She was met by Khadjimurad Kamalov, director of the publishing house "Freedom of Speech", Ltd.

17:14, 30 March 2006

Head of PEN-Centre sees political or commercial motivation behind claims by tax inspectorate

The next sitting of the Moscow's 9th appellate court of arbitrage which considers the complaint by the Russian office of PEN-club international organization of writers and poets (Russian PEN-Centre) against the ruling of the Moscow court of arbitrage on payment by the centre of 1 million and 18 roubles as a fine for evading the land tax, will take place on Monday, March 3. This has been reported to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Alexander Tkachenko, general director of the Russian PEN-Centre.

16:18, 30 March 2006

Penitentiary system reform in Georgia criticized in South Ossetia

Today, David Sanakoev, ombudsman under the President of the Republic of South Ossetia, has addressed a letter to ambassador Roy Reev, head of OSCE mission in Georgia, and a copy to Gilliom Siemenski, head of Office on Human Dimension under the OSCE mission in Georgia. This has been reported to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent at the Information and Press department of the unrecognized republic.

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