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11:41, 28 July 2007

Picket against local authorities suspended in Kislovodsk

In the city-resort of Kislovodsk (Stavropol Territory), a picket started on July 13 against actions of local authorities, which was to end on August 13, has been suspended.

11:19, 28 July 2007

Shelling of FSB Unit building investigated in Ingushetia

On July 27, at about 10:30 p.m., unknown persons shelled from automatic weapons and grenade launchers the building of the FSB Unit in the city of Magas, the capital of Ingushetia.

10:35, 28 July 2007

SAM of Dagestan blames Wahhabites for murdering Ramazanov

The Spiritual Administration of Moslems (SAM) of Dagestan is convinced that the organizers of the murder of churchman Kuramagomed Ramazanov were Wahhabites, who "for a long time consider representatives of the official clergy to be lawful military targets."

22:14, 27 July 2007

Dagestan buried the churchman assassinated in a terror act

Today, funeral has passed in Chirkej village of Kurmagomed Ramazanov, deputy mufti of the Spiritual Department of Moslems of Dagestan, and his brother, who died during yesterday's terror act.

17:05, 27 July 2007

Prosecutor's Office wants to stop "Pravo-Zaschita" and lock up Dmitrievskiy

On July 30, the Court of the Nizhniy Novgorod Region will consider the claim of the Regional Prosecutor's Office on liquidation of the "Pravo-Zaschita" (Human Rights Defence) newspaper.

15:12, 27 July 2007

Contract soldiers from Dagestan think that their discharge from the army is nationality-motivated

According to the information from Lachin Lachinov, Chairman of the Independent Non-Commercial Organization "Nash Kavkaz" (Our Caucasus), contract recruits from Dagestan are not allowed to do their service.

14:06, 27 July 2007

"Beslan Mothers" ask FSB to declassify video and audio archives on Beslan

The members of the "Beslan Mothers" committee of victims have lodged a petition to Nikolai Patrushev, FSB Director, asking to declassify the archives of the events on September 1-3 in Beslan and present the materials to the investigatory group.

13:57, 27 July 2007

International human rights organizations: human rights activists feel worse in Russia

Yesterday, the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organization Against Torture (OMCT) presented their annual report on situation with human rights activists in 90 countries of the world.

13:39, 27 July 2007

HRC "Memorial": European Court's decisions animate investigation into crimes committed in Chechnya

On July 26 in the capital of Chechnya the HRC "Memorial" held a press conference dedicated to decisions of the European Court on complaints of Chechnya's residents.

21:48, 26 July 2007

European Court finds Russia guilty of mass murders in Chechnya

The European Court for Human Rights has found Russia guilty of mass murders in Chechnya, having considered the case "Musaev et al versus Russia."

20:43, 26 July 2007

Vladimir Putin has approved amendments to the law on extremism

President of Russia Vladimir Putin has signed the Federal Law "On Amending Certain Legal Acts of the Russian Federation in Connection with Improvement of State Management in the Sphere of Counteracting Extremism."

19:08, 26 July 2007

Tatiana Lokshina: Chechen young people join militants from despair

In her interview to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, Tatiana Lokshina, head of the "Demos" Centre, told about the life of the modern Grozny.

16:24, 26 July 2007

This year, over 300 persons fell victim of racist attacks in Russia

"From the beginning of 2007, 36 persons were killed and 268 others wounded as a result of racist attacks," Galina Kozhevnikova, deputy director of the "Sova" Analytical Centre, has said today.

15:58, 26 July 2007

Russia to pay out 130,000 euros for murder of Musaev brothers in Chechnya

The European Court for Human Rights has announced today its verdict on the case of kidnapping and murder of Ali and Umar Musaev, residents of the Chechen village of Gekhi, committed allegedly by Russian militaries.

12:19, 26 July 2007

Militiamen of North Ossetia still have their 683 million roubles of "emergency money" unpaid

Deputies of the Parliament of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania have appealed to Boris Gryzlov for assistance in payment out of monetary compensations to the employees of the Republic's militia, who carried out their duties in the period of the state of emergency, and when the Republic was in the armed conflict zone.

13:34, 25 July 2007

Journalist arrested for bribery in Azerbaijan

A criminal case was initiated against Mushfig Guseinov, journalist of the "Bizim Yol" (Our Way) newspaper, on the fact of receiving a bribe.

13:26, 25 July 2007

Georgia would not deport suspects of murdering journalist Elmar Guseinov

The official Tbilisi has refused to extradite to Azerbaijan two Azerbaijanis, citizens of Georgia, suspected of murdering journalist Elmar Guseinov.

13:21, 25 July 2007

Ingushetia: information on hunger strike of renal insufficiency patients refuted

The information, disseminated by certain mass media, about a hunger strike, allegedly announced by the haemodialysis ward patients of the Central Republic's Hospital (CRH) of Ingushetia, has nothing to do with reality, the top managers of the Ministry of Public Health of the Republic have declared.

13:11, 25 July 2007

Chechnya allots 47 million roubles for search of missing people

Under the order of the leader of the Republic, about 50 million roubles have been allotted from the Republic's budget to the machinery of the Ombudsman in Chechnya for search of missing people.

11:37, 25 July 2007

NGO employee convicted in Volgograd for using non-licensed software

The Krasnooktiabrskiy District Court has sentences an employee of the non-commercial organization "Citizens - Foundation for Support of Public Initiatives," a Volgograd resident of 23, for illegal use of copyright objects.

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