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January 27, 2011 23:00

• IC declares solution of all grave crimes of last years committed in Kuschevskaya

  As reported by the Investigatory Committee (IC) of the Russian Federation, the last grave crime out of those committed in recent years in the village of Kuschevskaya, Krasnodar Territory, where in early November 2010 twelve persons were massacred, has been solved.

January 27, 2011 22:50

• Court in Warsaw finally waived issue of Zakaev's extradition to Russia

  Today, the Warsaw Court of Appeal has upheld, taking into consideration the absence of Akhmed Zakaev, former head of the government of the self-proclaimed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, in Poland, the decision of the first instance court about impossibility to consider his extradition to Russia.

January 27, 2011 22:40

• Picket in defence of Russians temporarily living in South Ossetia is on in Moscow

  The picket "Against the lawlessness, perpetrated by authorities of the Republic of South Ossetia against the Russian citizens temporarily residing and engaged in reconstruction works in the territory of South Ossetia" is held today near the monument to Griboyedov in Chistoprudny Boulevard in Moscow.

January 27, 2011 22:20

• Satterwaite: Russia's terrorism resources contribute to terror acts

  Margret Satterwaite, a UN expert in Russia, a citizen of Great Britain, said in her comments on the terror act at the Domodedovo Airport and subsequent statements of the authorities of Russia that it is necessary to establish the source of terror threats instead of rushing into panic and make cadre reshuffling in law enforcement bodies post factum.

January 27, 2011 22:10

• Cafe in Khasavyurt could be blown up for refusal to pay "homage", law enforcers say

  According to one of the versions, the terror act near the cafe in Khasavyurt could be committed by those gangsters, who collect "tribute" from the local businessmen, engaged in selling alcoholic beverages. According to a source from law enforcement bodies of Dagestan, from the beginning of the year it is already the fourth explosion of a public catering entity in Khasavyurt, whose bosses refused to pay to extortioners.

January 27, 2011 22:00

• NAC: militant involved in terror act at MIA base liquidated in Dagestan

  Adam Guseinov, 32, the so-called "Deputy Amir" of Dagestan and the second man in the hierarchy of Dagestani bandit underground, and his common-law wife were shot dead at rendering armed resistance in a special operation in Khasavyurt, the operative headquarters of the Russia's National Counterterrorist Committee (NAC) for Dagestan reports.

January 27, 2011 21:00

• Officers of State Traffic Safety Inspectorate (STSI) detained in Volgograd for suspicion of extortion

  A group of officers of STSI who according to the investigation's version had been extorting money from their subordinates was detained in Volgograd. Criminal proceedings were started on January, 26, according to three points of clause 290 of the Criminal code "Bribe-taking by an organized group on a large scale with the use of extortion".

January 27, 2011 20:00

• Investigation: personnel of "Domodedovo" airport extorted money from the passengers

  Multiple facts of extorting money from passengers arriving from Central Asia have been discovered among the personnel of Line Department of Interior Affairs (LDIA) of "Domodedovo" airport, Tatiana Morozova, official representative of Moscow Inter-regional Transit Investigative department of Prosecutor's committee of inquiry, reported.

January 27, 2011 19:00

• A child perished as a result of gas explosion in Chechnya

  On January, 26, one child perished and two more got severe burns and traumas as a result of domestic gas explosion in Grozny district. This has been already the third case of this kind in the territory of the republic for the last week.

January 27, 2011 18:00

• Explosion in Khasavyurt is qualified as an act of terror

  The power of the explosion that took place in the evening of January, 26, in the town of Khasavyurt (Dagestan) by preliminary estimation of the experts made 30 kilogram trotyl equivalent. The explosion is qualified as an act of terror.

January 26, 2011 23:50

• Supposed member of "Tsapok's gang" tries to cut veins in Novorossiysk SIZO

  Vitaly Ivanov, a member of the so-called "Sergey Tsapok's gang", who is not accused of murdering 12 persons in the village of Kuschevskaya, but is a figurant in other murder cases, attempted to commit suicide in Novorossiysk SIZO (pre-trial prison).

January 26, 2011 23:40

• KBR: criminal case initiated against militiaman who issued gun license to Cherkesov

  A criminal case has been opened against the head of the license-and-permit division of the Nalchik UVD (Interior Department), where a self-defence gun license had been granted to Aslan Cherkesov, accused of murdering "Spartak" fan Yegor Sviridov in Moscow.

January 26, 2011 23:30

• In Ingushetia, MPs and public figures outraged with Zhirinovsky's statements about Caucasians

  The utterances of Vladimir Zhirinovsky, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), about the nations of Northern Caucasus, pronounced on January 20, in Vladimir Solovyov's programme "Poyedinok" (Duel) on "Rossiya-1" National TV Channel, caused an extraordinary sitting of the Council of the People's Assembly of Ingushetia.

January 26, 2011 23:20

• Heidi Hautala, European MP, asks Ingush Ombudsman to meet relatives of abducted persons

  On January 25 the European Parliament held a sitting of the Human Rights Commission. The MPs discussed the situation in Northern Caucasus. Heidi Hautala, Chair of the Human Rights Subcommittee, drew attention to kidnappings and torture of citizens of Ingushetia.

January 26, 2011 23:10

• Two persons killed by car explosion in Dagestan

  According to preliminary reports, two persons were killed and five injured in an explosion of as mined car in the city of Khasavyurt, Dagestan.

January 26, 2011 23:00

• Domodedovo confirms bomb warning received by telephone

  At the Domodedovo Airport, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent received confirmation of the information about the operative actions held in the terminal building and related to the received call about the bomb planted in the airport.

January 26, 2011 22:20

• Poland rejects visa to Akhmed Zakaev

  As reported by Radoslav Bashuk, advocate of Akhmed Zakaev, former head of the government of the self-proclaimed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, who is now in London and who was put by Russia on the international search list, Poland refused to grant visa to his client.

January 26, 2011 22:10

• Social moderators initiate discussion of bullying in militia of Stavropol Territory

  On January 31, Pyatigorsk plans to host a roundtable with participation of public, mass media and human rights activists with the aim to launch public control over the course of investigations into human rights violations committed by law enforcers of the Predgorny ROVD (District Interior Division) of the Stavropol Territory.

January 26, 2011 22:00

• Movement "Open Coast" set up in Russia to protect Black Sea shore

  In January 2011, a new public movement named "Open Coast" was founded Russia with the aim to conduct a "broad public monitoring" and inform citizens about "most obvious violations of their fundamental right to unobstructed use of the natural resources of Russia."

January 26, 2011 21:00

• In Kabardino-Balkaria, heavily sick women are kept in custody

  Yesterday, on January 25, The Public Observation Commission over Detention Places of Kabardino-Balkaria visited the women's colony located in the village of "Sovietskiy" in the Prokhladnoe District, where 389 women are currently serving their terms. Some of them are seriously ill, many have no jobs.