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19:58, 23 July 2012

In Armenia, court dismissed complaint of "Civilitas" founder against NSS actions

The court in Yerevan has dismissed a complaint lodged by the advocate of Vardan Oskanyan, ex-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia and the founder of the "Civilitas" Foundation, against the decision of the National Security Service (NSS) to initiate a criminal case against the Foundation.

19:35, 23 July 2012

Chlous constituency to hold second round of early election to Abkhazian Parliament

On July 22, two out of three candidates, who ran for the Chlous constituency No. 26 in the Ochamchira District of Abkhazia, won most of the votes and passed over to the second round, namely: the businessman Beslan Butba, the leader of the Party of Economic Development of Abkhazia; and Beslan Tarba, the deputy head of the State Administration of Abkhazia for Transports and Communications.

19:06, 23 July 2012

Case on massacre in Kuschevskaya to be tried by jury in Krasnodar

The main motive for the crimes committed by Sergey Tsapok and members of his gang in the village of Kuschevskaya, Krasnodar Territory, was revenge. This was announced today at a press conference in Rostov-on-Don by officials of the Department for the Southern Federal District (SFD) of the Russian General Prosecutor's Office (GPO). The case of crimes committed by the gang, including the massacre committed in Ametov's house, will be considered by the Krasnodar Territorial Court with participation of a jury.

18:45, 23 July 2012

Investigators see no nationalistic or religious motives in mass brawl in Kislovodsk

The investigation examines several versions within the criminal case on the mass brawl in Kislovodsk; however, inspectors see no motives of nationalistic or religious hatred, reports the Investigatory Department for the Stavropol Territory of the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

18:03, 23 July 2012

Relatives of MIA officer from Ingushetia report his disappearance in Grozny

Zaur Dzeitov, an officer of Ingush police, sent on a mission to Chechnya, has disappeared under mysterious circumstances in Grozny. This was reported by his relatives, who turned to one of Chechen public organizations.

17:34, 23 July 2012

Dagestan: power agents seize weapons from house of suspect of links with militants; relatives claim provocation

On July 21, in the house of Shakhban Gasanov, a resident of the village of Chernyaevka, Kizlyar District of Dagestan, who was detained on suspicion of involvement in the armed underground, power agents found weapons. Gasanov's relatives assert that they were planted.

17:00, 23 July 2012

In Georgia, ruling party intends to conclude agreement with each family

The ruling Georgian party "United National Movement" has stated that it will conclude an agreement with every Georgian family on fulfilment of promises within the governmental programme "More Good to People". The opposition urges the population not to support the initiative.

22:19, 21 July 2012

MfE declares restoration of life support infrastructure in Krymsk; volunteers disagree

All the life support systems in the city of Krymsk, affected by flood, operate in the normal mode, Colonel-General Yuri Kovalyov, Director of the Department for Regional Policy of the Russian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE), said on July 21. Volunteers disagree with the statement.

21:49, 21 July 2012

Panjikidze: arrest of "Georgian Dream" activists after Karaleti incident is illegal

Representatives of the coalition of the businessman Bidzina Ivanishvili "Georgian Dream" have sent a request to the inter-branch commission for monitoring the elections to recheck the case of the activists of the coalition, who had been sentenced to 15 days in jail on charges of involvement in the riots that burst out in the village of Karaleti.

21:10, 21 July 2012

Khasavyurt ROVD releases earlier missing resident of Dagestan

Magomed Sulaev, a resident of Dagestan, who was detained on July 20 and whose relatives said that he had been kidnapped by unidentified persons, was found at the Khasavyurt ROVD (District Interior Division) and released. Mr Sulaev told his advocate that Anvar Guseinov, who was detained together with him, was severely beaten.

20:23, 21 July 2012

Rights defenders refuse to obey to new law on NCOs

Two leading Russian human rights organizations – the "Memorial" and "For Human Rights" – are not going to refuse from foreign grants, despite the law that assumes the status of "a foreign agent" for non-commercial organizations (NCOs) funded from abroad. Human rights defenders also plan to challenge this law at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

20:01, 21 July 2012

NAC: leader of "Kizilyurt" grouping killed in Makhachkala

Two militants have been liquidated in a special operation in Dagestan. One of them is Temirbek Temirbekov, the leader of the so-called "Kizilyurt" grouping, law enforcers report.

19:46, 21 July 2012

Suspected militant shot dead in KBR during special operation

Today, in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), in the course of operative-search actions, law enforcers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) and FSB Department for the KBR have liquidated an alleged militant.

19:11, 21 July 2012

Sochi: CJSC "PRiSS" plans to install noise-protection screens around Olympic construction

With the aim to reduce noise during construction of a sewer, conducted in Sochi by the Closed Joint-Stock Company (CJSC) "PRiSS", noise-protection screens will be installed, Vladimir Vasilenko, Deputy Chief Engineer of the Company said on July 20 during a meeting with Sochi residents.

18:00, 21 July 2012

Armenians from Syria expect help in employment and accommodation from Armenian authorities

It is desirable that the Armenian government could help the Syrian Armenians, who have arrived in Armenia, to solve the problems of housing and employment, Tigran Gaboyan, a Syrian writer of Armenian origin, said on July 20 at a press conference.

23:00, 20 July 2012

In Dagestan, relatives of kidnapped persons intend to hold large-scale protest action

Relatives of two local residents kidnapped today from the mosque in the village of Bairam, Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, announced their plans to hold a protest actions if the young men were not released by the morning of July 21.

22:00, 20 July 2012

Court fines defender of trees in Astrakhan Kremlin

The Magistrate Court of the Kirov District of Astrakhan has fined Alexander Kirpichenko, a participant of the action for preservation of greenery in the city Kremlin, by 20,000 roubles.

22:00, 20 July 2012

KBR: local resident blames power agents for illegal detention and torture

Anzor Utov, 21, a resident of the village of Kishpek, Baksan District, has stated his illegal detention, beating and use of torture against him by law enforcers. He asserts that policemen had planted pistol cartridges into his pocket and forced him to declare that he tried to shoot at them from the pistol he had allegedly received from an earlier killed member of the armed underground.

19:00, 20 July 2012

Three citizens of Georgia pardoned in South Ossetia

President of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov has signed a pardon of three Georgian citizens who had been kept in Tskhinvali prison. Shota Makharashvili, Georgy Mairamidze and Otar Djovakhi were set free.

18:00, 20 July 2012

Bodies of dead Alpinists from Ukraine found in Georgia

The rescuers of emergency situations service of the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Georgia retrieved dead bodies of Ukrainian Alpinists who perished on July, 17, while descending from Ushba mountain.

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