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22:00, 26 June 2012

Ex-head of "Chechengazprom" suspected of embezzling 35 million roubles

The case against Vakhid Bersanov, ex-head of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise (FSUE) "Chechengazprom", accused of fraud in the amount of 35 million roubles, was brought to the court. This was reported by the press service of the General Prosecutor's Office of Russia.

22:00, 26 June 2012

In North Ossetia, cadastral engineer detained on suspicion of bribe-taking

Officers from the Department of Economic Security and Anti-Corruption Combat of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of North Ossetia detained a cadastral engineer of one of the commercial organizations on suspicion of taking a bribe, amounting to 500,000 roubles.

21:00, 26 June 2012

In Karachay-Cherkessia, policeman sentenced to 5 years of imprisonment for theft of weapon and extortion

The Cherkessk City Court sentenced Police Ensign Vitaly Vitkovsky to 5 years and 2 months of imprisonment in a penal colony of high security for theft of service weapon and extortion. This was reported by the press service of the Supreme Court of Karachay-Cherkessia.

21:00, 26 June 2012

Volgograd Communists initiate collecting signatures against State Duma's ratification of WTO Protocols

In the Volgograd Region, Communists announced that on June 27, they would initiate collecting signatures on an appeal to the President and State Duma deputies to postpone ratification of the protocols on Russia's accession to the WTO.

20:00, 26 June 2012

Ruslan Ismailov brutally tortured, his lawyer from "Kavkaz" Bar asserts

Ruslan Ismailov, who was detained on June 23 in Makhachkala on suspicion of possession of fire arms, was subjected to severe torture. This was stated by Gadjimurad Izmailov, a lawyer from the "Kavkaz", representing the interests of Ruslan Ismailov. The lawyer has also stated that he was told at the IVS (temporary detention facility) at the GUVD (City Interior Department) of Makhachkala that Ruslan Ismailov waived his services of a lawyer. The lawyer himself had not seen his client since June 23.

19:00, 26 June 2012

ICRF: lawyer Rustem Valiullin, defender in case of Islamic books disappears in Altai

Lawyer and human rights defender Rustem Valiullin, known for resonant cases, involving Muslims, disappeared in the Altai Territory. This was reported by a source at the Investigatory Committee of the Republic of Altai. The Republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) does not exclude the possibility that the disappeared man drowned in the mountain river.

18:00, 26 June 2012

PACE accepts Strasser's report on political prisoners in Azerbaijan

The PACE Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights adopted two reports of political prisoners, compiled by Christopher Strasser, a German MP. One of the reports concerns the situation in Azerbaijan.

23:40, 25 June 2012

Ingushetia sets up post of Business Ombudsperson

The position of Ombudsperson to protect rights of investors and entrepreneurs will be introduced in Ingushetia during the next week. This was announced by Yunus-Bek Evkurov, the leader of the republic.

23:20, 25 June 2012

PACE President calls for release of journalists, imprisoned in Azerbaijan

Jean-Claude Mignon, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), expressed his concern over the situation with human rights in Azerbaijan and urged the authorities to release arrested journalists.

23:10, 25 June 2012

Valentin Gefter and Boris Pustyntsev leave Human Rights Council under Russian President

After Lyudmila Alekseeva, the head of the Moscow Helsinki Group, two other well-known human rights defenders announced their withdrawal from the Presidential Council on Human Rights. They are Valentin Gefter, Director of the autonomous non-commercial organization "Institute of Human Rights", and Boris Pustyntsev, Chairman of the Saint Petersburg public human rights organization "Civil Control". This was reported today by Mikhail Fedotov, Chairman of the Council.

23:00, 25 June 2012

In Tbilisi, youth wing of "Georgian Dream" holds action "Chamber of Gossip"

Today, representatives of the youth movement of "Georgia Dream", the political coalition of billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, held an action "Chamber of Gossip" in front of the Control Chamber of Georgia in Tbilisi.

22:00, 25 June 2012

Batumi hosts protest action against construction of mosque

In the centre of Batumi, activists of a number of Georgian public and political organizations held a protest action against construction of a mosque.

21:00, 25 June 2012

Whereabouts of Rustam Ismailov again unknown, his lawyer asserts

In Dagestan, Gadjimurad Ismailov, a lawyer of the "Kavkaz" Bar, again cannot locate whereabouts of Rustam Ismailov, who was detained in Makhachkala on suspicion of bearing a firearm.

20:00, 25 June 2012

In Dagestan, resident of Shamkhal village takes from morgue body of his nephew killed in special operation

Ramazan Akhmedov, a resident of the village of Shamkhal, was allowed to take from the morgue the body of his nephew Iskhaq Magomedov, who was killed on June 10, according to the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan, in the course of operational and search activities in the outskirts of the village.

19:00, 25 June 2012

In Abkhazia, resident of Gali District, kidnapped for ransom, released

In Abkhazia, a 35-year-old Lasha Belkaniya, who was kidnapped by unidentified persons for ransom, returned home alone. This was told to journalists by officers from the Gali ROVD (District Interior Division). His health state is satisfactory; however, his family members refuse to disclose the details of his return.

18:00, 25 June 2012

In Dagestan, unidentified persons throw explosive devices into yards of mothers of suspected militants

At the night of June 24, explosive devices of unidentified type were thrown into the yards of two mothers of persons, suspected of involvement in illegal military formations (IAFs) in Khasavyurt (Dagestan). Another explosive device was detonated near the house of a resident of Makhachkala. No one suffered.

23:00, 23 June 2012

Mikhailovka hosts rally against development of nickel deposits

On June 23, a rally against development of nickel deposits in the Voronezh Region was held in the township of Mikhailovka located in the Volgograd Region. The protesters demanded to repeal the nickel development project, because, in their opinion, it would entail a huge environmental damage.

22:00, 23 June 2012

Lawyers: verdict to Evloev in Dagestan showed jury's competence in IAF cases

The acquittal of Sergey Evloev, accused of involvement in an illegal armed formation (IAF), banditry and attacks on law enforcer has proved the legitimacy and competence of jurors, Dagestani lawyers assert.

21:00, 23 June 2012

Officials of Krasnodar Territory fail to attend roundtable on problems of coastal lands

Today, Krasnodar has hosted a roundtable "Problems of protection of citizens' legitimate rights to use forest and coastal areas in the Krasnodar Territory", organized by the Public Chamber of Russia. The invited environmental officials and law enforcers and the administration of the Territory failed to appear at the discussion.

20:00, 23 June 2012

Iskenderov: 25 stores in Baku are licensed to sell religious books

In Azerbaijan, the process is underway of registering bookshops selling religious literature; in Baku, 25 such shops have received such licenses. At the same time, the State Committee for Work with Religious Organizations is drafting proposals aimed at simplification of the import into the republic of sacred books, said Elshad Iskenderov, the head of the Committee.

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