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September 11, 2009 20:00

• Karastelyov: examination of the slogan of Novorossisk human rights activists is nonobjective

  The state examination, which has recognized the slogan "Freedom is not given - it is taken" to be an extremist one and "undermining the moral principles of the society", and the conclusions of this examination see complete absence of objectivity and numerous rough violations, accompanied by anti-American formulations of the cold-war times," said Vadim Karastelyov, an expert of the "Novorossisk Committee on Human Rights" (NCHR).

September 11, 2009 19:00

• HRW: Chechen President's suit to "Memorial" distracts from investigating Estemirova's murder

  The international organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) believes that the suit of President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov against Oleg Orlov, head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", distracts attention from real investigation of Natalia Estemirova's murder.

September 11, 2009 18:00

• Relatives of the convict for blowing up a bus in Nevinnomyssk want to appeal against his verdict

  Relatives of Ruslan Kostoev who was sentenced for blowing up a bus in the city of Nevinnomyssk, Stavropol Territory, object to the court verdict and are going to appeal against it, as Ruslan's mother - Tamara Kostoeva - said to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

September 10, 2009 23:30

• Chechen television showed former militant calling his comrades to come back home

  On September 9, one of the republic's TV Channels showed a report with participation of a former member of an illegal armed formation (IAF). The ex-militant told about the panic reigning among the members of the armed underground and called his former comrades-in-arms to come back home.

September 10, 2009 23:10

• Criminal case opened in Armenia against newspaper for insulting a deputy

  Under the claim of Zarui Postandzhyan, an MP from the oppositional faction "Heritage" of the National Assembly of Armenia, the police has initiated a criminal case against the newspaper "Free Thinking" under the article of "insulting and compromising a person". The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told about it by Stepan Safaryan, another deputy from the same faction.

September 10, 2009 23:00

• Ads appear in streets of Krasnodar urging to pay alimonies

  The Krasnodar Territorial Department of the Federal Service of Court Marshals (DFSCM) has decided to fight against dishonest parents by using social advertisements. Banners calling to pay the alimonies appeared in the streets of the territorial capital.

September 10, 2009 22:40

• President Evkurov is going to make up Ingushes and Ossetians

  President of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov intends, with a complete support of Russian President Dmitri Medvedev, to repair Ossetian-Ingush relations; according to his version, this should start with addressing the issue of human rights violations. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports that Mr Evkurov spoke about it on September 8 at the roundtable in Ingushetia, where a delegation from North Ossetia also took part.

September 10, 2009 22:00

• Over thousand set free by amnesty in Armenia

  Under the amnesty act, passed this June under the initiative of President Serzh Sargsyan, the authorities of Armenia have released 1208 persons from custody in the country's criminal-corrective establishments. This was reported by Alina Engoyan, press secretary of the Cassation Court of Armenia.

September 10, 2009 22:00

• Harasti: Azerbaijan should stop persecuting journalists on forged accusations

  Young Azerbaijan bloggers Emin Milli and Adnan Gadjizade will not be imprisoned, as stated by Miklos Harasti, special representative of the OSCE on freedom of the media, after his meeting with Ali Gasanov, head of the public-political division of the Administration of the President of Azerbaijan. According to Mr Harasti, Azerbaijan should stop its widespread practice of persecuting oppositional journalists on forged charges.

September 10, 2009 21:00

• Guseinova: figurants of "execution list" in Dagestan dealt with Wahhabite cases

  The "execution list" compiled by the grouping of "relatives of lost militiamen", which is disseminating leaflets in Dagestan, contains the lawyers involved in the trials on so-called "Wahhabite cases" and the journalists, who covered the problems connected with kidnappings and torture of people, said advocate Bakanai Guseinova.

September 10, 2009 20:00

• Shamba: recognition of Abkhazia by Venezuela is a significant event

  Sergey Shamba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia, has named the recognition by Venezuela of independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia to be a significant decision, since it will push, in his opinion, a lot of other countries to similar decisions, as Venezuela is the leader in the Bolivarian Union, which includes several states.

September 10, 2009 19:00

• Consideration of Chechen President's claim to head of "Memorial" to start on September 25

  On September 25, the Tver Court of Moscow will start considering the claim lodged by President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov against Oleg Orlov, head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", on defence of his honour, dignity and business reputation.

September 10, 2009 18:00

• Rostov Region: miners-pensioners prepare to picket Zverevo administration

  The miners-pensioners detained yesterday by militiamen near Federal Highway No. 4 in the Rostov Region, are at large and plan to picket the building of the administration of the city of Zverevo. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told about it by Valery Dyakonov, a deputy of the municipal duma of Zverevo.

September 09, 2009 23:50

• Names of would-be Moscow suicide bombers known

  Two huge terror acts to be committed by terrorists-suicide bombers have been prevented in Moscow; now the names of their potential executers are known - cousins Bekkhan Ospanov, 29, and Islam Bataev, 30. It was planned to bring the explosive to the terror act venue not only in shahid belts, but also in jogging shoe soles.

September 09, 2009 23:40

• BEBR organizes a march to Moscow

  Today, the Board of Elders of Balkar People (BEBP) held a sitting of the organizing committee of the pedestrian march to Moscow.

September 09, 2009 23:30

• Congress of Azerbaijanis of the World demands respect of national rights in Iran

  On September 8, the Baku-based "Park Inn" Hotel hosted a conference "National Movement of South Azerbaijan", organizer by the Congress of Azerbaijanis of the World (CAW). The event was on the problem of ensuring national rights of ethnic Azerbaijanis in Iran.

September 09, 2009 23:10

• Four residents of Roshni-Chu kidnapped in Chechnya

  According to a local resident, in the end of last week, employees of unidentified power agencies kidnapped four residents of Roshni-Chu village, located in the foothill Urus-Martan District. The Chechen militia did not confirm the fact of kidnapping.

September 09, 2009 23:00

• HRW urges Chechen President to recall his claim against head of "Memorial"

  The international organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov to withdraw his claim lodged against Oleg Orlov, head of the HRC "Memorial".

September 09, 2009 22:10

• Right-wing ultras take responsibility for murdering figurant in "Black Hawks" case

  The "Combat Organization of Russian Nationalists" (known as "BORN") has disseminated the information that it takes the responsibility for a series of neo-Nazi crimes, committed in Moscow in 2008 and 2009, including the attack on two figurants in the case of the "Black Hawks" grouping, as a result of which Rasul Khalilov, a native of Azerbaijan, was assassinated.

September 09, 2009 22:00

• Bodies of all casualties of terror act in Nazran identified

  Experts have finished identification of the bodies of the casualties of the explosion at the ROVD building in Nazran. It was reported by a representative of the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Ingushetia.