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August 13, 2009 21:00

• Witness in the case of Nalchik attack refused from her evidences given three years ago

  Today, the Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria, which considers the case about attack on Nalchik on October 13, 2005, listened to two anonymous witnesses and Albina Karmova, a resident of Svetlovodskoe village, Zolskiy District.

August 13, 2009 20:00

• Internet disseminates video with Delimkhanov's threats addressed to Chechen human rights defenders

  The platform YouTube has placed a video clip quoting a news report of the Chechen television, in which TV in which Adam Delimkhanov, Deputy of the Russian State Duma, speaking in the Chechen language, calls human rights activists of Chechnya to account, since, according to his story, they "help criminals-militants."

August 13, 2009 19:00

• Zarema Sadulayeva's body had traces of beating

  Zarema Sadulayeva, head of the youth NGO "Let's Save the Generation", who was found, together with her husband Alik Dzhabrailov, assassinated in the morning on August 11 in Grozny, was beaten before her death. As reported by one of close friends of the victim, her body had huge bruises, and one of her arms was twice broken.

August 13, 2009 18:00

• FIDH: Russia's anti-extremist laws give grounds to persecute dissidents

  The Russian anti-extremist legislation has created a legal basis for persecuting both religious groups and public organizations; and these laws can be directed against written and oral statements. This was stated by the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) in its report "Russian Society under Control".

August 12, 2009 23:30

• Chechen MIA gives the name of suspected militant killed in Argun

  According to power agents, the suspected member of IAFs (illegal armed formations) who was killed on August 11 in the city of Argun was a fighter of the grouping that acted in the Nozhay-Yurt and Gudermes Districts of the republic. His person is now known - Beslan Dagabaev.

August 12, 2009 23:20

• MIA of Ingushetia: up to 500 power agents could take part in liquidation of Khautievs

  As reported by Madina Khadzieva, head of the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for the Republic of Ingushetia, to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, the special operation in the village of Kantyshevo, Nazran District of Ingushetia, which resulted in death of three persons, including Khautiev brothers, could involve up to 500 power agents.

August 12, 2009 23:00

• Two persons killed by one of two explosions in Abkhazia

  On the day of the visit to Abkhazia of Russian Premier Vladimir Putin, two explosions took place in Sukhumi and Gagra. The latter killed Liudmila Surina, 52, in situ and wounded David Metreveli, 25, who later died.

August 12, 2009 23:00

• The USA are concerned of human rights activists' murder in Chechnya

  Philip Crawly, PR undersecretary of state, said on August 11 that the United States are deeply worried about the news items coming from Chechnya about kidnapping and murder of human rights defender Zarema Sadulayeva and her husband Alik Dzhabrailov.

August 12, 2009 22:50

• CE is concerned of human rights activists' murders in Chechnya

  The Council of Europe (CE) has expressed is concern of the murder of human rights activists Zarema Sadulayeva and her husband Alik Dzhabrailov in Chechnya.

August 12, 2009 22:10

• Ekaterinburg "Memorial" to commemorate all human rights defenders who perished in Chechnya

  The statement of the Ekaterinburg city NGO named the "Ekaterinburg "Memorial" Society" passed in the context of the murder of Zarema Sadulayeva, leader of the NGO "Let's Save the Generation", and her husband Alik Dzhabrailov says that this other cynical murder of human rights activists in Chechnya indicates a complete revelry of violence and inability of the administration of the republic to control the situation in the region.

August 12, 2009 22:00

• Russia's MFA: Georgian party hampers refugees' return to South Ossetia

  As reported by Gregory Karassin, deputy minister of foreign affairs of Russia, at a meeting with journalists, where the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was present, the process of refugees' return to South Ossetia is possible only provided the due safety conditions in the places of their former residence are created; however, Georgia is stubbornly hampering it.

August 12, 2009 21:10

• Speaker of Chechen parliament and Zakaev decide to hold World Congress of Chechens

  By the outcomes of today's meeting in London of Dukvakhi Abdurakhmanov, chairman of the parliament of the Chechen Republic, with Ahmed Zakaev, leader of the government of non-recognized Ichkeria in exile, it was decided to hold the World Congress of the Chechen Nation.

August 12, 2009 20:00

• UNICEF: murdered Sadulayeva and Dzhabrailov helped in surgery of over 100 children in Chechnya

  A source in the Russian representative office of the UNICEF said to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that Zarema Sadulayeva and her husband Alik Dzhabrailov, assassinated in Grozny, when working in the regional NGO "Let's Save the Generation", were helping children who had suffered from the warfare in the territory of the republic.

August 12, 2009 19:00

• Evicted refugees wait to meet President of Ingushetia

  The evicted refugee families, who lived in Malgobek, want to meet President of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov. According to Vakha Chapanov, head of the IA "Maximum", the refugees want to be received by the President in order to settle their problems.

August 12, 2009 18:00

• NGO activists assassinated in Grozny were seen at a militia station after kidnapping

  Zarema Sadulayeva, leader of the youth NGO named "Let's Save the Generation", and her husband Alik Dzhabrailov, abducted in the afternoon on August 10 and found murdered in the morning on August 11, were brought to one of district militia divisions in Grozny. This was stated by a member of one of local human rights organizations.

August 11, 2009 23:50

• Estemirova's evidences on Politkovskaya's murder could have changed the course of investigation

  The assassinated Chechen human rights defender Natalia Estemirova gave evidences, which could help inspectors to reach the customers and change the course of investigation into the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya. However, she was never summoned to the court.

August 11, 2009 23:40

• Nogovitsyn: demining of South Ossetia will last long

  The mining of the territory of South Ossetia during last year's August events was chaotic; the Russian party has no mine field maps; therefore, demining will take a lot of time. This was stated by General-Colonel Anatoly Nogovitsyn, Deputy Chief of the Joint Staff of Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

August 11, 2009 23:30

• Early relieved editor-in-chief of "Zhamanak" will go abroad to get his treatment

  Arman Babadzhanyan, editor-in-chief of the oppositional newspaper "Zhamanak" (Time), who was released from custody before term on August 4 because of his poor health, in the next few days will go for treatment abroad.

August 11, 2009 23:20

• Killers of Dagestanian journalist shadowed him for several days, eyewitnesses say

  The car, from which unknown criminals shot dead Abdulmalik Ahmedilov, editor-in-chief of the "Sogratl" newspaper in Dagestan, was noticed by eyewitnesses for several days near the house of the journalist, as they told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

August 11, 2009 23:00

• Abkhazia closes its border with Georgia on Inguri River

  Abkhazia has closed its border with Georgia running on the Inguri River; now the crossing is only possible over the main Inguri bridge with a special permit. This was announced today in the course of another five-lateral meeting on prevention and investigation of Abkhazian-Georgian border incidents by Ruslan Kishmariya, head of the Abkhazian delegation and plenipotentiary envoy of Abkhazian President in the Gali District.