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November 24, 2007 15:58

• Sokiryanskaya: kidnapping of Orlov and journalists was organized by the authorities of Ingushetia

  Oleg Orlov, leader of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", and three "Ren-TV" reporters were kidnapped and beaten in Ingushetia under direct order of the authorities, Ekaterina Sokiryanskaya, representative of the HRC "Memorial" in Ingushetia, told.

November 23, 2007 12:27

• The USA are concerned about arrests of journalists in Azerbaijan

  US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Ann Dersy has expressed her serious concern about the situation with the freedom of speech and press in Azerbaijan.

November 23, 2007 12:24

• One of organizers of tomorrow's meeting in Ingushetia detained by MIA

  At the present moment, Mukhmed Gazdiev, one of the co-chairmen of the organizing committee of the meeting due to take place tomorrow, on November 24, is kept, together with some members of his family, in the building of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ingushetia.

November 23, 2007 12:20

• Bus explosion in North Ossetia: 6 casualties, 17 wounded

  According to the latest data, as a result of the bus explosion in the border of North Ossetia with Kabardino-Balkaria, 6 persons were killed, and the number of those injured has reached 17 persons.

November 23, 2007 12:16

• Resident of Kabardino-Balkaria tries to self-burn at Kremlin walls

  Today, a resident of Kabardino-Balkaria tried to commit an act of self-burning in the "Lobnoe Mesto" in the Red Square of Moscow, having explained the attempt by his discontent with the work of law enforcement agents at investigating his brother's murder.

November 23, 2007 12:11

• Trial of killers of Gipsies protracted in Volgograd Region

  The trial on the criminal case on the murder of Gipsies in the city of Volzhsk, Volgograd Region, in 2006 spring is protracted. Experts fail to appear at the court sessions, and the offended party is not summoned to the court.

November 23, 2007 12:07

• Charge presented to the resident of Ingushetia suspected of blowing up the "Neva-Express" train

  The Prosecutor's Office has presented an official charge to Maksharip Khidriev, a native of Ingushetia, suspected of involvement in blowing up the "Neva-Express" train on August 13 this year.

November 22, 2007 23:08

• Court leaves journalist Ganimat Zakhidov under arrest in Azerbaijan

  Today, the consideration of the appeal lodged by editor-in-chief of the "Azadlyg" newspaper Ganimat Zakhidov against the decision of the Yasamal District Court ended in upholding of the latter.

November 22, 2007 23:02

• United Nations phase out their humanitarian projects in Northern Caucasus

  The United Nations are phasing out their humanitarian projects in Northern Caucasus, since they do not consider Chechnya, Ingushetia and other Russian Republics to be a disaster zone any longer.

November 22, 2007 22:34

• Rostov-on-Don: State Prosecutor insists on longer terms for Khudyakov and Arakcheev

  On Thursday, at the trial held at the North-Caucasian District Military Court, the state prosecution demanded 20 and 18 years of imprisonment for the two officers of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs accused of murdering peaceful Chechens.

November 22, 2007 22:13

• A new suspect appears in the case of placement in the Internet of the execution video of Tajikistan and Dagestan natives

  A spokesman of the Novgorod Regional Prosecutor's Office has informed today that the investigatory bodies established a Novgorod resident who had placed in the Internet a video record of the murder of two persons.

November 22, 2007 21:14

• William Bowring, British human rights activist who defended the rights of Chechnya residents, deported from Russia

  William Bowring, a British human rights activist, who stood for the interests of the residents of Chechnya at the European Court, has been turned out of Russia.

November 21, 2007 10:55

• Teachers and girl-students without headscarves are expelled from Chechen higher schools

  The fight announced by the head of Chechnya on moral degradation of the youth, has resulted in the fact that in higher schools, specialized secondary and ordinary schools women and girls are forbidden to attend lessons with their heads uncovered with headscarves.

November 21, 2007 10:49

• Student from Adygea who placed execution video on Internet sentenced to one year of corrective works

  The Maikop City Court has sentenced a local resident, accused of placing on the Internet of the video film depicting execution of two persons, to one year of corrective works.

November 21, 2007 10:43

• Sangadzieva: Gannushkina uses every opportunity to help particular people

  Inna Sangadzhieva, project coordinator of the Norwegian Helsinki Committee for the former USSR, told that the Andrei Sakharov's Award was adjudged to Svetlana Gannushkina, Chair of the "Civil Assistance" Committee, for her whole-hearted and self-sacrificing help to particular victims of rough violations of human rights.

November 21, 2007 10:37

• Chechen community of Azerbaijan accuses RF's special agencies of murdering their leader

  The Chechen community of Azerbaijan asserts that Russian special agencies are guilty of murdering Imran Gaziev, the community leader.

November 21, 2007 10:26

• The last militant of those who prepared a terror act against US Embassy arrested in Azerbaijan

  Bakhtiyar Orudzhev, the last member who remained at large from the group of Wahhabites, who had planned terror acts against embassies of western countries and who attacked the "LUKOIL" Company's fuelling station, was arrested in Baku.

November 20, 2007 21:14

• Kocharyan: businessman Sukiasyan who supports Ter-Petrosyan deceives Armenia

  President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan has stated, while making his comments on the issue of tax audits at the enterprises of the "Sil Concerna", belonging to Khachatur Sukiasyan, who is supporting Levon Ter-Petrosyan, that the tax audits will prove the guilt of the businessman.

November 20, 2007 21:11

• President of Georgia to amnesty over thousand inmates on the anniversary of "Revolutions of Roses"

  Amnesty of more than 1200 inmates convicted of minor crimes has been announced in Georgia on the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the "Revolution of Roses".

November 20, 2007 21:06

• Soso Baratashvili hopes for restart of "Imedi" broadcasting before presidential election in Georgia

  The "Imedi" TV and Radio Company has hopes for restart of broadcasting before the forthcoming presidential election in Georgia.