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23:15, 16 November 2006

Karelian leader fires high-rank state servants for Kondopoga

After dissolving the Petrozavodsk City Council, head of Karelia Sergey Katanandov dismissed a number of high-ranked bureaucrats of the Republic's government. Alexander Smirnov, Mr. Katanandov's press secretary explained that "the tough personnel decisions were made by Karelian leader during his interim summing up the measures intended tom overcome the crisis situation in Kondopoga."

23:49, 15 November 2006

Charge exhibited to the second instigator of Kondopoga fight

The prosecutor's office of Karelia has exhibited charge to the second instigator of the fight in Kondopoga that provoked ethnic-motivated mass riots in this town early this September.

23:12, 15 November 2006

MK: Litvinenko was interrogated in Moscow on Politkovskaya's case

Alexander Litvinenko, a former FSB employee, now residing in Great Britain, some time ago was interrogated by a Russian investigator on the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya, the "Moskovskiy Komsomolets" (MK) reports.

23:09, 15 November 2006

"Beslan Mothers" are satisfied with recognition of the conclusions of the situational examination to be illegal

The Leninskiy District Court of Vladikavkaz has recognized to be illegal the conclusions of the so-called situational examination on the main case on Beslan terror act.

22:06, 15 November 2006

Russia and European Union discussed human rights violations in North Caucasus

On November 8, the fourth round of regular Russia-EU consultations on human rights was held in Brussels. Russia was represented by officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).

23:58, 14 November 2006

Arrests of Georgian natives continue in Moscow

In Moscow, they go on with mass arrests and deportations of Georgian natives. This was the topic of the press conference "'Road to Calvary' of Georgian in Moscow Continues" held today in the Independent Press Centre.

22:39, 14 November 2006

Georgia accuses Russia of fascism

Georgia has compared Moscow's actions towards Georgians with persecutions of Jews in Germany in 1930s, the Reuters reports.

22:36, 14 November 2006

Chechen authorities refute Human Rights Watch's information on tortures in the Republic

The authorities of Chechnya assert that the Human Rights Watch International Organization, which published yesterday a large-scale report on tortures in Chechnya, has essentially exaggerated the scale of the problem.

22:33, 14 November 2006

Kondopoga court sent back Mozgalyov's case to prosecutor's office

Today, the court of the Korelian town of Kondopoga has sent back to the prosecutor's office the case against one of the instigators of the mass fight that led to the murder of two locals.

13:59, 14 November 2006

One of examinations on Beslan recognized illegal

The Leninskiy District Court of the city of Vladikavkaz has recognized the so-called situational examination on Beslan act of terror to be illegal.

23:59, 13 November 2006

Council of Europe: South Ossetia referendum was useless and unfair

The Council of Europe regards the referendum on South Ossetia independence from Georgia to be "excessive, useless and unfair."

23:58, 13 November 2006

96 percent vote for Kokoity at South Ossetia presidential election

Bella Plieva, head of the Central Electoral Commission of South Ossetia, informed that 96% of voters have cast their ballots for Eduard Kokoity, incumbent president of South Ossetia, and so far, ballot papers from 64 out of 78 constituencies, that is about 80% of the total, have been processed.

23:51, 13 November 2006

Human Rights Watch: they continue torturing inmates in Chechnya

The International Organization Human Rights Watch has disseminated a report on tortures in Chechnya.

23:50, 13 November 2006

"Commersant": Litvinenko, FSB ex-officer, was poisoned for information on Politkovskaya's murder

Mr. Litvinenko asserts that on November 1, in a restaurant in the Piccadilly Circle, Mr. Scaramella gave him a certain document: "I understood from the text that the people mentioned therein could have actually organized Anna Politkovskaya's murder."

23:08, 13 November 2006

Claim of Borozdinovskaya residents to Defence Ministry to be considered in December

On December 18, the Presnya Court of Moscow will consider on the merits the claim lodged by 41 residents of the Chechen Borozdinovskaya village to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) on collection of 126 million Russian roubles.

22:51, 11 November 2006

Several meetings are planned to mark the 40th day of Anna Politkovskaya's death

Russian human rights activists have submitted a notification to the authorities on a picket to mark the 40th day after Anna Politkovskaya's murder, the "Echo Moskvy" reports. It is planned for the evening of November 15 in the Novopushkinskiy Mini-Park of Moscow.

22:49, 11 November 2006

Suspect of Politkovskaya's murder moves his version of the crime

Militia lieutenant colonel Alexander Prilepin, searched on suspicion of participation in Anna Politkovskaya's murder, gave an interview to journalists of the "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" newspaper, in which he declared his innocence and that the crime was politically motivated.

22:46, 11 November 2006

KGB of South Ossetia: Georgia's special agencies prepared coup d'etat and Kokoity's murder

The Committee for State Security ("KGB") of South Ossetia has informed about disclosure of the plot devised by special agencies of Georgia on physical destruction of Eduard Kokoity, president of the Republic.

22:43, 11 November 2006

Human rights activists: the Chechnya resident dissatisfied with the European Court's verdict has to blame himself for loosing compensation

Saidali Luluev, who was not happy with the judgment of the European Court on the case of his wife's murder in Chechnya, had himself objected to his name being mentioned in the claim documents, since feared that it could damage his judge career, Arsen Sakalov, director of the Ingush Public Organization "Legal Initiative" that assisted the Luluevs family in lodging the complaint to Strasbourg, told.

22:26, 11 November 2006

NATO Secretary General is against referendum in South Ossetia

Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, NATO Secretary General, has declared that the Alliance stands against the independence referendum and presidential election in South Ossetia to be held on November 12.

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