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10:44, 9 November 2007

Court decision on zoning the Sochi National Park cancelled in Adygea

On November 9, the Supreme Court of Adygea cancelled the decision of the Maikop City Court made (on October 22) in favour of ecologist Valery Brinikh against the illegal, in his opinion, zoning of the Sochi National Park.

10:28, 9 November 2007

Russian TV channels resumed in Georgia

After about a 36-hour suspension, several hours ago Russian TV channels were restored in the cable television network of Tbilisi. Along with that, some of the Georgian channels are still off. This is the case with the "Imedi" (both TV and radio) and "Kavkasia".

10:25, 9 November 2007

General Prosecutor's Office of Georgia brings a case on mass disorders

The General Prosecutor's Office of Georgia has initiated a criminal case on the fact of mass clashes during the opposition meeting in Tbilisi on November 7.

19:44, 8 November 2007

Whereabouts of Louisa Teboeva, missing resident of Ingushetia, not established yet

The fate of Louisa Teboeva, a resident of Ekazhevo village (Ingushetia) who disappeared on October 19, is still unknown.

19:39, 8 November 2007

North Ossetian native Kaloev released from Swiss prison will come back home in a week

Vitaly Kaloev, a native of North Ossetia, convicted in Switzerland for murdering a "SkyGuide" Company's air traffic controller and released from prison before his term, will return to Russia in the nearest seven or eight days.

19:35, 8 November 2007

European Court recognizes consideration of complaints about tortures in Chechnya inefficient

Today, the European Court for Human Rights has recognized the investigation of the application on tortures in Chechnya filed by Suleiman Medov, former resident of Grozny, to be inefficient. The Russian state should pay out 5,000 euros of compensation to him.

19:33, 8 November 2007

Residents of Chechnya disbelieve in a fair verdict to Arakcheev and Khudyakov

The majority of residents of Chechnya are convinced that Russian officers Arakcheev and Khudyakov accused of murdering three Chechens in January 2003 will incur no punishment.

19:28, 8 November 2007

Saakashvili suggests a referendum on the date of parliamentary elections in Georgia

President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili who has announced that early election of the president of Georgia will be held on January 5, 2008, also suggests holding a parallel plebiscite about the date of parliamentary elections.

19:26, 8 November 2007

Human Rights Watch: Georgia police applied excessive force to disperse the meetings

The international organization Human Rights Watch thinks that the police of Georgia used excessive force at dispersing the meetings in Tbilisi.

18:45, 8 November 2007

Russian TV channels stopped in Georgia

Today, broadcasting of Russian TV channels ORT, RTR and NTV, and of the Euronews channel, has been stopped in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia.

11:59, 7 November 2007

Kadyrov dismisses Chechen deputy minister of interior for criticizing power agents

Alambek Yasaev, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Chechnya, has been dismissed. According to some sources, he is now in Moscow.

11:56, 7 November 2007

Political forces of Armenia demand to stop criminal prosecution of the participants of peaceful march

Ten parties, including the "Republic", "Democratic Homeland", Armenian All-National Movement, Liberal-Progressive and Conservative Parties, People's Party of Armenia and others, demand to stop unjustified criminal prosecution of the participants of the peaceful march on October 23.

11:53, 7 November 2007

Trepashkin is forbidden to be present at consideration of his case

The court has not allowed Mikhail Trepashkin, ex-FSB officer, convicted for disclosure of state secrets, to be present at consideration of his cassation complaint against the decision to toughen his punishment serving conditions.

11:50, 7 November 2007

Another journalist arrested in Azerbaijan

Nazim Guliev, editor of the newspaper "Ideal", has been sentenced today by the Nasiminskiy Court of the capital of Azerbaijan to 2.5 years of imprisonment for slander and insult.

11:46, 7 November 2007

Oppositional TV Channels "Imedi" and "Kavkasia" stopped in Georgia

Broadcasting of the oppositional TV Channel "Imedi" that had earlier belonged to businessman Badri Patarkatsishvili was stopped in Georgia. The operation could be watched live on air: special police fighters rushed into the studio - and the broadcasting stopped.

11:43, 7 November 2007

360 persons suffered in clashes with special troops in Georgia

On Wednesday, as a result of the clashes in Rustaveli Avenue and Riket Square in Tbilisi between special police units and the opposition 360 persons were injured.

21:53, 6 November 2007

US Deputy Secretary of State calls on Azerbaijani authorities to stop pressure on media

At the press conference in the capital of Azerbaijan on November 5, Daniel Fried, US Deputy State Secretary, speaking on the situation in the sphere of journalism, has repeated the thesis on inadmissibility of arresting journalists for their published articles.

21:50, 6 November 2007

Armenia: tax officials beat journalists of "Gala" channel

Operative officers of the Tax Service of Armenia have beaten journalists and broken TV cameras in the studio of the "Gala" TV Channel in the city of Gyumri.

21:47, 6 November 2007

Human rights activist engaged in Chechen problems was forbidden to visit Russia

The Observatory, an international human rights organization, has expressed its protest against illegal detention and expulsion from Russia of Anna-Mari Gelen, an activist of the human rights NGO Pax Christi International, who is known for her work on the problems of Chechnya.

21:43, 6 November 2007

People in Chechnya find Umarov's declaration of the Caucasian Emirate to be groundless

Residents of Chechnya believe that the statement of the leader of separatists Doku Umarov about creation of the "Caucasian Emirate" has no real grounds and is beneficial for the authorities of Russia.

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