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11:27, 3 October 2007

Kabardino-Balkaria: last defence witness in the case of Ingush militiamen interrogated by Supreme Court

Today, Amur Kortkoev, head of the FSB Department for the Republic of Ingushetia, was interrogated as a witness at the trial in the case of the commanders of the Malgobek ROVD of Ingushetia, accused of the negligence that had lead to the terror act in Beslan.

22:13, 2 October 2007

Journalist arrested for bribe-taking in Azerbaijan worries about protracted investigation

In Azerbaijan, the inquiry in relation to Mushvig Guseinov, an employee of the "Bizim Yol" (Our Way) newspaper, is protracted.

22:08, 2 October 2007

Residents of Northern Caucasus will be able to apply to the Strasbourg Court directly

In its resolution adopted by majority vote the PACE calls to be more flexible in considering applications originated from the North Caucasian region of Russia.

22:04, 2 October 2007

Krasnodar Territory: trial of OMON officers postponed till October 17

The first judicial session on the case of the officers of the OMON of the Sochi Department of Internal Affairs, who had started a fight with holiday-makers, has been re-appointed on October 17 because of the failure of the defendants' advocates to appear.

22:00, 2 October 2007

Tutakov will help to bring compatriots from Europe back to Chechnya

Vagap Tutakov, who was kidnapped on September 10 in the Urus-Martan District of the Republic and released on September 22, intends to get back to political activity.

21:58, 2 October 2007

A case against participants of the meeting in defence of the Aushevs can be initiated in Ingushetia

The law-enforcement bodies of Chechnya and Ingushetia are not going to investigate the case about kidnapping last week of the Aushev brothers, who are second cousins to each other. At the same time, a criminal case can be initiated on the fact of holding the meeting with a demand to release the detainees.

21:54, 2 October 2007

Aushev brothers, residents of Ingushetia, seek defence by the authorities and human rights activists

The Aushev brothers, detained by employees of non-established power agencies in the territory of Chechnya and released after the protest action in Nazran are afraid of further prosecution by power agents; therefore, they ask the RF leadership and the international community to stand for their right.

21:46, 2 October 2007

Bastrykin: investigators have six versions of Politkovskaya's murder

Alexander Bastrykin, head of the Investigatory Committee, recently founded at the Russian Prosecutor's Office, has reported about the progress in the most resonant murders.

11:34, 1 October 2007

Another Okruashvili's supporter arrested in Georgia

The authorities of Georgia have arrested Amiran Giguashvili, leader of the oppositional movement "For United Georgia" and a friend and supporter of ex-Minister of Defence Irakliy Okruashvili.

11:30, 1 October 2007

Human rights activists win the "tea case" in Krasnodar Territory

The court decisions have been received on the so-called "tea case" in relation to human rights activists of the Krasnodar Territory who had been fined for a non-sanctioned tea-drinking party with foreigners.

11:10, 1 October 2007

Less kidnappings registered in Chechnya

General Arkadiy Edelev, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Russia, has stated in Grozny that the number of crimes connected with kidnappings has dropped fivefold in Chechnya.

11:05, 1 October 2007

Authorities of Dagestan discuss recent terror acts

On September 30, 11 persons were shot dead in Dagestan. Today, a sitting of the Security Council and a joint meeting with the heads of the Ministry of Defence and the workers of law enforcement bodies "On Operative and Social-Political Situation in Dagestan" were held in Makhachkala.

11:00, 1 October 2007

Trepashkin suspects his advocate Lyubov Kosik of cooperating with the FSB

Mikhail Trepashkin, a former FSB officer, has stated that Lyubov Kosik, his defender in the city of Nizhni Tagil, is working for the accusation and delivers his defence materials to them.

10:56, 1 October 2007

Ten Moslems arrested during special operation in Azerbaijan

As a result of a joint operation of the Ministry of National Security and the Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Fighting Organized Crime, accomplished in the village of Khudat of the Khachmaz District, religious literature was confiscated from the houses of several residents and about ten persons had been detained.

13:00, 29 September 2007

CSIS: 49 steps towards ensuring human rights and safety in Northern Caucasus

A joint report, prepared by the Initiative for Human Rights and Safety, Centre of Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and Robert Bosch Foundation and entitled "49 Steps Towards Ensuring Human Rights and Safety in Northern Caucasus" has been published.

12:57, 29 September 2007

Criminal prosecution of Khasan Didigov in the case of blowing up the "Neva-Express" train stopped

The criminal prosecution of Khasan Didigov accused of involvement in blowing up the "Neva-Express" train has been stopped.

12:52, 29 September 2007

Girls wearing hijabs were not let to school in Azerbaijan

During a week, the girls wearing hijabs could not get to their school lessons in the city of Sumgait (Azerbaijan).

12:48, 29 September 2007

Political scientists: Okruashvili's arrest is a blunder of Georgian authorities

The former Minister of Defence of Georgia Irakliy Okruashvili was sentenced by decision of the Tbilisi City Court to two months of custodial arrest for the period of investigation.

12:41, 29 September 2007

Funeral of religious figure grow into a meeting in Dagestan

Practically all the residents of the village, as well as of the neighbouring ones, came to the funeral of Nurmagomed Gadzhimagomedov, minister of the local mosque, who was killed today morning in the Dagestan village of Gubden. They regard that the murder was motivated by religious hatred.

12:37, 29 September 2007

Social workers of Dagestan breached the rights of Chernobyl liquidators

The Dagestan residents of the city of Kizilyurt, who suffered from radiation when liquidating the implications of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant accident, failed to receive their due allowances.

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