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12:39, 15 May 2008

Convicts of Cherkizovo marketplace explosion sentenced to imprisonment from two years to life term

The Moscow City Court has sentenced the eight defendants accused of exploding Cherkizovo marketplace to prison terms from two years to life-long term.

12:32, 15 May 2008

Writer kidnapped in the capital of Chechnya

Nikolai Paizulaev, a writer and public figure, was kidnapped in Grozny, the capital of Chechnya.

12:18, 15 May 2008

European Court to consider complaints of former servicemen in Chechnya

In the end of this April, the European Court for Human Rights started considering the cases of twelve Russian militaries, including those who had served in Chechnya, who complain of violation of their right to judicial defence.

11:11, 14 May 2008

Advocate Dorogova asks President of Kabardino-Balkaria to protect her from prosecution

Larissa Dorogova, a lawyer of the Bar of Kabardino-Balkaria, has sent a letter to President of the Republic Arsen Kanokov with a request to protect her and her son from incessant prosecutions.

11:04, 14 May 2008

In Azerbaijan, journalist Agyl Khalil is ready to testify to the investigation

Azerbaijani journalist Agyl Khalil, who earlier refused to give evidence on the motive that the case was falsified by the Prosecutor's Office, has reported his readiness to testify.

10:53, 14 May 2008

Armenia: diplomats challenge their dismissal

On March 14, the Administrative Court considered a claim of four diplomats who were dismissed from office and deprived of their diplomatic ranks in February 2008, after they made a statement on February 24 about post-election processes in Armenia.

10:49, 14 May 2008

European Court for Human Rights to consider the complaint of Azerbaijani ex-Minister of Public Health

The European Court for Human Rights has accepted to consideration a complaint lodged by Ali Insanov, former Minister of Public Health of Azerbaijan.

10:46, 14 May 2008

In Armenia, Karabakh war invalid Arshavir Bazinyan stops his hunger strike

Late at night on May 13, Arshavir Bazinyan, ex-combatant from the district of Vanatur in Razdan, invalid of war in Nagorno-Karabakh, stopped his hunger strike, which he resumed on May 8.

10:41, 14 May 2008

67 jury candidates for litigation on attack on Nalchik self-disqualify

Today, at the process on the criminal case dealing with the attack on power agencies of Kabardino-Balkaria, out of 145 candidates for the jury 67 persons have self-withdrawn.

10:32, 14 May 2008

United Opposition of Georgia defines Saakashvili's "7 irreparable mistakes"

On May 13, the members of the Youth Movement of the United Opposition of Georgia held an action in front of President's residence named "7 irreparable mistakes".

10:27, 14 May 2008

Dieter Boden stands for independence of Abkhazia

German diplomat Dieter Boden, former special representative of the UN Secretary General for the Abkhazian conflict and nowadays head of the mission of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights for observing elections, now, after recognition of independence of Kosovo, is supporting the independence of Abkhazia.

17:12, 13 May 2008

In Armenia, two residents of the city of Maralik go on hunger strike in support of arrested oppositionist

In Armenia, in the former district capital named Maralik, Babken Urutyan and Karapet Loretsyan announced a termless hunger strike starting May 11 with a demand to release Arutyun Urutyan and other arrested oppositionists.

17:08, 13 May 2008

NAC: 50 NGOs abroad support Chechen separatists

Victor Orlov, a representative of the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC), has stated that more than 50 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) abroad are supporting militants in Chechnya.

17:03, 13 May 2008

Office to help China earthquake victims opened in North Ossetia

Today, the Ministry for Matters of Youth, Physical Culture and Sports of North Ossetia has opened an office with the aim to render assistance to the victims of the earthquake in China.

17:00, 13 May 2008

In Armenia, ex-vice-speaker Karapet Rubinyan released

Agvan Ovsepyan, General Public Prosecutor of Armenia, has ruled to change former vice-speaker of the National Assembly Karapet Rubinyan's freedom restriction measure. He was released under recognizance not to leave.

16:57, 13 May 2008

Azerbaijan: verdict to editor-in-chief of opposition newspaper upheld

Today, the Baku Appeal Court has upheld the verdict of the first instance court - 4 years of imprisonment - to Ganimat Zakhidov, editor-in-chief of the "Azadlyg" newspaper.

16:55, 13 May 2008

Badrudi, Sulim Yamadaev's brother, can be charged anew

A native of Chechnya who is now living in Moscow accuses Badrudi Yamadaev - brother of the commander of the "Vostok" battalion - of kidnapping and extortion.

16:52, 13 May 2008

In Armenia, opposition wants to resume rallies

Should till June 20 the authorities go on denying the opposition's right to hold rallies, people will rally, in response to appeal of the Centre of All-National Movement, in the Freedom Square of Yerevan. This was stated by Levon Zurabyan late on May 12 in the "Europolice" programme at the Public TV of Armenia.

16:49, 13 May 2008

General Prosecutor's Office forbids journalist Agyl Khalil to leave Azerbaijan

Today, the Azerbaijani General Prosecutor's Office has made a statement asserting an attempt of journalist Agyl Khalil to go out of the country as evasion from investigation. The information that he was twice attacked in recent weeks was treated by prosecutors as ungrounded.

18:35, 12 May 2008

In Armenia, war veterans go on hunger strike demanding to release political prisoners

Today, following their statement made earlier, 15 participants of the war in Nagorno-Karabakh have launched a termless hunger strike in the city of Gyumri with a demand of immediate release from custody of Ashot Zakaryan, head of the Gyumri branch of the combatants' public organization "Union of Erkrap Volunteers", and other political prisoners.

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