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22:09, 29 December 2006

Two residents of Chechnya charged with disturbances in Kondopoga

The Karelia prosecutor's office has accused of murder two residents of Chechnya who took part in a mass fight in the city of Kondopoga which resulted in ethnic-based disturbances in the city at the beginning of September.

22:06, 29 December 2006

RF First Channel is puzzled at broadcasts to be stopped in Azerbaijan

"Interfax" reports that the Russian First Channel, according to its public relations directorate, expresses its perplexity in connection with the Baku decision to stop broadcasting its programs in Azerbaijan starting from July next year.

22:04, 29 December 2006

Seriously ill judge who sentenced Budaev placed into pre-trial prison punishment cell

The Russian national movement "For Human Rights" and the Committee "For Civil Rights" express their grave concern in connection with the fact that, on December 28, Vladimir Bukreyev, the former judge who sentenced colonel Budanov, has been placed into the punishment cell of Moscow's pre-trial prison No 5 for 15 days under the pretext that a SIM-card was found on him.

22:58, 28 December 2006

Litvinenko gave materials on YUKOS case to Nevzlin

At the end of November, Leonid Nevzlin told in his interview to the British The Times newspaper that not long before his death Alexander Litvinenko gave him certain materials, which "shed light on most important aspects of the YUKOS case."

22:53, 28 December 2006

OSCE demands to find those guilty of attacking journalists in Azerbaijan

On December 27, Robin Seaword, head of the Baku OSCE office, expressed his concern of inactivity of the Azerbaijani police in relation to assaults on representatives of opposition papers that took place last Sunday and Monday.

22:47, 28 December 2006

South Resource Centre: distribution of Putin's grants among NCOs has strengthened estrangement of public and power

The Krasnodar non-governmental organization (NGO) "South Regional Resource Centre" thinks that Vladimir Putin's order on state support of non-commercial organizations (NCOs) "has strengthened the estrangement of civil society and the power."

22:40, 28 December 2006

Azerbaijan stops Russian TV channels

The National Council for Television and Radio Broadcasting (NCTRB) of Azerbaijan made a decision at its sitting on Thursday made a decision to stop broadcasting of Russian channels "Pervy" (First) and "Rossiya" (Russia) in the Republic's national frequencies, and of two Turkish ones - "STV" ("Samanyolu") and "D."

22:36, 28 December 2006

Examination has confirmed: Basaev was killed in Ingushetia

A gene-molecular examination has confirmed that the remains of the terrorist liquidated in Ingushetia that were delivered for investigation belong exactly to Shamil Basaev.

23:22, 27 December 2006

One of indictees of Moscow Metro explosions begs for leniency

Mr. Tambij Khubiev, one of defendants on Moscow Metro terror acts case, has applied to the Moscow City Court for leniency, Igor Trunov, victims' lawyer has reported.

23:21, 27 December 2006

General Prosecutor's Office checks Nevzlin's involvement in Litvinenko's murder

The Russian General Prosecutor's Office is undertaking investigatory actions to verify the information about Russian citizens' poisoning with toxic substances.

22:16, 27 December 2006

Alkhanov: 380 militants have surrendered during the year

In 2006, about 380 former militants have got back to peaceful life in Chechnya, Alu Alkhanov, president of the Republic, has reported this fact to the press conference.

22:08, 27 December 2006

Igor Dobaev: "youth jama'ats" assault North Caucasus

On request of the correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot," Igor Dobaev, Doctor of Philosophy, head of the sector of geopolitical problems of the South Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, gave his comments on the events in Cherkessk (Karachayevo-Cherkessia) on December 25, 2006.

22:05, 27 December 2006

Nalchik attackers have publicly repented in Kabardino-Balkaria

The "Kabardino-Balkarian Pravda" newspaper has published the "Address of Former Members of Illegal Armed Formations (IAFs) Who Have Voluntarily Laid Down Arms," which runs that the time that has passed allowed them "to give a new look on their actions and rethink over the grave consequences" of what has happened.

22:09, 26 December 2006

Ali Gasanov: authorities of Azerbaijan are against impingement of freedom of speech

Human rights activists and lawyers consider that violence applied to Nidzhat Daglar, correspondent of the "Azadlyg" newspaper, was a continuation of the violence campaign of the authorities towards the press, as well as a result of impunity for previous crimes.

22:07, 26 December 2006

MIA of Kabardino-Balkaria has again announced search of human rights defender Ruslan Nakhushev

The information published in the "Kabardino-Balkarskaya Pravda" newspaper (on 13.12.2006) about search of 23 especially dangerous criminals is again listing the name of human rights activist Ruslan Nakhushev.

21:53, 26 December 2006

Court accuses Shepel of breaching the law when investigating Beslan terror act

The Supreme Court upheld on Tuesday the life sentence verdict to Nurpashi Kulaev for taking part in Beslan act of terrorism.

21:50, 26 December 2006

Another Georgian citizen has died in Moscow

Lion Kukava, 56, a citizen of Georgia, has died in Moscow under unclear circumstances.

21:48, 26 December 2006

Trial of members of "Yarmuk" Jama'at is near its end in Kabardino-Balkaria

The Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria is finalizing the legal proceedings on the criminal case related to members of the "Yarmuk" Jama'at.

23:41, 25 December 2006

One more NGO founded in Chechnya

On December 23, the city of Grozny, capital of Chechnya, was the presentation venue of a new non-governmental organization named "Mir" (Peace).

23:39, 25 December 2006

Court session on the case of Pyatigorsk mosque imam postponed till December 26

Today, the City Court of Pyatigorsk (Stavropol Territory) was to continue hearings of the case of Anton (Abdullah) Stepanenko, imam of the city mosque.

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