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The issue of resuming the work of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" in the Chechen Republic is still open. Local observers believe that in a view of the continuing litigation between the leader of the "Memorial" and Ramzan Kadyrov and negative attitude to this organization by "official" Chechen human rights activists and power agents, the decision can be indefinitely postponed.

The Strasbourg Court on Human Rights has communicated the complaint lodged by Kameta Khashueva, a resident of Chechnya and mother of Mamed Bagalaev, who occasionally perished in the course of special operation of Russian power agents, and awarded a priority status to her complaint.

As reported by Ilya, Anna Politkovskaya's son, Jean-Francois Julliard, Secretary General of the "Reporters without Borders", wanted to come to Moscow on the third anniversary of the journalist's murder; however, he was not admitted to Russia.

The Tver Court of Moscow, which is considering the claim lodged by President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov on defence of his honour and dignity against Oleg Orlov, head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", respondent's witnesses gave their evidences.

The Supreme Court (SC) of Ingushetia has refused to combine the case of the death of Magomed Evloev, the owner of the website "Ingushetia.Ru", with the case about the loss of three millions roubles from him; and the materials of the main case were returned to the Karabulak Court of the republic for consideration on the merits. This was reported by Yakhya Evloev, Magomed's father.

Today, at the Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria, the litigation began with discussion of the petition moved by the prosecution with demand to remove defendant Anzor Mashukov from the courtroom for regular misconduct. Also today, the court has interrogated two witnesses, residents of the Zolskiy District, one of whom is Amin Gendugov, Imam of the mosque located in Zolukokoazhe village.

In the context with the mass murder, committed in the Azerbaijani State Oil Academy (ASOA) on April 30 this year, more than 1600 persons were interrogated as witnesses, over 60 examinations were held, as reported to journalists by Zakir Garalov, General Public Prosecutor of the republic.

The would-be today's hearing in Dubai on the case about murder attempt on Hero of Russia, ex-commander of the "Vostok" battalion Sulim Yamadaev, committed on March 28 this year, was re-appointed on October 26 for unknown reasons.

In the Kayakent District of Dagestan, near Bashlykent village, a large terror act on the gas pipeline Mozdok-Kazimagomed was prevented, as reported by the group of public relations of the Department for Dagestan of the FSB.

Employees of the Department of the Federal Service for Punishment Enforcement (known as UFSIN) for the Astrakhan Region and militiamen have prevented mass disorders with participation of prisoners and their relatives in the local high security corrective colony No. 2.

In the evening on October 1, in the southwest of Moscow, unidentified persons accomplish murder of a citizen of Armenia, as reported by law enforcement bodies of the Russian capital.

In the city of Prokhladnoe, Kabardino-Balkaria, where a special operation on neutralization of militants was conducted, the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime is now cancelled. In the course of the operation in this city, one militiaman was lost and three wounded; and three supposed militants were killed. Besides, a local woman has suffered.

The investigation believes that Albert Saaev, a resident of Dagestan, who was detained in Moscow, was involved in hacking the website "Chechnya Today" and placing threats to Chechen president Ramzan Kadyrov there.