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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.

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

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

In the city of Cherkessk, Karachayevo-Cherkessia, an operation was undertaken to liquidate a group of militants who were hiding in a dwelling house.

Mario Scaramella, one of the main witnesses in "Litvinenko's case," who was detained yesterday by Italian authorities upon his arrival by air from Great Britain, knew about his prepared arrest.

The Chief Administration of the Russia's General Prosecutor's Office for the South Federal District (SFD) has finalized its investigation into the criminal case in relation to Mukhazhir Evloev, head of the Malgobek District Department of Interior, Ingushetia, and his deputy Ahmed Kotiev charged of neglect of duty that had caused death of people in Beslan school.

Early next year, inspectors of the British Scotland Yard will probably visit Moscow again under investigation of the case of poisoning Alexander Litvinenko, former FSB employee.

In the evening of December 22, militia captain Umar Shamanov, deputy head of the Department of Interior of the city of Teberda, Karachayevo-Cherkessia, was shot dead.

The undertaken measured to detect the whereabouts and bring to Azerbaijan Teimuraz Aliev and Takhir Khubanov, citizens of Georgia, accused of murdering Elmar Gusejnov, editor-in-chief of the "Monitor" magazine, have given no effect so far.

The explosion of Beslan school, where in September 2004 militants took hostages, occurred through the fault of terrorists, not as a result of actions of power agents.

An officer from the Chechnya military kommandatura (commandants' office) thinks that a mere mistake could be the most probable cause of the incident in the Achkhoj-Martan District that resulted in death of two peaceful residents.

On Thursday, December 21, the North-Caucasian Regional Military Court interrogated six victims in the case of the group special fighters ("spetsnaz") under command of captain Eduard Ulman accused of murdering six peaceful Chechens in 2002.

The widow of Alexander Litvinenko has thanked the British investigators who returned yesterday from Moscow for their investigation into the death of her husband.

On December 20, the North-Caucasian Regional Military Court continued interrogating witnesses in Ulman's case.

The emissary of Chechen separatists has stated that Russian authorities, who have resumed investigation of his criminal case, are thus trying to scare him.