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23:40, 17 August 2009
The advocates of Anna Politkovskaya's family have appealed at the Supreme Court of Russia against the decision of the court to return the murder case of the observer of the "Novaya Gazeta" back to the public prosecutor. This was announced today by advocate Anna Stavitskaya, who represents the interests of the journalist's children.
23:00, 17 August 2009
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Five years on from the Beslan hostage drama, the security situation in the North Caucasus is deteriorating. The website of BBC Russian - bbcrussian.com - has teamed up with the web publication, "Caucasian Knot" (kavkaz-uzel.ru) to launch a major editorial initiative, engaging online audiences in a discussion about key issues faced by people in the North Caucasus.
23:00, 17 August 2009
Ruslan Alkhanov, Minister of Internal Affairs of the republic has reported that a Russian-speaking family was killed in Pervomaiskaya village of Chechnya, but did not say, when the crime had been committed.
23:00, 17 August 2009
The militants who participated in the attack on President of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov have been revealed; and at present they are not alive. This was reported today in an interview to journalists by Mr Evkurov himself.
23:00, 17 August 2009
Continued murders of human rights activists in Chechnya; visit of Russian Premier Vladimir Putin to Abkhazia; sharp aggravation of situation in Northern Caucasus, - look up these and other events in the review of the week of August 10-16 in Caucasian regions prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
22:10, 17 August 2009
Ahmed Zakaev, former emissary of Chechen separatists, now living in Great Britain, in future can return to Russia, as the forthcoming congress of the Chechen people will suggest Russian law enforcers to give up his prosecution; this was stated by Dukvakha Abdurakhmanov, speaker of the parliament of Chechnya.
22:00, 17 August 2009
Today in Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, a powerful bomb was triggered on the way of a militia's UAZ van. According to preliminary information, one militiaman was killed and three others were hospitalized with wounds; one is in a grave condition.
21:00, 17 August 2009
Today, in Azerbaijan, Novruzali Mamedov, head of the Talysh Cultural Centre and editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Tolyshi Sado" (Voice of Talysh) died in the prison hospital.
21:00, 17 August 2009
According to latest data, the explosion in Nazran (Ingushetia) killed 20 persons and wounded 138 more; searches continue. This was reported by the Department of Information of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) of Russia.
19:00, 17 August 2009
Today at night, in Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, unknown persons burnt down a shop named "Sunna" that was selling Islamic literature, clothes and associated goods. The owner of the shop Makhmud Kurbanov asserts that supporters of the Spiritual Department of Moslems (SDM) of Dagestan could be involved in the incident.
18:00, 17 August 2009
The course of investigation into the kidnapping and murder of Zarema Sadulayeva, leader of the youth NGO "Let's Save the Generation", and her husband Alik Dzhabrailov, infuses no optimism in their colleagues and relatives. One week after the incident, inspectors still cannot announce any possible organizers of this crime.
20:00, 16 August 2009
Employees of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" and the Human Rights Watch have addressed Russian Ombudsman Vladimir Lukin with a complaint of being shadowed in Grozny.
23:00, 15 August 2009
Nadira Isaeva, editor-in-chief of the Dagestan-based edition named "Chernovik" (Blueprint), has stated that the militants' attacks on August 13 on a sauna and a militia post in Buinaksk are interconnected and fit into the general picture of what happens in Dagestan. Its reasons should be looked for in the corruption that reigns in the republic, which forces people to start acting within their own alternative legal environment.
19:00, 15 August 2009
The first group of military instructors from the USA has arrived to Georgia to start training, as of September 1, a Georgian infantry battalion for participation in peacemaking operations in Afghanistan.
16:00, 15 August 2009
In North Ossetia, the second case of A/H1N1 virus has been registered (the so-called "swine flu"). This was reported by the republic's Ministry of Public Health.