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Murad Musaev, an advocate of one of the defendants, said that the Supreme Court of Russia has recognized lawful the cancellation of the "not guilty" verdict in the murder case of Anna Politkovskaya, observer of the "Novaya Gazeta".

The Moscow GUVD (Chief City Interior Department) has refused to open a criminal case against Oleg Orlov, head of the Society "Memorial", under the article of "Slander" in the context of his statements that connection with its{his} statement that President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov is responsible for the murder of human rights defender Natalia Estemirova. This was reported by Andrei Krasnenkov, Kadyrov's advocate.

Today, the Independent Press Centre in Moscow has hosted a press conference of human rights activists under the motto "Death Squadrons in Northern Caucasus. Summer of 2009". According to Alexander Cherkasov, a member of the Board of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", a system of violence has formed in Northern Caucasus, where torture, kidnappings, illegal prisons and extrajudicial executions are integral elements.

First anniversary of Russia's recognition of independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia; commissioning of the Dzuarikau-Tskhinvali gas pipeline; new explosions of suicide bombers in Chechnya; resignations and appointments in governments of Northern and Southern Caucasus - look up these and other events in the review of the week of August 24-30 in the Caucasian regions prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

The persons, suspected of a conspiracy on premeditated murder of Hero of Russia Sulim Yamadaev, ex-commander of the "Vostok" special GRU battalion, have rejected the presented charges.

NGO members have held an action in Chechnya in memory of the human rights activists and journalists, who were assassinated or fell victim of extrajudicial executions, with participation of Liudmila Alekseeva, chair of the Moscow Helsinki Group (MHG). The action took place on August 30 in the Gudermes District of the republic, where Natalia Estemirova, a well-known human rights defender and employee of the HRC "Memorial", who was kidnapped and then murdered on July 15, is buried.

The consideration of the claim on defence of honour and dignity lodged by President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov against Oleg Orlov, leader of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", has been postponed till September 10. Mr Orlov said that before the start of today's hearing, he had submitted a petition asking to postpone the trial, and the judge accepted his arguments and re-appointed the consideration. He added to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that the reason was that he had no advocate.

On Monday, August 31, the Moscow GUVD (Chief Interior Department) will decide whether to open a criminal case against Oleg Orlov, head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial". The request to initiate a criminal case against Mr Orlov was submitted by Andrei Krasnenkov, advocate of Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov.

The Investigatory Committee at the Prosecutor's Office (ICPO) of Russia reports that suicide bombers came up to a police squad in the centre of Chechen city of Shali and triggered their bombs. However, the MIA of Chechnya asserts that the militants blew themselves up in the course of a special operation aimed to detain them.

Magomed Shakhidov who committed on August 25 a terror act in the Shali District of Chechnya, in 2004 was sentenced to imprisonment for taking part in illegal armed formations (IAFs).

Separatists of Chechnya have sentenced one of their emissaries Ahmed Zakaev to death. In their opinion, he betrayed Islam, having recognized the legitimacy of Ramzan Kadyrov's government.

The terrorist-suicide bomber, who has blown up militiamen today in the morning in the Shali District of Chechnya, was a member of the grouping of field commander Muslim Gakaev. His name was Magomed Shakhidov, a resident of Argun, as asserted by local law enforcers.

On August 23, in the submontane Achkhoy-Martan District of Chechnya, a local minor was wounded by explosion of unidentified ordnance.