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00:08, 17 August 2007

Dmitrievskiy finds court ruling on toughen his verdict to be political

Stanislav Dmitrievskiy, former director of the Society of Russian-Chechen Friendship, has told that the today's ruling of the Nizhni Novgorod District Court of the city of Nizhni Novgorod is purely political, not legal.

15:49, 16 August 2007

"Dagestan Mothers" report another kidnapping

Svetlana Isaeva, a representative of the NGO "Dagestan Mothers," has told that another kidnapping was committed in Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan. In the evening on August 15 a young man left his home for a walk in the city park and never came back.

14:14, 16 August 2007

Editor-in-chief of the "Hural" newspaper expects his arrest in Azerbaijan

Avez Zeinally, editor-in-chief of the "Hural" newspaper, published in Azerbaijan, could not exclude that he might be arrested in the near future. As he said, the authorities have unleashed a real campaign against himself and his newspaper.

14:04, 16 August 2007

Examinations of video record of the execution appointed in Adygea

The Prosecutor's Office of the city of Maikop has appointed examinations on the case concerning placement in the Internet of the video record showing execution of two persons.

13:33, 16 August 2007

In Dagestan the Foundation "Charitable Women's Hospital" has defended its right to own the building

The Arbitration Court of the Republic of Dagestan has stopped its proceedings on the case connected with the claim of the Prosecutor's Office of Dagestan on cancelling the statement of the Ministry of Property of the Republic about allotment of premises to the Regional Public Foundation "Charitable Women's Hospital".

13:24, 16 August 2007

Wreck of "Neva Express" prevents hundreds of people from leaving St-Petersburg

As a consequence of the explosion of No. 166 Moscow - St-Petersburg train, in the evening on August 14 hundreds of people had a more than 10-hour delay on the way.

12:20, 16 August 2007

Azerbaijan: Meskhetian Turks ask for help from international organizations

Ibragim Burkhanov, Chairman of the "Vatan" Society of Meskhetian Turks, has informed that in the near future they intend to address international donor organizations and heads of states asking for help in settling problems than can arise during the return of the Turks back home.

10:56, 16 August 2007

Stavropol Territory: confrontation of "Protest Committee" and pensioners with Kislovodsk Mayor

The Stavropol-based public organizations the "United Protest Front" (UPF) and the "Russian Pensioners" have launched an open confrontation demanding resignation of Vitaly Biryukov, Mayor of Kislovodsk (Stavropol Territory).

13:54, 15 August 2007

Chechen separatists take responsibility for explosion of "Neva Express" train

On August 15, an unknown person telephoned to the North-Caucasian editorial board of the Radio Liberty and, representing himself to be deputy commander of the "Riyad Salikhin" grouping, stated that Chechen separatists took the responsibility for undermining the train.

12:38, 15 August 2007

Adygea resident who placed the video clip arrested

In Maikop (Adygea), a man pled guilty of disseminating a video record in the Internet depicting a murder of two persons.

11:01, 15 August 2007

E. Bekhbudov: tortures are still practised in Azerbaijan

Human rights activist Elchin Bekhbudov has reported that tortures are still applied in Azerbaijan, and all those guilty of these acts of atrocity should face the justice.

10:28, 15 August 2007

North Ossetia: Basayev's militants will spend from 18 months to 23 years in prison

The Supreme Court of North Ossetia has sentenced four participants of an armed group, created under the order of Shamil Basaev and Abu-Dzeit in the territory of Ingushetia for committing grave and especially grave crimes, to imprisonment for the terms ranging from 18 months to 23 years.

10:13, 15 August 2007

Azerbaijani Prosecutor's Office interested in sales of the "Bizim Yol" newspaper

The Department for Fighting Corruption of the State Office of Public Prosecutor of Azerbaijan has sent requests to the press distribution companies asking to provide data on sale volumes of the "Bizim Yol" newspaper in 2005-2007.

15:57, 14 August 2007

"Neva Express" train could be blown up by militants from the Caucasus

On August 13 at 9:38 p.m. train No. 166 Moscow - St-Petersburg got derailed and crashed down. The accident took place in the Burga-Malaya Vishera railway section of the Oktiabrskaya Railways.

14:11, 14 August 2007

Inmate Rasul Kudaev goes on hunger strike in Kabardino-Balkaria

In Kabardino-Balkaria, Rasul Kudaev, prisoner of SIZO-1 (pre-trial detention facility), has announced a hunger strike.

13:30, 14 August 2007

Azerbaijani newspaper accuses bureaucrats of trying to bribe journalists

The top managers of the "Hural" newspaper have addressed their complaint to the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS) against the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Azerbaijan. The newspaper accuses the Ministry of blackmail.

13:18, 14 August 2007

No answer from FSB to request of "Beslan Mothers" to declassify the video archive of the tragedy

Until now, the victims of the Beslan terror act have got no answer from the FSB (Federal Security Bureau) to their request on opening the video and audio archives of Beslan events.

13:11, 14 August 2007

Believers' rights violations reported from Azerbaijan

Local residents report that Kyamandar Gasanov, deputy commander of the Zagatala District Police Department, gave an order to catch all men with beards without distinction and bring them to the police station for "prophylactic work" that means beating and shaving off beards.

13:04, 14 August 2007

Father of the illegal boy who suffered in France escaped from Chechnya in order not to become a militant

Father of Ivan Dembskiy, 12, illegal immigrant to France, who fell down last week from a balcony in the French city of Amiens, had run away from Chechnya because of his unwilling to become a militant.

12:18, 13 August 2007

Record of murder of Dagestan and Tajikistan natives appears in Russian Internet

Starting from August 12, the Russian-language segment of the Internet disseminates a video of an assumed double murder of a Tadjik and a Dagestanian.

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