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22:15, 1 February 2007

Verdict on case of Moscow metro terror acts to be announced tomorrow

At midday on February 2, the Moscow City Court plans to start announcing of the verdict on the case on the acts of terror in Moscow metro, the correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot" was told by Igor Trunov, defendants' advocate.

23:41, 31 January 2007

Litvinenko's poisoning case delivered to the British Public Prosecutor's Office

The British police have delivered the case on Alexander Litvinenko's murder to the Office of Public Prosecutor.

23:19, 31 January 2007

Armenia: students protest against murders of Armenians in the Russian Federation

On January 31, the Students-and-Youth Union "Sarkis Tkhruni" of the "Gnchak" Social-Democratic Party held a protest action in front of the building of the Russian embassy in Yerevan in connection with continuing murders of Armenian natives in Russia.

23:12, 31 January 2007

Draft resolution on recognition of Armenians' genocide submitted to US Congress

A draft resolution has been submitted to the House of Representatives of the US Congress, calling to recognize the genocide of Armenians, the Armenian Assembly of America has reported.

21:48, 31 January 2007

Constitutional Court of Chechnya intends to demand higher compensations to victims of political repressions

The Judges of the Constitutional Court of Chechnya have addressed the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation with a request to bring a bill to the RF State Duma stipulating an increase of monetary compensations to the citizens of the Republic who have become victims of political repressions.

21:46, 31 January 2007

Figurant in Khlebnikov's case punished with nine years for swindle

The Preobrazhenskiy Court of Moscow has sentenced Moscow notary Fail Sadretdinov, one of the figurants in Khlebnikov's case, to nine years of imprisonment for a swindle with an apartment.

21:38, 31 January 2007

Supreme Court of Russia upholds cancellation of verdict to natives of Chechnya

Today, the Presidium of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation (RF) has rejected the supervisory presentation of the State Office of Public Prosecutor, with which it tried to protest against the decision of the Judicial Board on Criminal Cases of the RF Supreme Court, which cancelled the verdict passed to two natives of Chechnya and their allies, who were sentenced by the Tver Regional Court for extortion with application of violence, robbery, kidnapping and possession of munitions.

23:24, 30 January 2007

Militiamen injured in South Ossetia have been taken to North Ossetia

The Ossetian militiamen who were wounded as a result of the attack on the post of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of South Ossetia are alive, although two of them are still in a grave condition.

23:14, 30 January 2007

"Expert Commission of Outstanding Lawyers" discusses war on terror issues

In Moscow today the public hearings held by the "Expert Commission of Outstanding Lawyers" have continued; the conference has considered the issues of fighting terrorism and the problem of non-observance of human rights in Chechnya.

23:09, 30 January 2007

Georgia agrees to hold JSC session in South Ossetia

The Georgian party has again confirmed its readiness to take part in an informal meeting of the co-chairmen of the Joint Supervisory Commission (JSC) for settling the South Ossetian conflict, which is planned for the second decade of February.

23:05, 30 January 2007

RF Supreme Court to consider the case of Badalov and Ahmetkhanov, Chechnya natives

At 10 a.m. on January 31, the Presidium of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation (RF) will consider the supervisory presentation of the State Office of Public Prosecutor, lodged in protest to the decision of the Judicial Board on Criminal Cases of the Russian Supreme Court, which cancelled the verdict in relation to two Chechnya natives and their helpers, convicted by the Tver Regional Court for extortion with application of violence, robbery, kidnapping and ammunition possession.

22:22, 30 January 2007

Human rights defenders of Krasnodar Territory complain of power agencies' pressure

Human rights activists from the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization (ANCO) "Novorossiysk Committee for Human Rights" assert that they are under pressure exerted on them by members of power agencies of the Krasnodar Territory.

23:17, 29 January 2007

Two servicemen killed during a collision in Chechnya

Two servicemen of federal troops and one militant were killed in a skirmish in the mountainous Shatoj District of Chechnya.

23:12, 29 January 2007

"Russian March" marched over Russia again

On January 28, a meeting organized by the participants of the scandalously known "Russian March."

23:11, 29 January 2007

Abkhazian refugees threaten to hold mass protest actions in Georgia

The Party "We Ourselves" has expressed its support to the refugees from Abkhazia, who have been deprived their jobs at night today, when the authorities have forbidden street traders and kiosk owners to trade near the "Gotseridze" underground station in the capital of Georgia.

23:06, 29 January 2007

"Demos" Centre: the situation with human rights in Chechnya has not changed

Tortures, kidnappings, murders and various other violations of human rights continue in Chechnya. This is the topic of the report disseminated by the "Demos" Moscow Information-Analytical Centre.

22:39, 29 January 2007

Indictees of blowing up Grozny-Moscow train have not admitted their guilt

The defendants in the case of blowing up the Grozny-Moscow train deny their guilt, Valery Prilepskiy, advocate of one of the case figurants, has reported.

23:59, 27 January 2007

Committee for defence of Mr. Sadagatoglu's rights founded in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan has founded the Committee in defence of the rights of Samir Sadagatoglu, editor-in-chief of the "Sanat" newspaper.

23:58, 27 January 2007

British authorities count "Litvinenko's case" solved

The British authorities have reported that the murder of Alexander Litvinenko, ex-FSB officer, may be regarded cleared.

23:56, 27 January 2007

Sandro Girgvliani's family to hold a protest action in the capital of Georgia

Today, it is one year from the date of murder of Sandro Girgvliani, a servant of the Bank of Georgia.

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