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22:48, 15 May 2007

The so-called "Cadet" accused of tortures in Chechnya is left under arrest

Today, the Octiabrskiy District Court of Grozny has left Sergey Lapin, former militia officer from the city of Nizhnevartovsk (radio call sign "Cadet"), accused of torturing Zelimkhan Murdalov, a "disappeared" resident of Chechnya, under arrest.

22:42, 15 May 2007

Kokoity: authorities of South Ossetia do not block Georgian villages

President Eduard Kokoity, making comments today on the statement of Prime Minister of Georgia Zurab Nogaideli on imposing the responsibility for the aggravated situation in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone on President of the Republic of South Ossetia (RSO), has stated: "South Ossetia has got used to Georgian authorities' accusations against the South-Ossetian party of any escalation of violence. However, the authorities of South Ossetia do not block any Georgian villages."

22:34, 15 May 2007

The condition of children ill with unknown disease worsens in Ingushetia

The state of health of the children in Ingushetia who have fallen ill with unknown disease is getting worse, and their relatives have to treat them for their own money. This is the topic of the complaint of the victims' relatives that has arrived to the "Chechen Committee for National Salvation."

22:31, 15 May 2007

In Azerbaijan journalists were not let to trial on Farkhad Aliev's case

Today, the Court for Grave Crimes, presided by Tofik Pashaev, has started preliminary consideration of the case of ex-Minister for Economic Development of Azerbaijan Farkhad Aliev, his brother Rafik Aliev and 18 more persons accused under different articles of the Criminal Code.

22:30, 15 May 2007

Azerbaijan: police disperses a picket of journalists

Today, about 50 journalists tried to hold a non-sanctioned picket in Sabir mini-garden in the centre of Baku, capital of Azerbaijan.

22:07, 14 May 2007

Lawyers and human rights defenders see no reason in EC's program aimed to reduce claims from Russia

The initiative of European Commission (EC) and the Council of Europe to reduce the number of complaints arriving to the European Court for Human Rights from Russia finds no enthusiasm in Russian human rights defenders and lawyers.

21:57, 14 May 2007

Georgia: refugees from Chechnya demand exit to third countries

Seven families of Chechen refugees from Pankisi Gorge, Georgia, have started a hunger strike in Tbilisi.

21:47, 14 May 2007

Verdict on murder case of Imam of Kislovodsk mosques to be announced on May 18

The announcement of the adjudication on the case of murdering Abubekir Kurdzhiev, Imam of the mosque of the city of Kislovodsk (Stavropol Territory) has been postponed till May 18, 11:00 a.m. Moscow time.

21:34, 14 May 2007

Explosion in Kabardino-Balkaria regarded as preparation of terror act

The cause of explosion in a garbage dump was detonation of a 1.5-litre plastic bottle filled with hexogen, sources at law enforcement bodies of Kabardino-Balkaria have informed.

21:16, 14 May 2007

Head of NCRW Branch department blown up in Dagestan

In Makhachkala, capital of Dagestan, in Komintern Street, at 9 o'clock in the morning, when the service car of Omari Alilov, head of logistics department of Makhachkala Branch of the North-Caucasian Railways (NCRW), was on its route, a strong explosion burst out, as a result of which Mr. Alilov who was driving the car got heavy injuries of his both legs.

22:41, 12 May 2007

Arrested journalists may be released in Azerbaijan

The authorities of Azerbaijan are going to release the arrested journalists, in particular, Einullah Fatullaev and Sakit Mirza.

22:37, 12 May 2007

Gannushkina: accusations against Chechens of preparing a terror act in Moscow are doubtful

Svetlana Gannushkina, a well-known human rights activist, believes that the young people detained and taken to custody in connection with a mined car in Profsoyuznaya Street in Moscow are innocent.

22:35, 12 May 2007

Safrastyan: Armenia can quit Nagorno-Karabakh negotiations

Ruben Safrastyan, Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia, thinks that Azerbaijan is breaking the diplomatic ethics, and, therefore, it is senseless to speak about any progress in the negotiations on settling the conflict.

22:30, 12 May 2007

South-Ossetian part of MCC: Sanakoevs and Karkusovs represent neither Ossetians, nor Georgians

The South-Ossetian part of the Mixed Control Commission (MCC) for settling the Georgian-Ossetian conflict has disseminated a statement, which asserts that Mr. Sanakoev "has no real power."

22:26, 12 May 2007

Suit against editor-in-chief of "Eni Musavat" recalled in Azerbaijan

The Turkish TV-Channel "Kanal Turk" condemns the lawsuit against Rauf Arifoglu, editor-in-chief of the "Eni Musavat" newspaper.

23:23, 11 May 2007

Dzhabrailov: European Commission will improve qualification of judges in Chechnya

The Programme of the European Commission and the Council of Europe (CE) aimed to reduce the flow of complaints to the European Court for Human Rights (ECtHR) from Russia implies non-acceptance of the so-called insignificant cases caused by minor offences.

23:12, 11 May 2007

Hearings of the case of Ingush militiamen start in Kabardino-Balkaria

It has become known to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that today the Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria has started a preliminary session on the case of Ingush militiamen.

22:57, 11 May 2007

"Kommersant": Armenian authorities intend to severely suppress actions of mass discontent

Tomorrow, Armenia will hold parliamentary elections.

22:28, 11 May 2007

Power agents from Beslan can be amnestied

The case of the three heads of the Pravoberezhny ROVD, accused of criminal negligence that has entailed mass death of people during the terror act in School No. 1 of Beslan, can be stopped under the amnesty declared by the State Duma.

22:17, 11 May 2007

Georgia does not exclude war on South Ossetia

Today, South Ossetia has introduced restrictions on motor traffic in road sections near Georgian villages Tamarasheni-Kurta-Kekhvi and in the area of Ergneti village.

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