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November 11, 2011 22:00

• MRI calls on Azerbaijani authorities to publish data on impact of Gabala RS on environment

  In Azerbaijan, the Media Rights Institute (MRI) is preparing a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in the context of the failure of the authorities to disclose documents about the impact of the Gabala-based Radar Station (RS) "Daryal" on the environment, said Khalid Agaliev, an employee of the MRI. The monitoring sessions conducted five years ago showed that the radiation background around the RS was normal; however, experts believe that the studies should be continued.

November 11, 2011 21:00

• A decision of resettling residents of Novorossiysk from the zone of black oil terminal taken

  Ecologists and activists of Novorossiysk community gained the object of decision of resettling tenants of the houses located near the black oil terminal. This was the major achievement as a result of public hearings on construction problems which passed off in the city.

November 11, 2011 20:00

• The court in Baku rejected one more appeal of journalist Zeinalov's attorney

  On November, 10, a trial under the chairmanship of judge Faik Gasymov was held in the Appelate Court of Baku on the case on Avaz Zeinalov, Editor-in-Chief of "Khural" newspaper. His new appeal was not granted.

November 11, 2011 19:00

• Tenants of a house to be demolished in the area of construction of Zimny boulevard in Baku cut off electricity, gas and water

  On November, 10, workers in Baku started pulling down the third floor of a house in Mirzag Aliev street while the tenants of the two floors below had not yet moved out. A grave situation emerged in the lower floors, besides, electricity, gas and water supply were shut off there.

November 11, 2011 18:00

• 19 officers punished in Azerbaijan in connection with the death of three soldiers

  In connection with the death of three soldiers of Azerbaijani army caused by a disease Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan signed an order of punishment of 19 officers.

November 10, 2011 23:40

• In Georgia, head of "Kakheti Information Centre" demands to investigate threats against him

  Gela Mtivlishvili, the head of the independent agency "Kakheti Information Centre" filed a complaint to the Georgian Prosecutor's Office against the threatening letters, which he received on his email in the name of Levan Sachishvili, ex-Prosecutor of Kakheti.

November 10, 2011 23:30

• Human rights defender Mikhail Vinyukov claims threats from Sochi authorities; Anatoly Pakhomov does not exclude provocations

  Activists of the organization "Service to Protect Citizens' Rights and Interests" have loaded to the Internet audio recordings in which Anatoly Pakhomov, Mayor of Sochi, his Deputy Nikolai Ermolov, the entrepreneur Viktor Teplyakov, the coordinator of the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party, and officers from the Division "E" of the UVD (Interior Department) talked to human rights defenders on the eve of their action and used threats. Anatoly Pakhomov himself believes that the story with audio recordings on the Internet can be a provocation against him.

November 10, 2011 23:20

• In Novocherkassk, director of managing company detained on fraud suspicion

  Police officers of Rostov Region have detained a CEO of a managing company in the city of Novocherkassk on suspicion of fraud with utilities payments for the amount of 13.5 million roubles.

November 10, 2011 23:10

• Armenia: opposition marks Youth Day with protest action

  Today, in the centre of Yerevan activists of the oppositional Armenian National Congress (ANC) held a demonstration and a flash mob dated to the celebration of World Youth Day.

November 10, 2011 23:00

• Businessmen in Grozny are asked to cover women's head on billboards with headscarves

  According to local residents, several firms in Chechnya have been ordered to cover heads of women on billboards.

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November 10, 2011 22:50

• In Rostov, advocate of defendant, accused of terrorism, claims poor conditions in SIZO

  On November 10, at the Rostov Regional Court the lawyer of Pavel Efremov, the defendant in the case of terrorism, claimed violation of rights for defence and poor conditions of detention of the defendant in SIZO (pre-trial prison).

November 10, 2011 22:40

• Woman-victim of attack on Nalchik claims her house was burnt down by power agents

  Today, the court continues to listen to the victims on the case of attack on Nalchik on October 13, 2005. The victims testify on the episode of attack on the regiment of the patrol-and-post service (PPS). In particular, Lera Erizhokova talked about how her house burned down and how her son-in-law was detained.

November 10, 2011 22:10

• Hunger-striker Maxim Slipchenko released from Rostov police station

  Maxim Slipchenko, an activist of the movement "Left-Wing Front", detained in Rostov-on-Don, who on November 7 went on a hunger strike at the police station, has been released.

November 10, 2011 22:00

• ECtHR upholds lawsuit of Chechen woman against Russia

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) upheld the complaint filed by the Chechen woman-resident Gizhan Sambieva, the mother of Said-Emin Sambiev, who had been kidnapped and murdered in 2003. The ECtHR has obliged the Russian Federation to pay her compensation.

November 10, 2011 20:00

• Parents of HIV infected children in Kalmykia are dissatisfied with the sums of compensations

  The parents whose children were HIV infected in 1988-1989 and who won their case against the Republican Children's hospital in the court of the town of Elista are dissatisfied with the judgment.

November 10, 2011 19:00

• The second stage of the action "Report the place of death traffic!" started in Chechnya

  Today the second stage of the all-Russian anti-narcotic action "Report the place of death traffic!" which will last till November, 18, started in Chechnya.

November 10, 2011 18:00

• Public prosecutor's office in Switzerland suspects Chechen businessman Bulat Chagaev of swindle

  Local Public prosecutor's office in Geneva suspects of swindle Chechen businessman Bulat Chagaev, ex-Vice President of "Terek" club, presently President of Swiss football club "Xamax".

November 09, 2011 23:50

• In Azerbaijan, court forbids authorities to interfere with import of Jehovah's Witnesses' literature into the country

  The Azerbaijani State Committee for Working with Religious Structures is ignoring the court decision, which has obliged the Committee to lift restrictions on importation of religious literature of Jehovah's Witnesses to the country, believers assert.

November 09, 2011 23:20

• Georgian Interests Section of Swiss Embassy to Russia cannot issue visas for absence of electricity

  The Georgian section of the Swiss Embassy to the Russian Federation has again faced problems: the business centre, housing the consular department of the Georgian Interests Section at the Embassy of Switzerland in Moscow, for several weeks has electricity outage, Nino Kalandadze, Deputy Foreign Minister, said at a press briefing.

November 09, 2011 23:00

• Illegal pipeline to Ukraine dismantled in Rostov Region

  In Donetsk, Rostov Region, policemen have dismantled about two kilometres of illegal underground pipeline, which was transporting POL (petroleum, oil, lubricants) to the territory of Ukraine.