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May 26, 2009 22:30

• Relatives of people accused of preparing a coup in Karachai-Cherkes apply to human rights activists for help

  For several years now Moslems in Karachai-Cherkess have been persecuted only because they regular pray, refrain from smoking or drinking, and their wives wear hijabs, runs the open letter of the relatives of persons accused of an attempt of a violent coup and preparation of terrorist acts on the republic's territory, who are on trial now in Cherkessk.

May 26, 2009 22:10

• Vage Stepanian intends to withdraw from the Group on Collecting Facts about March 1, 2008 in Yerevan

  Vage Stepnian, representative of Armenian Ombudsman in the Group on Collecting Facts about March 1, 2008 intends to leave his post. Stepanian explains his decision by a heavy confrontation in the Group between representatives of the authorities and the opposition.

May 26, 2009 22:00

• 8 out of 15 local residents detained for carrying arms are released in Ingushetia

  Eight out of fifteen Ingushetia residents detained for illegal possession of arms and ammunition have been released, the others are under check. This information is claimed by a source of the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent at the republic's law enforcement agencies.

May 26, 2009 21:00

• Residents of Dagestan capital seize electric substations and block streets

  Today, about one hundred residents of the Sulak village seized an electric substation and switched on the cut off equipment. In the evening, Makhachkala residents again blocked the city streets in a protest against switching off light.

May 26, 2009 20:00

• Tens of thousands of people on the stadium demand resignation of Georgian president

  The central stadium of Tbilisi, Georgian capital, with the 80,000 capacity is overcrowded. Tens of thousands of opposition representatives and their supporters, including oppositionists from West Georgia headed by Giya Gachechiladze, well-known singer and brother of the opposition leader Levan Gachechiladze, have gathered in order to mark Georgian Independence Day and demand resignation of Michail Saakashvili, Georgian president.

May 26, 2009 19:00

• Tsyganok claims data of presidents of Chechnya and Ingushetia on militants differ from data of MoI and FSS

  The statements of presidents of Chechnya and Ingushetia on the number of militants in their republics widely differ form the data from MoI and FSS, claims Anatoli Tsyganok, head of the Military Forecasts under the Institute of Political and Military Analysis.

May 26, 2009 18:00

• A local resident kidnapped in Chechnya

  On May 25, a 19-year old resident of Urus-Martan district, Chechnya, was kidnapped by officers of unidentified power authorities.

May 25, 2009 23:40

• European Court of Human Rights finds Azerbaijan guilty on 16 cases

  Most of the 16 decisions passed by the European Court against Azerbaijan are connected with violation of the right of citizens to association, stated Chinghiz Askerov, plenipotentiary representative of Azerbaijan at the European Court, on May 22.

May 25, 2009 23:00

• Georgian Prosecutor's Office investigates police actions at detaining persons accused of a riot in Mukhrovani

  The Prosecutor's Office in Tbilisi has started a check on the fact of excess of power by policemen in the course of May 20 special operation to detain Giya Krialashvili, Koba Otanadze and Levan Amiridze, the persons accused of taking part in the riot at Mukhrovan military unit. This has been reported by Onice Meboniya, Otanadze's lawyer.

May 25, 2009 22:30

• Director general of the TV company "Maestro" claims the explosion in Tbilisi may have been connected with the film about Ghirgvliany

  The explosion near the Tbilisi independent TV company "Maestro" may be connected with the documentary on the scandalous murder of Sandro Ghirgvliany, employee of the United Bank of Georgia, by policemen, claims Mamuka Glonti, Director General of the TV company.

May 25, 2009 22:10

• 15 detained residents of Ingushetia are not accused of connections with militants

  15 Ingushetia residents detained on May 23 are only accused of illegal possession of arms and ammunition. Representatives of the republic's MoI do not confirm their connections with illegal armed formations. According to some reports, they all have been released.

May 25, 2009 22:00

• The son of well-know poet Adallo Aliyev arrested in Dagestan

  At 7 a.m. today, a search has been conducted in Makhachkala in the house at 3, Siniavin Street where Adallo Aliyev, a well-known Dagestan poet, lives. Upon its completion, militiamen from Lenin district militia of the Dagestan capital have taken Gamzat, the poet's youngest son, to the militia station.

May 25, 2009 21:00

• Chechen MoI reports 19 militants and nine militiamen killed during one month

  19 militants have been killed and 27 of their bases annihilated in Chechnya during one month. The losses of the power authorities amount to nine persons. These data have been cited by Colonel Roman Edilov, the republic's acting Minister of Interior.

May 25, 2009 20:00

• Khazbiyev claims the youth of Ingushetia take arms or emigrate due to unlawful actions by power authorities

  There is no one to complain to in Ingushetia, except to the perpetrators themselves - this is why young Ingushes leave their motherland, claims Magomed Khazbiev, one of the leaders of Ingushetia opposition, citing an example of Ilez Gardanov's arrest.

May 25, 2009 19:00

• Azeri authorities investigate reasons why a soldier shot his comrades-in-arms

  The Azeri Ministry of Defense has confirmed the fact of shooting five persons to death on May 23 and stated that the reasons for the incident are being clarified. The prosecutor's office has not confirmed any reports on harassments among servicemen so far.

May 25, 2009 18:00

• General Shamanov accused of violating Chechen residents' rights appointed commander of airborne troops

  Lieutenant-general Vladimir Shamanov, former commander of a military group in Chechnya who until recently was chief of the main department of army troops combat training, has been appointed commander of Russian airborne troops.

May 23, 2009 23:00

• ANC: Armenian authorities involve servicemen into electoral process

  The Armenian National Congress (ANC) has stated that it has incontestable evidences that the authorities of Armenia are undertaking steps towards involving regular soldiers into electoral processes, which is the roughest violation of the Electoral Code, as Vladimir Karapetyan, the ANC spokesman, has informed journalists.

May 23, 2009 22:00

• In Georgia, opposition plans to elect a single leader

  On May 26, the opposition in Georgia plans to name their united leader. Consultations to this end are underway, and, probably, in the next few days such leader will be named, as reported by the headquarters of the opposition.

May 23, 2009 21:00

• In Ingushetia, combat collision results in casualties

  Today in Ingushetia, in the vicinity of Nesterovskaya village, Sunzha District, a skirmish burst out of law enforcers with suspected members of illegal armed formations (IAFs). Three militiamen were wounded and one militant was liquidated.

May 23, 2009 20:00

• Dagestan: journalists and NGOs dissatisfied with Prosecutor's Office

  On May 22, the participants of the roundtable on interaction of the Prosecutor's Office with mass media and public organizations sent their resolution to the State Office of Public Prosecutor of the Russian Federation, where they ask "to check the facts of non-fulfilment by the Prosecutor's Office of Dagestan of its functions and give legal and disciplinary estimate to the operation of the Republic's Office."