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February 19, 2009 18:00

• Musa Daurbekov's relatives suspect ex-president's retinue

  The relatives of Musa Daurbekov, who was kidnapped and yesterday found murdered in Ingushetia, have confirmed their previous version about possible involvement in Musa's murder of Ruslanbek and Uruskhan Zyazikovs - security head of former President Murat Zyazikov and his father. The "Caucasian Knot" the correspondent was told about it by Salamkhan and Ahmet Daurbekovs, casualty's father and cousin.

February 18, 2009 23:00

• In Azerbaijan, refugees from Chechnya state violations of their rights

  The Chechens living in Azerbaijan want their rights to be respected according to the Constitution of the country. This was stated by Ramzan Mollaev, one of the refugees from Chechnya, during the roundtable that took place on February 17 at the Baku business centre "Caspian Plaza" and dedicated to the status of migrants in the country.

February 18, 2009 23:00

• Resident of Ingushetia found dead with traces of torture

  A source in law enforcement bodies of the republic has reported that Musa Daurbekov, a resident of Ingushetia, who was kidnapped by unidentified persons in the evening on February 17, was found dead with traces of torture.

February 18, 2009 22:00

• "Aikakan Zhamanak" names hunters on demonstrators in Yerevan on March 1, 2008

  The oppositional Armenian newspaper "Aikakan Zhamanak" has named, with reference to its sources close to the police, four ensigns from military police units Nos. 1032 and 1033, who killed on March 1, 2008, from special weapon "Cheryomukha-7" three demonstrators - Tigran Khachatryan, 23, Gora Kloyan, 29, and Armen Farmanyan, 35.

February 18, 2009 21:00

• Ex-representative of separatists' leader Umarov returns to Chechnya

  On February 17, Bukhari Baraev, who until recently held the post of special representative of separatists' leader Dokku Umarov in the countries of Europe and who unexpectedly came back from Austria to Chechnya, appeared on local television, hammered his criticism on his former comrades and called the militants who are still hiding in mountains to get back to peaceful life.

February 18, 2009 20:00

• At Politkovskaya's murder process, defendants made last plea

  Today, the Moscow Regional Military Court has completed debates of the parties on the murder case of Anna Politkovskaya, observer of "Novaya Gazeta". The defendants who made their last plea refused to admit their guilt.

February 18, 2009 20:00

• "Ekozaschita": "Rosatom" to build obsolete power units at Rostov NPP

  Power Units Nos. 3 and 4, planned to be built by the "Rosatom" (Russian nuclear power agency) at the Rostov Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), are outdated and have no double protective shells, which is a threat to the population of Volgodonsk. This is the conclusion of the "Ekozaschita" (Environment protection) made after the public hearing held yesterday, on February 17.

February 18, 2009 19:00

• At trial on Nalchik attack, prosecution wants to have judges instead of jurymen

  Today, at the hearing on the case about the attack on power agencies of Kabardino-Balkaria, which resumed after a two-month break, the prosecution moved a petition that the case should be considered by three professional judges.

February 17, 2009 23:00

• Living conditions in hostels of the capital of Karachaevo-Circassia become worse

  The hostel residents and human rights activists note that living conditions in the hostels of the city of Cherkessk are becoming worse and worse. Many of them have no heating, hot and cold water, the buildings fall into decay - no major repairs from the time of construction.

February 17, 2009 22:00

• In Ingushetia, unidentified persons shell Tsokievs' house

  On February 16, unidentified persons threw a grenade into the yard of the household belonging to the Tsokiev family, located in Bazorkina Street in Malgobek (Ingushetia). The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told about by the owner of the house Magomed Tsokiev; later the fact was confirmed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ingushetia.

February 17, 2009 22:00

• Zakaev and Baraev get back to Chechnya

  Bukhari Baraev, plenipotentiary of Dokku Umarov, President of self-proclaimed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, has announced his return to Chechnya and abdication of the powers of separatists' special envoy. Ahmed Zakaev, head of the government of Ichkeria, has also states his comeback to the homeland and his intention "to promote long-standing peace in the region."

February 17, 2009 22:00

• PACE co-rapporteurs call on Armenian authorities not to prevent opposition to rally

  Today, John Prescott and George Colombier, co-rapporteurs for Armenia of the PACE's Monitoring Committee, have promulgated a statement calling the authorities of Armenia not to interfere with the rally of the opposition to be held at 3 p.m. at the Matenadaran building in the centre of Yerevan.

February 17, 2009 22:00

• Convicts for the fire at boarding house for elderly persons in Krasnodar Territory will appeal against their verdict

  Today, the Eisk City Court of the Krasnodar Territory today has passed a verdict on the fire at the boarding house for old people in Kamyshevatskaya village in March 2007. Director of the house Galina Korvel was sentenced to 3.5 years of freedom deprivation in colony-settlement. Her deputy Yuri Bashko was sentenced to 4 years in colony. They were found guilty of breaching fire safety regulations.

February 17, 2009 21:00

• Inspectors have no data about involvement of Dagestan president's son in Radchenko's kidnapping

  Today, Kasumbek Amirbekov, head of the Investigatory Department for the Republic of Dagestan of the Investigatory Committee at the Prosecutor's Office (ICPO) of the Russian Federation, has stated that the investigation possesses no data about involvement of Gadzhimurad Aliev, son of the Republic's President and deputy head of the Department of the Federal Taxation Service (DFTS) for Dagestan, in kidnapping of Vladimir Radchenko.

February 17, 2009 20:00

• Authorities want to expand the area for Sochi Olympiad objects by 45 percent

  On February 16, Larissa Zavedeeva, first deputy head of the Territorial Administration for enforcing powers of preparing the Olympiad, told at the sitting of the Regional Olympic Headquarters that the land area allotted for placing Olympic structures in Sochi will be increased by 45 percent that makes additional 6500 hectares.

February 17, 2009 19:00

• Prosecutor's Office deals with complaints of inmates beaten in Kalmyk colony

  An inspector of the Investigatory Department of the RF's Investigatory Committee for Kalmykia refused four times to initiate a criminal case on applications lodged by parents of the inmates beaten by the employees of the colony-settlement Tsagan-Usn, located in the Yashkul District. However, his rejection statements were cancelled by a higher body. In the end, the prosecutor's office has demanded to eliminate the reasons and conditions that promote violations and to punish those guilty.

February 17, 2009 18:00

• Ingush SC not to move Evloev's murder case trial to another region

  The Supreme Court (SC) of Ingushetia has refused to consider the idea of delivering the criminal case on the death of Magomed Evloev, former owner of the oppositional website "Ingushetia.Ru", to some other region of Russia.

February 16, 2009 23:00

• Picket in defence of Utrish held in Krasnodar Territory

  On February 14, the city of Anapa, Krasnodar Territory, hosted a picket against destruction of unique natural complexes of Utrish, organized by the Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus.

February 16, 2009 23:00

• A man killed in skirmish in the capital of North Ossetia

  Last Sunday, on February 15, in a skirmish that burst out in Vladikavkaz, the capital of North Ossetia, a man was assassinated.

February 16, 2009 22:00

• Casualty of militiamen's shelling of a car was employee of Khasavyurt administration

  The person, who was killed when militiamen opened fire at the car because the driver refused to obey them, was an employee of the security service of the administration of the city of Khasavyurt, and one of those wounded is an employee of law enforcement bodies.