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April 23, 2008 17:20

• Dzakhkiev's advocate knows nothing about release of suspects of blowing up the "Neva-Express" train

  The advocate of Salambek Dzakhkiev, a resident of Ingushetia and figurant in the case of blowing up the "Neva-Express" train, did not confirm to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent the news that his client was released from custody.

April 23, 2008 17:17

• Okruashvili gets political shelter, extradition to Georgia cancelled

  France has granted political asylum to Irakliy Okruashvili, ex-Minister of Defence of Georgia, thus automatically cancelling his extradition to Georgia.

April 23, 2008 17:14

• Sochi militia beat Old Ritualists before the eyes of IOC members

  Today, during the visit of the coordination commission of the International Olympic Committee to the Imereti Valley, Krasnodar Territory, a clash burst out between local residents and militiamen.

April 22, 2008 12:16

• Compensations appointed to relatives of Donetsk air crash victims

  On April 21, the Moskovskiy District Federal Court of St-Petersburg considered two claims for compensation of moral damage lodged by relatives of the victims at Tu-154 aircraft crash, flight "Anapa - St-Petersburg", near Donetsk in August 2006. Both claims were partially satisfied.

April 22, 2008 12:12

• Armenia: "Heritage" faction prepares appeal in defence of arrested Deputies

  The parliamentary faction named "Heritage" has launched collecting signatures in the National Assembly of Armenia under petition to the General Public Prosecutor with a demand to change the freedom restriction measure of the Deputies arrested during the events on March 1.

April 22, 2008 12:06

• In Dagestan, managers of "Arsi-2" demand to open case against militiamen

  On April 22, 2008, a complaint was lodged to the Public Prosecutor of the city of Kaspisk filed by Rajab Rajabov, Deputy of the National Assembly of Dagestan and Director General of the Closed Joint-Stock Company "Arsi-2", with a demand to cancel the decision made by Arsen Magaramov, inspector of the Caspian investigatory department at the Russian Prosecutor's Office for Dagestan, who refused to initiate a criminal case.

April 22, 2008 12:04

• Moscow City Court acquits notary, a figurant in Khlebnikov's case

  Notary Fail Sadretdinov, who had been accused of complicity in murder of Paul Khlebnikov, editor-in-chief of Russian Forbes, has been acquitted today by the Moscow City Court.

April 22, 2008 12:01

• GALA TV Company resumes broadcasting in Armenia

  For two days already the GALA TV Company is back on air, and its transmitter is back on the old television tower that belongs to the mayoralty of the city of Gyumri, despite the decisions of the courts of the first instance of Gyumri and of the Appeal Court.

April 22, 2008 11:52

• In Nasyr-Kort, power agents swept dwelling houses, residents of Ingushetia assert

  Residents of the Nasyr-Kort municipal district of the city of Nazran, Ingushetia, refuse to confirm the information about bombardment of the block-post by unknown persons. They assert that on April 21 the fire was from one side and was opened by power agents.

April 22, 2008 11:43

• Krasnodar Territory militiamen detain participants of picket against tortures

  In Dinskaya village of the Krasnodar territory militiamen keep in custody the participants of the picket against tortures, Tatiana Rudakova, Chair of the NGO named "Mothers in Defence of Rights of Detainees, Persons on Trial and Convicts", told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

April 21, 2008 15:39

• "Kommersant": 300 "Vostok" special fighters changed for Chechen militia

  The "Kommersant" newspaper reports that over 300 privates and officers of the "Vostok" special battalion of the Ministry of Defence, commanded by Sulim Yamadaev, who is in conflict with President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, decided to pass over for service in Chechen militia units.

April 21, 2008 15:34

• Chechnya investigates murders of girls and armed clashes in Vedeno District

  The Prosecutor's Office of Chechnya has initiated three criminal cases in connection with the attack on the Ombudsman's representative and two armed collisions in the Vedeno District (south of Chechnya).

April 21, 2008 15:31

• Armenian Parliament cancels recent amendments to the law on assemblies

  The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutes and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Venetian Commission of the Council of Europe have welcomed the decision of National Assembly of Armenia to make changes in the Law "On Rallies, Marches and Demonstrations".

April 21, 2008 15:27

• In Kabardino-Balkaria, prosecutors try to deprive Larissa Dorogova of the lawyer's status

  On April 16, 2008, Khatu Zhigunov, President of the Bar of Kabardino-Balkaria, initiated disciplinary proceedings on termination of the lawyer's status of Larissa Dorogova.

April 21, 2008 15:20

• NGO "Kartlosi" Friendship Bridge calls people to help the girl arrested in South Ossetia

  The NGO "Kartlosi" Friendship Bridge is concerned that the authorities of South Ossetia are holding for five days in Tskhinvali in custody a girl of 20 named Yana Bestaeva-Kandelaki.

April 19, 2008 10:09

• European Union calls Russia to give up supporting Abkhazia and South Ossetia

  The European Union expresses serious concern because of Russia's intention to launch legal relations with non-recognized Republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia and calls Moscow not to undertake any steps in this direction. This is the topic of the statement of Slovenia, which is currently presiding in the EU.

April 19, 2008 10:07

• Yamadaev's utterances about militia provoke Chechen MIA's indignation

  The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Chechnya is revolted with the statements about the Chechen militia, made yesterday, on April 18, by Sulim Yamadaev, commander of the "Vostok" (East) battalion.

April 19, 2008 10:04

• Experts: Armenia waits for CE's help in solving legal problems

  On April 17 the plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a report on the situation in democratic institutes of Armenia.

April 19, 2008 09:59

• HRC "Memorial": violations of human rights in Northern Caucasus continue

  Northern Caucasus remains one of the poorest Russian regions from the viewpoint of respect of human rights. This is the conclusion of the report entitled "Situation in Northern Caucasus. Autumn 2007 - Spring 2008" of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", prepared for the regular round of EU-Russia consultations on human rights that took place on April 16 in Ljubljana.

April 18, 2008 14:02

• Ali Babaev: situation with Azerbaijanis in Georgia is grave

  The region named Kvemo-Kartli, inhabited by most of the Azerbaijanis living in Georgia, is in a very grave situation - both economically and morally. For this reason many residents are forced to leave Georgia.