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April 21, 2006 15:08

• Father of murdered Ilman Umaev released in Chechnya

  On April 19 in the afternoon, Eisa Umaev, father of Ilman Umaev and uncle of Anzor Umaev, killed the day before after detainment by the officials of the MIA of Chechnya, was released and returned home to the village of Sayasan.

April 21, 2006 15:02

• In Ingushetia, jury acquitted defendant charged of attack on the Republic

  On April 21, the Jury of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Ingushetia acquitted Magomed Aspiev, accused of committing the crimes covered by Articles 209, part 2, 285, part 3, and 222, part 3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (CCRF).

April 20, 2006 23:26

• Parliament of Chechnya called to create an inter-branch commission for searching the missing people

  The parliament of Chechnya has declared that the problem of missing people could not be addressed without setting up an inter-branch commission at the federal level.

April 19, 2006 23:14

• Additional information on kidnapping and murder of Sayasan citizens arrived from Chechnya

  The Committee "Civil Assistance" received additional information on yesterday's kidnapping and murdering of citizens of the village of Sayasan, Nozhai-Yurt District of Chechnya.

April 19, 2006 23:11

• Information on murders and kidnappings arrives from Chechnya

  Today, the editorial board of the "Caucasian Knot" received information from the Committee "Civil Assistance" about the events in the Nozhai-Yurt District of Chechnya.

April 19, 2006 23:04

• Valentina Melnikova: Ministry of Justice is trying to close "Soldiers' Mothers"

  Valentina Melnikova, Executive Secretary of the Union of Committees of Soldiers' Mothers of Russia (UCSMR) stated that the authorities are planning to stop the public organization "Soldiers' Mothers of Russia" in a judicial procedure.

April 19, 2006 23:02

• Government of Armenia exceeds its powers during build-up of Yerevan centre

  The sitting of the Constitutional Court of Armenia that ended late on April 18 decided to satisfy the suit of Armen Arutyunyan, a human rights defender.

April 19, 2006 18:41

• New information on abduction and killing of local residents in Chechnya

  he Civil Assistance Committee has provided Caucasian Knot with the information on abduction and murder of Sajasan village residents (Nozhaj-Jurt district, Chechnya).

April 19, 2006 16:39

• Kadyrov demands liquidation of all camps for refugees in the Chechen Republic

  The Chechen prime-minister Ramzan Kadyrov has demanded removal as soon as possible all places for refugees residing on the territory of the Chechen Republic.

April 18, 2006 16:30

• Three detained residents of the Kurchaloj village (Chechnya) are released

  Three residents of Kurchaloj, detained on April 2 have been released, according to the information received on April 18 by Russian-Chechen information agency.

April 18, 2006 16:22

• Human Rights Center "Memorial" urges Chechen PM Kadyrov to punish all security agents guilty of abductions

  Human rights activists emphasize also that it is impossible to solve the problem of abductions, disappearances and tortures of arrested persons in Chechnya only by stopping the illegal actions of the ORB-2 agents.

April 18, 2006 14:54

• Reported abductions of people going on in Chechnya

  Caucasian Knot has received an open letter from Dr. Aaron Roads, executive director of International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights. The letter is addressed to the law enforcement authorities in Chechnya; a copy was sent to Vladimir Ustinov, the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation, and to Vladimir Lukin, Ombudsman of the Russian Federation. According to the letter, two persons were abducted on April 9, 2006 in Chechnya.

April 17, 2006 17:02

• Trial of human rights activist Boliev: police-witnesses did not appear, court session postponed

  On April 17, in Khasavyurt, Dagestan, at the trial of human rights activist Osman Boliev, accused of keeping, purchasing and carrying arms, the scheduled court session did not take place.

April 11, 2006 13:08

• Dagestan court rejects petition to verify authenticity of documents presented as evidence against human rights activist Osman Boliev

  On April 10 in Khasavyurt, Dagestan, at the trial of human rights activist Osman Boliev, accused of keeping, purchasing and carrying arms, the judge rejected the defense petition to examine the authenticity of the signatures of prosecution witnesses, police officers Vitaly Shamber and Konstantin Novitsky on the documents of the criminal case.

April 10, 2006 16:36

• At the trial of human rights activist Boliev in Dagestan, the judge appears to favor the prosecution, defense attorney states

  in Khasavyurt, Dagestan, at the trial of human rights activist Osman Boliev, accused of keeping, purchasing and carrying arms, the court will proceed to interrogate witnesses for the defense.

March 31, 2006 18:47

• American woman interrogated in Dagestan on the case of assault in Chechnya

  Dagestan law enforcement agencies have interrogated the US citizen Kelly McEvers three times this week. The employee of Washington John Hopkins University has come to Dagestan under a UNEADCO program, reports Radio "Liberty."

March 31, 2006 18:10

• Investigation of the incident involving detention of an American citizen in Dagestan continues

  Investigation of the incident in Dagestan, involving the detention of Kelly McEvers, an American citizen and employee of John Hopkins University, continues. For reference, on the night of March 29, militia officers from Khasavyurt militia station detained her at the exit from the town of Khasavyurt at one of the road traffic control points. The American visited Khasavyurt under a UNEADCO program, upon an invitation of the public organization "Foundation of Humanitarian Initiatives", for taking part in training on tolerance among school-children and youth. Prior to that, she visited Derbent, Selakh Gunib and Ghimry.

March 31, 2006 14:37

• US citizen detained in Dagestan released

  An investigation of the case of Kelly McEvers, US citizen, continues in Dagestan.

March 31, 2006 14:19

• Local resident kidnapped in Chechnya

  On March 30, 2006, Timirkhan Makhmadievich Shakhbulatov, born in 1966, was kidnapped by unknown armed persons wearing black clothes near his house in Grozny.

March 31, 2006 14:03

• Residents of Volgodonsk, Rostov Region, protest against construction of NPS

  About three thousand residents of Volgodonsk, Rostov oblast, have held a meeting to protect their social interests in connection with the construction of the second block of a nuclear power station.