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March 27, 2014 19:07

• MfE: avalanche casualties in Sochi used forbidden route

  The women, who died under an avalanche at the ski resort "Roza Khutor" in Sochi, were skiing along the avalanche-prone route section, said Igor Oder, the head of the Southern Regional Centre of the Russia's Ministry for Emergencies (MfE).

March 27, 2014 18:06

• Head of Dagestani MIA: son of former head of Tabasaran District was involved in terror act in Khuchni

  Abdurashid Magomedov, the Interior Minister, has stated the son of the former head of the Tabasaran District of Dagestan was involved, according to investigators, in the terror act committed near the building of the ROVD (District Interior Division) in the village of Khuchni on September 23, 2013.

March 27, 2014 14:16

• Ukraine extradites to Russia Mukhammed Migaev suspected of attacking Roshni-Chu villagers in Chechnya

  The General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Ukraine has extradited to Russia Mukhammed Migaev, accused in attacking in 2005 villagers of Roshni-Chu of the Urus-Martan District of the Chechen Republic.

March 27, 2014 13:24

• Chechnya reopens inquiry into kidnapping of two residents in 2003

  The Chechnya's Prosecutor's Office has cancelled the investigators' decision to suspend the criminal case about the kidnapping in February 2003 of two locals – brothers Aslan and Valid Djabrailov. Four years ago, the ECtHR fined Russia in response to the complaint lodged by Valid Djabrailov's relatives.

March 27, 2014 10:48

• After fire, 43 persons appeal to Astrakhan authorities for help

  Officials from the Astrakhan administration continue accepting appeals from victims affected by the fire that occurred on March 25. At present, it is known that 14 families consisting of 43 persons lost their housing.

March 27, 2014 10:41

• Georgian Deputy Minister for Integration announces progress on humanitarian issues at Geneva talks

  The 27th round of Geneva talks, which ended on March 26, resulted in agreement on humanitarian issues. This was reported by Ketevan Tsikhelashvili, Georgian Deputy Minister for Reintegration.

March 27, 2014 01:23

• ICRF: lawyer who represented North-Ossetian residents at ECtHR accused of fraud

  Law enforcers have detained Taisia Baskaeva, a lawyer of the Moscow Regional Bar, accused of 42 fraud episodes, said the press service of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF). However, Dmitry Efremov, a lawyer, who is representing Baskaeva's interests, believes that the investigators' claims are groundless.

March 27, 2014 00:10

• Nalchik: business of organizer of anti-Olympic campaign audited by MIA agents

  Andzor Akhokhov, who organized, in the KBR (Kabardino-Balkarian Republic), an action against Sochi Olympics, complains that his business is frequently inspected by employees of the local Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). He believes that it has to do with his allegations about torture applied to him by policemen.

March 26, 2014 20:38

• Figurant in Said Amirov's case released under recognizance not to leave

  On investigator's decision, Gadji Djamaludinov, one of the figurants in the case of Said Amirov, who had been temporarily removed from his post of Makhachkala Mayor, has been released under recognizance not to leave, said one of the advocates in the case.

March 26, 2014 16:02

• Nagorno-Karabakh: two families from Syria receive keys to new flats

  On March 25, the community of Ishkhanadzor, Kashatag District of Nagorno-Karabakh, awarded two Armenian families from Syria with the keys to their apartments.

March 26, 2014 14:02

• Grozny administration checks legality of urban households and registration of land plots

  On March 26, the administration of Grozny, the Chechen capital, began checking for the presence of residents in Grozny on their house and land ownership. Locals complain about extortion of money for making the necessary permits to own their real estate; however, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has treated this information as "rumours."

March 26, 2014 14:00

• HRC "Memorial": Suleiman Edigov is on hunger strike in Grozny SIZO since March 14

  Suleiman Edigov, a resident of Chechnya, is on hunger at SIZO (pre-trial prison) No. 1 of Grozny since March 14, the Human Rights Centre "Memorial" reports.

March 26, 2014 12:55

• Reasons of death of Shalva Tatukhashvili to be established, GPO of Georgia promises

  Georgia's law enforcement bodies will establish the reasons of death Shalva Tatukhashvili, a witness in the case of Data Akhalaya, the former head of a department of the MIA, the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Georgia has reported. Giorgi Tatukhashvili, the casualty's father and the former commander of the country's Internal Troops, suspects that his son was killed.

March 26, 2014 11:04

• Stavropol Territory: policemen find arsenal in resident of Arzgir District

  The press service of the local Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), on March 25, in the course of a search within a criminal case, policemen found five firearms and ammunition in the house of a 50-year-old resident of the village of Serafimovskoe of the Arzgir District in the Stavropol Territory.

March 26, 2014 10:27

• Esenaev and Askhabomarov, killed in Dagestan, were suspected of aiding militants

  According to power agents, two of the four persons killed in Khasavyurt on March 24 were not direct participants of the "Babayurt" militant grouping, but actively helped its members.

March 26, 2014 09:20

• Two ECtHR judgments on disappearances in Chechnya come into force

  The decisions of the European Court of Human Rights (RCtHR), which recognized Russian power agents responsible for kidnappings and probable deaths of eight residents of Chechnya, entered into force on March 25.

March 26, 2014 08:49

• Forest is on fire for a week after special operation in Gumbet District of Dagestan, locals report

  Residents of the Gumbet District, who reported about the forest fire, say that the power agents, who carried out a special operation against militants there, did not allow them to extinguish the fire. If it is not suppressed shortly, there is a danger that the wood can be burned down completely.

March 26, 2014 02:44

• Kadi of Grozny obliges Imams to supervise the appearance of their mosque-goers

  Imams of the mosques located in the Chechen capital should now monitor the appearance of their parishioners and submit weekly progress reports. The order was given by the new Chief Kadi (Islamic Judge) of Grozny Adam Ilyasov, who was appointed to the post a few weeks ago by Ramzan Kadyrov.

March 25, 2014 23:58

• In Astrakhan, fire-fighters rescue seven persons from fire in low-rise buildings

  On Tuesday, a major fire occurred in the centre of Astrakhan. Fire-fighters rescued seven persons, including two young mothers with newborn children. This was reported by Irina Gogoleva, an official from the Russian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE).

March 25, 2014 23:20

• NAC: leader of Khasavyurt militants killed in special operation in Pervomayskoe

  Azerbaijani native Tural Ataev, the leader of Khasavyurt militants, was killed during the special operation held on Tuesday in Dagestan. This was reported by the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC). In total, six persons were killed and two others were wounded during the battle.