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October 17, 2012 22:20

• ICRF checks information on preparation of terror acts by oppositionist Sergey Udaltsov and Georgian MP Givi Targamadze

  A criminal case was instituted against Sergey Udaltsov, the coordinator of the "Left-Wing Front", and he was charged of the preparation of the mass riots. The reason for institution of the proceedings has been the film "Anatomy of Protest-2", which provides information about the meeting of the oppositionist and Georgian MP Givi Targamadze, who discussed the question of preparing terror acts in the territory of Russia.

October 17, 2012 22:00

• In Novocherkassk, one of detained activists of The Other Russia fined by 1000 roubles

  In Novocherkassk, the court fined Pavel Nagibin, an activist of The Other Russia, who was detained today, 1000 roubles under Article 19.3 of the Administrative Code "Disobedience to police." The police officers completed no protocol of detention of another detainee Sergey Cherepovsky, the leader of the Other Russia in Rostov-on-Don.

October 17, 2012 21:00

• In Azerbaijan, arrested journalist claims being ill-treated by MIA staff

  Vugar Gonagov, Executive Director of the "Khayal TV" Regional TV Channel, who was arrested in connection with the criminal case on the mass riots in the city of Guba on March 1, has claimed being ill-treated during his detention at the Chief Department to Combat Organized Crime (known as GUBOP) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). Orkhan Mansurzade, the representative of the Azerbaijani MIA, claimed no torture and inhuman treatment being used.

October 17, 2012 20:00

• Alexey Mandrigelya detained during the action of "burial of fair election" released

  Alexey Mandrigelya, candidate for deputy of Legislative Assembly from "Yabloko" party in Krasnodar region, detained during a symbolic action of burial of fair election was released from the police department an hour and a half after detention.

October 17, 2012 19:00

• Two policemen in Kabardino-Balkaria suspected of beating up a local resident

  A criminal case was initiated against two officers of State Traffic Safety Inspectorate of the Ministry of Interior Affairs who according to the investigation, beat up a local resident and fractured his chest, Committee of Inquiry of the Russian Federation reports.

October 17, 2012 18:00

• The Ministry of Interior Affairs: 35 gunmen killed in Chechnya since the beginning of the year

  Since the beginning of 2012 the personnel of power-wielding structures killed 35 participants of armed underground in the territory of Chechnya and detained over 80, republican Ministry of Interior Affairs reports.

October 16, 2012 23:50

• Georgian President returns Bidzina Ivanishvili's citizenship

  Mikhail Saakashvili restored the citizenship of Bidzina Ivanishvili, a candidate for the position of Prime Minister of Georgia. This was reported today at the briefing by Manana Mandjgaladze, Spokesperson of the Georgian President.

October 16, 2012 23:50

• Inquiry over for five figurants in Politkovskaya's murder case

  The investigation into the case against five defendants, accused of the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, an observer of the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta", has been completed, and sufficient evidences to compile the indictment against them have been collected. This was reported by the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

October 16, 2012 23:40

• Protesters in Tbilisi demand to ratify UN Convention on Invalids' Rights

  In Tbilisi, in front of the residence of Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, an action "Equal Opportunities for All" was held to support people with disabilities. The action was attended by about 50 persons. The participants of the action demanded to ratify immediately the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

October 16, 2012 23:20

• NCFD regions sum up elections outcomes

  Elections of leaders of municipal formations, members of regional legislative assemblies, heads and deputies of dwelling settlements in a number of regions of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) did not arise great interest of voters, except for Chechnya, where the Republic's Central Election Commission (CEC) reported 95 percent of voter turnout, and in Karachaevsk, where a representative of the CEC reported the turnout of 97 percent. In North Ossetia and Karachay-Cherkessia, representatives of opposition claimed violations and ballot stuffing, and in Dagestan, the opposition claimed the use of administrative resources; however, representatives of the authorities and election commissions denied those allegations.

October 16, 2012 23:10

• Participants of protest action in Volgograd oppose activity of "Tekhoil"

  Today, in Volgograd, 17 ecologists and residents of the village of Dar-Gora held a protest action, demanding to stop the activities of the enterprise "Tekhoil". According to the City Mayoralty, complaints about pollution of environment by the refinery enterprise "Tekhoil" are not confirmed.

October 16, 2012 23:00

• ECtHR to consider complaint of Vera Drobinskaya, guardian from Astrakhan

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) accepted for consideration of the complaint, filed by Vera Drobinskaya, from whom biological parents took a child under her guardianship. The ECtHR sent information about the case "Drobinskaya vs. Russia" to the Commissioner of the Russian Federation at the ECtHR.

October 16, 2012 22:10

• ECtHR accepts complaint in case against Chechen resident, sentenced for involvement in IAF

  The ECtHR accepted for consideration the complaint, filed by Tabarik Chudalova, the mother of Muslim Chudalov, who was accused of involvement in illegal armed formations (IAF) and attempted murder of law enforcement officers and who was sentenced to 21 years of imprisonment. The mother of the convicted man claims that he is subjected to torture and that he is not involved in any of the crimes, of which he is accused.

October 16, 2012 22:00

• In Krasnodar, participants of "funeral of fair elections" detained

  In Krasnodar, during the symbolic action of funeral of honest and fair elections, three men were detained Alexei Mandrigelya, ex-candidate for deputy to the Legislative Assembly of the Krasnodar Territory from the "Yabloko" Party and Anna Mikhailova and Victoria Zolotaryova, activists of the Regional Branch of the "Yabloko" Party.

October 16, 2012 21:00

• Two residents of Dagestan report their relatives' disappearance

  Yesterday, October, 15, two statements of obscure disappearance of people were submitted to the police of Dagestan by local residents.

October 16, 2012 20:00

• Journalists of "PIC" TV channel held an action of protest against suspension of satellite broadcasting

  Journalists of "PIC" (PIK) channel held an action against non-payment of wages and suspension of satellite broadcasting. During news live broadcasting the correspondents were keeping silence as a sign of protest. The problem of financing "PIC" TV channelis settled, Director General Alexander Parulava declared today.

October 16, 2012 19:00

• A traffic officer detained in Rostov-on-Don for suspicion of receiving a bribe from Dasha Popova's abductor

  A criminal case was initiated against an ex-traffic officer suspected of releasing a supposed abductor of Dasha Popova aged eight in Rostov-on-Don for a bribe. He is placed under house arrest, Committee of Inquiry of Russia (CIR) reports.

October 16, 2012 18:00

• The case of Deputy Head of Cherkessk police accused of beating a detainee to death referred to court

  The investigation accomplished inquiry on a criminal case against Ruslan Rakhaev aged 33, Deputy Head of police of the town of Cherkessk accused of beating to death local resident Djakhir Djankezov detained last October. The case was referred to court.

October 15, 2012 23:40

• Two natives of Dagestan suspected of inciting interethnic hatred

  The Military Investigatory Department of the ICRF for the Yekaterinburg Garrison has opened a criminal case against two servicemen from the military unit No. 61423, natives of Dagestan, suspected of inciting nationality-based hatred.

October 15, 2012 23:20

• Kemerovo police investigate conflict with Chechens treated as interethnic by bloggers

  In the city of Kemerovo, law enforcers are investigating the incident in the cafe "Schepka", which occurred at night on October 6, when a group of youngsters rushed into the premise and began beating the visitors. The records from the cafe's surveillance cameras were posted on the Internet; and users could see a young man with the word "Chechnya" on his T-shirt. Local bloggers treat the incident as an interethnic conflict.