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April 11, 2012 21:40

• Oleg Shein, being on hunger strike in Astrakhan, feels bad and cannot meet local residents

  Oleg Shein, the participant of the hunger strike in Astrakhan, the ex-candidate for the position of City Mayor, fell bad, and for that reason he was unable to meet local residents. This was reported by Dmitry Gudkov, the deputy of the State Duma from the faction of the "Spravedlivaya Rossiya" (Fair Russia) Party.

April 11, 2012 21:30

• Leader of "Russians" rejects assumptions of involvement of his associates into murder of Metin Mekhtiev

  Dmitry Demushkin, the leader of the nationalist movement "Russians", doubts that the murder of Metin Mekhtiev, the Muslim public figure, committed in Moscow, is backed by nationalistic motives.

April 11, 2012 21:10

• In Astrakhan, police releases Ilya Yashin, activist of "Solidarnost", detained for fighting

  Ilya Yashin, the activist of the opposition movement "Solidarnost" (Solidarity), was released from the police station in Astrakhan, where he was taken after taking part in a fight.

April 11, 2012 20:00

• Former political prisoner Fatullaev in Azerbaijan opened a human rights web-site

  Non-governmental organization "For Human Rights" in Azerbaijan headed by former political prisoner, journalist Einulla Fatullaev opened a new human rights web-portal "Your right". On April, 11, a presentation of this web-site was held in media center of the Institute of Freedom and Safety of Reporters (IFSR) in Baku.

April 11, 2012 19:00

• Putin advised Sheiyn to settle the question of the results of the election in Astrakhan in court, not by means of a hunger strike

  Prime Minister of Russia Vladimir Putin declared that he did not comprehend why leader of Astrakhan branch of "Fair Russia" party Oleg Seiyn went on a hunger strike without appealing against the results of the election in court. Head of the Government made this statement during his speech in State Duma. After Putin's reply "Fair Russia" fraction left the assembly hall.

April 11, 2012 18:00

• Witnesses at a trial on the case of bribery in State Traffic Safety Inspectorate in Volgograd confirmed that they had regularly given money to their superiors

  Two witnesses for the prosecution, inspectors of Road Patrol Service (RPS) Evgeny Andreev and Alexander Tselikov, were interrogated at a trial on the case of the personnel of the second detached battalion of State Traffic Safety Inspectorate (STSI) in Volgograd. They confirmed that after every duty they gave part of the money to their bosses.

April 10, 2012 23:30

• By their visit to Astrakhan deputies hope to draw Putin's attention to hunger strike

  In Astrakhan, the residents, who support hunger-strikers, held a rally in the city centre, marking the arrival of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, physician Elizaveta Glinka, and Dmitry Gudkov and Ilya Ponomaryov, the deputies of the State Duma from the "Spravedlivaya Rossiya" (Fair Russia) Party. Another event is to start at 6:00 p.m. Elizaveta Glinka said that on April 11 she would persuade three persons to stop participating in the hunger strike.

April 10, 2012 23:10

• New participants join political hunger strike in Astrakhan

  Four new participants have joined political hunger strike in Astrakhan. Well-known blogger Alexei Navalny and physician Elizaveta Glinka also arrived to support the protesters.

April 10, 2012 23:00

• Irina Guseva: trip to Italy was paid from personal finances of delegates from Volgograd Region

  A trip to Italy of Volgograd officials was informal and was not paid from the budget. This was stated by the administration of the Volgograd Region. However, bloggers and members of the Regional Duma doubt that the trip was paid from personal finances of the delegates.

April 10, 2012 22:30

• In Azerbaijan, Sabirabad District residents hold protest action

  Today, about 500 residents of the village of Minbashi and Zalgaragat of the Sabirabad District of Azerbaijan, who were affected by the flood of the Kura River, have held a protest action.

April 10, 2012 22:20

• Sochi hosts rally for preservation of beaches and parks of Imereti Lowland

  Today, Sochi hosted sanctioned rally against privatization and destruction of beaches and park areas, organized by the territorial public self-administration (TPSA) "Psou". The protest action was attended by more than 300 persons.

April 10, 2012 22:10

• Ingush Security Council does not rule out association of Umar Gadaborshev's murder with clannish conflict

  The murder of Umar Gadaborshev, Chairman of Council of Ingush Clans may be connected with the conflict between clans; however, investigators do not rule out other versions. This was reported by the Security Council of the Republic.

April 10, 2012 22:00

• Yunus-Bek Evkurov: three casualties of special operation in Nazran had nothing to do with IAFs

  There is no information about the involvement into the armed underground of Salakhuddin Buruzhev, Zina Velkhieva, and Shamsudin Gardanov, who were killed on April 3 during a special operation in Nazran. This was announced by Yunus-Bek Evkurov, the leader of Ingushetia, on April 9 at a meeting with relatives of the deceased people.

April 10, 2012 21:10

• Azerbaijani SC leaves human rights defender Vidadi Iskenderov in prison

  On April 10, the Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijan chaired by Judge Gyulzar Rzaeva dismissed an appeal filed by human rights defender Vidadi Iskenderov and upheld the verdicts of guilty pronounced by lower court instances.

April 10, 2012 21:00

• Magomedova: Head of Committee of Inquiry of Russia controls investigation of beating up a resident of Dagestan by the police

  Head of Committee of Inquiry of Russia Alexander Bastrykin has taken control of inspection on the complaint of beating up Abdurahman Djakaev suspected of illegal storage of arms by the police personnel of Khasavyurt, Djakaev's attorney Sapiyat Magomedova reported.

April 10, 2012 21:00

• Georgian court releases Russian citizen Konstantin Rodionov

  The Tbilisi City Court decided to release businessman Konstantin Rodionov, a Russian citizen, who is accused of illegal visit to Abkhazia.

April 10, 2012 20:00

• The young people of Nagorno-Karabakh held a procession in memory of the victims of the tragedy in Maraga

  A youth procession devoted to the 20th anniversary of the tragic events in the settlement of Maraga, Martakert district, was held in Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh.

April 10, 2012 19:00

• Residents of the settlement of Minbashi, Azerbaijan, held an action of protest

  Residents of the settlement of Minbashi, Sabirabad district of Azerbaijan, recommenced their actions of protest demanding resignation of local municipality Ruhulla Godjaev and representative of executive authority of the settlement Beiler Iskanderov. They also demand release of Coordinator of the staff of civil community "Kura" Oktay Giulalyev.

April 10, 2012 18:00

• The participants of the hunger strike in Astrakhan held an unauthorized action of protest

  The participants of the hunger strike in Astrakhan protesting against the results of Mayor's election held an unauthorized street action which developed into a collision with supporters of the incoming Mayor Mikhail Stolyarov.

April 09, 2012 23:00

• In Azerbaijan, coordinator of headquarters of civil organization "Kura" arrested

  In Azerbaijan, Oktai Gyulalyev, the coordinator of the civil organization "Kura" was sentenced to 12-day administrative arrest on charges of disorderly conduct.