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January 29, 2010 23:40

• Russia in the lead in 2009 by number of claims submitted to ECtHR

  By the outcomes of 2009, Russia is in the first place by the number of claims submitted against its government and pending consideration at the European Court on Human Rights (ECtHR). This was reported by Jean-Paul Costa, the Chairman of the Strasbourg Court.

January 29, 2010 23:30

• Stavropol Territory: pupils get chilblain in workout

  The Prosecutor's Office of the Stavropol Territory has initiated a criminal case on the fact of chilblain received by schoolchildren in the course of their sport training session.

January 29, 2010 23:20

• Terror act kills three and wounds six in Gali District of Abkhazia

  One employee of the criminal inquiry unit of the Gali District Interior Division was lost and his four colleagues were wounded as a result of a terror act committed today in the village of Chuburkhindzh, Gali District. Besides, two civilians were killed and three wounded.

January 29, 2010 23:10

• Kadyrov's version of Berezovsky's role in Estemirova's murder criticized in Chechnya

  The statement of President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov about Boris Berezovsky's involvement in the murder of Natalia Estemirova, an employee of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" caused bewilderment in Natalia's friends and colleagues.

January 29, 2010 22:20

• Case on disappearance of Maksharip Aushev's relatives opened under the murder article

  The Investigatory Department for St Petersburg of the ICPO has initiated a criminal case under the article of "murder of two and more persons" in connection with disappearance in this city of four natives of Ingushetia, relatives of the widow of Maksharip Aushev, a human rights activist, who was shot dead last October.

January 29, 2010 21:00

• Makhachkala: a communal catastrophe

  More than 50,000 residents of the capital of Dagestan remain without heat and water for the fifth day already. Electricity is also cut off all the time. The authorities and municipal services are unable to remedy the situation, and residents have started their protest action.

January 29, 2010 20:00

• Dzhafarov: hazing caused mass execution in military unit

  The reason of the armed incident in one of military units of Azerbaijan, where six servicemen were killed and two more wounded, is in impunity for hazing and non-manual relation in the army. This was stated by retired colonel-lieutenant and former employee of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) Uzeir Dzhafarov.

January 29, 2010 19:00

• Killer of father and son Khazhaliev searched in KBR

  Certain details of murder of Arthur and Yusuf Khazhaliev committed on January 28 in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) have become known. The Investigatory Division for the city of Nalchik of the Investigatory Department for the KBR of the ICPO (Investigatory Committee under the Prosecutor's Office) of the Russian Federation has initiated a criminal case under the articles of "murder" and " illegal circulation of firearms".

January 29, 2010 19:00

• "Voice of Beslan" plans to make Movement "For Status of Terror Victims" international

  On February 12, Ella Kesaeva, head of the All-Russian Public Organization "Voice of Beslan", and Irina Khalai, head of the Volgodonsk public organization of terror victims, will go to Spain to take part in the congress of terror victims. Ms Kesaeva is going to suggest there to make the Movement "For Status of Terror Victims" international.

January 29, 2010 18:00

• Political prisoner Mkrtich Sapeyan released in Armenia

  Activist of the opposition Mkrtich Sapeyan was welcomed by his relatives and colleagues, including former political prisoners, when he was released from the prison hospital after expiry of his term.

January 28, 2010 23:30

• "Adyge Khasse" wants to find out who prohibited Adyge Dzhegu on New Year night in Maikop

  The public organization "Adyge Khasse" has sent a letter to President of Adygea Aslan Tkhakushinov in connection with the incident, when militia stopped the national dance Adyge Dzhegu in the central square of Maikop on the New Year night. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it by Arambi Khapai, leader of the organization.

January 28, 2010 23:10

• SC of Dagestan: Derbent Mayor to be elected in October

  Today the Supreme Court of Dagestan rejected the petition lodged by candidates for Mayor of Derbent Elkhan Kazimov, Salikh Ramazanov and voter Shakhban Gapizov to appoint the election on March 14, 2010.

January 28, 2010 23:00

• Wolfgang Ion: economy boost will bring peace to Southern Caucasus

  Southern Caucasus sees a deficit of economic development. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent has learnt about it from Wolfgang Ion, head of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (Germany) for Southern Caucasus, which was one of the organizers of the seminar "New Economic Thinking", held in Armenia.

January 28, 2010 22:20

• Defendant in Nalchik attack case needs doctor in courtroom

  Today, at the session of the Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria on the criminal case about the attack on Nalchik on October 13, 2005, defendant Ahmed Khupsergenov felt bad.

January 28, 2010 22:10

• PACE calls Azerbaijani authorities to respect freedom of mass media

  The situation in Azerbaijan with the freedom of the press continues to worsen; the country sees the practice of persecuting journalists by law enforcement bodies on fabricated criminal charges. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports from Strasbourg that it was stated on January 27 by Miklos Harasti, special representative of the OSCE for the freedom of mass media at a press conference in the headquarters of the Council of Europe (СЕ).

January 28, 2010 22:00

• Tsotne Gamsakhurdia accused of being Russia's spy

  In Georgia, the son of the former President Zviad Gamsakhurdia - Tsotne, who is already in custody accused of a murder attempt, saw new charges of espionage in favour of Russia and participation in an anti-governmental plot.

January 28, 2010 21:00

• Mutsolgov: Ingush resettlers to Urals will face hard labour

  As reported by Adam Malsagov, acting Minister of Economy of Ingushetia, about 400 Ingush families want to move for employment to the Sverdlovsk Region.

January 28, 2010 20:00

• Novorossisk: flats of Dymovskiy's relatives are searched

  Operative agents came to search apartments of Alexei Dymovskiy's common law wife and his stepbrother.

January 28, 2010 19:00

• The Daily Telegraph: to transform Chechnya into resort, they need to catch Doku Umarov

  If Chechnya copes with turning into a mounting skiing resort, as President Ramzan Kadyrov dreams, then, in the opinion of western experts, "it will be one of the most radical breakthroughs in global tourism."

January 28, 2010 18:00

• Trutnev: ecology problems at Sochi Olympic objects lifted

  On January 27, Yuri Trutnev, head of the Russian Ministry for Protection of the Environment and Natural Resources (known as "MinPrirody"), reported to his Premier Vladimir Putin that all the ecological issues, which had been raised in connection with construction of future objects of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games, were settled.