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August 17, 2007 10:25

• Distributor of video with execution released under recognizance not to leave in Adygea

  The student from Adygea, who pled guilty of distribution through the Internet of the video clip with execution of Dagestan and Tajikistan natives, has been released today under recognizance not to leave.

August 17, 2007 00:17

• In Azerbaijan, police exerts pressure on oppositional journalist

  Mamedgulu Aliev, Nakhichevan correspondent of the "Eni Musavat" newspaper, is exposed to pressure from the Shakhbuz Police Department of Azerbaijan.

August 17, 2007 00:08

• Dmitrievskiy finds court ruling on toughen his verdict to be political

  Stanislav Dmitrievskiy, former director of the Society of Russian-Chechen Friendship, has told that the today's ruling of the Nizhni Novgorod District Court of the city of Nizhni Novgorod is purely political, not legal.

August 16, 2007 15:49

• "Dagestan Mothers" report another kidnapping

  Svetlana Isaeva, a representative of the NGO "Dagestan Mothers," has told that another kidnapping was committed in Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan. In the evening on August 15 a young man left his home for a walk in the city park and never came back.

August 16, 2007 14:14

• Editor-in-chief of the "Hural" newspaper expects his arrest in Azerbaijan

  Avez Zeinally, editor-in-chief of the "Hural" newspaper, published in Azerbaijan, could not exclude that he might be arrested in the near future. As he said, the authorities have unleashed a real campaign against himself and his newspaper.

August 16, 2007 14:04

• Examinations of video record of the execution appointed in Adygea

  The Prosecutor's Office of the city of Maikop has appointed examinations on the case concerning placement in the Internet of the video record showing execution of two persons.

August 16, 2007 13:33

• In Dagestan the Foundation "Charitable Women's Hospital" has defended its right to own the building

  The Arbitration Court of the Republic of Dagestan has stopped its proceedings on the case connected with the claim of the Prosecutor's Office of Dagestan on cancelling the statement of the Ministry of Property of the Republic about allotment of premises to the Regional Public Foundation "Charitable Women's Hospital".

August 16, 2007 13:24

• Wreck of "Neva Express" prevents hundreds of people from leaving St-Petersburg

  As a consequence of the explosion of No. 166 Moscow - St-Petersburg train, in the evening on August 14 hundreds of people had a more than 10-hour delay on the way.

August 16, 2007 12:20

• Azerbaijan: Meskhetian Turks ask for help from international organizations

  Ibragim Burkhanov, Chairman of the "Vatan" Society of Meskhetian Turks, has informed that in the near future they intend to address international donor organizations and heads of states asking for help in settling problems than can arise during the return of the Turks back home.

August 16, 2007 10:56

• Stavropol Territory: confrontation of "Protest Committee" and pensioners with Kislovodsk Mayor

  The Stavropol-based public organizations the "United Protest Front" (UPF) and the "Russian Pensioners" have launched an open confrontation demanding resignation of Vitaly Biryukov, Mayor of Kislovodsk (Stavropol Territory).

August 15, 2007 13:54

• Chechen separatists take responsibility for explosion of "Neva Express" train

  On August 15, an unknown person telephoned to the North-Caucasian editorial board of the Radio Liberty and, representing himself to be deputy commander of the "Riyad Salikhin" grouping, stated that Chechen separatists took the responsibility for undermining the train.

August 15, 2007 12:38

• Adygea resident who placed the video clip arrested

  In Maikop (Adygea), a man pled guilty of disseminating a video record in the Internet depicting a murder of two persons.

August 15, 2007 11:01

• E. Bekhbudov: tortures are still practised in Azerbaijan

  Human rights activist Elchin Bekhbudov has reported that tortures are still applied in Azerbaijan, and all those guilty of these acts of atrocity should face the justice.

August 15, 2007 10:28

• North Ossetia: Basayev's militants will spend from 18 months to 23 years in prison

  The Supreme Court of North Ossetia has sentenced four participants of an armed group, created under the order of Shamil Basaev and Abu-Dzeit in the territory of Ingushetia for committing grave and especially grave crimes, to imprisonment for the terms ranging from 18 months to 23 years.

August 15, 2007 10:13

• Azerbaijani Prosecutor's Office interested in sales of the "Bizim Yol" newspaper

  The Department for Fighting Corruption of the State Office of Public Prosecutor of Azerbaijan has sent requests to the press distribution companies asking to provide data on sale volumes of the "Bizim Yol" newspaper in 2005-2007.

August 14, 2007 15:57

• "Neva Express" train could be blown up by militants from the Caucasus

  On August 13 at 9:38 p.m. train No. 166 Moscow - St-Petersburg got derailed and crashed down. The accident took place in the Burga-Malaya Vishera railway section of the Oktiabrskaya Railways.

August 14, 2007 14:11

• Inmate Rasul Kudaev goes on hunger strike in Kabardino-Balkaria

  In Kabardino-Balkaria, Rasul Kudaev, prisoner of SIZO-1 (pre-trial detention facility), has announced a hunger strike.

August 14, 2007 13:30

• Azerbaijani newspaper accuses bureaucrats of trying to bribe journalists

  The top managers of the "Hural" newspaper have addressed their complaint to the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS) against the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Azerbaijan. The newspaper accuses the Ministry of blackmail.

August 14, 2007 13:18

• No answer from FSB to request of "Beslan Mothers" to declassify the video archive of the tragedy

  Until now, the victims of the Beslan terror act have got no answer from the FSB (Federal Security Bureau) to their request on opening the video and audio archives of Beslan events.

August 14, 2007 13:11

• Believers' rights violations reported from Azerbaijan

  Local residents report that Kyamandar Gasanov, deputy commander of the Zagatala District Police Department, gave an order to catch all men with beards without distinction and bring them to the police station for "prophylactic work" that means beating and shaving off beards.