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March 29, 2007 22:56

• In Krasnodar Territory, the court that considers tortures by "OMON" fighters asked to remove "extra" victims

  At the process dealing with accusation of "OMON" (Special Militia) fighters of application of violence in the children's summer camp "Druzhba" (Friendship) in Sochi (Krasnodar Territory), the victims' party has lodged a petition on elimination of violations in the indictment.

March 29, 2007 22:54

• Russia would not recognize South Ossetian alternative government

  Russia is calling Tbilisi to give up its plans of legitimizing the alternative government in South Ossetia and to take a constructive stand concerning development of the negotiation process on Georgian-Ossetian settlement.

March 29, 2007 22:13

• Instances of avian flue registered in Krasnodar Territory

  Krasnodar Territory has introduced the quarantine regime because of avian (bird) flue.

March 29, 2007 22:00

• PACE has criticized Azerbaijan

  Yesterday, the PACE Monitoring Committee held a discussion of Azerbaijan's liabilities before this international body.

March 28, 2007 22:18

• Committee against Tortures: Chechnya differs from other regions in the character of violence

  "After all the years of out studies of torture cases, we now have got an idea why they exist in Russia. However, we have no answer to the question how often tortures are applied to people," with these words Igor Kalyapin, chairman of the Nizhniy Novgorod regional public organization "Committee against Tortures," started his press conference in Moscow.

March 28, 2007 22:13

• Member of jama'at "Yarmuk" killed in Kabardino-Balkaria

  Last night, in the centre of Nalchik, capital of Kabardino-Balkaria, Radik Bappinaev, member of jama'at "Yarmuk," who was in international search from spring 2005, was killed in the course of a clash with militia patrol.

March 28, 2007 22:03

• O. Khabibrakhmanov: people in Chechnya are scared to talk about tortures

  On February 28, the Committee against Tortures held a joint sitting with the power structures of the Chechen parliament.

March 28, 2007 20:58

• Dagestan: militia tries to constrain mass disorders

  Additional militia forced are deployed in the district centre of Sergokala of the Sergokalinskiy District with the aim to prevent possible mass disorders that may be organized by supporters of Ali Kadiev, head of Municipal Formation (MF) "The Sergokalinskiy District," and Gasan Gasanov, head of MF "The Sergokala Settlement."

March 28, 2007 20:54

• Chechnya doubts of Baisarov fighters' involvement in Politkovskaya's murder

  Local observers find the statement disseminated by a number of mass media on behalf of former fighters of the "Gorets" FSB's special detachment (where Movladi Baisarov, who was killed several months ago in Moscow, was the commander) on their complicacy in the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya to be a pure disinformation.

March 27, 2007 22:57

• Litvinenko's case: Russians will interrogate Berezovskiy in London

  The Russian investigators engaged in inquiry of the murder of Alexander Litvinenko, former FSB officer, have arrived to London, where they expect to interrogate more than a hundred persons including businessman Boris Berezovskiy who resides there.

March 27, 2007 22:47

• It will take several months for the European Court to consider Georgia's suit versus Russia

  A press service employee of the European Court for Human Rights has informed that the consideration of the Georgia's claim against Russia can take a couple of months.

March 27, 2007 22:33

• Kondopoga pogrom instigators sentenced to 8 months and 3.5 years of custody

  On Tuesday, the Kondopoga City Court announced its verdict on the case of beating the workers of the "Chaika" restaurant, after which pogroms had burst out in the city against the natives from the Caucasus.

March 27, 2007 22:24

• Fighters of GRU's "Gorets" special detachment could be involved in Politkovskaya's murder

  On Tuesday, mass media made public a new version of Anna Politkovskaya's death.

March 27, 2007 22:09

• A 2 million reward announced for information about Zyazikov, kidnapped in Ingushetia

  The family of Uruskhan Zyazikov, 72, kidnapped in Ingushetia, who is a relative of Ingush president Murat Zyazikov, has announced a reward for any information about his whereabouts.

March 26, 2007 22:46

• A. Cherkasov: military courts cover up crimes in Chechnya

  Nurdi Nukhazhiev, Chechen ombudsman, has made a statement today that the inactivity of military courts is the cause of repeated cases of execution by militaries of peaceful residents of Chechnya.

March 26, 2007 22:43

• Peacemakers in Georgia promise to backfire if attacked

  The situation in the Georgian-South Ossetian conflict zone continues to aggravate.

March 26, 2007 22:40

• Georgia has filed a case on Russia at the European Court

  The Georgian Ministry of Justice has lodged a lawsuit today against Russia to the European Court for Human Rights in Strasbourg.

March 26, 2007 22:12

• Criminal case initiated on shelling three women in Chechnya

  The employees of the Military Office of Public Prosecutor are investigating into the incident in the Shatoi District of Chechnya, where on March 24 the militaries of the federal troops swept three peaceful women; one of them was shot dead.

March 26, 2007 22:01

• Georgia accuses South Ossetia of terror policies

  Georgia has placed responsibility for death of two Georgian policemen on the authorities of self-proclaimed Republic of South Ossetia. This is the topic of the statement issued by the Office of the State Minister of Georgia.

March 24, 2007 23:50

• Georgia is ready to partner Turkmenistan in gas transportation

  Georgia is ready to become a reliable partner in transporting Turkmen gas to the world markets through the South Caucasian corridor.