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June 21, 2006 17:53

• Two refugees from Chechnya kidnapped in Ingushetia

  Several days ago a group of officers from unknown law enforcement agencies came to the "Malkhaz" temporary camp for forced migrants in Nazran (Ingushetia) to capture and take to an unknown place Khamzat Temirsultanov, a refugee from Chechnya.

June 21, 2006 17:49

• Delegation of scholars from USA, China and Canada visited Ingushetia

  The participants of the conference "The rights of Moslem minorities and threats of Islam extremism" held yesterday in Vladikavkaz, Northern Ossetia, have made a reconnaissance trip to Ingushetia.

June 21, 2006 17:46

• Anzor Maskhadov, the son of ex-president of Ichkeria, applies for political asylum in Germany

  Anzor Maskhadov, the son of Aslan Maskhadov, the diseased president of the unrecognized Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, has left Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, for Germany.

June 21, 2006 17:44

• Arrest of notary Sadretdinov acquitted on Khlebnikov's case declared legitimate

  The Moscow city court recognized as legitimate the issue of a sanction for arresting Fail Sadretdinov, Moscow notary acquitted on the case of murder of Paul Khlebnikov, chief editor of the Forbes magazine Russian version.

June 21, 2006 17:40

• Interrogation of human rights activist Boliev has been postponed

  The first interrogation of Osman Boliev, leader of the human rights organization "Romashka," in relation to the new criminal case initiated against him, fixed for today at the internal affairs unit of Khasavyurt (Dagestan) has not taken place.

June 21, 2006 17:37

• Students of "Independent Azerbaijan" university form a committee to defend their rights

  Today, the students of the "Independent Azerbaijan" university, who are on hunger strike, have formed a committee to defend their rights.

June 20, 2006 18:17

• Residents of a Chechnya village ask assistance from international organizations in setting free their fellow-villager

  Residents of Roshni-Chu village in Urus-Martan district, Chechnya, ask international human rights organizations for assistance in setting free their fellow-villager.

June 20, 2006 18:15

• Teachers of Tbilisi university in Georgia forced out of the building

  More than 20 professors and lecturers were forced out of Tbilisi state university building by Georgian police on Tuesday night.

June 20, 2006 18:09

• Judge Ramazanov who acquitted Boliev: "I resigned under the pressure of Dagestan SC"

  Yarali Ramazanov, judge of Khasavyurt town court of Dagestan, has confirmed today to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that yesterday, June 19, he had to sign his resignation under the pressure of Anvar Magomedov, chairman of the Supreme Court of Dagestan.

June 20, 2006 18:06

• Nearly 100 students of "Independent Azerbaijan" university intend to abandon their citizenship

  The deadline fixed by the hunger strikers at the "Independent Azerbaijan" university to the Ministry of Education for resolving the issue of restoring their status of students expires today.

June 20, 2006 18:03

• Georgian Minister on Refugees and Resettlement meets Chechen refugees

  On June 20, Georgiy Kheviashvili, the Georgian Minister on Refugees and Resettlement, and Navid Hussein, representative of the UN High Commissar on Refugees in Georgia, visited the Pankisi Gorge (Eastern Georgia).

June 20, 2006 17:04

• Residents of Kumtoraklin district in Dagestan protest against arbitrariness of authorities

  On June 19, a meeting of local residents protesting against the arbitrariness of Sapiyulla Karachaev, head of the administration of Kumtoraklin district, Dagestan, took place in Korkmaskala, the district centre.

June 19, 2006 17:20

• Bernhard Clazen: the doors are open for the team searching the missing people in Nagorny Karabakh

  The international working team on searching for missing hostages and prisoners of war has made a regular visit to Stepanakert (Nagorny Karabakh).

June 19, 2006 17:14

• Interrogation of human rights activist Boliev in Dagestan postponed until June 21

  The first interrogation of Osman Boliev, head of "Romashka" human rights organization, fixed for today at the internal affairs department of Khasavyurt (Dagestan) in relation with the new criminal case initiated against him has not taken place.

June 17, 2006 17:32

• Residents of Sergen-Yurt in Chechnya hold a meeting against power authorities arbitrariness

  On Friday June 16, more than three hundred residents of Sergen-Yurt village in Shalinsk district of Chechnya held a meeting which lasted several hours, with a demand to set free their detained fellow-villagers.

June 17, 2006 17:25

• Human rights activists doubt whether the parliamentary commission has studied all reasons for tragedy in Beslan

  The "Caucasian Knot" editorial office has received an open letter from representatives of human rights organization, devoted to the investigation of circumstances of the tragedy in Beslan.

June 16, 2006 17:43

• The Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan holds a picket in front of Iranian embassy

  In the course of the picket of the Popular Front Party activists in front of the Iranian embassy, more than ten participants were arrested and one put to hospital. This was contained in the report of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) sent to the "Caucasian Knot".

June 16, 2006 17:36

• Human rights activists are concerned about pressure on Chechnya resident who applied to the European Court

  The "Civil Assistance" committee and the "Memorial" human rights centre express their deep concern about the situation of Zaurbek Talkhigov who serves 8.5 years of prison for an attempt to set free the hostages from the Theatre Centre on Dubrovka in October 2002.

June 15, 2006 17:59

• A Guantanamo prisoner from Azerbaijan to be sent to Holland

  The fact that P. Siradjov, an emigrant from Azerbaijan held in the American Guantanamo prison, will be sent not to his home country but to Holland has been reported on June 14 by human rights activist Elchin Bekhbudov.

June 15, 2006 17:53

• Residents of Karachaevo-Cherkessia protest against construction of Zelenchuk hydroelectric power stations

  More than 100 residents of Zelenchuk district, Karachaevo-Cherkessia, who are dissatisfied with the construction of a system of Zelenchuk hydroelectric stations, have blocked traffic today on the highway in the vicinity of the village Hussa-Kardonik.