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22:31, 1 November 2006

South Ossetia asks the UN and OSCE to recognize Georgia's responsibility for genocide of South Ossetians

Today, the Parliament of South Ossetia has presented its appeal to Mr. Kofi Annan, UN General Secretary, and Mr. Karel De Gucht, Acting Chairman of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, asking to recognize the genocide of South Ossetians in 1920 and 1989-1992, and to recognize Georgia's legal and moral responsibility for genocide of South Ossetians.

22:27, 1 November 2006

Petersburg Mayor's Office allows to hold "Russian March"

The Mayor's Office of St. Petersburg gave a permit to organizers of the scandalous "Russian March" to hold their action on November 4.

22:24, 1 November 2006

Beslan Commission again delays the end of its work

The final date of the Parliamentary Commission on Beslan terror act is postponed, and they plan to hold the nearest sitting after the November holidays, Ms. Lyubov Sliska, First Vice-Speaker of State Duma told the Deputies today.

23:51, 31 October 2006

Repressions are part of fight for power in the Caucasus, human rights activists state

On October 30, on the Memory Day of victims of political repressions, the Moscow Independent Press Centre held a roundtable of human rights organizations on the topic "Political Persecutions in Present-Day Russia."

23:48, 31 October 2006

Adoption of Armenians' genocide bill has aggravated French-Turkish relations

After the National Assembly of France has passed a law that criminalizes negation of Armenians' genocide, anti-French moods in Turkey have drawn to a head.

23:48, 31 October 2006

In Ingushetia, organizer of picket in Politkovskaya's memory mulcted 10 MMWs

A magistrate judge has fined Magomed Mutsolgov, head of the non-commercial public organization "Mashr," who organized on October 16 a picket in memory of journalist Anna Politkovskaya in the city of Nazran (Ingushetia).

22:45, 31 October 2006

Kondopoga collects signatures to pardon pogromists

In Kondopoga, people started to collect signatures under the appeal to the authorities requesting them to amnesty the participants of mass disorders that burst out in Kondopoga on September 2 this year.

22:43, 31 October 2006

Kadyrov elected head of Chechnya Peoples' Assembly

Ramzan Kadyrov, chairman of the Chechen government, was elected the Chair of the Assembly of the Peoples of the Chechen Republic.

23:26, 30 October 2006

Krasnodar Territory continues to deport natives of Georgia

In the Krasnodar Territory, they continue to deport natives of Georgia illegally staying in Russia. A total of 50 persons will be excluded.

23:23, 30 October 2006

Ingushetia trials picketers in memory of Politkovskaya

In Nazran (Ingushetia), a court session has taken place today to trial Magomed Mutsolgov, chairman of the "Mashr" Association of Missing Persons' Relatives, and Albert Khantygov, worker of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial."

23:21, 30 October 2006

North Caucasus commemorated the victims of political repressions

Today, Russia marks the Memory Day of the victims of political repressions.

22:31, 30 October 2006

Chechnya has over 173,000 victims of political repressions

Chechnya officially counts over 173,000 victims of political repressions of 1940s and 1950s.

22:29, 30 October 2006

Kabardino-Balkaria commemorates victims of political repressions

Today, the Nalchik branch office of the Russia's Association of Victims of Political Repressions holds a memory day of those who suffered from repressions.

11:24, 28 October 2006

North Ossetian parliament states genocide of Ossetians by Georgia

The parliament of North Ossetia adopted an appeal to the Russian State Duma on the fact of genocide of the Ossetian nation by the Georgian leadership.

11:21, 28 October 2006

European Parliament signed resolution on South Ossetia

On October 27, the European Parliament deputies adopted a joint resolution on South Ossetia calling both parties to reach a peaceful settlement of the conflict.

11:17, 28 October 2006

D. Milovidov: investigation of "Nord-Ost" case may last forever

Today, Moscow continues to commemorate the victims of the terror act committed four years ago during performance of musical "Nord-Ost" in the Dubrovka Theatre Centre.

11:15, 28 October 2006

Georgia will bring home her deported citizens herself

A special Georgian Airline aircraft has left from Tbilisi to Moscow to take the deported citizens of Georgia out of Russia.

11:13, 28 October 2006

On the "Day of National Unity" Maikop (Adygea) will host "Russian March"

The public organization "The Union of Slavs of Adygea" declared that it would take part in the "Russian March" to be held on November 4 on the "Day of National Unity" and called out "all those who do not separate their fate from the fate of the Russian people and Russia to join them.

23:54, 27 October 2006

27 militiamen perished in Dagestan this year

"In Dagestan, underground bandits are very isolated, they continue to operate in four directions: Buinaksk, Makhachkala, South Dagestan and Khasavyurt," Mr. Solodovnikov said, in particular.

23:05, 27 October 2006

Ulman's advocate: hearing postponement is a routine measure

For today, a session has been appointed at the North-Caucasian Regional Military Court to hear the case of Ulman and three special agents of the Chief Reconnaissance Agency ("GRU") charged of murdering peaceful Chechen residents.

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