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A non-governmental organization "The Georgian Academy" and a number of other NGOs submitted a special petition to Tina Kaidanow, Deputy Assistant of State Secretary of the USA on Europe and Eurasia, calling for US Administration to bring pressure upon the Georgian authorities in order to provide democratic election in the country.

During the search carried out by the personnel of Public prosecutor's office of Baku on April, 26, in the headquarters of "Musavat" party all the documents connected with the activities of civil movement for democracy "The Public Chamber" (CMDPC) were confiscated.

Convict Natalia Badalyants in Georgian colony No 5 went on a hunger strike of protest. This is her way of expressing protest against the decisions of the Committee for Mercy and release on parole which she considers unfair.

North Ossetia is finalizing preparations for the 75th International Crafts Fair in Florence, Italy, which will be held from April 30 to May 8 with the support of the Russian Ministry of Culture within the year "Italy-Russia-2011". Dagestan and Kabardino-Balkaria are also getting ready to take part in the Fair.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has found violations of the rights guaranteed under the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) in relation to Sandro Girgvliani, an employee of the United Bank of Georgia, killed in 2006, and his parents - Irina Enukidze (deceased in 2007) and Guram Girgvliani.

From the start of the year, as a result of targeted repressive actions of the Azerbaijani authorities against the opposition, fabricated charges have been brought against 25 citizens; thus, they are potential political prisoners. This statement was made on April 26 by the Azerbaijani human rights organization named the Institute for Peace and Democracy (IPD).

Igor Negerev, a former Deputy of the Astrakhan Regional Duma, sentenced to a fine of 160,000 roubles for an attempt to trip over a GIBDD (traffic police) inspector, states that a new criminal case is being fabricated against him, where he is accused of a false denunciation against law enforcement bodies. The ex-Deputy, who became an invalid during his detention at SIZO (pre-trial prison) under the previous criminal case, also announced his intention to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to appeal against the court decisions passed against him earlier.

Railway in Dagestan became a target - five explosive devices could be triggered there; nationalists in Moscow demand from the authorities to stop "feeding the Caucasus"; anthrax was diagnosed in one of Kuban city hospitals, - look these and other events in the review of the week of April 18-24, 2011, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Alexei Tokhtamysov, an operative agent of the Criminal Investigation Department, was found guilty of abuse of office committed with violence by the verdict of the Zhirnovsky District Court.

In Dagestan, a resident of the village of Gubden, Karabudakhkent District, addressed the Human Rights Centre "Memorial" with a written statement, which asserts that her son, Magomed-Ali Ilyasovich Ilyasov, born in 1989, disappeared after he was summoned to the local ROVD (District Interior Division).

The Investigatory Department for North Ossetia of the ICRF (Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation) has charged an alleged member of the grouping of Chechen field commander Arbi Baraev of committing grave and especially grave crimes.

Somalia pirates have again postponed the release date of Georgia seamen. The Greek company-ship-owner failed to raise the money necessary for the ransom. In a month, seamen's relatives intend to start legal proceedings in order to compel the Greek party to pay the ransom.

On April, 26, an action devoted to memory of the victims of radiation accidents and catastrophes with participation of about 300 people timed to the 25th anniversary of Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster passed off in Grozny.

On April, 26, criminal proceedings were started against Sergey Skripka, Deputy Head of the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Karachay-Cherkessia according to clause "swindle". According to the investigation's version, the high-ranking official of the Ministry of Interior Affairs illegally received 110 thousand rubles from a woman resident of the republic.

Law enforcement bodies are currently regarding several versions of the explosions that took place in Volgograd on April, 26, among them: an attempt of terror, destabilization of the situation on the threshold of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's arrival at the region and dissatisfaction with the forthcoming dismissals in interior affairs bodies.

Nikita Tikhonov was brought into the courtroom for participation in the trial on the criminal case of murder of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova. Gauze bandages were applied on Tikhonov's left hand, a little above his wrist, and on his neck, too. Evgenia Khasis had the same kind of bandage on her left wrist, too.

The innovative enterprise - the Limited Liability Company (LLC) "Dagkremniy" - is mastering manufacture of solar modules from mono-crystalline silicon, which essentially exceed - by electricity generation capacity - all the prototypes currently available in the world market. This is stated by Idris Idrisov, the author of the know-how and Director General of the "Dagkremniy". His company is already equipping localities in Dagestan and Chechnya, where it is difficult to bring power by wires, with solar modules.

Experts who visited the Yeisk Estuary of the Azov Sea in the Krasnodar Territory saw algae in water, not pollution. This was reported by Sergey Kashlev, head of the civil defence and emergency division of the administration of the Yeisk District.

The last decade in Chechnya was "presented" to illegal armed formations (IAFs), believes Ruslan Martagov, a Chechen political analyst. Liudmila Alekseeva, head of the Moscow Helsinki Group, believes that people in Chechnya are still fearful.

The people who rallied in Maikop at the memorial to liquidators of the Chernobyl accident spoke about the events that happened 25 years ago at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) and implications thereof.