South Ossetia will bring custody conditions close to world standards April 17, 2007 23:19 A complex work to improve custody conditions will be implemented in South Ossetia.
Trial on Kislovodsk Imam murder will continue in Pyatigorsk April 17, 2007 23:16 The next court session on the assassination case of Imam of the city of Kislovodsk (Stavropol Territory) will take place on April 23 at 11 a.m. in the premises of the Pyatigorsk City Court.
Trial of militants who committed raid on Ingushetia in 2004 begins April 17, 2007 22:20 On April 16, the Supreme Court of the Republic Ingushetia started to consider the criminal case of 12 defendants accused of a terrorist attack on the Republic in June 2004.
Nukhazhiev: Ulman disappeared for the fault of the Court April 17, 2007 22:10 Nurdi Nukhazhiev, Human Rights Ombudsman for the Chechen Republic, made a special statement concerning disappearance of a group of militaries from special troops of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Russian General Staff (known as "GRU") accused of murdering peaceful residents.
Ulman's case defendants could have been kidnapped April 16, 2007 23:10 State Duma Deputy Dmitri Rogozin thinks that the three defendants in Ulman's case who failed to appear at the court session last week, could have been kidnapped.
Stanislav Dmitrievsky: solution of Chechen problems is impossible without changing power in Russia April 16, 2007 23:05 The problems of Chechnya and North Caucasus cannot be settled without changing Russian political regime. Stanislav Dmitrievsky, leader of the Society of Russian-Chechen Friendship, liquidated in Russia by court ruling, expressed this opinion to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Choltaev: Kadyrov's kin retinue will deprive him of reliable support April 16, 2007 22:05 "Ramzan Kadyrov's signing of a decree on the national policy of the Chechen Republic (ChR) was dictated by his wish to show that Chechnya is a full-fledged part of Russia," Zaindi Choltaev, a Chechen political scientist, thinks.
Militiamen shoot down a road accident participant in Chechnya April 16, 2007 22:02 The Office of Public Prosecutor of one of the Districts of Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, has excited a criminal case on the fact of assassination by a militiaman of a minivan driver.
Russian MFA welcomes UN Security Council's resolution on Abkhazian-Georgian conflict April 16, 2007 22:00 On April 13, the Security Council of the United Nations (UNSC) unanimously adopted the resolution on a six-month extension of the mandate of the UN Mission for Monitoring in Georgia (UNMMG) in the Abkhazian-Georgian conflict zone till October 15, 2007.
Rasul Kudaev, prisoner in Kabardino-Balkaria, complains of tortures to Prosecutor Chaika April 14, 2007 23:12 On Friday, April 13, the Supreme Court of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) extended the custody term for Rasul Kudaev, prisoner of the Nalchik pre-trial facility ("SIZO"), till this October.
Ingushetian MIA claims prevention of a number of terror acts April 14, 2007 23:07 Today in Ingushetia, agents of law enforcement bodies have detected a large hiding place with 12 powerful explosives ready to use, and plenty of ammunition.
Victims themselves promise to find Ulman's case defendants April 14, 2007 22:51 Minkail Ezhiev, representative of the victim party in litigation on Ulman's case and head of the Human Rights Centre of the Chechen Republic, has stated that the victim party will apply maximum efforts to find the missing defendants.
Peacemakers: Georgia concentrates MIA units close to South Ossetia April 14, 2007 22:10 Actually, Georgia is increasing the strength of its MIA units in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone. This conclusion was made by the Monitoring Group of the Mixed Peacemaking Forces (MPMF) in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone and OSCE Mission officers.
"Disagreement March" held in Russia April 14, 2007 22:00 Today, Moscow has become the venue of a sanctioned meeting of Kremlin-oppositionist organizations from "The Other Russia" coalition.
Moscow City Court to start considering the case of Chechen separatists' web site author on May 3 April 13, 2007 23:15 On May 3, the Moscow City Court will start considering the defence and accusation complaints on the verdict to Boris Stomakhin, author of the "Kavkaz Center" Chechen separatists' web site.
Dagestan Procuracy appeals against verdict on Buinaksk terror act April 13, 2007 23:08 The Dagestan Office of Public Prosecutor has appealed at the Supreme Court against the acquittal verdict to Magomed Salikhov accused of exploding a block of flats in Buinaksk in 1999.
European Court accepts applications of Dubrovka terror act victims April 13, 2007 22:20 The European Court for Human Rights has initiated proceedings of the complaint of 58 victims of the terror act in the Dubrovka Theatre Centre, Igor Trunov, claimants' advocate, has reported.
Village in Abkhazia attacked by grenade launchers from Georgian territory April 13, 2007 21:34 The village of Vtoroye Otobaya of the Galskiy District, Abhazia, located in the close vicinity of the Georgian-Abkhazian border was shelled by grenade launchers from the adjacent territory of Georgia.
Search of defendants in Ulman's case announced April 13, 2007 21:31 Ulman, Voevodin and Kalaganskiy, indictees in the murder case of peaceful Chechen residents, have been announced into search.
South Ossetia: Georgia fabricates voters' lists April 12, 2007 23:18 The special regiment of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, brought into the conflict zone on April 11, today morning has started making Xerox copies of passports of all the passing-by drivers and passengers.