Imam Hamzat Gitsba shot dead in Abkhazia August 17, 2007 10:53 Today, at about 1:30 p.m., in the centre of Gudauta (Abkhazia) imam Hamzat (Rocky) Gitsbu and Ruslan Assadulin from Ufa were assassinated.
Investigation into attack on the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria is over August 17, 2007 10:42 Ivan Sydoruk, Deputy General Public Prosecutor of Russia has approved the indictment on the criminal case on the armed attack on the city of Nalchik, capital of Kabardino-Balkaria, on October 13-14, 2005.
Swiss court decides to release Vitaly Kaloev August 17, 2007 10:36 The court of the Swiss canton of Zurich has made a decision on early release of Vitaly Kaloev, a resident of North Ossetia, who is serving his term for murdering Peter Nielsen, an air traffic controller from the SkyGuide Company.
Distributor of video with execution released under recognizance not to leave in Adygea August 17, 2007 10:25 The student from Adygea, who pled guilty of distribution through the Internet of the video clip with execution of Dagestan and Tajikistan natives, has been released today under recognizance not to leave.
In Azerbaijan, police exerts pressure on oppositional journalist August 17, 2007 00:17 Mamedgulu Aliev, Nakhichevan correspondent of the "Eni Musavat" newspaper, is exposed to pressure from the Shakhbuz Police Department of Azerbaijan.
Dmitrievskiy finds court ruling on toughen his verdict to be political August 17, 2007 00:08 Stanislav Dmitrievskiy, former director of the Society of Russian-Chechen Friendship, has told that the today's ruling of the Nizhni Novgorod District Court of the city of Nizhni Novgorod is purely political, not legal.
"Dagestan Mothers" report another kidnapping August 16, 2007 15:49 Svetlana Isaeva, a representative of the NGO "Dagestan Mothers," has told that another kidnapping was committed in Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan. In the evening on August 15 a young man left his home for a walk in the city park and never came back.
Editor-in-chief of the "Hural" newspaper expects his arrest in Azerbaijan August 16, 2007 14:14 Avez Zeinally, editor-in-chief of the "Hural" newspaper, published in Azerbaijan, could not exclude that he might be arrested in the near future. As he said, the authorities have unleashed a real campaign against himself and his newspaper.
Examinations of video record of the execution appointed in Adygea August 16, 2007 14:04 The Prosecutor's Office of the city of Maikop has appointed examinations on the case concerning placement in the Internet of the video record showing execution of two persons.
In Dagestan the Foundation "Charitable Women's Hospital" has defended its right to own the building August 16, 2007 13:33 The Arbitration Court of the Republic of Dagestan has stopped its proceedings on the case connected with the claim of the Prosecutor's Office of Dagestan on cancelling the statement of the Ministry of Property of the Republic about allotment of premises to the Regional Public Foundation "Charitable Women's Hospital".
Wreck of "Neva Express" prevents hundreds of people from leaving St-Petersburg August 16, 2007 13:24 As a consequence of the explosion of No. 166 Moscow - St-Petersburg train, in the evening on August 14 hundreds of people had a more than 10-hour delay on the way.
Azerbaijan: Meskhetian Turks ask for help from international organizations August 16, 2007 12:20 Ibragim Burkhanov, Chairman of the "Vatan" Society of Meskhetian Turks, has informed that in the near future they intend to address international donor organizations and heads of states asking for help in settling problems than can arise during the return of the Turks back home.
Stavropol Territory: confrontation of "Protest Committee" and pensioners with Kislovodsk Mayor August 16, 2007 10:56 The Stavropol-based public organizations the "United Protest Front" (UPF) and the "Russian Pensioners" have launched an open confrontation demanding resignation of Vitaly Biryukov, Mayor of Kislovodsk (Stavropol Territory).
Chechen separatists take responsibility for explosion of "Neva Express" train August 15, 2007 13:54 On August 15, an unknown person telephoned to the North-Caucasian editorial board of the Radio Liberty and, representing himself to be deputy commander of the "Riyad Salikhin" grouping, stated that Chechen separatists took the responsibility for undermining the train.
Adygea resident who placed the video clip arrested August 15, 2007 12:38 In Maikop (Adygea), a man pled guilty of disseminating a video record in the Internet depicting a murder of two persons.
E. Bekhbudov: tortures are still practised in Azerbaijan August 15, 2007 11:01 Human rights activist Elchin Bekhbudov has reported that tortures are still applied in Azerbaijan, and all those guilty of these acts of atrocity should face the justice.
North Ossetia: Basayev's militants will spend from 18 months to 23 years in prison August 15, 2007 10:28 The Supreme Court of North Ossetia has sentenced four participants of an armed group, created under the order of Shamil Basaev and Abu-Dzeit in the territory of Ingushetia for committing grave and especially grave crimes, to imprisonment for the terms ranging from 18 months to 23 years.
Azerbaijani Prosecutor's Office interested in sales of the "Bizim Yol" newspaper August 15, 2007 10:13 The Department for Fighting Corruption of the State Office of Public Prosecutor of Azerbaijan has sent requests to the press distribution companies asking to provide data on sale volumes of the "Bizim Yol" newspaper in 2005-2007.
"Neva Express" train could be blown up by militants from the Caucasus August 14, 2007 15:57 On August 13 at 9:38 p.m. train No. 166 Moscow - St-Petersburg got derailed and crashed down. The accident took place in the Burga-Malaya Vishera railway section of the Oktiabrskaya Railways.
Inmate Rasul Kudaev goes on hunger strike in Kabardino-Balkaria August 14, 2007 14:11 In Kabardino-Balkaria, Rasul Kudaev, prisoner of SIZO-1 (pre-trial detention facility), has announced a hunger strike.