News

Mirza Sakit (Zakhidov), a satirical journalist who is currently at a prison hospital, is complaining of his heavy custody conditions, non-observance of sanitary norms and remoteness of his custody.

A source in the investigatory bodies of the region has reported today that two suspects of undermining the "Neva Express" train were detained in the Novgorod Region.

Employees of the interior department have detected a self-made explosive device in the Zavodskoy District of the capital of Chechnya in the area of the central marketplace in the Marx Street.

On August 10, a festival of Caucasian films opened at A. Sakharov Public Centre. Eight films made by young Caucasian film directors, already presented at international film festivals and recognized by leading humanitarian organizations, were applied for demonstration during two weeks.

Rasul Kudaev, an inmate of SIZO-1 (pre-trial facility) of Nalchik, was transferred into a dungeon till August 30.

The Court of the city of Dimitrovgrad, Ulyanovsk Region, has refused today to satisfy the petition for conditional early relief of ex-colonel Yuri Budanov, convicted for murdering a Chechen girl in 2000.

In the opinion of Emin Guseinov, Chairman of the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety, the life and health of the journalists kept in custody in Azerbaijan are in danger.

On August 16, a powerful explosive was detected near the Elborus dwelling settlement in Kabardino-Balkaria.

The authorities of Georgia are inclined to deprive the oppositional "Party of National Independence" of its central office.

The Union of Georgian Writers lodged an official complaint to the Ministry of Economic Development with a demand to suspend privatization of the building, where they have their office.

President of the self-proclaimed Republic of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity has forbidden the officials and population of his non-recognized Republic to take rest on resorts of Adzharia.

Today, at about 1:30 p.m., in the centre of Gudauta (Abkhazia) imam Hamzat (Rocky) Gitsbu and Ruslan Assadulin from Ufa were assassinated.

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.

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.

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.

Mamedgulu Aliev, Nakhichevan correspondent of the "Eni Musavat" newspaper, is exposed to pressure from the Shakhbuz Police Department of Azerbaijan.

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.

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.

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.

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.