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Human rights activists and lawyers consider that violence applied to Nidzhat Daglar, correspondent of the "Azadlyg" newspaper, was a continuation of the violence campaign of the authorities towards the press, as well as a result of impunity for previous crimes.

The information published in the "Kabardino-Balkarskaya Pravda" newspaper (on 13.12.2006) about search of 23 especially dangerous criminals is again listing the name of human rights activist Ruslan Nakhushev.

The Supreme Court upheld on Tuesday the life sentence verdict to Nurpashi Kulaev for taking part in Beslan act of terrorism.

Lion Kukava, 56, a citizen of Georgia, has died in Moscow under unclear circumstances.

The Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria is finalizing the legal proceedings on the criminal case related to members of the "Yarmuk" Jama'at.

On December 23, the city of Grozny, capital of Chechnya, was the presentation venue of a new non-governmental organization named "Mir" (Peace).

Today, the City Court of Pyatigorsk (Stavropol Territory) was to continue hearings of the case of Anton (Abdullah) Stepanenko, imam of the city mosque.

In the city of Cherkessk, Karachayevo-Cherkessia, an operation was undertaken to liquidate a group of militants who were hiding in a dwelling house.

Mario Scaramella, one of the main witnesses in "Litvinenko's case," who was detained yesterday by Italian authorities upon his arrival by air from Great Britain, knew about his prepared arrest.

The Chief Administration of the Russia's General Prosecutor's Office for the South Federal District (SFD) has finalized its investigation into the criminal case in relation to Mukhazhir Evloev, head of the Malgobek District Department of Interior, Ingushetia, and his deputy Ahmed Kotiev charged of neglect of duty that had caused death of people in Beslan school.

The authorities of Azerbaijan have broad potentials to progress along the way of democratic reforms.

Early next year, inspectors of the British Scotland Yard will probably visit Moscow again under investigation of the case of poisoning Alexander Litvinenko, former FSB employee.

In was planned to distribute "Oka" automobiles among the veterans of the Karabakh war till the end of this month.

In the evening of December 22, militia captain Umar Shamanov, deputy head of the Department of Interior of the city of Teberda, Karachayevo-Cherkessia, was shot dead.

The undertaken measured to detect the whereabouts and bring to Azerbaijan Teimuraz Aliev and Takhir Khubanov, citizens of Georgia, accused of murdering Elmar Gusejnov, editor-in-chief of the "Monitor" magazine, have given no effect so far.

A total of 189 representative offices and branches of foreign non-commercial organizations (NCOs) are currently registered in Russia.

The explosion of Beslan school, where in September 2004 militants took hostages, occurred through the fault of terrorists, not as a result of actions of power agents.

On Wednesday, December 20, the deputies of the Russian parliament refused to ratify Protocol No. 14 to the Convention on Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, which forms the basis for operation of the European Court for Human Rights in Strasbourg.

An officer from the Chechnya military kommandatura (commandants' office) thinks that a mere mistake could be the most probable cause of the incident in the Achkhoj-Martan District that resulted in death of two peaceful residents.

On Thursday, December 21, the North-Caucasian Regional Military Court interrogated six victims in the case of the group special fighters ("spetsnaz") under command of captain Eduard Ulman accused of murdering six peaceful Chechens in 2002.