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The Krasnodar non-governmental organization (NGO) "South Regional Resource Centre" thinks that Vladimir Putin's order on state support of non-commercial organizations (NCOs) "has strengthened the estrangement of civil society and the power."

The National Council for Television and Radio Broadcasting (NCTRB) of Azerbaijan made a decision at its sitting on Thursday made a decision to stop broadcasting of Russian channels "Pervy" (First) and "Rossiya" (Russia) in the Republic's national frequencies, and of two Turkish ones - "STV" ("Samanyolu") and "D."

A gene-molecular examination has confirmed that the remains of the terrorist liquidated in Ingushetia that were delivered for investigation belong exactly to Shamil Basaev.

Mr. Tambij Khubiev, one of defendants on Moscow Metro terror acts case, has applied to the Moscow City Court for leniency, Igor Trunov, victims' lawyer has reported.

The Russian General Prosecutor's Office is undertaking investigatory actions to verify the information about Russian citizens' poisoning with toxic substances.

In 2006, about 380 former militants have got back to peaceful life in Chechnya, Alu Alkhanov, president of the Republic, has reported this fact to the press conference.

On request of the correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot," Igor Dobaev, Doctor of Philosophy, head of the sector of geopolitical problems of the South Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, gave his comments on the events in Cherkessk (Karachayevo-Cherkessia) on December 25, 2006.

The "Kabardino-Balkarian Pravda" newspaper has published the "Address of Former Members of Illegal Armed Formations (IAFs) Who Have Voluntarily Laid Down Arms," which runs that the time that has passed allowed them "to give a new look on their actions and rethink over the grave consequences" of what has happened.

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.