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So far, the law enforcement bodies of Chechnya have failed to identify the whereabouts of the brothers of Abubakar Arsamakov, president of the Moscow Industrial Bank, and a man who accompanied them, who all disappeared two months ago.

The international organization "Reporters without Borders" has expressed its discontent with the course of investigation into the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya.

Today morning, an attack was made on the UN mission in the Galskiy District of Abkhazia.

On April 8, militiamen intend to hold a meeting in the central square of Makhachkala, capital of Dagestan, in protest against corruption in law enforcement bodies.

Mr. Masis Mailyan, deputy minister of foreign affairs of Nagorny Karabakh, is ready to run for the post of the president of the Nagorny-Karabakh Republic (NKR).

On March 29, at the exit check point of the city of Nazran, Ingush militiamen stopped a group of "UBOP" (Unit to Fight Organized Crime) workers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of North Ossetia who tried to take out their two detainees from the territory of Ingushetia to Vladikavkaz.

Lawyers of the Stavropol Regional Public Charitable Organization (SRPCO) "Faith, Hope, Love" continue to give lectures on the rights, duties and responsibilities of children at children's institutions, Anastasia Ponomaryova, PR specialist of the SRPCO "Faith, Hope, Love," has told today the correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot."

Artashes Gegamyan, Chairman of the Party of "National Unity," has stated that Armenia should take today a clearer stand instead of being a mere observer in the American-Iranian opposition.

The Government House of Karachaevo-Cherkessia is surrounded by power agents who have blocked the adjacent square from the picketers who came there from the city of Karachaevsk.

The Investigatory Department of the Chief Administration of the State Office of Public Prosecutor of the Russian Federation for the South Federal District (SFD) has completed the enquiry into the criminal case in relation to two Chechen separatists - Shirvani Gatsaev and Mokhdan Elgakaev.

Sergey Shamba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia, considers his ban to take part in the session of the UN Security Council as an evidence of the Councils biased position, since the Security Council has ignored the right of one of the parties in the conflict to be listened to.

Today, the leading Russian human rights organizations have demanded from US president George Bush to give explanations concerning his meeting in the White House with the general accused by the public of mass violations of human rights in Chechnya.

An operation is underway in the Vedenskiy District of the Chechen Republic aimed to search militants from the squad of Suleiman Imurzaev (Hirullah), killed in the morning on April 4 in the vicinity of the settlement of Egishbatoj.

Today, the European Court for Human Rights has found Russian authorities guilty of kidnapping and murdering a person in Chechnya.

Investigators of the Military Office of Public Prosecutor of the United Force Grouping (UFG) in North Caucasus continue their enquiry into the incident that occurred on March 24 in the high-mountainous Shatoi District of Chechnya.

Today, Ramzan Kadyrov has officially entered the post of the president of the Chechen Republic. Many people in Chechnya are positively assessing Kadyrov's activities in his position, however, there are many of those who stick to a different point of view.

Another regular inspection was made to the premises of the "Educated Media" Foundation headed by Manana Aslamazyan. The fact has become known to the "Echo Moskvy" Radio Station. This time the office of the Foundation, which is under special attention of law enforcement bodies, was inspected by firemen.

The main threat to stability originates from Georgia and the top Georgian officials who hide their true aims behind peace-loving rhetoric. Sergey Shamba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia, made this statement.

Susanna Dudieva, chair of the "Beslan Mothers" Committee, thinks that neither a temple nor a mosque can replace the "live" evidence of the Beslan tragedy - the gym.

Today in Krasnodar, a preliminary hearing was completed on a medical malpractice case, which has resulted in arm amputation of newborn Sofia Kulivets.