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12 gunmen were killed in a special operation in the mountains of Chechnya, the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Russia informed confirming that brothers Muslim and Hussein Gakaev were identified among those killed. One policeman was killed, too, and seven more got wounded.

In its report European Committee for Prevention of torture, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment expressed concern about the attitude towards detainees and convicts in Northern Caucasus and inefficiency of investigation of cases of cruel treatment.

Alexander Evtukhov, witness on the case of ex-colonel Yuri Budanov’s murder, was provided with state defence, official representative of Committee of Inquiry (CI) of the Russian Federation Vladimir Markin informed.

Resident of Nalchik Alim Kaitaev and resident of the settlement of Hasania Ismail Baluev disappeared in Kabardino-Balkaria, their relatives report. They submitted statements about it to law enforcement bodies and human rights activists.

At about 20:00 local time about 150 residents of the town of Ismailly gathered in a group and approached the building of executive authority demanding resignation of Head of the district Nizami Alekperov. The police used sound and flash grenades, rubber clubs and tear gas for dispersal of the action.

In the evening of January, 24, participants of a protest action demanding resignation of President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili organized a “human chain” near the President’s palace.

Armenian activist Vaagan Chakhalyan who was sentenced to 10 years of custody in Georgia was released today.

A report of international human rights organization Freedom House “Freedom in the World-2012” in which South Ossetia was leveled among the category of “restricted states” and got a low rating did not undergo pointed criticism from the authorities of South Ossetia.

Relatives of Badi Mirzabekova, resident of Derbent aged 16, report her kidnapping, representatives of Dagestani regional human rights center (DRHC) “Human Rights Protection” told the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent.

Personal hostile relations or professional activities are considered as the main investigation’s versions of murder of an accountant of Derbent sparkling wines factory, a source in the Investigative Department of Committee of Inquiry of the Russian Federation in Dagestan told the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent.

A resident of Kizilyurt district of Dagestan who perished at the moment of firing at a policeman was the officer’s cousin, Press Secretary of Investigative Department of Committee of Inquiry of the Russian Federation in the republic Rasul Temirbekov reported.

The Russians evacuated from Syria at night of January, 23, were assigned for further residence and stay to the republics of Northern Caucasus and a number of other regions of Russia, Deputy Head of Chief Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations in Moscow Yuri Besedin reported.

Upon the results of a discussion in Strasbourg PACE adopted a resolution today in which it spoke for the presence of Monitoring mission of EU in the zone of the conflict between Russia and Georgia that took place in August of 2008.

Today the court of Central district of Sochi on the case of organization of six episodes of blasting home-made explosive devices brought a verdict of guilty to Yuri Rodygin aged 28. The resident of the city was sentenced to 4 years and 6 months of custody and a fine of 200 000 roubles.

Head of Kabardino-Balkaria Arsen Kanokov ordered to withdraw his order on rent of an armoured VIP-car for the government of the region, a source in the republican Administration reported.

Today ex-Head of the Department of Constitutional security of the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Georgia Levan Kardava was released on bail of 30 thousand lari (about 18 thousand dollars).

State Duma adopted in the first reading a draft law allowing the regions to determine the order of election of the governors independently.

Trial on the case of the act of terror in the airport of Domodedovo in January of 2011 was continued toady in Moscow regional court. Four sufferers refused to submit lawsuits of damage compensation.

During a session of PACE President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili accused Russia of “imperial ambitions”. In their turn, the delegation of the Russian Federation suggested the Assembly to investigate violations of human rights in Georgia during the period of Mikhail Saakashvili’s presidency.

Ten participants of a protest action in “Bina” shopping centre in Azerbaijan held on January, 19, were made criminally liable. Arrest was selected as form of preventive punishment to them. 30 more persons underwent measures of administrative liability, a joint report of Public Prosecutor’s office and Chief department of Police of Baku runs.