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Relatives of Abdurakhman Kurskiev, Ilez Merzhoev, and Ibragim Bekbuzarov, who were killed in the Malgobek District of Ingushetia, appealed to the Russian President and Prime Minister with a request to send to the republic a competent commission, composed of representatives of human rights organizations, to conduct open investigation into all such cases.

The Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) found no grounds for termination of the agreement between Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov, accused of the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya, and investigators. This was reported today by Anna Stavitskaya, the lawyer of the family members of the deceased journalist.

Aslan Kunashev, a resident of the village of Anzorei of the Lesken District of Kabardino-Balkaria, injured during the detention by policemen for driving while being in a state of alcoholic intoxication, was sober at the time of his detention. This was stated by his mother Zarema Kunasheva.

A criminal case was instituted against Sergey Udaltsov, the coordinator of the "Left-Wing Front", and he was charged of the preparation of the mass riots. The reason for institution of the proceedings has been the film "Anatomy of Protest-2", which provides information about the meeting of the oppositionist and Georgian MP Givi Targamadze, who discussed the question of preparing terror acts in the territory of Russia.

In Novocherkassk, the court fined Pavel Nagibin, an activist of The Other Russia, who was detained today, 1000 roubles under Article 19.3 of the Administrative Code "Disobedience to police." The police officers completed no protocol of detention of another detainee Sergey Cherepovsky, the leader of the Other Russia in Rostov-on-Don.

Vugar Gonagov, Executive Director of the "Khayal TV" Regional TV Channel, who was arrested in connection with the criminal case on the mass riots in the city of Guba on March 1, has claimed being ill-treated during his detention at the Chief Department to Combat Organized Crime (known as GUBOP) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). Orkhan Mansurzade, the representative of the Azerbaijani MIA, claimed no torture and inhuman treatment being used.

Alexey Mandrigelya, candidate for deputy of Legislative Assembly from "Yabloko" party in Krasnodar region, detained during a symbolic action of burial of fair election was released from the police department an hour and a half after detention.

A criminal case was initiated against two officers of State Traffic Safety Inspectorate of the Ministry of Interior Affairs who according to the investigation, beat up a local resident and fractured his chest, Committee of Inquiry of the Russian Federation reports.

Since the beginning of 2012 the personnel of power-wielding structures killed 35 participants of armed underground in the territory of Chechnya and detained over 80, republican Ministry of Interior Affairs reports.

Mikhail Saakashvili restored the citizenship of Bidzina Ivanishvili, a candidate for the position of Prime Minister of Georgia. This was reported today at the briefing by Manana Mandjgaladze, Spokesperson of the Georgian President.

The investigation into the case against five defendants, accused of the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, an observer of the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta", has been completed, and sufficient evidences to compile the indictment against them have been collected. This was reported by the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

In Tbilisi, in front of the residence of Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, an action "Equal Opportunities for All" was held to support people with disabilities. The action was attended by about 50 persons. The participants of the action demanded to ratify immediately the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Elections of leaders of municipal formations, members of regional legislative assemblies, heads and deputies of dwelling settlements in a number of regions of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) did not arise great interest of voters, except for Chechnya, where the Republic's Central Election Commission (CEC) reported 95 percent of voter turnout, and in Karachaevsk, where a representative of the CEC reported the turnout of 97 percent. In North Ossetia and Karachay-Cherkessia, representatives of opposition claimed violations and ballot stuffing, and in Dagestan, the opposition claimed the use of administrative resources; however, representatives of the authorities and election commissions denied those allegations.

Today, in Volgograd, 17 ecologists and residents of the village of Dar-Gora held a protest action, demanding to stop the activities of the enterprise "Tekhoil". According to the City Mayoralty, complaints about pollution of environment by the refinery enterprise "Tekhoil" are not confirmed.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) accepted for consideration of the complaint, filed by Vera Drobinskaya, from whom biological parents took a child under her guardianship. The ECtHR sent information about the case "Drobinskaya vs. Russia" to the Commissioner of the Russian Federation at the ECtHR.

The ECtHR accepted for consideration the complaint, filed by Tabarik Chudalova, the mother of Muslim Chudalov, who was accused of involvement in illegal armed formations (IAF) and attempted murder of law enforcement officers and who was sentenced to 21 years of imprisonment. The mother of the convicted man claims that he is subjected to torture and that he is not involved in any of the crimes, of which he is accused.

In Krasnodar, during the symbolic action of funeral of honest and fair elections, three men were detained Alexei Mandrigelya, ex-candidate for deputy to the Legislative Assembly of the Krasnodar Territory from the "Yabloko" Party and Anna Mikhailova and Victoria Zolotaryova, activists of the Regional Branch of the "Yabloko" Party.

Yesterday, October, 15, two statements of obscure disappearance of people were submitted to the police of Dagestan by local residents.

Journalists of "PIC" (PIK) channel held an action against non-payment of wages and suspension of satellite broadcasting. During news live broadcasting the correspondents were keeping silence as a sign of protest. The problem of financing "PIC" TV channelis settled, Director General Alexander Parulava declared today.

A criminal case was initiated against an ex-traffic officer suspected of releasing a supposed abductor of Dasha Popova aged eight in Rostov-on-Don for a bribe. He is placed under house arrest, Committee of Inquiry of Russia (CIR) reports.