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North Ossetia is finalizing preparations for the 75th International Crafts Fair in Florence, Italy, which will be held from April 30 to May 8 with the support of the Russian Ministry of Culture within the year "Italy-Russia-2011". Dagestan and Kabardino-Balkaria are also getting ready to take part in the Fair.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has found violations of the rights guaranteed under the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) in relation to Sandro Girgvliani, an employee of the United Bank of Georgia, killed in 2006, and his parents - Irina Enukidze (deceased in 2007) and Guram Girgvliani.

From the start of the year, as a result of targeted repressive actions of the Azerbaijani authorities against the opposition, fabricated charges have been brought against 25 citizens; thus, they are potential political prisoners. This statement was made on April 26 by the Azerbaijani human rights organization named the Institute for Peace and Democracy (IPD).

Igor Negerev, a former Deputy of the Astrakhan Regional Duma, sentenced to a fine of 160,000 roubles for an attempt to trip over a GIBDD (traffic police) inspector, states that a new criminal case is being fabricated against him, where he is accused of a false denunciation against law enforcement bodies. The ex-Deputy, who became an invalid during his detention at SIZO (pre-trial prison) under the previous criminal case, also announced his intention to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to appeal against the court decisions passed against him earlier.

Alexei Tokhtamysov, an operative agent of the Criminal Investigation Department, was found guilty of abuse of office committed with violence by the verdict of the Zhirnovsky District Court.

In Dagestan, a resident of the village of Gubden, Karabudakhkent District, addressed the Human Rights Centre "Memorial" with a written statement, which asserts that her son, Magomed-Ali Ilyasovich Ilyasov, born in 1989, disappeared after he was summoned to the local ROVD (District Interior Division).

The Investigatory Department for North Ossetia of the ICRF (Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation) has charged an alleged member of the grouping of Chechen field commander Arbi Baraev of committing grave and especially grave crimes.

Somalia pirates have again postponed the release date of Georgia seamen. The Greek company-ship-owner failed to raise the money necessary for the ransom. In a month, seamen's relatives intend to start legal proceedings in order to compel the Greek party to pay the ransom.

On April, 26, an action devoted to memory of the victims of radiation accidents and catastrophes with participation of about 300 people timed to the 25th anniversary of Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster passed off in Grozny.

On April, 26, criminal proceedings were started against Sergey Skripka, Deputy Head of the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Karachay-Cherkessia according to clause "swindle". According to the investigation's version, the high-ranking official of the Ministry of Interior Affairs illegally received 110 thousand rubles from a woman resident of the republic.

Law enforcement bodies are currently regarding several versions of the explosions that took place in Volgograd on April, 26, among them: an attempt of terror, destabilization of the situation on the threshold of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's arrival at the region and dissatisfaction with the forthcoming dismissals in interior affairs bodies.

Nikita Tikhonov was brought into the courtroom for participation in the trial on the criminal case of murder of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova. Gauze bandages were applied on Tikhonov's left hand, a little above his wrist, and on his neck, too. Evgenia Khasis had the same kind of bandage on her left wrist, too.

The innovative enterprise - the Limited Liability Company (LLC) "Dagkremniy" - is mastering manufacture of solar modules from mono-crystalline silicon, which essentially exceed - by electricity generation capacity - all the prototypes currently available in the world market. This is stated by Idris Idrisov, the author of the know-how and Director General of the "Dagkremniy". His company is already equipping localities in Dagestan and Chechnya, where it is difficult to bring power by wires, with solar modules.

Experts who visited the Yeisk Estuary of the Azov Sea in the Krasnodar Territory saw algae in water, not pollution. This was reported by Sergey Kashlev, head of the civil defence and emergency division of the administration of the Yeisk District.

The last decade in Chechnya was "presented" to illegal armed formations (IAFs), believes Ruslan Martagov, a Chechen political analyst. Liudmila Alekseeva, head of the Moscow Helsinki Group, believes that people in Chechnya are still fearful.

The people who rallied in Maikop at the memorial to liquidators of the Chernobyl accident spoke about the events that happened 25 years ago at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) and implications thereof.

Investigators have completed their inquiry into the killing of Yegor Sviridov, a fan of the "Spartak" Football Club, which was committed at night on December 6 in Moscow. This was reported by Vadim Yakovenko, Acting Head of the Investigatory Department for Moscow of the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), who added that there are five figurants in the case.

Ahmedudin Dalgatov, a resident of Dagestan, complains that his family is unlawfully persecuted by law enforcement bodies. A possible reason of harassment, according to observers, is that he and his wife are practicing Muslims.

The Migration Service of Norway continues passing unlawful refusals to refugees from Chechnya. This was reported by defender Ahmed Gisaev who lives in Norway.

The City Court of Temirtau, Karaganda Region of Kazakhstan, has sentenced four men to various terms of imprisonment for propaganda of terrorism and inciting religious hatred, because they had discussed the lectures and watched video appeals of Said Buryatskiy, militants' ideologist, who was later liquidated in Ingushetia, and Dokku Umarov, leader of the so-called "Imarat Kavkaz".