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In late September five of the natives of the Caucasus disappeared in Russian capital; their relatives suggest that they were detained by security agents and kept in one of Moscow's detention facilities. The wives of two of them - Zelimkhan Chibiev and Magomed Israpilov - told about it to human rights activists and asked for legal assistance.

A memory rally of Anna Politkovskaya, a journalist of the "Novaya Gazeta", who was murdered 4 years ago, took place in Ingushetia, in the office of the human rights organization "Mashr".

From 300 to 500 persons gathered on October 7 in Moscow at the rally in memory of Anna Politkovskaya, a reporter of the "Novaya Gazeta", who was murdered four years ago. The event was attended by many journalists of Russian and foreign mass media.

The editorial board of the "Novaya Gazeta" in Moscow has started bagging subscriptions for commemorating Anna Politkovskaya and renaming Lesnaya Street, where she lived and died, in her honour.

On October 26, the Court of Appeal will sit in Warsaw to consider the case of provisional arrest of Ahmed Zakaev, said the court spokesperson Barbara Trembska.

According to latest data, as a result of today's shelling of the house, used by the local Muslim community as a mosque, one member of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Abkhazia was killing and two more wounded.

On October 4, a trial began in Sochi of Dmitri Novikov, former judge of the Khosta District Court, accused of a fraud with 17 land plots located in Kurortny Avenue. He was brought to the courtroom, where not so long ago he had held litigations himself, at gunpoint and in handcuffs. Mr Novikov rejects all the charges and declares that the Territorial Court and inspectors have done everything to conceal objective information from citizens.

In the city of Nazran, the capital of Ingushetia, unidentified assailants opened automatic fire on an employee of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE); he died in hospital.

Some unidentified persons have set fire to the office of a military investigator in Volgograd who had been working at corruption cases. Official documents kept in the office have not been damaged, Press service of the military investigative Department of Prosecutor's committee of inquiry of Russia reports.

On October, 7, Thomas Hammarberg, Commissar of Council of Europe for Human rights, delivered a report on the results of the latest visits to Georgia in which he called for the parties to strive for improving the situation in the sphere of human rights defense in the regions injured as a result of the August war of 2008.

Militiamen in Dagestan beat up Zinfira Mirzayeva, a lawyer, and detained her on accusation of complicity to terrorists, Alexander Cherkasov, member of the Council of "Memorial" Human Rights center, reported.

European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has acknowledged the Russian Federation guilty of kidnapping of two young residents if Chechnya in 2002 and 2003.

On October, 7, the Committee of inquiry of the Russian Federation brought a new accusation of organizing the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, observer of "Novaya Gazeta", against Sergey Khajikurbanov, ex-major of the Moscow Directorate for Combating Organized Crime.

Today, the Georgian city of Gori will open four restored collective residence centres for 24 refugee families.

A grouping of Dagestani militants who call themselves Jamaat "Guraba", took responsibility for the explosion triggered on September 7 at the Irganai Hydraulic Power Plant (HPP) in the Untsukul District of Dagestan.

After the prosecutor's check in relation to Nariman Abdurazakov, former head of the Kayakent District of Dagestan, a criminal case was opened. He is suspected of excess of power.

According to the local department of the Federal Service of Court Marshals (FSCM), the alimony debts in this republic exceed 40 million roubles. For the second month already photos of malicious defaulters are hung out in the centre of Vladikavkaz at advertisement boards with indication of their passport details and the amount of debt.

On October 6, the European Parliament paid tribute to journalist Anna Politkovskaya, assassinated right four years ago.

The event marking the 4th anniversary of the murder of the observer of the "Novaya Gazeta" was held in Chistoprudny Boulevard in Moscow.

As stated by Georgian Prime Minister Nikoloz Gilauri, his country will not vote for Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), unless Russia allows Georgian customs officers to work in Abkhazia and South Ossetia.