Nazran: rally participants break up, fate of detainees unknown November 24, 2007 16:09 The people who have rallied to a mass meeting in Nazran (Ingushetia) dispersed at 5:00 p.m., and nothing is known about the fate of the persons detained by power agents.
Sokiryanskaya: kidnapping of Orlov and journalists was organized by the authorities of Ingushetia November 24, 2007 15:58 Oleg Orlov, leader of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", and three "Ren-TV" reporters were kidnapped and beaten in Ingushetia under direct order of the authorities, Ekaterina Sokiryanskaya, representative of the HRC "Memorial" in Ingushetia, told.
The USA are concerned about arrests of journalists in Azerbaijan November 23, 2007 12:27 US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Ann Dersy has expressed her serious concern about the situation with the freedom of speech and press in Azerbaijan.
One of organizers of tomorrow's meeting in Ingushetia detained by MIA November 23, 2007 12:24 At the present moment, Mukhmed Gazdiev, one of the co-chairmen of the organizing committee of the meeting due to take place tomorrow, on November 24, is kept, together with some members of his family, in the building of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ingushetia.
Bus explosion in North Ossetia: 6 casualties, 17 wounded November 23, 2007 12:20 According to the latest data, as a result of the bus explosion in the border of North Ossetia with Kabardino-Balkaria, 6 persons were killed, and the number of those injured has reached 17 persons.
Resident of Kabardino-Balkaria tries to self-burn at Kremlin walls November 23, 2007 12:16 Today, a resident of Kabardino-Balkaria tried to commit an act of self-burning in the "Lobnoe Mesto" in the Red Square of Moscow, having explained the attempt by his discontent with the work of law enforcement agents at investigating his brother's murder.
Trial of killers of Gipsies protracted in Volgograd Region November 23, 2007 12:11 The trial on the criminal case on the murder of Gipsies in the city of Volzhsk, Volgograd Region, in 2006 spring is protracted. Experts fail to appear at the court sessions, and the offended party is not summoned to the court.
Charge presented to the resident of Ingushetia suspected of blowing up the "Neva-Express" train November 23, 2007 12:07 The Prosecutor's Office has presented an official charge to Maksharip Khidriev, a native of Ingushetia, suspected of involvement in blowing up the "Neva-Express" train on August 13 this year.
Court leaves journalist Ganimat Zakhidov under arrest in Azerbaijan November 22, 2007 23:08 Today, the consideration of the appeal lodged by editor-in-chief of the "Azadlyg" newspaper Ganimat Zakhidov against the decision of the Yasamal District Court ended in upholding of the latter.
United Nations phase out their humanitarian projects in Northern Caucasus November 22, 2007 23:02 The United Nations are phasing out their humanitarian projects in Northern Caucasus, since they do not consider Chechnya, Ingushetia and other Russian Republics to be a disaster zone any longer.
Rostov-on-Don: State Prosecutor insists on longer terms for Khudyakov and Arakcheev November 22, 2007 22:34 On Thursday, at the trial held at the North-Caucasian District Military Court, the state prosecution demanded 20 and 18 years of imprisonment for the two officers of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs accused of murdering peaceful Chechens.
A new suspect appears in the case of placement in the Internet of the execution video of Tajikistan and Dagestan natives November 22, 2007 22:13 A spokesman of the Novgorod Regional Prosecutor's Office has informed today that the investigatory bodies established a Novgorod resident who had placed in the Internet a video record of the murder of two persons.
William Bowring, British human rights activist who defended the rights of Chechnya residents, deported from Russia November 22, 2007 21:14 William Bowring, a British human rights activist, who stood for the interests of the residents of Chechnya at the European Court, has been turned out of Russia.
Teachers and girl-students without headscarves are expelled from Chechen higher schools November 21, 2007 10:55 The fight announced by the head of Chechnya on moral degradation of the youth, has resulted in the fact that in higher schools, specialized secondary and ordinary schools women and girls are forbidden to attend lessons with their heads uncovered with headscarves.
Student from Adygea who placed execution video on Internet sentenced to one year of corrective works November 21, 2007 10:49 The Maikop City Court has sentenced a local resident, accused of placing on the Internet of the video film depicting execution of two persons, to one year of corrective works.
Sangadzieva: Gannushkina uses every opportunity to help particular people November 21, 2007 10:43 Inna Sangadzhieva, project coordinator of the Norwegian Helsinki Committee for the former USSR, told that the Andrei Sakharov's Award was adjudged to Svetlana Gannushkina, Chair of the "Civil Assistance" Committee, for her whole-hearted and self-sacrificing help to particular victims of rough violations of human rights.
Chechen community of Azerbaijan accuses RF's special agencies of murdering their leader November 21, 2007 10:37 The Chechen community of Azerbaijan asserts that Russian special agencies are guilty of murdering Imran Gaziev, the community leader.
The last militant of those who prepared a terror act against US Embassy arrested in Azerbaijan November 21, 2007 10:26 Bakhtiyar Orudzhev, the last member who remained at large from the group of Wahhabites, who had planned terror acts against embassies of western countries and who attacked the "LUKOIL" Company's fuelling station, was arrested in Baku.
Kocharyan: businessman Sukiasyan who supports Ter-Petrosyan deceives Armenia November 20, 2007 21:14 President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan has stated, while making his comments on the issue of tax audits at the enterprises of the "Sil Concerna", belonging to Khachatur Sukiasyan, who is supporting Levon Ter-Petrosyan, that the tax audits will prove the guilt of the businessman.
President of Georgia to amnesty over thousand inmates on the anniversary of "Revolutions of Roses" November 20, 2007 21:11 Amnesty of more than 1200 inmates convicted of minor crimes has been announced in Georgia on the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the "Revolution of Roses".