Inmate Rasul Kudaev goes on hunger strike in Kabardino-Balkaria August 14, 2007 14:11 In Kabardino-Balkaria, Rasul Kudaev, prisoner of SIZO-1 (pre-trial detention facility), has announced a hunger strike.
Azerbaijani newspaper accuses bureaucrats of trying to bribe journalists August 14, 2007 13:30 The top managers of the "Hural" newspaper have addressed their complaint to the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS) against the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Azerbaijan. The newspaper accuses the Ministry of blackmail.
No answer from FSB to request of "Beslan Mothers" to declassify the video archive of the tragedy August 14, 2007 13:18 Until now, the victims of the Beslan terror act have got no answer from the FSB (Federal Security Bureau) to their request on opening the video and audio archives of Beslan events.
Believers' rights violations reported from Azerbaijan August 14, 2007 13:11 Local residents report that Kyamandar Gasanov, deputy commander of the Zagatala District Police Department, gave an order to catch all men with beards without distinction and bring them to the police station for "prophylactic work" that means beating and shaving off beards.
Father of the illegal boy who suffered in France escaped from Chechnya in order not to become a militant August 14, 2007 13:04 Father of Ivan Dembskiy, 12, illegal immigrant to France, who fell down last week from a balcony in the French city of Amiens, had run away from Chechnya because of his unwilling to become a militant.
Record of murder of Dagestan and Tajikistan natives appears in Russian Internet August 13, 2007 12:18 Starting from August 12, the Russian-language segment of the Internet disseminates a video of an assumed double murder of a Tadjik and a Dagestanian.
"Dagestan Mothers" intend to continue their protest actions August 13, 2007 12:13 Today, representatives of the "Dagestan Mothers" public organization have addressed their applications to the Prosecutor's Office of Dagestan against the employees of law enforcement bodies, who were involved, in their opinion, in kidnapping and torturing the young men.
Alimardan Aliev: Russian lady-journalist was not deported from Azerbaijan August 13, 2007 11:28 Alimardan Aliev, head of the public and political department of the executive power of the Lenkoran District, told that Yana Amelina, journalist of the "Rosbalt" Information Agency, was not deported from Azerbaijan.
Ex-wife of commander of Kabardino-Balkarian militants seeks protection from President of Russia August 13, 2007 11:19 Zukhra Tsipinova, former wife of Anzor Astemirov, leader of Kabardino-Balkarian militants, has addressed her complaint to President V. Putin, General Public Prosecutor of the RF Yu. Chaika and Chair of the Human Rights Commission under the RF President E. Pamfilova.
Residents of the capital of South Ossetia ask Russia to stand up for them at the United Nations August 13, 2007 11:17 While sometimes the water supply to Tskhinval made some 20-30 percent of the demand, during several recent days water taps have not yielded a drop of water.
Kabardino-Balkaria: health condition of detainee Rasul Kudaev has sharply worsened August 13, 2007 11:11 The state of health of Rasul Kudaev, an inmate of the Investigatory Isolation Facility (SIZO-1) of the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria, has dramatically aggravated.
Republic's Hospital of Ingushetia receives kidney machines August 13, 2007 11:02 Five modern kidney machines (haemodialyzers) bought by one of local businessmen to cover the deficit of these devices for local kidney insufficiency patients have been delivered to the dialysis department.
Whereabouts of Ingushetian resident kidnapped in Karabulak not detected so far August 11, 2007 15:28 Relatives of local resident Ibragim Gadziev, who was kidnapped on August 8 in Karabulak (Ingushetia) and taken in unknown direction, are not able so far to clarify his whereabouts.
Georgia: over ten mass media evicted from their offices August 11, 2007 15:22 The "Kavkassia" Georgian Independent TV Company has failed so far, after eviction on August 10 from the building of the "Samshoblo" (Homeland) Publishing House, to find any alternative office premises and resume its broadcasting.
RF "Rosselkhoznadzor": Georgia throws carcasses of infected pigs into the river August 11, 2007 15:13 The Russian Committee for Agricultural Supervision ("Rosselkhoznadzor") has addressed the International Epizootic Bureau in connection with a message of the Veterinary Service of Abkhazia about detection in River Kodor of carcasses of pigs that perished from African swine fever.
Zyazikov: suspects of murdering Russian teacher detained in Ingushetia August 10, 2007 14:33 Murat Zyazikov, President of Ingushetia, has reported that "under the data of law enforcement bodies, Prosecutor's Office, Ministry of Internal Affairs and respective agencies, suspects have been detected, some people detained" in the case of the murder of Russian lady-teacher.
Militia violently disperses meeting of "Dagestan Mothers" August 10, 2007 14:19 In Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, the militia had dispersed a peaceful meeting organized by relatives of kidnapped young men.
Committee in defence of rights of Azerbaijani ex-Minister of Public Health is dissatisfied with human rights defenders August 10, 2007 06:58 The case of Rizvan Talybov, chairman of the committee in defence of Ali Insanov's rights, has been delivered for enforcement to the Sumgait Court of Azerbaijan, to Judge Takhmina Khalilova.
European Court accepts complaints of two Azerbaijani oppositionists August 10, 2007 06:50 The European Court has accepted for proceedings a complaint filed by Arifa Gadzhily, head of the central executive office of the "Musavat" Party. Earlier the European Court has accepted the complaint of Panakh Gusein, deputy of Azerbaijani Parliament.
Police evicts 10 newspaper editorial boards and 2 TV Companies in the capital of Georgia August 10, 2007 06:46 The Georgian police are moving about ten editorial boards of Georgian newspapers and two TV Companies out of the building in the centre of Tbilisi.