"Kommersant": Armenian authorities intend to severely suppress actions of mass discontent May 11, 2007 22:57 Tomorrow, Armenia will hold parliamentary elections.
Power agents from Beslan can be amnestied May 11, 2007 22:28 The case of the three heads of the Pravoberezhny ROVD, accused of criminal negligence that has entailed mass death of people during the terror act in School No. 1 of Beslan, can be stopped under the amnesty declared by the State Duma.
Georgia does not exclude war on South Ossetia May 11, 2007 22:17 Today, South Ossetia has introduced restrictions on motor traffic in road sections near Georgian villages Tamarasheni-Kurta-Kekhvi and in the area of Ergneti village.
Human rights activists demand to excite criminal case against Cossacks' Ataman of Stavropol Territory May 10, 2007 23:39 "Today, the lawyers of the Inter-Regional Human Rights Association "AGORA" have addressed Sergey Golovanyov, Public Prosecutor of Stavropol Territory, with a demand to hold investigation and initiate a criminal case in relation to Mikhail Serkov, Ataman of the Stavropol Cossack District of the Tersk Cossack Army, for his public extremist statements.
Court again postpones consideration of the complaint lodged by "Internews" head May 10, 2007 23:14 On Friday, May 11, the Golovinskiy Court of Moscow will announce its decision on the petition of the Public Prosecutor's Office asking to transfer the complaint lodged by Manana Aslamazyan, head of the Foundation "Educated Media" (assignee of the "Internews"), on illegal confiscation of documents from her organization to another court.
Students released in Abkhazia intend to apply to European Court May 10, 2007 22:16 The three Georgian students released in Abkhazia are going to file a complaint to the European Court for Human Rights and to protest against their detention.
Beslan militiamen of North Ossetia petition for amnesty May 10, 2007 22:10 At the court session on the case of Beslan ROVD (District Interior Unit) commanders (North Ossetia), the defendants have lodged a petition that the amnesty should be applied to them, as to the militiamen who operated inside a zone of counterterrorist operation.
European Court condemns Russia for murdering a Chechnya resident May 10, 2007 22:03 Today, the European Court for Human Rights (ECtHR) has blamed Russia for disappearance and murder of a young man from Chechnya, the "Legal Initiative for Russia," organization representing the interests of the victim's relatives, has stated today.
Parliament of Georgia decides to set up a temporary administrative unit in South Ossetia May 08, 2007 23:26 At its today's session, the Parliament of Georgia has passed a decision to create a temporary administrative unit in South Ossetia.
Kabardino-Balkaria discusses the problems of religious extremism May 08, 2007 23:16 Today was the final day of the International Scientific and Practical Conference "Modern Russian Society: Actual Problems of Fighting Crime," held in Nalchik, capital of Kabardino-Balkaria, on the basis of the Nalchik Branch of the Krasnodar University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.
Chechen separatists' web site author sentenced to compulsory medical treatment May 08, 2007 22:54 On May 7, the court of the town of Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Region, found Andrei Novikov, author of the "Chechenpress" separatists' web site, guilty of public appeals to extremist activities (Part 1, Article 280, of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).
Whereabouts of Hussein Mutsolgov, kidnapped in Ingushetia, unknown May 08, 2007 22:51 On May 5, 2007, in the Nazran District of Ingushetia, unknown persons in masks and camouflage uniform kidnapped Hussein Mutsolgov, 21, a resident of Surkhakhi village, and Zaurbek Evloev, 23.
Break till May 14 announced in Arakcheev-Khudyakov's trial May 08, 2007 22:20 Today's court session of the North-Caucasian Regional Military Court in Rostov-on-Don on the case of Khudyakov and Arakcheev, officers of Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, accused of murdering three peaceful residents of Chechnya, has interrogated one witness.
Suspects of murdering Elmar Guseinov arrested in Georgia May 07, 2007 22:51 In Tbilisi, the law enforcement bodies of Georgia have arrested Tair Khubanov, and Teimuraz Aliev who are suspected of murdering Elmar Guseinov, editor-in-chief of the "Monitor" magazine.
New record of number of religious prisoners of conscience in Armenia May 07, 2007 22:50 Armenia's Jehovah's Witnesses have complained to Forum 18 News Service that 72 of their young men are now imprisoned for refusing both military service and the alternative service under military control, the highest number ever.
Human rights defenders state a sharp reduction of kidnappings in Chechnya May 07, 2007 22:37 A radical reduction in the number of kidnappings and massive non-targeted utilization of federal funds are the basic tendencies of modern Checnya's development.
Chechnya sets up a commission to restore the rights of repressed citizens May 07, 2007 22:24 Under Ramzan Kadyrov's order a special commission has been formed in Chechnya that will be engaged in the issues of restoration of rights of the rehabilitated victims of political repressions.
Azerbaijan stops cooperation with "Reporters without Borders" May 07, 2007 22:22 Azerbaijan is not going to cooperate with "Reporters without Borders" and attaches no value to declarations made by this organization.
Ombudsman of Georgia: situation in Georgian prisons is catastrophic May 05, 2007 22:18 On May 4, 2007, while presenting his report for the second half of 2006 to the Committee for Human Rights and Civil Integration, Ombudsman Sozar Subari, "National Defender of Georgia," has named the state of the Georgian penitentiary system to be catastrophic and beyond the critical mark.
Leader of Chechnya: I'll let nobody goof on people May 05, 2007 22:16 President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov has stated the inadmissibility of illegal investigatory methods, the attention to which was drawn by heads of law enforcement bodies and representatives of power agencies of the Republic.