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Mr Makhmudov, the native of Chechnya, arrested on charges of association in Anna Politkovskaya's murder, was beaten.

Murad Musaev, advocate of one of the detainees, has informed that three brothers-Chechens are now among the persons arrested in relation to the murder case of journalist Anna Politkovskaya.

The Investigatory Committee of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has rejected the petition of Manana Aslamazyan, head of the Foundation "Educated Media", accused of money contraband, to consider her criminal case without her presence - in absentia.

At the Urvan District Court (Kabardino-Balkaria), the CD with the materials of the investigatory experiment on the criminal case initiated on the fact of murder of Islam Kumyshev, 14, was found drilled through with a bore.

The Spiritual Department of Moslems (SDM) of Abkhazia is concerned of the situation around the Muslim community of the Republic and development of Islam as a whole.

A powerful explosive device has been detected in Ingushetia under the railway bridge near the road that connects the area of the Kommunalnaya Street with a suburb of the city of Nazran - the Altievo village.

Young people of Ingushetia continue to prepare a collective claim against President Murat Zyazikov.

The Leninskiy District Court of Vladikavkaz has passed a decision to stop the activities of the Public Organization (PO) "Voice of Beslan" in its present composition.

Musa Ragim, leader of the Imishli Regional Organization of the Party of National Independence, was arrested for his protests against arbitrariness of local authorities.

The New York-based International Committee for Protection of Journalists has condemned the August 22 decision of the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan upholding the 30-month custody verdict in relation to Einullah Fatullaev, editor-in-chief of newspapers "Gyundalik Azerbaijan" and "Real Azerbaijan."

With regard to the case of murdering schoolboy Narek Kocharyan accomplished in a Moscow suburb last November, four young persons were arrested. Now two of them are also accused of creating an extremist organization.

The Moscow's Mayoralty has sanctioned a meeting on August 30 in Russian capital dedicated to the 49th birthday of Anna Politkovskaya, which falls on this day.

A meeting in memory of the victims of the Beslan tragedy will take place on September 1 at 4:00 p.m. in the Bolotnaya Square in Moscow.

"We can state that they were trialled in the same manner as America Negroes a hundred years ago. It is one of most shameful pages in the history of Georgian justice," advocate Gela Nikolaishvili said.

The Swiss advocates of Vitaly Kaloev, who is serving his term for murdering Peter Nielsen, an air traffic controller of the SkyGuide Swiss Company, believe that the decision of the Federal Court of Switzerland to delay enforcement of the decision of the Zurich Canton Court about early release of their client is a violation of the European Convention on Human Rights.

Criminalists from the Northern Capital of Russia (St-Petersburg), who have finished examination of the explosive, assert that they have found the thread capable to bring the investigation to the malefactors.

"If today the advocates meet the detainees, then we'll be able to hope that in future no illegal methods of investigation will be applied to our comrades," Alexander Maishev said.

The Azerbaijani Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety is starting a campaign of gathering signatures for monumentalizing the memory of Elmar Guseinov, editor of the "Monitor" magazine who was assassinated in March 2005.

Tonight, the women from the "Dagestan Mothers" Public Organization who protested against kidnappings of their relatives have stopped their hunger strike.

Today, the third sitting during the recent three months on the issue of kidnappings was held under direction of President of Dagestan Mukhu Aliev.