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May 29, 2008 10:54

• European Court awards 70,000 euros to relatives of Chechnya residents kidnapped in 2003

  Today, the European Court for Human Rights has made public its decisions on five cases related to residents of Chechnya.

May 29, 2008 10:48

• Kabardino-Balkaria: trial on attack on Nalchik to continue on June 11

  Today, the Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria has continued, at its next session on the case considering the attack on Nalchik, selection of jurymen. Then, the court announced a break till June 11.

May 29, 2008 10:41

• Picket in defence of Ingushetia residents' rights held in Moscow

  Today, the Novopushkinskiy Mini-Park in Moscow was the venue of a 40 persons-strong picket held against violations of human rights and freedoms in Ingushetia. The participants have expressed their concern with the growth of violence and their protest against prosecution of independent media and oppositional leaders in Ingushetia.

May 28, 2008 14:51

• Abkhazian authorities reiterate their stand on refugee return

  On the issue of return of the refugees, the position of Abkhazian leadership remains constant - stage-by-stage return at an initial stage only to the Galskiy District.

May 28, 2008 14:42

• Leader of youth movement injured in the capital of Armenia

  Today, in the centre of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, not far from the Republic Square, Arsen Kharatyan, leader of the youth civil movement named "Sksela" (Beginning), was attacked, got a head trauma and was hospitalized.

May 28, 2008 14:35

• Scientist from Kabardino-Balkaria: much of Russia's political practice can be treated as radicalism

  Dangerous (ideological and political-ideological) forms of radicalism are fed and provoked by seemingly harmless manifestations of radicalism that abound in our life.

May 28, 2008 14:22

• Dagestan asserts absence of grounds for oppressing Jewish nationals

  In recent years, the Republic's media published no articles aimed at kindling enmity between the Jewish and other nations inhabiting Dagestan, Marta Alekyan, office manager of the Makhachkala Jewish community, has stated.

May 28, 2008 14:11

• Chechnya's Prosecutor's Office demands to establish order in Republic's corrective colonies

  The Prosecutor's Office has revealed violations of the legislation on prisoners' custody conditions and brought a presentation to the local Department of the Federal Service for Punishment Enforcement with a demand to eliminate the drawbacks.

May 28, 2008 13:44

• Detainees at rally in Ingushetia are on hunger strike at Nalchik SIZO

  Six arrested participants of the January rally in Ingushetia are holding a protest hunger strike in the SIZO (pre-trial detention facility) of the city of Nalchik, the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria, against extension of their custody term.

May 27, 2008 21:26

• Azerbaijani authorities appoint bodyguards to opposition journalist

  "In Azerbaijan, PACE co-rapporteurs meet the arrested journalists", "Leila Yunus: Azerbaijani authorities deprive citizens of the freedom of choice"

May 27, 2008 14:31

• In Armenia, freedom restriction measure to oppositionist Karapetyan changed

  Under the order of Agvan Ovsepyan, General Public Prosecutor of Armenia, Aram Karapetyan, leader of the "New Times" opposition party, has been released from custody under recognizance not to leave.

May 27, 2008 14:20

• Programme in support of invalids developed in North Ossetia

  The Ministry for Labour and Social Development of North Ossetia has designed, together with institutions of local self-government and public associations of invalids, a targeted programme on social support of invalids.

May 27, 2008 14:14

• Problems of youth radicalism discussed in Kabardino-Balkaria

  On May 26-27, Kabardino-Balkaria held public hearing on the topic "Youth and Radicalism", organized by the Commission for Interethnic Relations and Freedom of Worship of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation.

May 27, 2008 14:10

• In Azerbaijan, pardoned journalists file complaint to the European Court

  Yesterday, on May 26, a complaint was sent to the European Court for Human Rights on behalf of Rovshan Kabirli, editor-in-chief of the "Mukalifate" newspaper, and Yashar Agazade, an employee of the edition.

May 27, 2008 13:44

• Nachkebiya: Georgian opposition has all resources for alternative parliament

  Manana Nachkebiya, one of the leaders of the United Opposition and a member of the opposition party "New Right-Wingers" believes that the opposition of Georgia possesses all the necessary resources to launch the work of an alternative parliament.

May 26, 2008 13:39

• Moscow court suspends website "Ingushetia.Ru"

  Today, the Kuntsevo District Court of Moscow has suspended the operation of the oppositional website "Ingushetia.Ru" until consideration on the merits during preliminary hearing to take place on June 5 under the application of the Public Prosecutor of Ingushetia.

May 26, 2008 13:33

• Moscow GUVD assures society of Kabardino-Balkaria of fighting xenophobia

  The Moscow GUVD (City Department of Internal Affairs) has assured the public of Kabardino-Balkaria that it is counteracting any manifestations of xenophobia and interethnic extremism in Russian capital.

May 26, 2008 13:26

• In the capital of Chechnya, the Communist Street renamed in memory of Yandarov

  Muslim Khuchiev, Mayor of the capital of Chechnya has signed an order to rename the Communist Street in Grozny into the Solsa-Haji Yandarov Street, in memory of the well-known religious figure of the Republic of the beginning of the 20th century.

May 26, 2008 13:18

• Dagestan: former newspaper editor-in-chief convicted for extremism

  In Dagestan, the former editor-in-chief of the all-Russian independent newspaper "People's Opinion" was sentenced to 18 months of conditional deprivation of freedom for violation of the Federal Laws "On Mass Media" and "On Counteracting Extremist Activities".

May 26, 2008 13:11

• Kislovodsk residents boo their Mayor Vitaly Biryukov

  It has become known today that Mayor of Kislovodsk Vitaly Biryukov was catcalled by his townspeople at celebrations on May 18 of the Kislovodsk City Day and the Day of the Stavropol Territory.