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November 15, 2007 12:24

• Young activist of the "Gnchak" opposition party beaten in Armenia

  In Armenia, in the morning on November 15, unknown persons violently took Narek Galstyan, leader of the youth organization "Sarkis Tkhruni" of the "Gnchak" Social-Democratic Party, out of a taxi and severely beat him.

November 15, 2007 12:21

• Trepashkin to be released on December 1

  The Sverdlovsk Regional Court has stated that the imprisonment term of Mikhail Trepashkin, ex-FSB lieutenant colonel, expires on November 30 this year.

November 15, 2007 12:16

• Kabardino-Balkaria: trial on Nalchik attack postponed till January 11

  The trial on the case about the militants' attack on Nalchik, the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria, on October 13, 2005, has been postponed till January 11.

November 15, 2007 12:12

• European Court finds Russian authorities guilty of murdering a Chechen militiaman

  The European Court for Human Rights has recognized Russian authorities guilty of the murder of Aslanbek Kukaev, a militiaman of the Staropromyslovskiy ROVD of the capital of Chechnya.

November 14, 2007 15:02

• Chechnya's MIA: over 300 militants detained during ten months

  According to the Republic's law enforcement bodies, since January 2007, a total of 336 participants of armed formations have been detained in the territory of Chechnya.

November 14, 2007 14:59

• Captain of Port "Kavkaz" accused of negligence in Krasnodar Territory

  The South Transport Prosecutor's Office has initiated a criminal case under the article of "negligence" against Andrei Iovlev, captain of the Port "Kavkaz" (Krasnodar Territory).

November 14, 2007 14:53

• Ombudsman of Georgia: authorities continue prosecuting participants of the November 7 action

  The National Defender of Georgia has stated that the authorities of Georgia continue prosecuting and repressing the participants of the action of the United Opposition on November 7.

November 14, 2007 14:49

• Okruashvili's defence to appeal against the arrest of the leader of the "Movement for United Georgia"

  Today the court has ruled to aggravate the punishment of Irakliy Okruashvili and to replace the bale for the arrest.

November 14, 2007 14:45

• Georgia: "Imedi" TV Company appeals against suspension of its broadcasting license

  The managers of the "Imedi" TV Company are going to appeal against the ruling of the Tbilisi City Court to suspend the Company's broadcasting license and arrest its property.

November 14, 2007 14:34

• Oppositional web site still blocked in Ingushetia

  In Ingushetia, the blockade of the oppositional web site "Ingushetia.ru" continues, however, as of 10 a.m. both providers (ITT Closed Joint-Stock Company and Telecom Limited Liability Company) have removed the readdressing of the visitors to a porno web site.

November 14, 2007 14:29

• Kabardino-Balkaria: court rules the decision to bury militants to be illegal

  In Kabardino-Balkaria, the Nalchik City Court has ruled that the statement, instructing to bury the persons killed in the process of suppressing an act of terror, to be illegal and unjustified.

November 13, 2007 20:40

• Internet providers in Ingushetia refrain from commenting on the blockage of the opposition site

  On November 12, since 23.00, when attempting to open the site "Ingushetia.ru", the users were automatically referred to some pornographic site. Magomed Yevloyev, the site owner, thinks that the main reason for closing his site in Ingushetia is the fear of President Murat Zyazikov that people may learn the truth about the situation in the republic.

November 13, 2007 20:33

• Ecologists: consequences of Kerch Straits contamination may be felt after decades

  The consequences of the Kerch Straits contamination may be felt after several decades. Ecologists have already registered mass deaths among birds and fish in the vicinity of the accident.

November 13, 2007 20:30

• "Institute of Peace and Democracy": freedom of speech destroyed in Azerbaijan

  The Azeri authorities use all possible mechanisms for destroying the freedom of speech in the country, director of the "Institute of Peace and Democracy" Leila Yunus states.

November 13, 2007 20:27

• Militants killed in Dagestan could be preparing seizure of a gymnasium

  Representatives of the law enforcement agencies do not preclude the possibility that the militants killed on November 12 in the Dagestan capital intended to capture hostages in the gymnasium No 7 located nearby.

November 13, 2007 20:23

• Kaloev, resident of North Ossetia, has returned to Russia from Switzerland

  Vitaly Kaloev, resident of North Ossetia who was serving a prison term in Switzerland for the murder of Peter Nilsen, Skyguide air carrier air traffic controller, and released before term, has returned to Moscow.

November 13, 2007 20:15

• Chechen residents detained in Moscow in May may be accused of preparing an attempt on Kadyrov's life

  The Chechen residents arrested in Moscow in May who, according to the investigators, have to do with the car loaded with explosives and left near the "Profsoyuznaya" metro station, may be accused of preparing an attempt on Ramzan Kadyrov's life.

November 12, 2007 21:25

• Amnesty International: Georgian authorities must urgently investigate the actions by the police in dispersing demonstrators

  Amnesty International has called upon the Georgian authorities to promptly conduct a careful, impartial and independent investigation of reports on applying excessive force by special police units during the dispersal of anti-government demonstrations on November 7 in Tbilisi.

November 12, 2007 21:22

• Bryza: USA want Georgian authorities to lift the emergency state

  Matthew Bryza, assistant of the US State Secretary, states that lifting of the emergency state in the Georgian capital is one of the main requests of the USA.

November 12, 2007 21:18

• The militants killed in the course of secret operation in Makhachkala identified in Dagestan

  The Dagestan MIA has cited the names of seven militants killed in the course of a secret operation conducted today in Makhachkala.