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1. Chechen MIA: human rights activists were not detained but brought to Shali OVD for check

   08.02.10 / 20:00 The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Chechnya refutes the fact of detention of Russian human rights activists. As reported by the press service of the Ministry, the Russian human rights defenders were not detained, but just brought to the Shali District OVD (Interior Division) for a check.

2. In Moscow, film "Aldy. With No Limitation Period" shown to public

   05.02.10 / 18:00 On the eve of the 10th anniversary of "zachistka" (clean-up) in the Chechen village named Novye Aldy, where 56 peaceful residents were murdered on February 5, 2000, Moscow hosted a press conference dedicated to the anniversary of those tragic events. During the event a documentary entitled "Aldy. With No Limitation Period", based on video evidences and video documents, was demonstrated.

3. Ramzan Kadyrov plans to sue Liudmila Alekseeva

   02.02.10 / 20:00 The law enforcement bodies of Chechnya have sent materials to Moscow for excitation of a criminal case against Liudmila Alekseeva, head of the oldest Russian human rights organization - Moscow Helsinki Group (MHG) - for slandering Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov.

4. Ingush oppositional website reports another powerful hacker's attack

   02.02.10 / 19:00 A bit more than 24 hours after the last interview of the murdered Chechen human rights defender Natalia Estemirova appeared in the website of Ingush opposition "Ingushetiyaru.org", it was attacked with a huge force and finally deprived of any working capacity. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent has learnt about it from Lydia Mikhalchenko, editor of the website.

5. Kadyrov's version of Berezovsky's role in Estemirova's murder criticized in Chechnya

   29.01.10 / 23:10 The statement of President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov about Boris Berezovsky's involvement in the murder of Natalia Estemirova, an employee of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" caused bewilderment in Natalia's friends and colleagues.

6. The Daily Telegraph: to transform Chechnya into resort, they need to catch Doku Umarov

   28.01.10 / 19:00 If Chechnya copes with turning into a mounting skiing resort, as President Ramzan Kadyrov dreams, then, in the opinion of western experts, "it will be one of the most radical breakthroughs in global tourism."

7. Kadyrov: Berezovsky could have a hand in Estemirova's murder

   27.01.10 / 21:00 Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov has stated that the murder of Natalia Estemirova, a human rights defender and employee of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", committed in Chechnya in July 2009, was provoked by Boris Berezovsky with the aim to compromise the republic's authorities.

8. MIA of Chechnya refuses to comment inquiry of Islam Umarpashaev's kidnapping

   27.01.10 / 19:00 According to Nurdi Nukhazhiev, Ombudsman in Chechnya, there are no grounds to accuse any republic's power agency of kidnapping Islam Umarpashaev, a resident of Chechnya. The head of the press service of the MIA on the Chechen Republic refused to communicate with the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent on the kidnapping issue.

9. Inquiry into Estemirova's murder is under pressure, human rights activists assert

   26.01.10 / 18:00 As stated by Svetlana Gannushkina, head of the Committee "Civil Assistance", the criminal investigation on Natalia Estemirova's murder faces problems, although inspectors are still going to round it up. Oleg Orlov, head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", believes that involvement of power agents in her murder should be considered as one of the main versions in searching the criminals.

10. Moscow City Court reappoints consideration of Kadyrov's and Orlov's complaints to January 21

    12.01.10 / 17:00 Today, after Andrei Krasnenkov, Ramzan Kadyrov's lawyer, presented at the Court session an opinion to the respondents' complaint, the consideration of the cassation complaints lodged by Kadyrov and Oleg Orlov, head of the HRC "Memorial", against the decision of the Tver Court was postponed.

11. Orlov: list of authors of critical statement about "Memorial" in Chechnya was forged

    30.12.09 / 22:00 The statement of Chechen NGOs criticizing the work of the HRC "Memorial" is nothing more but a vivid confirmation of impossibility for human rights activists to work in this republic. Oleg Orlov, head of the Centre, told about it to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

12. Germany: book on torture in law enforcement bodies of Chechnya to be published

    26.12.09 / 19:00 Mansur Musaev, a former resident of Grozny, has informed the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that the work is now underway in Germany on a documentary book, describing in details the practice of arrests and torture of detainees in Chechnya.

13. Ingushetia: debaters name safety among top problems

    24.12.09 / 20:00 On December 18-19, the project "Peace to the Caucasus", which assumes meetings, discussions and roundtables in the republics of Northern Caucasus, visited Ingushetia.

14. Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of December 14-20

    23.12.09 / 10:00 Official outcomes of presidential election in Abkhazia; recognition of this republic and South Ossetia by the Republic of Nauru; violations of the freedom of speech in Azerbaijan; skirmishes in the contact line with Karabakh; terror acts in the south of Russia and return of the HRC "Memorial" to Chechnya, - look up these and other events in the review of the week of December 14-20 in Caucasian regions prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

15. In Moscow, Natalia Estemirova posthumously awarded for courage

    21.12.09 / 19:00 The Moscow House of Journalists hosted a ceremony of awarding the first premium of the Moscow Helsinki Group (MHG) in the area of human rights defence for 2009. Natalia Estemirova, a human rights defender and employee of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", was posthumously awarded "for the courage demonstrated in defence of human rights."

16. Investigation: car explosion in Ingushetia was aimed against Maksharip Aushev's widow

    18.12.09 / 23:30 The aim of blowing up the car committed yesterday in Ingushetia was supposedly Fatima Dzhanieva, widow of the assassinated earlier Maksharip Aushev. This version was announced by the investigation.

17. In Ingushetia, Maksharip Aushev's relatives assert that power agents are guilty of his widow's death

    18.12.09 / 22:00 The relatives of Maksharip Aushev believe that the charges of the Prosecutor's Office of Ingushetia of terrorism in relation to his family were caused by the desire to hide the circumstance of the deaths of the oppositionist and his wife.

18. Local NGOs are positive to "Memorial" resuming work in Chechnya

    17.12.09 / 19:00 In Chechnya, activists of some local nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and local residents believe that the restart of the activities of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" will promote improvement of the situation with human rights in the republic. So far, there is no official reaction of the authorities to this end.

19. Statement of the Congress of the United States concerning the alarming situation with proponents of human rights in Russia

    17.12.09 / 18:00

20. This year, three journalists from South Federal District were killed

    16.12.09 / 23:55 Yesterday, on December 15, the annual Remembrance Day of the journalists who perished at performance of their professional duties was marked in Moscow. The Union of Journalists of Russia (UJR) instituted this date in memory of the media workers who have taken their violent death during the last 20 years. Today, he list has more than 300 surnames.