Chechen militants have killed a school teacher in the village of Dargo, the Vedeno district of Chechnya, sources at the press service of the Chechen Interior Ministry said on Friday.

"We want you to answer the question of vital importance: what bad things did Chechen refugees do to the United Nations so that we are not given proper aid and international status is not granted in order that those who wish, many ill people are among them, can leave for the third country?" reads the appeal.

The statement reads, "We ask you once again to interfere in the disastrous condition of Chechen refugees in Azerbaijan, which is obviously of discriminating nature."

According to analysts, the first worldwide index of press freedom published by the Reporters Without Borders has some surprises for Western democracies.

On September 8 the Progress Report of the Monitoring Group (Group Ago) on Armenia's and Azerbaijan's honoring of commitments to the Council of Europe was published. The Report was submitted to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

It was announced by Presidential Commission on Human Rights Chairwoman Ella Pamfilova.

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg will consider a complaint of 450 residents of the Baksan district's Dugulubey village.

Vagap Tutakov arrived in Russia with his personal security guaranteed by the PACE leaders and his visit agreed with high-ranked Kremlin officials.

"I suggest opening special columns and programs to cover the issues of human rights and freedoms observance and defense," Oleg Mironov says in his appeal to the mass media.

David Petrosian, the executive secretary of the network of NGOs and other representatives of civil society institutions of the Caucasus "Caucasian Forum", will be a reporter at the action.

Armed people in masks and camouflage uniform, who had driven up in cars without number plates, checked documents of Bislan Khayauri and then gunned him down.

"After giving it serious thought and having numerous conferences with my headquarters, I have made a decision, which was very hard for me, not to remain in the presidential race," said Aslakhanov.

In the opinion of Kaliningrad ecologists, the unique object of natural heritage is under threat due to LUKOIL Company's plans on starting oil production in the Baltic Sea at the D-6 oilfield situated in immediate proximity to the park.

The local court demanded that the authorities restored a house with dependencies, cattle and inventory to Nikolay Zadorozhy, a Cossack from the repressed.

According to the Georgian Interior Ministry, Interior Minister Koba Narchemashvili during his confidential meeting with locals on Tuesday called on them to voluntarily lay down firearms to the Georgian Interior Ministry's special-purpose detachment.

As the victims'lawyer Igor Trunov announced, the European Court can ask the plaintiffs to attend court sittings personally.

During the solemn ceremony Mustafa Batdyev was presented with the symbols of presidential power - the rod and the emblem.

A UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) patrol was launched on September 7 to carry out a preliminary investigation of an incident regarding alleged maltreatment of locals and rape of women by four uniformed Abkhazian customs officers in the Tagiloni village, Abkhazia's Gali district, on September 5-6.

The visit was aimed at discussing prospects of cooperation with NGOs of South Osetia and familiarizing with social and political situation.

Owners of multiple stalls selling audio and video production are forbidden not only to sell but also to reproduce songs of the Chechen singer under the threat of a 300-ruble fine and equipment confiscation in favor of the state.