The case about murder of “Novaya gazeta” reporter, Anna Politkovskaya will be brought into court in the first decade of September, as the edition’s deputy chief editor, Sergey Sokolov said to “Interfax”.

Court of Appeal, presided by judge Abid Abdinbekov, considered yesterday the appeal of “Mukhalifat” newspaper journalists, Yashar Agazade and Rovshan Kabirli. Day.Az (www.day.az) reports that Rovshan Kabirli informed himself the Institute of Reporters’ Freedom and Safety about it.

Yasamal district court, presided by judge Hagani Tagiyev, considered the suit brought by “Azadlig” newspaper's collaborator Agil Halil against the General Public Prosecutor’s Office, investigator Ali Guliyev and TV channels (AzTV, Lider, Space and ATV), www.day.az inform referring to the Institute of Reporters’ Freedom and Safety.

Journalists of “Azadlig” radio in Nakhichevan Malahat Nasibova and her husband Ilgar Nasibov, as well as regional correspondent of the Institute of Reporters’ Freedom and Safety Elman Abbasov have appealed to the Public Prosecutor’s Offices of Babek region and the Nakhichevan Republic, www.day.az informs referring to the Institute of Reporters’ Freedom and Safety.

Azerbaijani journalists prefer not to struggle for copyrights on their art works, as there are too few of their claims to Copyrights Agency; Trend Life informs referring to collaborator of the Copyrights Agency international brunch of Azerbaijan Anar Huseinov.

Correspondents of “Azadlig” radio in Nahchivan Malahat Nasibova and her spouse Ilgar Nasibov got under pressure while serving professional duties; www.day.az informs referring to “Azadlig” radio.

Chief editor of Liberty Radio's Russian service, Peter Vaile was hospitalized 26 August in Prague, Echo of Moscow informs.

Supreme Court of Azerbaijan, presided by judge Ilham Jafarov, considered yesterday the appeal of Azadlig newspaper's chief editor, Ganimat Zahid against the verdict passed by Baku Court of Appeal, www.day.az informs referring to the journalist’s lawyer, Elchin Sadikhov.

Special envoy of CoE Secretary General to Azerbaijan, Veronica Kotek called on Azerbaijani authorities to set free three journalists kept in custody. “Journalists should not be arrested for their professional activity”, stated Veronica Kotek to journalists on Tuesday.

Search for lost journalist from Novosibirsk Yury Guselnikov in the Altai Mountains has no result, “Interfax” agency informs on Monday. “The Ak-Kem River was searched over, the way where the man could have lost. The people went on the route where Yury could have set to but they have found nothing”, said press secretary of Russian Emergency Ministry's Head Department for the Altai Republic Svetlana Lyashko. From now on, the police will start search for the journalist.

Beijing Olympics got record TV ratings in the USA, Reuters informs referring to research of the Nielsen Media Research Co.

American solders have detained two Al-Qaeda militants suspected in kidnapping of American journalist Jill Carol in 2006 in Iraq, the CNN informs on Monday, 25 August.
To remind, Jill Carol freelance collaborator of the Christian Science Monitor was kidnapped in January 2006 in Baghdad.

AP cameraman, kept in detention without bringing any charges by the US military since 4 June, was freed Saturday in Iraq.

Two foreign journalists were kidnapped not far from Mogadishu, the capital of Somali. Some armed people detained a Canadian woman journalist with her Australian colleague and took them in the unknown direction. AFP informs the information is confirmed by the Somali police.

On Thursday evening, 21 August, the circulation of a regular issue of opposition newspaper “Alibi” was arrested, IA “Fergana.Ru” informs. Unpaid by the newspaper sum of 1 mln soms (over 28 thousand USD) in favor of the nephew of the President of the republic of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiyev caused the arrest. According to the edition’s collaborator, they do not refuse paying the sum but ask about three-month delay.