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March 19, 2012 23:00

• Azerbaijan starts celebrating Nowruz

  Starting from March 19, Azerbaijan began the celebration of Nowruz Bayram the holiday of spring and New Year. On that occasion, Baku organized celebrations.

March 19, 2012 22:00

• Relatives of persons killed in fight in Kizlyar block highway "Rostov-Baku"

  In Dagestan, a protest action, during which relatives of the persons killed in a fight in Kizlyar blocked the federal highway "Rostov-Baku", continued during four hours.

March 19, 2012 20:00

• At trial on Nalchik attack case two defendants have new advocates

  At the trial on the case of the armed attack on Nalchik in October 2005, held at the Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria, a new lawyer has been appointed for defendants Zaur Tokhov and Ruslan Amshukov.

March 19, 2012 19:14

• Victor Dvorakovskiy accused of terrorism admits his guilt partially, his lawyer says

  Victor Dvorakovskiy accused of preparing a terror act and of extremism, admits his guilt only partially. This was announced today in Stavropol by his lawyer Vadim Lobanov. Vladimir Skirko, the figurant in the Dvorakovskiy's case, pleaded guilty in full.

March 19, 2012 19:00

• In Makhachkala, police refuses to initiate criminal case on schoolboy beating, mother of teenager asserts

  In Dagestan, mother of a beaten schoolboy demands to institute criminal proceedings against pupils, who beat him, and argues that the police department refuses to initiate criminal case on the incident.

March 19, 2012 18:00

• In Astrakhan, number of hunger strikers is 14 persons

  Today, in Astrakhan, four other persons joined the indefinite hunger strike to protest against the results of the election held on March 4, 2012.

March 19, 2012 17:00

• Krasnodar Mayoralty reports on mass demolition of uncontrolled settlement facilities

  In Krasnodar, 65 facilities of uncontrolled settlement were revealed, following the inspection results. The facilities are to be demolished in accordance with the court's decision. Advertising of uncontrolled settlement facilities is being dismantled from city streets and transportation, the press service of the Mayoralty reports.

March 19, 2012 16:00

• Former employees of Turkish construction companies appeal for help to staff members of Chechen Office of Russian President

  Builders of the Turkish companies "Penta" and "Bora Inshaat", which have large wage arrears, will appeal to the Office of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Grozny, where, on March 21, the meeting with residents of Chechnya on labour relations is to be held.

March 19, 2012 14:00

• Relatives of man detained in Dagestan claim that he was beaten by policemen

  Relatives of Abdurakhman Djakaev, accused of illegal possession of weapons, claim that he is subjected to periodical beatings by law enforcement agents. The policemen themselves deny all allegations and intend to criminate Sapiyat Magomedova, the detainee's lawyer, of slander.

March 19, 2012 13:30

• Residents of North Ossetia sentenced for murder of student from Kabardino-Balkaria

  The court found two participants of mass fight in North Ossetia, in which student Kuanch Guliev, a resident of Kabardino-Balkaria, was beaten and later died, guilty and sentenced them to 7 and 8 years of imprisonment.

March 19, 2012 13:00

• Parties to Nagorno-Karabakh conflict accuse each other of massive violations of ceasefire

  Starting from March 18, units of the Armed Forces of Armenia violated the ceasefire. This was reported by the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD). The MoD of Nagorno-Karabakh claims that during the period of March 10-17, it registered about 350 cases of violation of the ceasefire by Azerbaijan.

March 19, 2012 12:30

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of March 12-18

  Appointment of the second round of parliamentary elections in Abkhazia at majority of electoral precincts; sentencing the person accused of committing terror ac in Stavropol; hunger strike of supporters of the "Spravedlivaya Rossiya" (Fair Russia) Party in Astrakhan; dismissal of the Prosecutor of the Rostov Region for violation of oath; protest actions in defence of Yerevan park, look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of March 12-18, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

March 19, 2012 12:00

• Large units of power structures shifted to Dagestan from Chechnya

  A large group of power structures was shifted from a military base Khankala located in Grozny to neighbouring Dagestan. According to a source from the Chechen law enforcement agencies, the transfer of internal troops and staff members of other power agencies to the republic is associated with a significant complication of the situation in Dagestan in recent months.

March 19, 2012 11:00

• 24 persons became victims of armed confrontation in Northern Caucasus during a week from March, 12, till March, 18

  At least 24 persons became victims of armed confrontation in Northern Caucasus within a period from March, 12, till March, 18. 19 out of them perished and five got wounded. These are the totals of calculation by the “Caucasian Knot” based on its own data and information from other open sources.

March 19, 2012 10:00

• Human rights activists of Azerbaijan are disappointed in the results of President’s charter of pardon

  Human rights activists in Azerbaijan are disappointed in the charter of pardon signed by President of the country Ilham Aliev which in their opinion failed to solve the problem of political prisoners once again.

March 19, 2012 09:00

• Officials of the Department of Architecture of Makhachkala fined for inattention towards citizens

  Public prosecutor’s office of Makhachkala fined three officials of the municipal Department of Architecture and Town planning for violations of the terms of considering the citizens’ appeals. All in all, Public prosecutor’s office registered 97 facts of such violations.

March 17, 2012 23:00

• Actions in support of Gazaryan, Vitishko and Dutlov held in Krasnodar and Sochi

  The Krasnodar Territory has hosted actions in support of Suren Gazaryan and Evgeniy Vitishko, activists of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus", and their lawyer Victor Dutlov. Twelve solo pickets took place in Krasnodar; and the picket in Sochi was about 50 persons strong.

March 17, 2012 21:00

• Youth rally held in Baku

  About 1500 people came to the rally of oppositional youth organizations held in the capital of Azerbaijan.

March 17, 2012 20:00

• In Dagestan, mother of four fire casualties is in intensive care unit

  The health condition of Ilaishat Alieva, a resident of the village of Tukita of the Akhvakh District of Dagestan, who lost her four children in a fire, is assessed as extremely grave by doctors.

March 17, 2012 19:00

• Military equipment is brought to Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan, local residents report

  People see a large accumulation of military machinery and servicemen in the Karabudakhkent District, Valimagomed Iziev, a resident of the village of Karabudakhkent, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.