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February 04, 2012 13:00

• Power agents continue searching militants on Chechen-Dagestani border

  The operation aimed at finding the grouping of militants, which was detected on February 2 near the Chechen-Dagestani administrative border, has brought no results yet. Power agents do not exclude that the blocked militants could get out of the cordon. The special operation continues.

February 04, 2012 12:00

• Chechnya celebrates Prophet Muhammad's birthday today

  Today, the whole territory of the Chechen Republic hosts celebrations of the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad, which began early in the morning.

February 03, 2012 23:00

• Bekmurzaev: accusations of residents of Russian enclave in Azerbaijan against authorities are groundless

  Complaints of residents of the Dagestani village of Khrakh-Uba, the Russian enclave in Azerbaijan, of the failure of the authorities to ensure the citizens' rights are groundless. This was declared by Bekmurza Bekmurzaev, Minister of National Policy, Religious Affairs and External Relations of the Republic of Dagestan.

February 03, 2012 22:50

• In Sochi, official dismissed for sending schedules for receiving absentee ballots

  In Sochi, Yuri Chesnokov, Chief of Division for Recreation and Tourism of the Khosta District, who signed the schedule for obtaining absentee ballots sent to the sanatorium-and-spa institutions, was dismissed for exceeding the power.

February 03, 2012 22:40

• 25 persons died from hypothermia in Volgograd Region

  With the onset of cold weather in the Volgograd Region, 25 persons died from hypothermia. This was reported by Natalya Kunitskaya, Senior Assistant of the Chief of the Investigatory Department of the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) of the Volgograd Region for Media Relations.

February 03, 2012 22:30

• Umarov orders militants in Caucasus to avoid attacks on civilian objects

  Dokku Umarov, the leader of the "Imarat Kavkaz", claimed changing the status of the civilian people of Russia, whom he earlier treated as his enemies for their non-resistance to the policy of the current authorities, and ordered his subordinates to avoid attacks on civilian targets.

February 03, 2012 22:00

• In Novorossiysk, court considers case of sailor's death after his beating by colleague

  The Military Court of Novorossiysk started consideration of the case against the soldier of the army unit in Novorossiysk, who is charged of the fact that in August 2011 he beat several colleagues, one of whom, a 21-year-old sailor, died.

February 03, 2012 21:30

• Stavropol hosts spontaneous rally against corruption

  This morning, about a hundred persons gathered near the city administration of Stavropol in protest against corruption among bureaucrats. Citizens began expressing their dissatisfaction after the head of the administration Igor Bestuzhij was detained on February 2 on suspicion of bribe-taking.

February 03, 2012 21:10

• Journalist of oppositional "Aikakan Zhamanak" arrested in Armenia

  The police have arrested Aik Gevorkyan, the economic observer of the oppositional "Aikakan Zhamanak" (Armenian Time). His colleagues associate his arrest with Gevorkyan's journalism.

February 03, 2012 21:00

• Volgograd Region: businessmen and former policeman charged with illegal deprivation of freedom

  The criminal case initiated against Vasily Styazhkin, the director of the factory of wall materials, and Andrei Knippel, the former deputy commander of the separate battalion of patrol-and-road service (PRS) at the UVD (Interior Department) for Kamyshin and Kamyshin District, has been forwarded to the court.

February 03, 2012 20:00

• Defence: figurants in Nalchik attack case did not write appeals to participants of Moscow rallies

  The advocates of the defendants in the case of the attack on Nalchik in October 2005 deny any involvement of their clients in the appeal to the participants of protest rallies in Moscow, written on behalf of the defendants.

February 03, 2012 20:00

• Gimry villager reports beating his neighbours by law enforcers

  The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed today by Shamil Magomedov, a resident of the village of Gimry, Untsukul District of Dagestan, that in the course of operative-search actions law enforcers detained three local residents, who were later beaten.

February 03, 2012 19:00

• Residents of Dagestan report disappearance of three men

  This morning, under unknown circumstances, three men disappeared from the village of Shamkhal in Dagestan, as Shamil Magomedov, a villager, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

February 03, 2012 18:00

• In Astrakhan, court leaves lawsuit claiming to deprive Drobinskaya of custody over disabled children without consideration

  Today, the Trusov District Court of Astrakhan has held a session for considering the lawsuit lodged by the Centre of Social Support of Population on withdrawal of minors from the custody care of a resident of the city Vera Drobinskaya. According to the defendant's attorney Svetlana Tornitsoy, the claim was left by the court without consideration.

February 02, 2012 23:00

• During the week of January 23-29, 15 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the period of January 23-29, at least 15 persons were killed and 5 persons were wounded in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on own materials of the edition and information from other open sources.

February 02, 2012 22:50

• Disappeared girl found in Ingushetia

  Khava Esmurzieva, a minor female resident of the village of Sagopshi of the Malgobek District of Ingushetia, who disappeared at the end of last year, was found alive. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by a representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

February 02, 2012 22:40

• Armenia implements programme to support women-victims of domestic violence

  During seven months, the "Paros" (Lighthouse) Charitable Foundation that has been operating in Armenia for 15 years implements a programme to support women-victims of domestic violence. The staff psychologist of the Foundation emphasizes that women-victims of domestic violence were in psychologically dependent from the wills of their husbands; and the lawyer advises not to endure beatings and contact the police.

February 02, 2012 22:30

• Russia marks 69 years after the end of Stalingrad Battle

  Today, Russia celebrates the 69th anniversary of the defeat of fascist troops in Stalingrad. The main events will take place in the City Hero of Volgograd.

February 02, 2012 22:20

• Five suspects of raping and killing a girl detained in Karachay-Cherkessia

  Policemen have detained five residents of Karachay-Cherkessia suspected of raping and murdering a 16-year-old girl who disappeared in 2008, said today the Chief Department of Criminal Search of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). The date of detention is not reported.

February 02, 2012 22:10

• Tskhinvali hands five detained citizens of Georgia over to Tbilisi

  On February 1, the authorities of South Ossetia handed five Georgians detained by Russian border guards on charges of illegally crossing the border over to the Georgian party.