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October 08, 2011 13:00

• During September 26-October 2, eleven persons perished in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week from September 26 to October 2, the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus took at least 11 human lives; at least 10 persons were wounded.

October 08, 2011 12:00

• Armenian high-ranking officers dismissed for soldier's death

  On October 7, Seiran Oganyan, Armenian Defence Minister, signed a decree, ordering to attract the militaries, responsible for a fatal accident during a camping session at the training centre Bagramyan, Armavir District, to disciplinary responsibility.

October 07, 2011 23:00

• Dagestani court returns Magomedova's case for further investigation

  In Dagestan, the court has satisfied the petition lodged by the lawyer Sapiyat Magomedova, accused of using violence against policemen, and asking to return the case initiated against her back to the prosecutor's office.

October 07, 2011 22:00

• NAC: major terror act prevented in Kabardino-Balkaria

  As reported by the Information Centre of the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC), in the course of a special operation undertaken in Kabardino-Balkaria a major terror act was prevented, which had been aimed against special units deployed in the Elbrus District.

October 07, 2011 21:00

• Presentation of indictment to native of Chechnya Gaitukaev on Politkovskaya's murder case postponed

  The entrepreneur from Chechnya Lom-Ali Gaitukaev, who was planned to face indictment today of complicity in the murder of the observer of the "Novaya Gazeta" Anna Politkovskaya, has rejected his appointed advocate; therefore, presentation of indictment was postponed indefinitely.

October 07, 2011 20:00

• In Makhachkala, prosecutor's office finds illegal migrants in construction site near "Russian cemetery"

  Today, in the capital of Dagestan, at the construction site of residential buildings near the so-called "Russian cemetery", the city prosecutor's office has detected 17 workers from Vietnam and Azerbaijan, who had no work permits. Despite the court ruling to suspend the construction, the houses are being built.

October 07, 2011 18:00

• In Stavropol Territory, families to get 100,000 roubles for birth of third and every next child

  At their session held on October 6, the deputies in the Stavropol Territorial Duma established an additional measure of support for large families: every family will get – after the birth of the third and every next child – 100,000 roubles for every new family member.

October 07, 2011 12:00

• Central Election Committee of South Osetia registered nine presidential candidates

  Central Election Committee (CEC) of South Osetia has registered nine candidates for Presidency of the republic. Registration of candidates for promotion from two initiative campaign groups and Chief Trainer of freestyle wrestling of the Russian Federation Jambolat Tedeev was denied. The “Caucasian Knot” correspondent received this information from Bella Plieva, Chairperson of CEC of South Osetia.

October 07, 2011 11:00

• Armenian activist Vaagan Chakhalyan went on an open-ended hunger strike

  On October, 5, Armenian activist Vaagan Chakhalyan who was sentenced to 10 years of custody and is currently in prison of strict regime No 6, Rustavi, went on an open-ended hunger strike.

October 07, 2011 10:00

• It is five years since the day of Anna Politkovskaya’s murder today

  Today is the day of the fifth anniversary of the death of Anna Politkovskaya, observer of “Novaya Gazeta”, who is first of all famous for her writings devoted to Chechnya and Northern Caucasus.

October 07, 2011 09:00

• Two supposed gunmen killed in a special operation in Tirnyauz

  A special operation in the town of Tirnyauz, Kabardino-Balkaria, has come to an end. Two supposed gunmen were killed during the operation. There are no losses among the personnel of law enforcement bodies.

October 06, 2011 23:00

• Picketers in downtown Tbilisi demand paying attention to jobless people's problems

  Today, in front of the buildings of the State Chancellery and the Parliament of Georgia, the founders of the Union of Unemployed have held an action with a demand to pay attention to the problems of the people who have lost their jobs. The picket was dated to the International Day to Fight Unemployment.

October 06, 2011 22:00

• Kabardino-Balkaria: special operation on in high-rise building

  The city of Tyrnyauz in Kabardino-Balkaria sees a special operation undertaken against suspected members of illegal armed formations (IAFs), who have been blocked in an apartment house.

October 06, 2011 21:00

• New terminal of Yerevan "Zvartnots" receives first passengers

  On October 5, the new terminal of the Yerevan International Airport "Zvartnots" began its full-scale operation, although its official opening ceremony took place on September 16.

October 06, 2011 20:00

• Rights defenders report disappearance of Dagestani resident

  The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told by Svetlana Isaeva, the chair of the human rights organization "Mothers of Dagestan for Human Rights", that today Murad Djavatkhanov, born in 1982, a resident of the village of Sultanyangiyurt.

October 06, 2011 19:00

• Relatives of soldier deceased in Sochi reject the version of his suicide

  The relatives of Dmitry Neborak, a regular soldier, who died in an army unit in Sochi, refuse to accept the version of the investigation that he had committed suicide.

October 06, 2011 18:00

• Court in Armenia extends custody of oppositionist Tigran Arakelyan

  The Court of General Jurisdiction of Yerevan Communities Centre and Nork-Marash has satisfied the petition of the Special Investigation Service of Armenia (SISA) to extend the custody of the opposition activist Tigran Arakelyan by two more months.

October 06, 2011 17:00

• A witness for the prosecution at the trial on the case of disturbances in Manezhnaya square reported pressure from the police

  A fifteen-year-old witness who evidenced at a trial under consideration in Tverskoy district court of Moscow on the case of mass disturbances in Manezhnaya square last December stated that he had undergone physical and moral pressure from the police personnel.

October 06, 2011 16:00

• One more serviceman perished near a firing range in Astrakhan region

  A soldier of statutory service perished caught under a train near “Ashuluk” firing range in Astrakhan region, Press service of the Central Military Region reported today.

October 06, 2011 13:00

• A prison online-shop opened in Rostov region

  An online-shop started working at the web-site of Central Directorate of Federal Sentence-implementation service. The prisoners’ relatives can now order all the necessary things in the web-stall without going out.