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June 06, 2011 23:40

• Dzagurov: only one out of 18 detained Muslims released in North Ossetia

  Out of 18 Muslims, detained after assassination of the poet Shamil Dzhigkaev, not four but only one - Aslan Biragov - was detained, said Ibragim Dzagurov, Assistant Mufti of North Ossetia.

June 06, 2011 23:30

• Resident of Dagestan reports illegal detention and torture of his relatives

  Residents of the village of Pervokizlyarskoe, Kizlyar District of Dagestan, Saadula Magomedov and Abdurakhman Abusupyanov have been illegally detained and tortured by law enforcers. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it by Rizvan Abusupyanov, their cousin.

June 06, 2011 23:20

• Ex-deputy from Astrakhan to appeal to ECtHR on criminal prosecution and beating in prison

  Igor Negerev, a former deputy of the Astrakhan Regional Duma, convicted for an attempt to trip over a GIBDD (road police) inspector and accused of false denunciation of law enforcement bodies, has prepared a package of necessary documents for the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), since he believes that both cases were fabricated. The Regional Investigatory Committee refuses to comment on the situation.

June 06, 2011 23:10

• Soldier complains of harassment in his unit deployed in Ingushetia

  A regular soldier Alexei Akhmitsafin, a native of the city of Nyazepetrovsk, Chelyabinsk Region, who is taking his service in Military Unit No. 386246 of Ingushetia, complains of hazing by older soldiers. According to his story, he may not survive the remaining month till his demobilization.

June 06, 2011 23:00

• Georgian authorities must conduct comprehensive inquiry into dispersal of rally on May 26, US Congressmen believe

  A complete investigation of the events on May 26, when in the capital of Georgia policemen dispersed the opposition rally of the "People's Assembly", "would enhance public confidence in the government and parliament," said Congressman David Dreyer, head of the US delegation, speaking at a briefing in the Georgian parliament.

June 06, 2011 22:50

• South Ossetia denies involvement in preparing terror act in Georgia

  Valery Pukhaev, head of the police of the Leningor (Akhalgori) District of South Ossetia, has categorically refuted the statement of the Georgia's MIA about his involvement in the attempt to blow up the NATO office in Tbilisi.

June 06, 2011 22:40

• In Astrakhan, 11 customs officers convicted for frauds with customs declarations as criminal grouping

  The court in the Astrakhan Region has sentenced 17 local residents, including 11 employees of the Krasnoyarsk customs post of the Astrakhan Customs, accused of contraband committed as an organized grouping, said the spokeswoman of the Regional Prosecutor's Office. Eight of them were awarded with real custody terms.

June 06, 2011 22:30

• Armenia: court partially satisfies claim of Kocharyan family against "Zhamanak"

  In Yerevan, the court, which considered the lawsuit lodged by the family members of ex-President Robert Kocharyan against the Limited Liability Company (LLC) "Skizb Media Kentron", the founder of the opposition newspaper "Zhamanak" (Time), passed a verdict obliging the newspaper to pay 3 million drams (about 8000 US dollars) for libel and insult.

June 06, 2011 21:00

• The Supreme Court of Russia replaced the judicial board for hearing the case on appeals of those accused of Ruslan Yamadaev's murder

  Hearing the case on the appeals filed by the attorneys of Aslanbek Dadaev, Elimpashi Khatsuev and Timur Isaev started in the Supreme Court in Moscow.

June 06, 2011 20:00

• Charges against 14 out of 18 detainees in North Osetia brought after the murder of poet Jigkaev

  Four persons in North Osetia detained after the murder of poet Shamil Jigkaev were released. The investigation brought charges of storage of arms, drugs and extremist printed matter against the rest 14 detained, imam of the local Sunni mosque Kulat Ismailov among them.

June 06, 2011 19:00

• Actions of protest "Stop! Electrozinc!" passed off in Moscow and Vladikavkaz

  On June, 5, actions against the activities of North-Osetian plant "Electrozinc" which according to the participants, discharges a great amount of heavy metal into the atmosphere passed off in Moscow and Vladikavkaz. In Moscow a picket was held in Chistoprudny boulevard and there was a cycle race along the central streets of Vladikavkaz.

June 06, 2011 18:00

• Ex- major Yevseev amnestied in Chechnya

  Ex-militia major Mikhail Yevseev who had been accused of a number of grave crimes committed in the territory of Chechnya in 2004 will not be made criminally liable. Criminal proceedings against Yevseev were stopped in connection with formerly enacted amnesty.

June 04, 2011 23:45

• Nine persons detained at Russia-Armenia football match

  On June 4, in St Petersburg, the Russian national football team beat their Armenian counterparts 3:1 in the qualifying round for Euro-2012. During the match, nine persons were detained.

June 04, 2011 22:00

• Parents of children who drowned in Yeisk file a new lawsuit

  On June 21, the Zyuzino Court of Moscow will consider the case about the death of schoolchildren in summer rehabilitation camp, which was located on Yeisk Spit. This was reported by lawyer Liudmila Aivar, who is defending the victims.

June 04, 2011 21:00

• Iranians imprisoned in Armenia threaten to go on hunger strike

  The Iranian nationals serving their sentences in prisons of Armenia plan - on the eve of the visit to Armenia of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad - to go on hunger strike, demanding their transfer to Iran. In total, the number of would-be hunger-strikers is 59.

June 04, 2011 20:00

• In Nalchik, policemen liquidate underground casino

  Employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Kabardino-Balkaria have detected and closed an underground gambling hall, which operated in the capital of the republic.

June 04, 2011 19:00

• Azerbaijan suspends criminal case against blogger Elnur Medzhidli

  The General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Azerbaijan has suspended criminal proceedings against Elnur Medzhidli, an active user of social networks, journalist and blogger, who is now living in France.

June 04, 2011 17:00

• Missing Kokrek villager found dead in Dagestan

  The body of Magomed Musaev, a resident of the village of Kokrek, Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, who disappeared on May 27, was found. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it by Magomed's wife - Makhabat Musaeva.

June 04, 2011 16:14

• Mosque is started in capital of Ingushetia

  A foundation stone has been laid of the first congregation mosque in the city of Magas, where 8000 believers will be able to pray at the same time - it will be the largest mosque in Ingushetia.

June 04, 2011 16:00

• Astrakhan Region opens new route of historical tourism

  In the Astrakhan Region tourists will be able to visit a large-scale reconstruction of the medieval town of Sarai-Batu - the capital of Golden Horde, built in the steppes of the Kharabalin District, near the site of the actual archaeological excavations of the ancient settlement.