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March 08, 2011 20:00

• "Black hawks" in Kabardino-Balkaria go on threatening gunmen and their accomplices with punishment

  A group in Kabardino-Balkaria calling itself "Black hawks" and positioning itself as an anti-Wahabiite one gave a warning to Asker Japuev, emir of Kabardino-Balkar gunmen, concerning possible actions of armed underground against the residents of the republic. "Black hawks" state that they have already exposed the gunmen's accomplices and threaten with punishment to those who extort money from entrepreneurs.

March 08, 2011 19:00

• The cause of the crash of Tu-154 airplane which was following from Tehran to Yerevan in July, 2009, has been made public

  A technical failure was acknowledged as the cause of a crash of an airliner belonging to Iranian company Caspian Airline which was flying from Tehran to Yerevan on July, 15, 2009.

March 08, 2011 18:00

• An explosion happened near a shop in Buinaksk, there are no victims or injured persons

  Last night there was an explosion near a shop in Buinaksk, there are no victims or injured ones, a representative of the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Dagestan reported. The bomb was stuffed with damage agents in form of bolts and screw nuts.

March 07, 2011 23:20

• In Azerbaijan, advocates of arrested Bakhtiyar Gadjiev report law violations in relation to their client

  On March 5, Alaif Gasanov and Elchin Namazov, advocates of Bakhtiyar Gadjiev, 28, who was arrested on Friday, March 4, could meet their client in SIZO (pre-trial prison) No. 2 of the city of Gyandzha. They believe the arrest of Gadjiev, who is under threat of up to two years in prison, to be a political order.

March 07, 2011 23:00

• Volgograd medics rewarded for developing new drug

  A group of Volgograd scientists headed by Rector of the Volgograd Medical University (VMU) received the Prize of the Russian Government for development of a new drug named "Asparkam-L".

March 07, 2011 22:50

• Ecologist detained in Krasnodar Territory denies claiming political asylum in Germany

  Yesterday, on March 6, Suren Gazaryan, a member of the Board of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus", was released from the IVS (temporary detention facility) of the Tuapse UVD (Interior Department) after 7 days of administrative arrest. He refuted the earlier information that he had applied for political asylum in Germany.

March 07, 2011 22:30

• Two residents of Chechnya injured in mass brawl in central Moscow

  As reported by a source from law enforcement bodies, at night on March 6, two residents of Chechnya were hospitalized in Moscow with injuries caused by traumatic weapons.

March 07, 2011 22:10

• Khasu Batalov, detained in Moscow, suspected of links with Dokku Umarov

  One of the four suspected militants detained in Moscow on February 15 - Khasu Batalov - had been on the federal search list as a potential commander of militants, subordinated to Dokku Umarov. He tried to go abroad with faked documents to another name.

March 07, 2011 22:00

• Finnish journalist accused of organizing Chechens' illegal entry to Finland

  In Finland, journalist Mikael Storsjo is accused of helping 22 Chechens to enter Finland via Turkey without visas. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told about it by Ilyas Akhtaev, a Chechen, who is now in Finland waiting for his refugee status.

March 07, 2011 21:00

• Georgia blames Russia for failure of Geneva talks

  As stated at a briefing in Tbilisi by Nikoloz Vashakidze, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, another round of Geneva talks on security in the Caucasus was fruitless again because of Russia's unconstructive position. The Russian party believes that Geneva negotiations have no alternative.

March 07, 2011 20:00

• Ramazan Utarbiev, suspect in Sviridov's murder case, detained in Dagestan

  As reported by Vladimir Markin, spokesman of the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), at night on March 7 in Makhachkala Ramazan Utarbiev was detained, a participant of the fight, during which on December 6, 2010, Yegor Sviridov, a fan of the "Spartak" Football Club, was killed.

March 07, 2011 19:00

• The students of Rostov-on-Don celebrated Shrovetide in their own way

  Social art project "Shrovetide Now" passed off on March, 5 and 6, in Rostov Children's and young people's Art Center, with informational support of Committee of Youth Policy of Rostov regional administration. The young people presented a modern review of the folk holiday.

March 07, 2011 18:00

• Four militiamen wounded in the suburbs of Makhachkala

  Last night some unidentified people fired upon militia personnel in the village of Semender, in the suburbs of Makhachkala, four militiamen got wounded, a representative of the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Dagestan reported.

March 07, 2011 17:00

• One of the founders of the "Sova" Centre dies in Moscow

  On March 5, Galina Kozhevnikova, 36, a human rights defender and deputy director and one of the founders of the "Sova" Information and Analytical Centre passed away.

March 05, 2011 23:00

• In Dagestan, rescuers save 15 persons from snow captivity, one man died

  As reported by the regional Ministry for Emergencies (MfE), in the Kazbek District of Dagestan, local rescuers saved 15 residents who got under a snow avalanche; one person died.

March 05, 2011 22:00

• Human rights activists to present report in Moscow on coercion of women into Islamic dress code in Chechnya

  Activists from the Human Rights Watch plan to hold a press conference in Moscow to discuss the report of this organization "Women should know their place: enforcement of Islamic dress code for women in Chechnya".

March 05, 2011 21:00

• Kalmykia celebrates Tsagaan Sar national holiday

  Today in Elista, the Central Hurul "Golden Abode of Buddha Shakyamuni" has hosted a solemn prayer service on the occasion of the Kalmyk national holiday named Tsagaan Sar and symbolizing the advent of spring. Alexei Orlov, head of the republic, issued a decree announcing March 5 to be a day off.

March 05, 2011 19:30

• In Azerbaijan, 17 judges held liable for offences

  As a result of the monitoring held in the courts of Azerbaijan, violations have been revealed, which stimulate corruption; in this context, disciplinary proceedings have been initiated against 17 judges.

March 05, 2011 19:00

• Ecologists arrested in Krasnodar Territory ask for asylum in Germany

  Two activists of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus", who were arrested after their picnic action in the Tuapse Region of Kuban (unofficial name of the Krasnodar Territory), have addressed the German Embassy in Moscow with a request for political asylum.

March 05, 2011 18:00

• New public movement founded in Sochi

  With the aim to unite and consolidate efforts to address local residents' problems, public activists of the resort city of Sochi, Krasnodar Territory, have set up a social movement "City Public Council - Civil Forum of Sochi", where any person may be a member.