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January 13, 2011 19:00

• Authorities of South Osetia forbade the doctors to cross the border of Leningor district, Georgian sources report

  The authorities of South Osetia forbade the physicians of Leningor district to cross the administrative border with Georgia, Georgian mass media report referring to the information from the population of the district. There are no official comments on the matter.

January 13, 2011 18:00

• Officer of Department of Federal Security Service in Malgobek district wounded in Ingushetia

  A car of an officer of the Department of Federal Security Service in Malgobek district was fired upon this morning at the approaches to the town of Nazran, near the administrative border between Ingushetia and North Osetia.

January 12, 2011 22:00

• In Georgia, Sanakoev's statement on work for FSB is not taken seriously by politicians

  The statement of Vladimir Sanakoev, a former employee of the pro-Georgian administration of South Ossetia, who is currently in Russia, that during his stay in Georgia he fulfilled instructions of Russian security services and was a secret agent, was regarded as frivolous by Georgian politicians and experts.

January 12, 2011 21:00

• Attempt on Elimkhanov is the main version of attack on checkpoint in Grozny

  The main version of the investigation dealing with the case of the attack on the convoy of servicemen committed on January 9 in Grozny is an attempt to kill Bislan Elimkhanov, commander of the special-purpose battalion of the GRU (Russian Military Intelligence) (former "Zapad" (West) battalion).

January 12, 2011 20:00

• Tugushi: Barbakadze is tried with violations in Georgia

  On January 10, the City Court of Akhaltsikh postponed its session on the case of Suleiman Barbakadze, former chairman of the International Fund for Repatriation of Meskhetian Turks in Georgia, who is accused of a fraud.

January 12, 2011 19:00

• Nogaideli joins Movement "For Fair Georgia" as rank-and-file member

  On January 11, the Ministry of Justice of Georgia passed a decision in favour of the members of the Party "For Fair Georgia" who opposed Zurab Nogaideli.

January 12, 2011 19:00

• Inspectors establish those guilty of worker's death at Volgodonsk NPP

  The investigatory authorities of the city of Volgodonsk have confirmed the death of a worker at construction of the third unit of the Volgodonsk Nuclear Power Plant on December 8, 2010. However, the NPP administration reported that there were no deaths of plant workers.

January 12, 2011 18:00

• Moscow authorities ban action in memory of Markelov and Baburova applied for by "Committee of January 19"

  The Moscow Mayoralty has refused to coordinate the action applied for by the "Committee of January 19" and dated to the second anniversary of the murder of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova and offered instead to hold a rally in the centre or a march along Taras Shevchenko Embankment.

January 12, 2011 17:00

• Representatives of retired miners of Rostov region are seeking for a meeting with Governor Golubev

  Representatives of about five thousand former miners of Rostov region are asking the new Governor Vasily Golubev to receive them in order to move forward a request to return the payments cancelled by the local officials.

January 12, 2011 16:00

• Militia detained accidental passers by in Manege Square, mass media report

  On January, 11, in Manege Square were an action of nationalist “Movement of December, 11” had been planned from 10 to several tens people according to various sources were detained. About 2 000 militiamen were on duty in the square, the area was blocked.

January 12, 2011 15:00

• The authorities of Azerbaijan reported confiscation of arms from the relatives of the leader of Islamic Party

  Prosecutor General’s and the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Azerbaijan issued a joint statement in connection with the arrest of Movsum Samedov, leader of Islamic Party of Azerbaijan (IPA).

January 12, 2011 14:00

• A complaint of Sapiyat Magomedova beaten up by militiamen will be considered by the Supreme Court of Dagestan

  Lawyer Sapiyat Magomedova beaten up by militiamen has submitted a complaint to the Supreme Court of Dagestan against the actions of a judge of Sovietsky Federal court of Makhachkala who had passed the materials of the case over for an expertise.

January 12, 2011 12:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of January 3-9

  The first week of 2011 was not calm for the republics of Northern Caucasus; Christmas was celebrated in all southern regions of Russia and in Southern Caucasus; in Georgia action of veterans ended in fines for disobedience, – look these and other events in the review of the week of January 3-9, 2011, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

January 11, 2011 22:00

• Islamic Party of Azerbaijan demands release of its arrested activists

  The Islamic Party of Azerbaijan issued a statement condemning the "pressure of the authorities on party members" and "groundless" accusations against them. The authors of the statement demand prompt termination of "customized" repression and release of the detainees.

January 11, 2011 21:00

• Medvedev restricts the right of foreigners and stateless persons to possess land

  On January 9, Russian President Dmitri Medvedev signed a decree "On Approving the List of Pre-Border Territories, where Foreign Citizens, Stateless Persons and Foreign Legal Entities May not Hold Titles on Land". The list includes lands of six regions of the North-Caucasian Federal District and five regions of the Southern Federal District.

January 11, 2011 20:00

• ICPO of Russia: murder of Zarema Sadulayeva is not related to her professional activities

  The main version of the murder of Zarema Sadulayeva, head of the NGO "Let's Save the Generation", in Chechnya was not confirmed in the course of investigatory actions.

January 11, 2011 19:00

• ECtHR dismisses complaint of oppositionists on parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has rejected the complaints filed by opposition figures and other persons in relation to the parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan, which were held on November 7, 2010, after the authorities of the country had agreed to pay compensations by analogy with the case "Namet Aliev versus Azerbaijan".

January 11, 2011 18:00

• Four people perished as a result of an explosion at the firing range in Rustavi

  One of the 13 servicemen wounded as a result of an explosion in Kratsaniss training center of the Georgian Ministry of Defense died this morning. Three soldiers died after the explosion at once.

January 11, 2011 17:00

• South Ossetian authorities enact a ban against using lari

  Beginning from January, 15, the Administration of Leninogorsk district of South Ossetia are enacting a ban against the use of Georgian currency lari in shops, enterprises of public catering and other public areas.

January 11, 2011 16:00

• Residents of the town of Shakhty, Rostov region, are collecting signatures for the Mayor’s resignation

  Residents of the town of Shakhty, Rostov region, have started collecting signatures under an appeal to President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev and Governor of the region Vasily Golubev demanding resignation of Mayor Sergey Ponamarenko.