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November 18, 2010 23:10

• In Sochi, antifascists call city head to destroy "hate symbols"

  In Sochi, on November 16, the International Tolerance Day, at the end of the International Week of educational action against xenophobia "Crystal Night - Never Again", young antifascists gathered fresh photos of hate symbol available in the city and sent them along with their appeal to the local Mayor Anatoly Pakhomov.

November 18, 2010 23:00

• Anu Lenkvist: book "The Colour of War" shows the war in Chechnya by eyes of Russian soldiers

  People in Finland known little about what is happening in Chechnya; and the book by Arkadi Babchenko, a journalist and a veteran of the Chechen warfare, "The Colour of War" fills the gap in knowledge, said Anu Lenkvist, translator of the book into Finnish. The interests of residents of Finland to the conflict in Northern Caucasus as a whole is great, "says rights defender Oksana Chelysheva.

November 18, 2010 22:50

• Dumanov: there is no Circassian problem in Russia

  The so-called "Circassian problem", so broadly discussed in media, does not worry Circassians themselves, since it is largely contrived and imposed on Circassians from outside, said Hasan Dumanov, a historian from Kabardino-Balkaria. However, in the opinion of Zamir Shukhov, Chairman of "Worldwide Adyg Brotherhood", the Circassian problem today is one of the most pressing, since the new generation of Circassians, both in Russia and around the world, is revealing an increase in national consciousness.

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November 18, 2010 22:40

• South Ossetia announces quarantine because of ASF outbreak

  As reported by Vladimir Lolaev, head of the division of veterinary and agriculture of South Ossetia, his subordinates plan to liquidate by bloodless method about 1000 pigs in the outbreaks of the epidemic of African swine fever (ASF).

November 18, 2010 22:20

• Blogger Gadjizade released from prison in Azerbaijan

  Today, the Baku Court of Appeal, Azerbaijan, has passed a decision on early-conditional relief from prison of Adnan Gadjizade, a young blogger and head of the youth movement "Ol" (Be).

November 18, 2010 22:10

• Young men detained at car market in Chechnya released

  The two young men, who were beaten and detained on November 14 by power agents in the automotive market in the town of Urus-Martan, were later released, according to one of the eyewitnesses of the incident, through intervention of other power agents-acquaintances. Law enforcement bodies assert that they have no information about the incident.

November 18, 2010 22:00

• Local resident disappears in Dagestan

  Khanifat Gichueva, a resident of Chernyaevka village, Kizlyar District of Dagestan, has reported that on November 17 her husband - Sheikhulislam Abusupyanov - did not come home. The woman believes that he was kidnapped by power agents.

November 18, 2010 20:00

• The authorities of Kabardino-Balkaria decided to brick up the mines in Tirniauz

  All the entrances to the mines of Tirniauz, Kabardino-Balkaria, will be bricked up to avoid their further use by gunmen and criminal persons, Prime-Minister Alexander Merkulov reported today at the session of the republican Government.

November 18, 2010 19:00

• The men killed in Ingushetia have been involved in the act of terror in Vladikavkaz, NAC reports

  The three men killed in the settlement of Barsuki today have been in contact with Yusup Dzangiyev, resident of Ingushetia detained on November, 17, National Anti-terror Committee reports. Law enforcement bodies call Dzangiyev the leader of Karabulak group on gunmen.

November 18, 2010 18:00

• Warsaw Public Prosecutor's office referred the case of Ahmed Zakaev's extradition to court

  Public Prosecutor's office of the Polish capital has referred to the Circuit the case of extradition of Ahmed Zakaev, former head of the Government of self-proclaimed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (CRI), announced for international search by Russia. This news was reported by Monika Levandovskaya, Press Secretary of the office.

November 17, 2010 23:00

• Dagestani authorities define guarantees for militants' return to peaceful life

  The leadership of Dagestan has addressed to the militants who decided to stop their terrorist and extremist activities in the territory of the republic with particular proposals on their return to peaceful life. A special memorandum lists the conditions under which former rebels may be exempt from criminal responsibility for earlier committed crimes.

November 17, 2010 23:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of November 8-14

  Fire burns down forests and pastures of Georgia and southern regions of Russia; lists of observers over observance of human rights in prisons and colonies of the SFD and NCFD have been updated; local criminal gang is accused of massacre in Kuschevskaya village, Krasnodar Territory, - look these and other events in the review of the week of November 8-14, 2010, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

November 17, 2010 22:50

• So far, Gataevs' children will stay in Lithuania

  Six children-pupils, aged 8-14, of the foster home of Malik and Khadizhat Gataev, who currently live in a social village (the so-called "SOS-village") in Vilnius, Lithuania, will remain in the institution for an indefinite period.

November 17, 2010 22:40

• After the previous census population of Dagestan went up by almost 400,000

  According to the preliminary data of the 2010 census, about three million people live in Dagestan. About a quarter of the total population was registered in the capital - Makhachkala, where about 700,000 people live.

November 17, 2010 22:30

• Internet posts documents on money laundering in laying ESPO pipeline with involvement of SFD companies

  Alexei Navalny, a well-known blogger and a shareholder of the Open Joint-Stock Company "Transneft", has posted on the Internet scanned copies of documents confirming numerous violations committed by the Company, its subsidiaries and contractors in building the "Pipeline System Eastern Siberia - Pacific Ocean (PS ESPO)". According to the documents, companies from the Southern Federal District (SFD) of Russia took part in corruption schemes.

November 17, 2010 22:20

• Dagestani MIA to start new phase of "Arms" Operation

  On December 12, a new Operation "Arms" with the aim to persuade the population to voluntarily surrender weapons and ammunition will start in the republic. This is the third such operation, but this time no monetary compensation will be paid out for the surrendered armaments.

November 17, 2010 22:10

• "Transparency International": Georgia is behind Russia in terms of budget transparency

  According to the studies made by the international NGO named "Transparency International", the index of Georgia's budget transparency made 55 points, while in 2006 this same index was still lower - only 34 points. Georgia, along with Russia, which gained 60 points, got into the second category of countries, which "provide some information".

November 17, 2010 22:00

• In Armenia, trial on revision of Pashinyan's sentence postponed till November 19

  Nikol Pashinyan, editor-in-chief of the opposition newspaper "Aikakan Zhamanak", convicted in connection with the post-election events of 2008, is judicially challenging his sentence, arguing that it should be revised. The first hearing of the case was held on November 16 at the penitentiary establishment "Kosh", which was chaired by Judge Suren Mnoyan.

November 17, 2010 21:00

• Main suspect of murdering 12 persons in Kuschevskaya arrested

  Sergey Tsapok, suspected of organizing the murder of 12 people in the village of Kuschevskaya, Krasnodar Territory, was put behind bars by decision of the Essentuki City Court.

November 17, 2010 20:00

• Sagalaev: Russian Prime Minister gives security assurances to journalist Aslamazyan

  Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin promised safety to journalist Manana Aslamazyan, Director of the "Internews-Armenia", who had left Russia. This was stated today by Eduard Sagalaev, President of the National Association of Broadcasters, at the awarding Ms Aslamazyan with the "TAFI-2010" Award.