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October 18, 2010 22:40

• In Ingushetia, relatives of kidnapped local resident do not rule out restart of rally in Magas

  Magomed Gagiev, brother of Dzhamaleil Gagiev, who disappeared in Ingushetia on October 14, said that at that point of time the rally of the members of the victim's clan was suspended, while Magomed himself was summoned to the Investigatory Committee, where he hoped to get information about the fate of his brother, because the family did not exclude that he could be detained by special agencies.

October 18, 2010 22:30

• Advocate of Ingush residents, accused of blowing up the "Neva-Express" train, is sure of their innocence

  Aza Yandieva, advocate of the ten residents of the Ingush village of Ekazhevo, accused of blowing the "Neva-Express" trains in 2007 and 2009, arrived in Moscow to meet her clients. In her view, the new allegations against them are ungrounded.

October 18, 2010 22:20

• Today, 40 days after the terror act in the central marketplace of Vladikavkaz

  Today, residents of North Ossetia mark 40 days after the date of the terror act committed on September 9 at the central marketplace in Vladikavkaz. From early morning, the venue is attended by people, who bring flowers, candles and portraits of the dead.

October 18, 2010 22:10

• At trial in Moscow, suspect of killing Dagestani inspector pleads guilty

  Rashid Mamedov, a resident of Dagestan, who in 2007 in Moscow killed, according to investigators, senior inspector for especially important cases of the Prosecutor's Office of Dagestan Nazim Kaziahmedov, said today at the Moscow City Court that he has fully admitted his guilt. The second defendant, Karen Aslanov, accused of complicity, said that he had not taken any part in the murder.

October 18, 2010 22:00

• US to hold telethon in favour of Karabakh

  The city of Stepanakert hosted discussion of preparatory works for the upcoming annual telethon of the "Aiastan" Foundation, which will be broadcast on November 25, when the USA will celebrate the Thanksgiving Day.

October 18, 2010 21:00

• "Climate Week" was opened in Tbilisi

  On October, 17, a ceremonial opening of a week devoted to the International Day of Struggle against climate changes was held in front of the building of the Georgian Parliament.

October 18, 2010 20:00

• Moscow court acknowledged three natives of Chechnya guilty of the murder of Ruslan Yamadayev

  Today the Moscow Municipal court sentenced three natives of Chechnya to imprisonment terms of 14 to 20 years acknowledging them guilty of the murder of Ruslan Yamadayev, ex-deputy of State Duma of the Russian Federation.

October 18, 2010 19:00

• A human rights activist and her daughter beaten up in Grozny

  In the evening of October, 17, in Lenin district of Grozny, some strangers beat up a member of a non-governmental organization "Human Rights Center of Chechen Republic" and her daughter aged 18.

October 18, 2010 18:00

• A cafe fired upon in the town of Baksan, Kabardino-Balkaria

  Unidentified people in the town of Baksan fired upon "Tamara" cafe located in the ground floor of a domestic building. Window glasses have been knocked out but no one got injured. A source in law enforcement bodies shared this news with a reporter of "Caucasian Knot".

October 16, 2010 21:00

• Two passers-by injured by explosion in Makhachkala

  Two local residents were wounded, when an attempt was undertaken to blow up a militia car.

October 16, 2010 20:00

• Flood in Krasnodar kills 11 and injured over 20 persons

  Today, heavy rain in the Krasnodar Territory caused overflowing of mountain rivers and led to flooding of 20 settlements. As a result of the flood eleven persons were lost, said Boris Frolov, deputy head of the investigatory division of the city of Tuapse.

October 16, 2010 19:00

• Ingush woman reports militia's pressure on her son

  Tanzila Mutsolgova, a resident of the Ingush village of Ekazhevo, said that her earlier kidnapped son Ibrahim Tochiev, now under investigation, is exposed to pressure and deprivation of rights at the Nazran Interior Division for Ingushetia of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). She herself told about it to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

October 16, 2010 18:00

• Conflict with North-Caucasian natives burst out in military unit in Perm Territory

  At the aviation base of Military Unit No. 40383, located near the "Bolshoe Savino" Airport, 120 recruits from Northern Caucasus refused to obey their commanders. In total, 500 soldiers and sergeants take their service there.

October 16, 2010 16:00

• United Armenian opposition holds rally

  On October 15, in Yerevan, in front of the Institute of Ancient Manuscripts Matenadaran a rally was held by the oppositional Armenian National Congress (ANC) against corrupt power structures.

October 16, 2010 15:00

• Residents of Adygea find visa-free entry to Georgia incomplete

  Many residents of Adygea note that the visa-free entry to Georgia for residents of Northern Caucasus is fine and convenient, but the fact that it exists for only a few regions makes, in their opinion, makes such a gesture incomplete.

October 16, 2010 14:00

• Sochi holds film festival about life of people with disabilities

  Over eighty documentaries, feature and animated films were presented to the 5th International Film Festival "Cinema without Barriers", held in the resort city of Sochi, Krasnodar Territory.

October 16, 2010 13:00

• Armenia opens ropeway "Tatev Wings"

  Today, Armenia hosted the opening ceremony of the world's longest reversible ropeway "Tatev Wings".

October 16, 2010 11:00

• On October 18, North Ossetia to commemorate victims of Vladikavkaz terror act

  On that day the republic will cancel all festivities and entertainment television programmes in connection with the mourning ceremonies on the 40th day after the attack near the central marketplace in Vladikavkaz.

October 16, 2010 10:00

• Georgian opposition urges victims on November 7, 2007, events to get registered

  The youth opposition movement "November 7" has established a registration centre for the victims of the violent dispersal of the opposition rally in Tbilisi on November 7, 2007, and calls those who suffered at those events to get registered in the context of prepared complaint to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

October 16, 2010 09:00

• In Armenia, Yazidis protest against violation of their rights

  On October 15, Yazidis held their rally near the presidential residence because of the decision of the Ministry of Education of Armenia to publish textbooks in the Kurdish language and allocate lessons for studying Kurdish in schools, which, according to the protesters, infringes the rights of the Yazidis as a national minority.