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February 13, 2012 18:00

• A human rights activist investigating facts of slavery in Dagestan reports pre-investigative inspection concerning her

  Investigative bodies of Saratov region started a pre-investigative inspection concerning Lidia Sviridova, Head of the regional branch of "Union of Soldiers' Mothers" dealing with the case of soldier Andrey Popov accused of desertion who earlier stated that he had been kept in slavery in Dagestan. This was reported by Sviridova herself.

February 11, 2012 23:00

• Swiss skier wins first World Cup alpine ski race in Sochi

  The winner of the first World Cup competitions in alpine skiing, which started today in Sochi, was a Swiss athlete Bet Feuz.

February 11, 2012 22:00

• "Parliamentarianism Centre of Armenia" demands inquiry into MPs' voting

  The "Parliamentarianism Centre of Armenia," has addressed the Special Investigatory Service on the voting in Parliament on February 9. According to the Centre, the adoption of the law "On Legal Regime of State of Emergency" was accompanied by facts of illegitimate voting of the MPs.

February 11, 2012 21:00

• Doctors report improvement of Alla Djioeva's condition

  The health condition of Alla Djioeva, the former South-Ossetian presidential candidate, hospitalized on February 9 with a hypertensive crisis, has stabilized, said Mairbeg Kokoev, Chief Physician of the Republic's Somatic Hospital.

February 11, 2012 20:00

• Georgia's MIA: Georgian monk released in Abkhazia

  The Georgian priest and monk, Father Iona, who was kept in the territory of Abkhazia for more than two weeks, was released as a result of actions of the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), Shota Utiashvili, the head of the analytical department of the MIA, said today at a special briefing.

February 11, 2012 19:00

• Timur Tsuruev to stand trial for taking part in January 2008 events in Nazran

  The General Prosecutor's Office has sent to the court the case against Timur Tsuruev, a resident of Ingushetia, accused of involvement in the riots in Nazran in January 2008. He was also accused of threatening to use violence against state officials.

February 11, 2012 18:00

• Four suspected militants liquidated in special operation in Dagestan

  Four militants were killed in a special operation in the Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan, the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) has reported today.

February 11, 2012 17:00

• "Adyge-Khase" holds congress on issue of Syrian Circassians

  Today, a special congress is held in the city of Maikop of the public movement "Adyge-Khase – Circassian Parliament" of the Republic of Adygea with the aim to discuss the possible help to Circassians from Syria.

February 11, 2012 16:00

• Baku opens shelters for people to mitigate frosts

  In the context of anomalously frosty weather for Azerbaijan and snowfalls, starting February 10, Baku opened five temporary shelters aimed to protect people from the frost.

February 11, 2012 15:00

• Chechnya opens warm-up centres for people

  Because of the anomalously frosty weather, the Chechen Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) has set up round-the-clock premises, where people can come in and warm up.

February 11, 2012 14:00

• Three villages of Volgograd Region remain cut-off from motorways

  Three dwelling settlements in the Kamyshin District of the Volgograd Region remain isolated from motorways because of the snowstorm. In total, 749 people live there.

February 11, 2012 13:00

• Grozny residents complain about heat and water outages

  Residents of the Staropromyslovsky District and the township of Chernorechye of the Zavodskoy District of Grozny report about problems with heat and water supplies, caused by the abnormally cold weather.

February 11, 2012 12:00

• Georgian Labourites demand to reduce tuition fees at universities

  On February 10, in Tbilisi, members of the youth wing of the Labour Party of Georgia held a rally in front of the Ministry of Education demanding to reduce the tuition fees at universities. It was attended by several dozens of people.

February 11, 2012 10:00

• Azerbaijan simplifies visa procedures for participants and spectators of "Eurovision-2012"

  The participants of the song contest "Eurovision-2012" to be held in Baku this May, as well as the audience, members of fan clubs, journalists, etc. will be able to get visas under a simplified procedure.

February 10, 2012 23:30

• Mother of the guy, who saved girl in Dagestan, asks for help to pay for rehabilitation of her son

  The mother of Malik Akhmadov, a 19-year-old native of the village of Kurakh of the Kurakh District of Dagestan, who got disability, while saving the life of a girl of his age from drowning in the Caspian Sea, asks for help to pay for the rehabilitation of her son.

February 10, 2012 23:00

• Sochi residents concerned about cutting down ornamental chestnut trees

  On February 9, Sochi residents from Yunykh Lenintsev (Young Leninists) and Konstitutsii (Constitution) Streets reported that in front of their windows they observe cutting down of ornamental chestnut trees, which decorated the embankment of the Sochi River. The Sochi residents emphasize that officials change the appearance of the city without listening to their opinions, and their attempts to obtain the clarification of the city administration of the reasons for cutting down the chestnuts were not successful.

February 10, 2012 22:50

• Inauguration of Alla Djioeva, ex-candidate for presidency in South Ossetia, fails

  The inauguration of Alla Djioeva, scheduled for February 10, did not take place, since the previous day the OMON (riot police) fighters broke into the electoral headquarters of the opposition, and Alla Djioeva herself was hospitalized with a diagnosis of hypertensive crisis.

February 10, 2012 22:20

• Baku hosts rally for collecting books for convicted oppositionist Elnur Medjidli

  In the centre of Baku, a group of activists of the Youth Committee of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) carried out a rally to support Elnur Medjidli, their convicted colleague. The event was held in the form of collecting books.

February 10, 2012 22:10

• MCC leaves suspect of "Domodedovo" terror act in custody

  The Moscow City Court (MCC) has upheld the extension - till March 4 - of the arrest of Akhmed Evloev, a figurant in the case of the terror act in the Moscow "Domodedovo" Airport, who, according to investigators, is a distant relative of the suicide bomber Magomed Evloev, the press service of the MCC reports.

February 10, 2012 22:00

• During the week from January 30 to February 5, 2012, four persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  At least two persons were killed and two more injured during the period from January 30 to February 5 in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot", based on its own materials and information from other open sources.