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October 18, 2011 23:10

• In Armenia, ecologists demand to stop construction of minor HPP on Trchkan Waterfall

  In Armenia, the ecological organizations express their concern about the fate of the most abundant Trchkan Falls situated on the border of Shirak and Lori Regions. The ecologists demand that the Ministry of Nature Protection should stop the construction of a small hydroelectric power plant (HPP) there.

October 18, 2011 23:00

• Kaziev: policemen who failed to prevent attack on "Anji" fans sacked

  15 Ingush policemen, involved in the attack on Dagestani fans, were dismissed. This was reported by Nizami Kaziev, Acting Prime Minister of Dagestan.

October 18, 2011 22:50

• Ex-Mayor of Karachaevsk accused of misappropriation of budgetary funds

  The Prosecutor's Office of the town of Karachaevsk initiated a criminal case on the fact of misappropriation of budgetary funds against Sapar Laipanov, ex-Mayor of the town, and against Vladimir Solovyov, ex-Deputy Chairman of the City Legislative Assembly.

October 18, 2011 22:40

• In Rostov-on-Don, opposition holds rally against parliamentary elections

  On October 17, in Rostov-on-Don, eight activists of the oppositional movements "Left-Wing Front" and "People's Freedom Party" once again held a picket for cancellation of the illegal, according to their opinion, parliamentary election appointed on December 4. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Vladislav Ryazantsev, the organizer of the rally.

October 18, 2011 22:30

• German TV Channel "MDR" regrets about dancers' performance in Grozny

  On October 17, the management of the German public legal TV Channel "MDR" disseminated a statement in which it stated that the performance of the "MDR" ballet dancers at the concert in the city of Grozny had damaged the reputation of the entire ballet company and TV Channel in general.

October 18, 2011 22:20

• ECtHR to consider complaint of Ecological Watch activists

  On October 17, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) accepted to consideration the complaint of Suren Gazaryan and Dmitry Shevchenko, the members of the Board of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus", who had been detained in February near the alleged summer residence of Alexander Tkachov, the governor of the Krasnodar Territory.

October 18, 2011 22:00

• In Nagorno-Karabakh, soldier confesses of inciting his colleague to suicide

  In Nagorno-Karabakh, Rafik Mnatsakanyan, a regular soldier, pleaded guilty in the case of the death of his colleague Corporal Yurik Nersisyan. This was reported by the Ministry of Defence of Armenia.

October 18, 2011 20:00

• Kidnapped resident of Dagestan sentenced for administrative violation

  In Dagestan, the magistrate court of the town of Izberbash ruled to fine the earlier kidnapped Rustam Yakhyaev by 500 roubles. This was reported by Patimat Shakhbanova, a Rustam's relative.

October 18, 2011 19:00

• In London, AI holds protest action in defence of Azerbaijani oppositionist

  The Supreme Court of Azerbaijan appointed on October 29 the consideration of the appeal of Jabbar Savalan, a member of the youth organization "Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan" (PFPA), an active user of social networks. This was reported by his lawyer Anar Gasymov.

October 18, 2011 18:00

• Azerbaijani Court of Appeal cuts sentence to oppositional activist

  Today, the Baku Court of Appeal (BCA), chaired by Judge Faig Gasymov, completed its consideration of the appeal in the case of the first group of activists, numbering six persons, who had been arrested in connection with the rally on April 2. The appeal was filed in connection with the verdict of the Sabail District Court dated August 25.

October 17, 2011 23:40

• In Georgia, residents of Odzisi block road demanding release of their fellow villagers

  On October 16, residents of the village of Odzisi of Dusheti District (Eastern Georgia) held the protest action demanding to release their fellow villagers who were detained on October 11 on suspicion of illegal crossing of the border of South Ossetia.

October 17, 2011 23:00

• Soldier Popov, who claimed his slavery in Dagestan, found mentally healthy

  According to the results of the mental examination of Andrei Popov, the soldier from the Saratov Region, no abnormalities were detected. Andrei Popov, who claimed that he had been in captivity in Dagestan during 11 years, was sent to a military unit.

October 17, 2011 22:40

• Three persons, killed in car in Dagestan, identified

  Three people, who on October 16 were found shot in a car, were residents of the Sergokalin District of Dagestan. This was reported by the representative of the Investigatory Department of the Russian Investigatory Committee (IC) of the republic to the correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot".

October 17, 2011 22:20

• Human rights newspaper "Objective" launched in Chechnya

  The newspaper under the title "Objective" appeared in Chechnya. Kheda Saratova, the editor-in-chief and the public activist, hopes that the newspaper will be independent and become a tribune for people in Chechnya, from which they could appeal to the authorities for help. According to local experts, the release of the new medium with human rights orientation implies a tough stance on human rights protection.

October 17, 2011 22:20

• Police accuses kidnapped resident of Dagestan of hooliganism, his relatives assert

  In Dagestan, protocol on administrative violation - appearing in a public place while intoxicated - has been completed against Rustam Yakhyaev, who had been previously kidnapped and is now kept in the OVD (Interior Division) of the town of Izberbash. This was reported by his family members.

October 17, 2011 22:10

• US State Department hands over the prize, posthumously awarded to Ingush human rights defender, to his colleague

  On October 16, in Moscow, the annual award of the US State Department for human rights defending, which was awarded posthumously to Ingush human rights defender Maksharip Aushev, has been handed. The award was handed to a colleague of the human rights defender for further delivery to his relatives.

October 17, 2011 22:00

• Resident of Dagestan claims kidnapping of his father and his friend

  Today, Kurban Gafarov, a resident of the village of Druzhba of Kayakent District of Dagestan, was kidnapped by unidentified armed people in civilian clothes. This was reported by Ramadan Gafarov, the son of the kidnapped man. According to him, Garun Kurbanov, his father's friend, was driven away to some unknown destination together with Kurban Gafarov.

October 17, 2011 21:00

• New residential district for refugees opened in Poti

  Today, in the city of Poti in western Georgia, a new residential district of 32 buildings, built jointly with the European Union (EU) for internally displaced persons (IDPs), has been opened.

October 17, 2011 20:00

• In Chechnya, National Reconciliation Commission to be abolished

  The Chechen leadership has abolished the National Reconciliation Commission on, since it had been fulfilled its primary task - arrangement of blood feud conflicts.

October 17, 2011 20:00

• In Dagestan, burnt car, belonging to disappeared local resident, found

  The car belonging to Salman Abakarov, a 43-year-old resident of the city of Buinaksk, who disappeared on October 11, was found burnt out in one of the gorges of Karabudakhkent District. The driver himself was not found in the car. This was reported by Zarema Bagaudinova, a member of the organization "Human Rights Protection" in Buinaksk and Buinaksk District.