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September 03, 2011 18:00

• On September 1, streets of Tskhinvali met schoolchildren with rivers of dirt

  This year, on the Day of Knowledge, September 1, the streets of Tskhinvali met schoolchildren with puddles and mud. Pupils walked to schools while literally drowning in them, local residents complained.

September 03, 2011 17:00

• In Sochi, Dagestan to present investment projects worth over 200 billion roubles

  Within the International Investment Forum "Sochi-2011", Dagestan will present 70 investment projects to the total sum of over 200 billion roubles. Of them, 29 projects have received the priority status.

September 03, 2011 16:00

• Sportswoman from Krasnodar Territory wins gold at World Championships in Athletics

  Maria Abakumova, a resident of the Krasnodar Territory, has won the gold medal in javelin throw at the World Championships in Athletics, held in the South-Korean city of Daegu.

September 03, 2011 15:00

• Journalist of Radio Liberty deported from Azerbaijan

  Yafez Khasanov (Akramoglu), a reported of the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, was deported from the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR) to Iran.

September 03, 2011 14:00

• Alan Kochiev is the first to get nominated for presidential election in South Ossetia

  On September 2, the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of South Ossetia received the first package of documents about nomination of a presidential candidate, which was submitted by supporters of Alan Kochiev, who is now in custody on suspicion of beating a deputy.

September 03, 2011 13:00

• Azerbaijan: inhabitants of collapsed hostel complain of absence of state support

  The families of forced resettlers, who suffered from collapse of a hostel building complain about absence of assistance from the state.

September 02, 2011 23:50

• Dagestan: rally in demand of release of detainees postponed till next week

  The pre-planned today's rally with a demand the release three residents of the Kizlyar District suspected of helping militants will not take place. The organizers of the protest action had a meeting with the top officials of the Dagestani Prosecutor's Office, after which it was decided to postpone the rally until the next week. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it by Magomed Gadjiev, a resident of Makhachkala.

September 02, 2011 23:30

• Actions demanding to save Lake Urmia from drying continue in Baku

  Today Baku has hosted this week's second protest action at the Iranian Embassy in Azerbaijan with a demand to save Lake Urmia from an ecological catastrophe. The action was organized by the branch of the South (Iranian) Azerbaijan of the World Congress of Azerbaijanis (WCA). It was attended also by activists of the youth movement "Dalga" (Wave) and the Sabail District Branch of the Civil Solidarity Party (CSP).

September 02, 2011 23:20

• On September 22, ECtHR to consider lawsuit "Georgia vs. Russia"

  The public hearing on the lawsuit of Georgia against Russia in connection with the warfare in South Ossetia will start at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg on September 22.

September 02, 2011 23:10

• After suicide bombers' attacks in Grozny, power agents smash the office of the Union of Entrepreneurs of Chechnya

  The office of the Union of Entrepreneurs of Chechnya, located in a house, near which a triple explosion was triggered at night on August 30, was almost completely destroyed by power agents. According to local law enforcers, the agents acted "under the actual situation" and "subject to possible threats."

September 02, 2011 23:00

• Working groups meet again on Georgian-South-Ossetian border

  Today, the Georgian village of Dvani, near the border with South Ossetia, has hosted another meeting within the mechanism for warning and prevention of border incidents. Delegates from South Ossetia have again accused Georgia of violating the airspace by unmanned aircrafts; while the Georgian party has categorically denied the charges.

September 02, 2011 23:00

• In Georgia, journalist detained for making photos of presidential escort

  President Saakashvili's security service has detained Natiya Danelishvili, a journalist from the Information Centre of Kakheti for filming the presidential escort.

September 02, 2011 22:00

• Residents of Karachay-Cherkessia commemorate Beslan victims

  The village of Costa Khetagurov in Karachay-Cherkessia has hosted actions in memory of the victims of the terror act committed in Beslan in September 2004 and opened a monument.

September 02, 2011 21:00

• Ecologists Gazaryan and Solovyova detained in Krasnodar

  Suren Gazaryan and Ekaterina Solovyova, activists of the "Environmental Watch of Northern Caucasus" were detained in Krasnodar, near the building of the administration of the Krasnodar Territory, where Gazaryan held a solo picket in defence of Victor Chirikov, who is kept in the Tuapse UVD (Interior Department).

September 02, 2011 20:00

• Isa Yamadaev detained in Paris airport on his way to Moscow

  The French authorities have not allowed Isa Yamadaev, the younger brother of the Hero of Russia Ruslan Yamadaev, who was killed in 2008, to get from the United Arab Emirates to Russia, and returned him back to Dubai.

September 02, 2011 19:00

• Pavlyuchenkov, suspected of murdering Politkovskaya, indicted

  As announced by Vladimir Markin, spokesperson of the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), inspectors are presenting indictment to Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov, a former employee of the Moscow GUVD (Chief Interior Department) and an alleged participant in the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, an observer of the "Novaya Gazeta".

September 02, 2011 18:00

• Two kidnapped residents of Ingushetia may be kept in Chechnya, relatives assert

  Umalat Bersanov and Akraman Ugurchiev, who were kidnapped by unidentified persons in Ingushetia, unidentified, are currently in Chechnya, Bashir Bersanov, Umalat's father, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

September 01, 2011 23:20

• USA allocates 10 million US dollars of military aid to Azerbaijan

  The package of military aid to Azerbaijan, allocated by the Pentagon, will comprise about 10 million US dollars.

September 01, 2011 23:10

• Krasnodar Territory's first street elevator lift for invalids installed in Tuapse

  In the Krasnodar Territory, the first street elevator for people with disabilities was installed in the city of Tuapse. It is located near the city post office and will soon be put into operation.

September 01, 2011 23:00

• In Abkhazia, action of memory was held on International Day of Missing Persons

  On August 30, the International Day of the Disappeared was commemorated in Abkhazia. According to the current information, as a result of the 1992-93 war with Georgia, about 200 people, including soldiers and civilians, have gone missing in Abkhazia.