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July 12, 2011 23:00

• Georgia: 50 refugees to receive free education at magistracy

  The government of Georgia will finance education in magistracy in the 2011-2012 academic year for 50 internally displaced persons (IDPs) who have received highest marks at exams.

July 12, 2011 22:00

• 70 thousand sign antismoking charter in Sochi

  In Sochi more than 70 thousand resident and visitors of the city signed the charter "Sochi without smoking", which was adopted at the resort by the authorities' decision in January 2010, said Nina Suslonova, the head of the health department of the city administration, today during a video bridge Sochi - Moscow "Fight against smoking: freedom from tobacco smoke".

July 12, 2011 21:00

• "Golden Apricot" is the only successful cultural project in Armenia, Levon Abramyan asserts

  According to Levon Abramyan, the corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, the film festival "Golden Apricot", which is held annually in Armenia, received international recognition and became one of the most prestigious film festivals.

July 12, 2011 20:00

• Facebook discusses expediency of opening foreign language schools in Armenia

  The Facebook social network carries out questioning: "Do you agree with existence of foreign language schools in Armenia?" Members split up into two camps.

July 12, 2011 19:00

• Ingushetia: suicide bomber commits terror act

  A suicide bombing, committed today at 4:00 p.m. at the road police point in the village of Galashki of Sunzha District of Ingushetia by unidentified person, brought no victims, except for the suicide bomber, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports from the place.

July 12, 2011 18:00

• Rostov-on-Don: lawyer Ermakova on hunger strike gives recognizance not to leave

  The investigators of Rostov Region have taken from lawyer Yulia Ermakova, who went on a hunger strike, a recognizance not to leave. According to her story, at the same time she passed the test on the "lie detector", which showed that she was telling the truth, rejecting the accusation of obscene expression in the courthouse.

July 12, 2011 17:14

• Parishioners of mosque in Upper Kazanischa detained in Dagestan

  This morning the law enforcement agents of Buinaksk District brought 12 parishioners of a local mosque to the OVD (Interior Division) station, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told by Magomed Magomedov, a resident of the village of Upper Kazanischa of Buinaksk District. According to him, it happened after the debate on religious issues in the mosque.

July 12, 2011 17:00

• Shakhty: founder of local Jehovah's Witnesses community fined on accusation of distributing extremist literature

  In the city of Shakhty of Rostov Region a founder of a local religious organization Jehovah's Witnesses was fined.

July 12, 2011 16:04

• Dagestan: resident of Tsuntin District complains of threats from villagers and policemen

  Magomed Gamidov, a resident of the village Zekhida of Tsuntin District of Dagestan, appealed to the human rights activists with the complaint on the villagers and the policemen. According to him, the former villagers forced him to leave the village, and at his new place of residence he is being persecuted by police.

July 12, 2011 16:00

• Children from Circassian Diaspora in Turkey are happy with their visit to Adygea

  During three weeks in Adygea 26 children and young people from the Circassian Diaspora in Turkey visited the town of Maikop, Shapsug villages, the mountainous part of the republic, Krasnodar, and the all-Russian camp "Orlyonok" (Eaglet) and Circassian villages of Lazarev district on the Black Sea coast.

July 12, 2011 15:00

• HRW to report on human rights situation in Gali District of Abkhazia

  On July 15 the international human rights organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) will present the report outlining the human rights problems and specific recommendations to the authorities of Abkhazia and the international community to improve the situation in Gali District.

July 12, 2011 14:00

• Policemen threw grenades at civilians' houses in Dagestan, witnesses assert

  Armed policemen, who went this morning around households in the village Mutsalaul of Khasavyurt District, threw grenades to the house where brothers Ali and Umar named Zainalabidov lived. As a result, the building received considerable damage, the "Caucasian Knot" was told by Rasul Magomedkhanov, a resident of the village.

July 12, 2011 12:00

• North-Caucasian track and field athletes won over ten medals at the championship of Russia in Cheboksary

  627 athletes from 61 Russian regions took part in the championship of Russia which passed off in Cheboksary from July, 1 till July, 3, the Ministry of Sports of Chuvash Republic reported. Participants from Northern Caucasus got over ten medals during the events.

July 12, 2011 11:00

• Western Georgia bore damages from pelting rains

  The settlement of Jikhaskari, Zugdidi district of Western Georgia, bore strong damages as a result of a heavy rain and flood in the river of Tarchia, highways and bridges were also troubled.

July 12, 2011 10:00

• 520 convicts amnestied in Armenia

  As of July, 9, 767 persons were granted an amnesty in Armenia, Press service of Criminal executive department of the Ministry of Justice reported.

July 11, 2011 23:00

• Over 15 men are suspected of raping 14-year-old girl in Kabardino-Balkaria

  The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed by Police Colonel Yuri Begidov, head of the Chegem ROVD (District Interior Division) of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), that 15 persons are checked for involvement in raping a 14-year-old girl from the village of Nartan in Kabardino-Balkaria: suspects' DNA an other analyses are made.

July 11, 2011 22:00

• Retransmission centre burnt down in Dagestan

  On July 11, in the Tsumadin District of Dagestan, unidentified criminals attacked the Radio and Television Broadcasting Centre (RTBC); they destroyed and burned it down.

July 11, 2011 20:00

• South-Ossetian social-democrats to nominate their presidential candidate

  Reporters were informed by Dmitry Tasoev, Chairman of the earlier legally liquidated Social-Democratic Party of South Ossetia, that his party will participate in elections at all levels.

July 11, 2011 19:00

• Protest actions against detention of journalists held in Tbilisi

  In Tbilisi, at the initiative of the Board of the Charter of Journalistic Ethics, journalists held protest actions associated with the "photographers' case" at the buildings of the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) and the US Embassy. The members of the Board demanded from the country's authorities to remove the "secrecy status" from the case and urged the international community to monitor the inquiry.

July 11, 2011 18:00

• Moscow to host presentation of French film about Estemirova's murder

  On Friday, July 15, at 6:00 p.m., the new premises of the International Society "Memorial" in Moscow, located at the intersection of Karetny Ryad Street and Sadovoe Ring, a party will be held in memory of human rights defender Natalia Estemirova. The event will see the film "Who killed Natasha?"