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July 02, 2011 21:00

• Armenian residents to celebrate International Day for Captive Dolphins

  On July 4 the dolphin defenders in Yerevan will hold protest rallies. The protest actions are dated to the World Week for Captive Dolphins, which is held the first week of July.

July 02, 2011 20:00

• Death toll from gas explosion in Vladikavkaz reaches five

  The fifth victim, injured in the blast of a gas cylinder at a wedding party in Vladikavkaz, died.

July 02, 2011 19:00

• Nagorno-Karabakh welcomes second international festival "Tndjre"

  Today in the city of Stepanakert the second youth international festival of classic music "Tndjre" was opened. Musicians from Nagorno-Karabakh, Russia, Germany, Belgium, Latvia, Lithuania, Armenia, Singapore and Austria took part in the festival.

July 02, 2011 18:00

• Dagestan: Davud Israpilov found beaten

  Today Davud Israpilov, a resident of the village of Khutrakh of Tsuntin District, who was considered as disappeared since June 24, was found beaten in the Kirov District of Makhachkala, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told by Magomed Yusupov, Israpilov's uncle.

July 02, 2011 17:00

• Armenian society urges authorities to stop emigration

  Representatives of the Armenian society, concerned about the continuing emigration from the country, sent a letter to Ovik Abramyan, the Speaker of the Parliament of Armenia, and to Tigran Sarkisyan, the Prime Minister of Armenia, urging the Armenian authorities to take measures to reduce emigration, which is developing into a "national disaster".

July 02, 2011 16:00

• Nalchik: local resident killed in special operation

  Today about 11:30 a.m. Moscow time Alim Amshokov, a local resident, born in 1983, was killed near the bridge over the Nalchik River in Keshokov Street in the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria during a special operation.

July 02, 2011 15:00

• MIA: unidentified persons tried to blow up courthouse in Malgobek

  Last night at the courthouse, located in the centre of the city of Malgobek, the unidentified persons put in operation an explosive device with power of about 10 kilograms in TNT equivalent, and then they shot three times from the grenade launcher to the courthouse, reported the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Ingushetia.

July 01, 2011 23:00

• Georgian authorities to commemorate victims of Circassians' genocide

  The Parliament of Georgia has instructed the Government to develop an action plan on opening a country's Circassian Cultural Centre and a memorial of victims of genocide against the Circassian nation.

July 01, 2011 22:00

• Yerevan residents protest against higher metro fare

  Today in the Armenian capital the initiative group "We are against increase of metro fare" held a protest rally in front of the Mayoralty. The group was formed within the social network Facebook just after the city authorities decided to increase the fare. More than 5000 persons became members of this group; about 30 of them took part in today's rally.

July 01, 2011 21:00

• Ingushetia: Magas Mayor resignation is planned, source in Evkurov's administration says

  In the near future Aslanbek Sagov, Mayor of the city of Magas, the capital of Ingushetia, will resign from his position. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told by a source in the administration of Yunus-Bek Evkurov, the head of Ingushetia, that the resignation has to do with the outcomes of the revision of construction of cottages in Magas. Aslanbek Sagov himself said that he had decided to resign on his own will after Evkurov's criticism of the activity of the Mayoralty of Magas.

July 01, 2011 20:00

• Court sentences figurants in case of children's death in Yeysk Spit to terms in colony

  The Yeysk City Court of the Krasnodar Territory has announced the sentence to two employees of the Moscow school accused of the death of six schoolchildren in the camp of "Azov".

July 01, 2011 19:00

• Chechnya sets up commission to restrict sale of energy drinks

  Ban on sale of energy drinks to minors can be introduced in the Chechen Republic in the nearest future. According to experts, regular consumption of energy drinks can cause serious health problems.

July 01, 2011 18:00

• Third victim of gas explosion in Vladikavkaz dies

  As announced by the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) of North Ossetia, another woman-victim of the explosion of gas cylinder in Vladikavkaz has died,. Therefore, the number of casualties of the accident has reached three persons.

July 01, 2011 16:00

• Leaders of "Georgian Party" accuse Georgian law enforcement bodies of torture

  Attempts to put pressure on activists from the oppositional "Georgian Party" to obtain certain testimonies began after detention and continue now, said Erosi Kitsmarishvili, the political secretary of the "Georgian Party" in an interview to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

July 01, 2011 14:00

• The community of Giumri against placing the frescos by Minas in the airport of “Zvartonts”

  36 non-governmental organizations of Shirak region of Armenia sent a message to Edwardo Ernekyan, Armenian philanthropist from the Argentine, owner of "Armenia International Airports" company, calling not to place the frescos my Minas Avetisyan in Yerevan airport “Zvartonts” and limit himself to their copies.

July 01, 2011 12:00

• The Government of Georgia will announce a competition on creation of a memorial to the victims of genocide of the Circassians

  Today the Parliament of Georgia will discuss the question of creation of a memorial to the victims of genocide of the Circassian people. Sculptors from all over the world will be able to take part in the contest of projects of the memorial.

July 01, 2011 11:00

• Rostov court blocked access to twenty web-sites propagandizing suicide

  Soviet district court of Rostov-on-Don satisfied a claim of Public prosecutor’s office by limiting access to 20 web-sites which offered over 150 ways of committing a suicide.

June 30, 2011 23:00

• Batumi Port to receive big cruise ships

  Levan Varshalomidze, Chairman of the Government of Adzharia, and John Tersek, Vice President of the American Company Royal Caribbean International, have signed a memorandum of cooperation in development of the Batumi Port. Soon it will be able to receive big cruise ships.

June 30, 2011 22:00

• Armenian opposition gives two months to authorities to decide on early elections

  Should the Armenian authorities fail to decide on early elections within the upcoming two months, the opposition will find the dialogue exhausted and move the resignation demand of President Serzh Sargsyan. This was announced today at a rally by Levon Ter-Petrosyan, the leader of the Armenian National Congress (ANC).

June 30, 2011 21:00

• Twelve persons lost on June 13-19 in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week from June 13 to June 19, at least 12 persons were killed and at least 13 more were wounded 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 public sources.