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June 06, 2011 20:00

• Charges against 14 out of 18 detainees in North Osetia brought after the murder of poet Jigkaev

  Four persons in North Osetia detained after the murder of poet Shamil Jigkaev were released. The investigation brought charges of storage of arms, drugs and extremist printed matter against the rest 14 detained, imam of the local Sunni mosque Kulat Ismailov among them.

June 06, 2011 19:00

• Actions of protest "Stop! Electrozinc!" passed off in Moscow and Vladikavkaz

  On June, 5, actions against the activities of North-Osetian plant "Electrozinc" which according to the participants, discharges a great amount of heavy metal into the atmosphere passed off in Moscow and Vladikavkaz. In Moscow a picket was held in Chistoprudny boulevard and there was a cycle race along the central streets of Vladikavkaz.

June 06, 2011 18:00

• Ex- major Yevseev amnestied in Chechnya

  Ex-militia major Mikhail Yevseev who had been accused of a number of grave crimes committed in the territory of Chechnya in 2004 will not be made criminally liable. Criminal proceedings against Yevseev were stopped in connection with formerly enacted amnesty.

June 04, 2011 23:45

• Nine persons detained at Russia-Armenia football match

  On June 4, in St Petersburg, the Russian national football team beat their Armenian counterparts 3:1 in the qualifying round for Euro-2012. During the match, nine persons were detained.

June 04, 2011 22:00

• Parents of children who drowned in Yeisk file a new lawsuit

  On June 21, the Zyuzino Court of Moscow will consider the case about the death of schoolchildren in summer rehabilitation camp, which was located on Yeisk Spit. This was reported by lawyer Liudmila Aivar, who is defending the victims.

June 04, 2011 21:00

• Iranians imprisoned in Armenia threaten to go on hunger strike

  The Iranian nationals serving their sentences in prisons of Armenia plan - on the eve of the visit to Armenia of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad - to go on hunger strike, demanding their transfer to Iran. In total, the number of would-be hunger-strikers is 59.

June 04, 2011 20:00

• In Nalchik, policemen liquidate underground casino

  Employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Kabardino-Balkaria have detected and closed an underground gambling hall, which operated in the capital of the republic.

June 04, 2011 19:00

• Azerbaijan suspends criminal case against blogger Elnur Medzhidli

  The General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Azerbaijan has suspended criminal proceedings against Elnur Medzhidli, an active user of social networks, journalist and blogger, who is now living in France.

June 04, 2011 17:00

• Missing Kokrek villager found dead in Dagestan

  The body of Magomed Musaev, a resident of the village of Kokrek, Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, who disappeared on May 27, was found. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it by Magomed's wife - Makhabat Musaeva.

June 04, 2011 16:14

• Mosque is started in capital of Ingushetia

  A foundation stone has been laid of the first congregation mosque in the city of Magas, where 8000 believers will be able to pray at the same time - it will be the largest mosque in Ingushetia.

June 04, 2011 16:00

• Astrakhan Region opens new route of historical tourism

  In the Astrakhan Region tourists will be able to visit a large-scale reconstruction of the medieval town of Sarai-Batu - the capital of Golden Horde, built in the steppes of the Kharabalin District, near the site of the actual archaeological excavations of the ancient settlement.

June 04, 2011 15:00

• South Ossetia bans imports of fresh vegetables from EU

  The South-Ossetian leadership has banned the import of vegetables from the European Union (EU) countries to the territory of the republic. The decision has to do with the hazardous intestinal infection spread in Europe.

June 04, 2011 13:00

• Oil source found in Georgia near Black Sea coast

  Satellites found a natural source of oil in the Black Sea off the coast of Georgia, the "ScanEx" Company reports.

June 03, 2011 23:50

• Grozny: unidentified assailants attack Chechen Human Rights Centre

  On May 30, armed men broke into the office of the Human Rights Centre of the Chechen Republic in Grozny and started threatening the employees of this organization. This was reported by the HRC "Memorial", which added that the attackers were not identified, and the reasons of the attack are unknown.

June 03, 2011 23:40

• Blast kills people in Tskhinvali

  Today in the evening a grenade blew up in Tskhinvali and wounded, according to various sources, two or three persons, one of them later died.

June 03, 2011 23:20

• Printing house of "Krestianin" in Rostov Region reopened by court decision

  Today, under the ruling of the Rostov Regional Court, the printing facility of the "Krestianin" (Peasant) newspaper, located in the village of Chaltyr, Myasnikov District of the Rostov Region, was reopened for operation. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it by Irina Samokhhina, the head of the "Krestianin" Publishers.

June 03, 2011 23:10

• Tigran Postanjyan released in Armenia

  On June 3, Tigran Postanjyan, brother of Zaruhi Postanjyan, deputy of the parliamentary faction of the "Heritage" Party, was released from custody under decision by the court of general jurisdiction of Yerevan.

June 03, 2011 23:00

• Russian Public Chamber demands inquiry into persecution of Muslims in North Ossetia and Dagestan

  Mass arrests of Muslims in North Ossetia and beating of believers in Dagestan are provocations on the eve of the 2012 presidential election in Russia and the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi. This was stated in the statements of the Working Group of the Public Chamber (WGPC) for promoting social dialogue and civil society institutions in the Caucasus.

June 03, 2011 22:50

• Azerbaijani Court of Appeal leaves oppositionists in custody

  On June 2, the Baku Court of Appeal dismissed the complaints against extension of custody term lodged by Arif Gadjily, head of the executive office of the "Musavat" Party, Tural Abbasly, chairman of the "Musavat" youth organization, and Muhammad Medzhidli, member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA).

June 03, 2011 22:40

• Society of Dagestan is on the brink of civil war: over 2000 disappearances remain unsolved

  A human life in Dagestan is cheaper than in the rest of Russia; and the Dagestani society is on the brink of civil war - these are the conclusions reached at the travelling session of the Presidential Council on Civil Society Development and Human Rights, held on June 2. It was announced at the session that in general for the NCFD (North-Caucasian Federal District) over 2000 human disappearances remain unsolved.