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May 14, 2011 19:30

• Krasnodar holds rally "Victory is no commodity!"

  Over 30 students gathered in Krasnodar at the bar "Dikij Koyot" (Wild Coyote) to hold a protest action. They chanted "Victory is no commodity!" and "Victory is not for sale!"

May 14, 2011 19:00

• North Ossetia: retired militaries hold rally in defence of their social rights

  In Vladikavkaz, the capital of North Ossetia, a rally took place in Theatre Square in defence of social rights and guarantees, organized by public associations representing the interests of pensioners from armed and interior forces. The event was 200 persons strong.

May 14, 2011 18:00

• Abkhazia chooses talisman and logo of World Dominoes Championship

  The contest has been summed in Abkhazia for the logo and talisman of the 7th World Dominoes Championship, which the republic will host this autumn.

May 14, 2011 17:30

• Sochi starts 2014 Olympic countdown

  Today, the Tsentralny District of Sochi has started the clock that will count down the time remaining till the 2014 Winder Olympic Games.

May 14, 2011 17:00

• Explosion in Dagestan injures policeman

  A policeman was seriously injured in the blast, which occurred today in Lenin Street in Kaspiisk.

May 14, 2011 16:00

• Yerevan holds action against construction near Katogike Church

  The youth organization named "Ima" has held an action in Yerevan against the construction planned near the Katogike Church. The protesters demanded to hold an open contest of projects and public hearings on the programme of the district build-up.

May 14, 2011 15:00

• 15 oppositionists-participants in April 2 rally arrested in Azerbaijan

  Elnur Medjidli, a member of the youth branch of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was arrested in Azerbaijan in connection with the criminal case on the oppositional rally in Baku on April 2 this year.

May 14, 2011 14:00

• Yerevan hosts action in support of political prisoners

  On May 13, a rally, attended by relatives and associates of prisoners, was held near the General Prosecutor's Office of Armenia with a demand to release political prisoners.

May 14, 2011 13:00

• 22 persons perished last week in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of May 2-8, the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus took away at least 22 human lives; at least 18 persons were injured. These are the results of the calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot", based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

May 13, 2011 23:50

• Friederike Behr: it would be hard to work without rights defenders' help

  On May 12, the Independent Press Centre in Prechistenka Street hosted presentation of the Annual Report of the Amnesty International (AI), which provides a comprehensive picture of the human rights situation in 157 countries of the world and analysis of the situation in 2010.

May 13, 2011 23:45

• Victims' representatives in Markelov's murder case are sure that Khasis and Tikhonov had accomplices

  On May 11, the lawyers, who represent the interests of the victims, said at a press conference that Nikita Tikhonov and Eugenia Khasis, found guilty of murdering lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova, most likely had accomplices.

May 13, 2011 23:40

• Trial of journalists Nizovkina and Stetsura: new examinations appointed

  At the trial held in Ulan-Ude of journalists Tatiana Stetsura and Nadezhda Nizovkina, the court ordered to hold new examinations of the text on deportation of the Caucasian nations, for writing and distribution of which the journalists had been prosecuted on charges of inciting hatred and enmity towards employees of power structures.

May 13, 2011 23:30

• At match in Grozny on May 11 water cannons and truncheons were used against fans

  On May 11, in the course of the opening ceremony of the largest in Northern Caucasus sports complex named after Akhmad Kadyrov in Grozny, not all possible nuances were foreseen; and it resulted in a number of serious incidents outside the stadium, local observers and football fans assert.

May 13, 2011 23:20

• Frontier Troops Major lost in Dagestan

  According to updated information, a Major of the Frontier Department for Dagestan of the Russian FSB was lost in the armed clash, which occurred on May 12 in the Tsumandin District of Dagestan. This was announced by the press service of the Dagestani MIA.

May 13, 2011 23:10

• Russia's SC postpones consideration of cassation lodged by figurants in Ruslan Yamadaev's murder case

  Today in Moscow, the Russia's Supreme Court (SC) has considered a complaint lodged by the advocates of Elim-Pashi Khatsuev, Aslanbek Dadaev and Timur Isaev, accused of murdering Ruslan Yamadaev. The court decided to postpone its session till May 25.

May 13, 2011 23:00

• Ex-senator from Kalmykia Levon Chakhmakhchyan receives his CER

  As reported by a source from the penitentiary system, the former senator (deputy of the Russian Council of the Federation) from Kalmykia Levon Chakhmakhchyan, sentenced in 2008 to 7.5 years in prison for an attempted fraud, has received his conditional early relief (CER).

May 13, 2011 22:50

• Defence of parents whose children drowned in Yeisk Spit complain against court

  Advocates of the parents of the schoolchildren, who drowned in the sea near Yeisk have filed a complaint against the court, which rejected their petition to attract teachers as co-respondents. On May 16, 2011, a preliminary court hearing will take place.

May 13, 2011 22:40

• Advocate and relatives of suspect of committing terror act in Vladikavkaz had no contact with him for two weeks

  On May 11, Batyr Akhilgov, advocate of Issa Khashagulgov, a resident of Ingushetia, had a meeting with his client, who is suspected of organizing the terror act in North Ossetia. The meeting was sanctioned after Akhilgov and Khashagulgov wife complained to rights defenders that since April 22 the advocate had no chance to meet his client.

May 13, 2011 22:20

• Press Secretary of Dagestani President rejects law violations at ordering wristwatches

  The wristwatches are intended not for bureaucrats but for awarding on special occasions and memorial dates of law enforcers, athletes and scientists for special merits to the republic, Rasul Khaibullaev, press secretary of the president of Dagestan, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

May 13, 2011 22:10

• Stavropol Territory: Sheikh Ismajlov suspects explosive was planted on him

  Currently, the family of Sheikh Kurman Ismajlov, whose house was searched, after which power agents stated confiscation "of substance looking like explosive", lives not at home but with his relatives, since advocates strongly advised his to stay among people and not live along as he had used to.