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May 09, 2011 20:00

• Dagestan: rights defender who opposed environment pollution fined by "Rospotrebnadzor"

  The Inter-District Division of "Rospotrebnadzor" (Russian Federal Agency for Consumer Supervision) for Dagestan fined Murtazali Tagirov, head of public organization "Fighter for Justice" by 4500 roubles.

May 09, 2011 19:00

• Finnish court finds Shamil Basaev's brother innocent in the case of illegal immigration

  Today, a trial took place in Finland on the case on illegal immigration of Chechen natives. The defendants Abdulkhamid Mechiev and Mikael Storsjo were acquitted.

May 09, 2011 18:00

• Head of Nazran GUVD demands to open criminal case against oppositionist Khazbiev

  On May 6, the Ingush oppositionist Magomed Khazbiev was summoned to the Investigatory Committee of Ingushetia by investigator Gaitov for questioning. Magomed Tambiev, head of the Nazran GUVD (Chief Interior Department), has asked the Prosecutor's Office initiate a criminal case against the oppositionist.

May 07, 2011 23:00

• In Dagestan, dozens of houses are flooded by heavy rains

  About 50 houses were flooded in the village of Atlanaul, Buinaksk District of Dagestan, after heavy rains. This was reported by the republic's department of the Russian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE).

May 07, 2011 22:30

• Prosecutor's Office of Ingushetia: oppositionist Khazbiev was not kidnapped

  The Ingush Prosecutor's Office has conducted a check of the application lodged by Lydia Khazbieva, mother of the oppositionist Magomed Khazbiev, who complained of illegal actions of law enforcers, who on March 23 kidnapped Khazbiev and his brothers.

May 07, 2011 22:00

• On May 17, South Ossetia starts issuing new passports

  Following the order given by President Eduard Kokoity to the government, on May 17 South Ossetia should start issuing new passports to its citizens.

May 07, 2011 21:00

• In Georgia, police arrests protesters

  The today's protest action held in the city of Rustavi by the oppositional organization "National Assembly" has ended in detention of its participants.

May 07, 2011 20:00

• Azerbaijan: advocates of wearing hijabs are criminally prosecuted

  A criminal case under the articles of the Criminal Code, which assume responsibility for disorderly conduct and rendering resistance to state officials, was initiated against a group of Azerbaijani believers, who held on May 6 a rally outside the Ministry of Education in Baku demanding the freedom for wearing hijabs in schools.

May 07, 2011 19:30

• International cycling races are on in Nagorno-Karabakh

  On May 6, the central square of Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, hosted the opening ceremony of the International Bicycle Races. They are attended by over fifty athletes from Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia, Estonia, Romania, Austria, Germany and France.

May 07, 2011 19:00

• Over 40 houses flooded by rain in Vladikavkaz

  On May 6, more than 40 private houses were flooded in the capital of North Ossetia as a result of rain and hail that attacked the city: roads were washed off; power lines were broken; and some buildings lost their roofs, reports the administration of the head of the republic.

May 07, 2011 18:00

• France allocates 200 workplaces for citizens of Georgia

  Citizens of Georgia will be able to work legally in the territory of France; 200 jobs have been allocated for this purpose, said Giorgi Vashadze, Deputy Minister of Justice of Georgia.

May 07, 2011 17:30

• Armenia and Azerbaijan to discuss Nagorno-Karabakh situation with head of PA OSCE

  Armenia and Azerbaijan intend to discuss the issue of increased concentration of snipers on the contact line of the armed forces of Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan and other topical problems during the visit on May 9-13 to Southern Caucasus of Petros Efthimiou, head of the Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE.

May 07, 2011 17:00

• Action "Safe Internet for Veterans" held in Rostov-on-Don

  Within the project "Grandmother Online", Rostov-on-Don hosts the action "Safe Internet for Veterans" with the task to teach elderly people to computer skills.

May 07, 2011 16:00

• Resident of Ingushetia killed in special operation in Grozny identified

  The suspected member of the armed underground, who was killed on May 6 in the Zavodskoy District of the capital of Chechnya, was identified as Muslim Agiev, 26, a native of Ingushetia, the local police reports.

May 07, 2011 15:00

• Start of construction of Nabucco gas pipeline postponed till 2013

  The construction of the gas pipeline named Nabucco, intended to transport gas from the Caspian region and the Middle East to the EU countries has been postponed till 2013. The consortium named "Nabucco Gas Pipeline International GmbH" has disseminated this information.

May 07, 2011 11:30

• Adbashyan: Stepanakert Airport is ready by 80 percent

  In Nagorno-Karabakh, the construction of the Stepanakert Airport is nearing its completion - it is ready to make flights by 80 percent, said Dmitry Adbashyan, Head of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) under the Government of Nagorno-Karabakh.

May 06, 2011 23:30

• Caravan in memory of victims of terror and war moves across Kabardino-Balkaria

  On May 5, the territory of Kabardino-Balkaria was crossed by a memory caravan of victims of terror and war, which started in Vladikavkaz. The tour over the cities of Southern Russia on horses and camels was organized by the NGO "Right to Peace".

May 06, 2011 23:10

• The accused of murdering Markelov receive life imprisonment and 18 years in colony

  A verdict was passed at today's session of the Moscow City Court on the murder case of Stanislav Markelov and Anastasia Baburova. At 11:32 a.m., the court sentenced Tikhonov to life imprisonment in a special security colony; and Khasis - to 18 years of imprisonment in a minimum security colony, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports from the courtroom.

May 06, 2011 23:00

• Ex-Speaker of Astrakhan City Duma prepares complaint to ECtHR against his sentence for slander

  Evgeniy Dunaev, former chairman of the City Duma, who was convicted by the Astrakhan Court on charges of defamation during his performances on TV with criticism of Astrakhan authorities, intends to file a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), because he believes his verdict to be unfair. Mr Dunaev himself told about it to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

May 06, 2011 22:50

• Azerbaijan: clashes between believers and police result in victims and detainees

  Today in the morning, several hundreds of believers held a protest action in front of the Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan against the ban to wear hijabs in schools, introduced in November last year. Policemen tried to disperse the protesters; in the course of the confrontation, one of the women lost consciousness, and dozens of people were beaten and detained.