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February 10, 2011 23:20

• Khloponin: authorities' blunders contribute to spread of extremism

  On February 9, Alexander Khloponin, Plenipotentiary of Russian President in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), said, when meeting students in Nalchik, that the main reason for the spread of religious extremism and terrorism is the growth of corruption as a result of "essential deficiencies of the authorities, both regional and federal."

February 10, 2011 23:10

• KBR: rescuers search skier from near Moscow who got under avalanche

  As reported by the Chief Department (CD) of the Russian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) for the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), over 20 rescuers are now searching Sergey Bashkirov, 23, a skier from the town of Korolyov near Moscow, who was covered by an avalanche on Mount Cheget near Elbrus.

February 10, 2011 23:00

• Jewellery stolen at massacre of eight persons in Stavropol found

  On February 9, Vladimir Markin, spokesman of the Russian Investigatory Committee, announced that 200 jewellery items stolen from the casualties' house were detected in the house of an acquaintance of Roman Gubarev, a suspect of killing eight people in Stavropol.

February 10, 2011 22:40

• Fourth suspect of organizing "Domodedovo" terror act detained

  According to a source from law enforcement bodies, the fourth suspect of organizing the terror act in "Domodedovo" Airport on January 24 - Bashir Khamkhoev, a resident of Ingushetia, has been already arrested by the court.

February 10, 2011 22:30

• KCR residents demand to transfer Shebzukhov and Zhukov murder cases to federal centre

  On February 9, residents of the aul of Inzhichishkho made an appeal to the nations of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KCR), Coordination Board of National Associations of Karachay-Cherkessia, and Circassian public organizations of North-Caucasian republics with notification about the rally, where they want to demand from the leadership of the republic and NCFD to investigate the murders of Aslan Zhukov, one of the leaders of Circassian youth, and Fral Shebzukhov, an adviser of the KCR President.

February 10, 2011 22:20

• Explosions in Grozny were not terror acts, power agents assert

  The three explosions that occurred in the evening on February 8 in two districts of Grozny, the Chechen capital, were not terror acts. In one case a grenade blew up, while the two other explosions could be just of everyday origin, sources from power structures of Chechnya believe.

February 10, 2011 22:10

• Medvedev's administration transfers Didoy problems to Khloponin's office

  Shortly before his death, Magomed Gamzatov, one of the leaders of the Didoy ethnic minority residing in Dagestan received a letter from the administration of the President of Russia. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told about it by a relative of Gamzatov.

February 10, 2011 22:00

• Chechen militia finds two young women thought abducted

  Two women-residents of Chechnya, whose relatives thought them to have been kidnapped, were found by Chechen law enforcers in North Ossetia. Such incidents, according to a MIA officer, are used by some media and human rights organizations for allegations that kidnappings continue in Chechnya.

February 10, 2011 21:00

• Friend of resident of Moscow Region killed in special operation in Chechnya claims of persecution by FSB

  The office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" in Grozny was approached by Magomed Edilov, 51, a local resident and a friend of a resident of the Moscow Region, who perished in a special operation in Chechnya. Mr Edilov complained of being harassed by FSB agents.

February 10, 2011 20:00

• European Court fined the Russian Federation for disappearance and deaths of residents of Chechnya

  The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg fined Russia to a sum of 160 thousand euros for disappearance and death of residents of Chechnya Movsar and Movladi Nasukhanovs and Magomed Dudarov in 2002.

February 10, 2011 19:00

• An oppositional journalist who called to a meeting via "Facebook" summoned to the police in Sumgait

  On February, 9, Elchin Gasanov, one more of the activists of the party People's Front of Azerbaijan (PPFA) , reporter of "Yukselish Namine" ("For the Sake of Revival") was summoned to the police department of Sumgait.

February 10, 2011 18:00

• One more Georgian sailor captured by Somali pirates

  On February, 9, Somali pirates captured a Greek tanker Irene SL in shore of Oman the crew of which includes a citizen of Georgia.

February 09, 2011 23:30

• Soldier lost in Nagorno-Karabakh

  A regular soldier, private Kotinyan, Gevorg Andranikovich, born in 1992, died in an emergency incident in the Defence Army of Nagorno-Karabakh.

February 09, 2011 23:20

• Pyatigorsk: district militiaman sentenced to three years of colony for abuse of powers

  The City Court of Pyatigorsk, Stavropol Territory, has passed a verdict of guilty to a district militiaman of the local OVD (Interior Division), who tried to improve his performance indicators by planting drugs on citizens and then "finding" them.

February 09, 2011 23:10

• In Astrakhan, a local resident dies of swine flu

  On Monday, February 7, a 56-year-old local resident died in the Astrakhan Regional Infectious Hospital from complications caused by A/H1N1 influenza virus (swine flu).

February 09, 2011 23:00

• Deputy colony head detained at bribe-taking in Dagestan

  As reported by the press service of the regional FSB department, on Monday, February 7, Lieutenant Colonel Khanahmed Yarakhmedov, deputy head of Penal Colony No. 2 of the Russian Federal Penal Service (known as "UFSIN"), was detained, when receiving a bribe of 80,000 roubles.

February 09, 2011 22:50

• In Dagestan, enclave residents hold rally demanding from authorities to defend their interests

  On February 8, Makhachkala hosted a rally of residents of the village of Khrakh-Uba (Khrakhoba), which is part of the village soviet Novoaulskiy, Magaramkent District of Dagestan, but is located inside the Khachmaz District of Azerbaijan. The protesters - about 300 persons - demanded to protect villagers' rights.

February 09, 2011 22:40

• Azerbaijani SC upholds sentence to Garisov, resident of Dagestan

  The Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijan has upheld the sentence passed by the court of the Kusar District to Usman Garisov, a resident of Dagestan on charges of contraband and drug use. He was sentenced to four years in prison.

February 09, 2011 22:20

• Two suspects of murdering football fan Volkov to stay in custody for three months more

  The Presnya Court of Moscow has extended till May 11 the custody of the two persons accused of murdering Yuri Volkov, a fan of the "Spartak" Football Club.

February 09, 2011 22:10

• Investigators name suspect of murdering children in Kuschevskaya

  The investigation has established the supposed killer of four children during the massacre of the family of farmer Ametov and his friends from Rostov-on-Don in the village of Kuschevskaya.