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November 16, 2010 18:00

• Umar Israilov's murder case tried in Vienna

  Today, Vienna saw the first court session considering the murder case of Umar Israilov, a native of Chechnya and ex-security guard of Ramzan Kadyrov. Enhanced security measures have been introduced by the police in the district where the litigation takes place.

November 15, 2010 23:10

• Kamalov: in Dagestan, Cossacks are cultural phenomenon

  In Dagestan, Cossacks have ever been, above all, a binding link between all nationalities; it was stated by Zirkula Ilyasov, First Deputy Minister for National Policy, Religion Matters and Foreign Relations of Dagestan. Enver Kisriev, a researcher of the Caucasian, believes that there is no serious conflict between Dagestanis and Cossacks in the republic; while Hadjimurat Kamalov, founder of the newspaper "Chernovik", confirms this idea and indicates that local Cossacks have become more a cultural phenomenon than a military force.

November 15, 2010 23:00

• Militiaman assassinated at service in Grozny

  Last night, in the Staropromyslovskiy District of Grozny, unidentified persons shot dead a GIBDD (State Traffic Safety Inspectorate) senior militia lieutenant. On this fact, a criminal case was opened under two articles of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

November 15, 2010 22:50

• Armenians are concerned of gender inequality in governing bodies, poll results say

  Eighty-one percent of Armenians are convinced that the country has a problem of inequality of men and women in their representation in power bodies. Of them, 38 percent of respondents believe the problem is very acute, and only 15 percent believe that the quantitative inequality is not a problem. The study was conducted within the framework of the Programme "Women's capacity building in peace construction in Southern Caucasus".

November 15, 2010 22:40

• Krasnodar Territory: deputy suspected of murdering 12 persons

  One of the detainees in the case of murdering 12 persons in the village of Kuschevskaya, Krasnodar Territory - Sergey Tsepovyaz, - is a deputy of the rural settlement. This was reported today by a source from the administration of the Kuschevskiy District.

November 15, 2010 22:30

• Man searched for kidnapping detained in Chechnya

  In the southwest of Chechnya, in the foothill Achkhoi-Martan district, employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) detained a man of 50, suspected of involvement in kidnapping. The alleged kidnapper was released under recognizance not to leave.

November 15, 2010 22:30

• Kadyrov's lawyer files lawsuit against "Memorial"

  Andrei Krasnenkov, advocate of the Chechen President, filed a civil claim on his own behalf on protection of business reputation against the Human Rights Society "Memorial", demanding compensation of 500,000 roubles.

November 15, 2010 22:20

• "Voice of Beslan" protests against deprivation of Kesaeva's brother of driver's license

  Members of the "Voice of Beslan" Committee blocked themselves in the courtroom in Beslan in response to decision of Judge Tsallaev to deprive Alan Tagaev, a victim of the terror act in Beslan in September 2004 and brother of Ella Kesaeva, the leader of the Committee, of his driver's license for 18 months.

November 15, 2010 22:10

• Residents of Chechnya report that power agents beat two men for tinted car glasses

  On November 14, in the car market located in the outskirts of Urus-Martan, a district capital, local militiamen opened fire and beat two young men, who later were detained and taken away to some unknown place. This was reported by local residents, who added that tinted car glasses were the reason of the incident. Power agents refrain from comments.

November 15, 2010 22:00

• Resident of Nevinnomyssk states disappearance of her 12-year-old daughter in Makhachkala

  Elena Ivanova, a resident of the city of Nevinnomyssk, Stavropol Territory, states that her daughter - Ruzana Ivanova, born in 1997, - disappeared in the morning of November 10 in Makhachkala. A few days later the Ivanov family received a demand of 50,000-rouble ransom for her liberation.

November 15, 2010 21:00

• Show of film about Anastasia Baburova cancelled in Moscow

  The documentary by Valery Balayan "Love Me, Please" dedicated to Anastasia Baburova, who was assassinated on January 19, 2009, together with lawyer Stanislav Markelov, has been taken away from the programme of two festivals held in Moscow. The organizers referred to "security considerations" as the main reason of cancellation.

November 15, 2010 20:00

• Teachers and civil activists in Nagorno-Karabakh suggest improvement of schoolchildren 's vocational guidance

  On November, 13, a circular table meeting "Problems of education in the context of national security" was held during which a reform on Nagorno-Karabakh educational system was discussed. High-level personnel of Nagorno-Karabakh educational sphere, representatives of institutes of higher education, colleges, senior schools and civil activists had been invited to the meeting.

November 15, 2010 19:00

• "Face to Face" lecture centre in Moscow held a meeting devoted to Abasin people

  On November, 14, a meeting devoted to the culture of the Abasin people was held in one of the Moscow restaurants within the framework of "Face to Face" lecture centre. Bella Shahmirza, organizer of the meeting, said that over 100 people identifying themselves as members of more than 20 ethnic communities were present.

November 15, 2010 18:00

• Militia officer murdered in a hospital of Khasavjurt

  In the afternoon of November, 14, a militia officer in Dagestan who was undergoing treatment connected with arm fracture in Khasavjurt municipal hospital was killed by unidentified people, standby unit of Khasavjurt Department of Interior Affairs reported.

November 13, 2010 20:00

• Three suspected militants liquidated in Dagestan

  Today, in a special operation, conducted by law enforcers in the city of Buinaksk, Dagestan, three militants were killed. This was reported by law enforcement structures of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD).

November 13, 2010 19:00

• "Voice of Beslan" holds picket in Vladikavkaz

  Today, activists of the All-Russian Public Organization "Voice of Beslan" have held a picket in Vladikavkaz with a demand to pass a law on the status of victims of terror acts and investigate the terror acts committed in the territory of the republic.

November 13, 2010 18:00

• Contest of anti-corruption social ads held in Rostov-on-Don

  Young artists, designers, journalists and students of the Rostov Region have presented several dozens of works on the topic of fighting corruption within the contest of social advertisements "Clean Hands", said the spokesperson of the press service of the Committee on Youth Politics of the regional capital.

November 13, 2010 17:00

• Historian who justified deportation of Caucasian nations was beaten in St Petersburg

  Unidentified persons attacked Igor Pykhalov, author of books on Soviet history and Internet project "For Stalin!" whose work on Stalin's deportation of Chechens and Ingushes caused mixed reaction, including in the Caucasus.

November 13, 2010 16:00

• North-Caucasian MIA opens telephone helpline

  The Chief Department of the MIA in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) has organized the work of the telephone "trust line" to be used by citizens to report information about prepared or committed crimes, as reported by Vladislav Prokofiev, head of the department of records and regime of the above Department.

November 13, 2010 15:00

• Rostov Region: car factory workers were on strike for a few hours because of unpaid wages

  On November 12, workers of the Taganrog Automobile Factory, located in the Rostov Region, stopped their work for several hours, demanding payment of outstanding wages.