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September 21, 2010 19:00

• Melle: drawing-closer programme for residents of Prigorodny District yields fruit

  In the opinion of Stefan Melle, Director of the German-Russian Exchange, the joint programme of the Exchange with the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" named "Harmonization of Interethnic Relations in Prigorodny District through Development of Minor Businesses" was a success, because it was supported and contributed by the district administration and school teachers. Mr Melle hopes for further progress of the programme.

September 21, 2010 18:00

• ICRC stops some programmes in Abkhazia and opens new ones

  In 2011, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) plans to launch a project on rendering help to victims of mine explosions in Abkhazia. This was reported on September 20 by Inske Vandormayl, head of the ICRC Mission in Abkhazia. Some of the programmes are phased out, and their former recipients will now be helped by the authorities of Abkhazia.

September 20, 2010 23:40

• In Grozny, militia looks for persons who prepared terror act in marketplace

  So far, the search of the persons who had prepared a terror act on September 19 in a shopping centre in Grozny, which was prevented, is fruitless. Power agents do not exclude that the act was aimed to disrupt the celebrations on the local Women's Day.

September 20, 2010 23:20

• 150 families spent almost a week without electricity in Stavropol Territory

  In the north-western district of Stavropol, the hostel in Brusneva Street was disconnected from electricity for six days for debts: its inhabitants cooked food on an open fire, made homework at candlelight and held protest rallies.

September 20, 2010 23:10

• Dagestan MIA refutes data about casualties in a fight in Makhachkala

  The press service of the Dagestan Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has refuted the information about casualties in the mass brawl of students in Makhachkala. According to some sources, two persons, and according to other sources - four persons were injured. To disperse the crowd, militiamen had to open warning fire in the air.

September 20, 2010 23:10

• Krasnodar Territory: "White Tape" initiates new all-Russian movement

  Activists of the public movement "White Tape", operational today in Krasnodar, Novorossisk, Sochi and St Petersburg, and of several other public and political structures have announced their intention to create a nationwide all-Russian movement "Freedom. Brotherhood. Justice".

September 20, 2010 23:00

• In Azerbaijan, journalist who visited Armenia plans to challenge his dismissal from television

  On September 29, the Sabail District Court of Baku will consider, with Fuad Guseinov as the chairing judge, the claim lodged by journalist Asef Guliev against the Closed Joint-Stock Company (CJSC) "Azerbaijani TV and Radio Broadcasting" (AzTV state television). The claimant believes that he was illegally dismissed from his job and demands reinstatement and payment of lost salary.

September 20, 2010 22:40

• Residents of Ingushetia who disappeared after Vladikavkaz terror act were found and are interrogated by power agents

  The fate of residents of Ingushetia Sait-Ali Dobriev, Magomed Tochiev, and Aminat and Aishat Gandarova, detained earlier by law enforcers because of the terror act in Vladikavkaz on September 9, whose relatives had stated their disappearance, is now somewhat clear: they are still interrogated under the terror act case.

September 20, 2010 22:30

• Chechnya has celebrated its Women's Day

  The celebrations in honour of the Day of Chechen Women, established last year by President Ramzan Kadyrov, are over in Chechnya.

September 20, 2010 22:20

• Russian GPO asks Poland to extradite Zakaev

  The General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of the Russian Federation requests that Poland delivers Ahmed Zakaev, emissary of Chechen separatists, who is in international search and who was detained earlier in the territory of this state, and promises to treat him in Russia in line with international standards.

September 20, 2010 22:10

• Ingushetia restricts sale of strong alcohol

  The official website of the President of the Republic of Ingushetia reports that the local government has ordered to restrict the retail sale of alcoholic beverages.

September 20, 2010 22:00

• Death toll of Vladikavkaz terror act reaches 19

  Leila Dzagoeva, who was injured in the terror act committed in the central marketplace of Vladikavkaz, died in a Moscow hospital. Thus, the death toll has reached 19 persons.

September 20, 2010 21:00

• Carelessness of a restaurant's personnel became the cause of poisoning of over 40 residents of Yerevan

  According to Grigor Bagyan, head of the State Inspection of food and veterinary security of Armenian Ministry of Agriculture, the results of food expertise in a Yerevan restaurant "Gegama" where on August, 19, 41 visitors got a food poisoning indicated that the cause of the incident has been carelessness of the enterprise's staff which resulted in a staphylococcus infection of the people.

September 20, 2010 20:00

• Ahmed Zakaev left Poland

  Ahmed Zakaev, emissary of the Chechen separatists, detained on September, 17, in Warsaw and then released out of custody left Poland on Sunday, September, 19 but promised to return soon.

September 20, 2010 19:00

• A dead military man found in Ingushetia

  Our source in law enforcement bodies reports that a dead military man has been found in Ingushetia, in a car belonging to his missing colleague.

September 20, 2010 18:00

• The corpse of the 18-th victim of terror in Vladikavkaz will be soon delivered to Georgia

  Irbek Doev, chief of the press-service of Permanent Mission of North Osetia under Russian President reported on September, 19, that the corpse of Zeinab Tuayeva, a victim of terror in Vladikavkaz, who died on September, 16, in one of the Moscow clinics would be first taken by airplane to North Osetia and then to Georgia, her motherland.

September 18, 2010 23:45

• Turkey: liturgy to take place in Armenian Church of Surb Khach

  On September 19, liturgy will be held in the Armenian Church of "Sacred Cross" (Surb Khach), located on Lake Van. Armenian organizations refused take part in the event because there is no Christian cross crowning the church dome.

September 18, 2010 20:00

• South Ossetia hosts action "Wall of Lie and Truth"

  Today in Tskhinvali, near the building of the parliament, which was burnt down in August 2008, an action named "Wall of Lie and Truth" was held, dated to the 20th anniversary of the Republic of South Ossetia.

September 18, 2010 19:00

• Russian authorities promise to solve all Sochi ecological problems by 2012

  As stated today by Dmitri Kozak, Vice-Premier of Russia, at the sitting of the interdepartmental commission for preparing the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, held within the International Investment Forum "Sochi-2010", by 2012, Sochi will forget about problems in its ecology.

September 18, 2010 18:00

• Ombudsmen of North Ossetia and Ingushetia jointly condemn terror act in Vladikavkaz

  On September 17, Valery Tsomartov and Dzhambulat Ozdoev, ombudsmen of North Ossetia and Ingushetia, respectively, made a joint statement condemning the terror act committed in Vladikavkaz on September 9 by a suicide bomber.