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15:41, 7 October 2013

Dagestani SC forms jury in murder case of Deputy and his relatives in Kizlyar

The Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan has formed a jury, which will consider the murder case of Magomed Gamzatov, a Deputy of the Kizlyar City Assembly, and his relatives, said a source from the Court.

Dismantling of the minaret in the village of Chela, Adygen Region. August 2013. Photo http://sknews.ge/

15:36, 7 October 2013

Georgia: Chela villagers split in their views on restoration of minaret

The Muslims of the village demand to rebuild the dismantled minaret and state a deliberate inciting an inter-religious conflict, "which opens the door to terrorism." In their turn, the Orthodox residents complain about the infringement of their rights by Muslims. The authorities and NGO activists wait for the conflict to be addressed at the level of legislation about religious sites.

Azerbaijan, Shamkir, September 2013. Group of international observers of the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly making long-term monitoring of the forthcoming presidential election. Photo: http://www.iacis.ru/

11:59, 7 October 2013

Observers from European Parliament, OSCE, CIS and PACE come to Azerbaijani presidential election

The presidential election in Azerbaijan will be monitored by the delegation of the European Parliament of seven members, along with more than 300 observers of the ODIHR/OSCE, over 300 observers from the CIS and 32 observers from the PACE.

10:11, 7 October 2013

Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of September 30-October 6

Solution of the case of threats to Georgian peacemakers and pardon by president of conditional convicts in Georgia; amnesty in Armenia dated to 22 years of independence; start of consideration of the bill on refusal from direct election of the head of North Ossetia; end of judicial investigation and verdict of the Supreme Court on cases of resonant killingsin the village of Kuschevskaya, Krasnodar Territory; stop of hunger strikes of parents of many children and parents of children with disabilities in Volgograd Region, – look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of September 30-October 6, 2013, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Nos. 71 in 64th Army Street in Volgograd. Volgograd, October 2013. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

10:00, 7 October 2013

Power supply restored to apartment buildings in Kirov District of Volgograd

The accident in the power grid of the Kirov District of the city has been eliminated, said Valery Taranov, the head of the press service of the Volgograd Branch of the Power Company "MRSK Yuga".

03:43, 7 October 2013

21 persons suffered in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus during the week from September 30 to October 6

The list of victims of the above week includes at least 21 people, of whom 15 persons were killed and six others were wounded. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

Akhberdilo Akhberdilov, a teacher of history from the Tidib Secondary School of the Shamil District of Dagestan, a finalist of the contest "Russia's Teacher of the Year". Photo: http://xn--e1afbansnjaej2c1d.xn--p1ai/

21:56, 6 October 2013

Rural teacher from Dagestan Akhberdilo Akhberdilov is among five best Russian teachers

Akhberdilo Akhberdilov, a teacher of history from the Tidib Secondary School of the Shamil District of Dagestan, is one among the five finalists of the contest "Russia's Teacher of the Year".

Kirov District of Volgograd. http://vlg.su/

05:35, 6 October 2013

500 flats in Kirov District of Volgograd have no power and heat for 5 days already

Power engineers explain the outages in 500 flats of two apartment buildings in Volgograd by an accident caused by excessive loads on worn-out power grids. Repairs are underway, but the situation has not been remedied yet.

21:28, 5 October 2013

Journalists beaten in the course of election campaign in Azerbaijan

Local media have reported that unidentified persons have attacked and beaten several journalists. It happened at an election campaign rally in support of Jamil Gasanli, the presidential candidate of the National Council Democratic Forces (NCDF) of Azerbaijan, held in the city of Sabirabad.

16:44, 5 October 2013

Sochi: ICRF checks application of abuse of power at Khosta ROVD

The Investigating Division for the Khosta District of Sochi is checking the application lodged by Olga Sofronova, a local resident, about fabrication of a case on administrative offence against her by ROVD employees.

16:43, 5 October 2013

Vladikavkaz: picketers demand to stop "Electrozink"

A picket dated to another anniversary of a powerful emission of sulphur from the metallurgical factory "Electrozink" was held today in Vladikavkaz. The protesters demanded to close the factory, since it damages the environment and human health.

Kindergarten in Itum-Kali, Chechnya. Photo: http://itum-kali.com/

16:05, 5 October 2013

Chechnya plans to open 25 kindergartens by year end

Till the end of 2013, in the territory of the Chechen Republic, 25 new kindergartens will be opened. According to the information of the Chechen Ministry of Education, at present, in the republic, the line to place a child to kindergarten is about 38,000 children under the age of seven years old.

14:39, 5 October 2013

Said Amirov asks Russian President to take his case under personal control

The Mayor of Makhachkala Said Amirov, who is held in custody in Moscow, has asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to take his case under personal control.

The memorial sign to pay tribute to the memory of participants of the Caucasian War was opened near the village of Gunib in Dagestan, October 5, 2013. Photo by Khadjimurad Donogo.

14:00, 5 October 2013

Dagestan opens memorial sign to participants of Caucasian War

Today, the memorial sign to pay tribute to the memory of participants of the Caucasian War was opened near the village of Gunib in Dagestan.

13:34, 5 October 2013

In Makhachkala, five persons detained on suspicion of disobeying police, one of them wounded

Tonight, in Makhachkala, five men were detained, and one of them wounded. The detainees rendered resistance to policemen, and as a result, one of the law enforcers had to use firearm. This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan.

12:56, 5 October 2013

Chechnya dismisses imams who registered marriages between minors

During the meeting held at the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) in Chechnya on October 4, several imams who register marriages between minors in mosques were dismissed. This was reported by a representative of the SAM of Chechnya.

10:57, 5 October 2013

Koba Djabua: Yusup Lakaev recovers from wound got in Batumi

Yusup Lakaev, a native of Chechnya, has recovered from wound got in a fire fight in Batumi, and he intends to ask for political asylum in Georgia. This was reported by advocate Koba Djabua.

Hunger-strikers Olga Yeschenko (left) and Nadezhda Kireeva. Volgograd, September 25, 2013. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

00:15, 5 October 2013

Volgograd: parents stop their hunger strike

In Volgograd, parents with many children have decided to stop their hunger strike, Nikolai Shamaev, one of the protesters, has reported. On October 4, Nadezhda Kireeva, one of the hunger-strikers, was hospitalized with a heart attack.

19:14, 4 October 2013

Yerevan: about 60 people take part in rally in support of Tigran Arakelyan

In Yerevan today, about sixty people have rallied in support of Tigran Arakelyan, an activist of the "Armenian National Congress" (ANC) Party, who is serving his six-year prison term on charges of disorderly conduct and resistance to authority in a conflict on August 9, 2011.

The international checkpoint "Bachevsk" in the Sumy Region. Photo by the Eastern Regional Department of Ukrainian State Border Service, http://dpsu.gov.ua/

18:17, 4 October 2013

Man who blew himself up on Russian border was a KBR resident, says Ukrainian Prosecutor's Office

The alleged infringer of the border with Russia, who committed suicide bombing and wounded two border guards, was a resident of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), said the Prosecutor's Office of the Sumy Region of Ukraine.

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