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18:00, 28 August 2012

Resident of Ingushetia reports kidnapping of his son, a policeman

The whereabouts of Ruslanbek Agiev, a resident of Malgobek and an employee of the Ingush MIA, who disappeared on August 23, remains unknown, said his father Aslan Agiev.

17:00, 28 August 2012

Azerbaijan starts trying 22 persons accused of collaboration with Iranian secret service "Sepah"

Today, the Baku Court of Grave Crimes, chaired by Judge Alovsat Abbasov, has started a preliminary hearing on the case of 22 citizens of Azerbaijan, accused of treason, espionage and other crimes.

16:00, 28 August 2012

Head of Ingushetia criticizes the idea of revising border with Chechnya

The head of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov has opposed the revision of the existing administrative Chechen-Ingush border.

Hospital employees in Novomikhailovsky clean dirt away from their infection ward, Krasnodar Territory, settlement Novomikhailovsky, August 26, 2012. Photo by Nikita Serebryannikov for the "Caucasian Knot"

15:00, 28 August 2012

Restored hospital in Novomikhailovsky gives birth to two kids

On August 28, the village hospital resumed its work in the village of Novomikhailovsky affected by the flood. It was closed for reconstruction on August 22. This morning, it already gave birth to two newborns, said the public health department of the Tuapse District.

10:00, 28 August 2012

Several local residents perished as a result of a skirmish in Ingushetia

Three local residents in Malgobek district of Ingushetia perished as a result of skirmishes, information about two more lost persons is currently being verified, the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent reports. Battles are going on in Malgobek and the neighbouring settlement of Sagopshi.

08:00, 28 August 2012

Ingush children from the refugees’ families had a rest in Georgia

A group of children who had a rest in Kobuleti on invitation of a Georgian non-governmental organization (NGO) the “Caucasus Foundation” returned from Georgia. All in all Georgia received 30 refugees’ children, Alihan Akhilgov, Head of foundation “Aid to deported peoples”, reported.

23:00, 27 August 2012

Armenia: advocates in Avetyan's death case state violations during inquiry

The advocates for the successor of the military doctor Vage Avetyan, who died after a fight in the "Harsnaqar" Restaurant in Yerevan, state their work is hampered and the case initiated on the fact of Avetyan's death by the Central Investigatory Department of the Armenian Police is considered with violations.

22:00, 27 August 2012

Rustam Evloev arrested for two months in Ingushetia

Today, the court has ruled to arrest Rustam Evloev, an inspector of the road-and-post-service (known as DPS) for the Nazran District of Ingushetia, who had been kidnapped, according to his relatives, by unidentified armed people in Chechnya, for two months.

21:00, 27 August 2012

In Astrakhan, oppositionist handcuffs himself to police building in support of "Pussy Riot"

Ilya Gachegov from St Petersburg, a participant of the motor rally "White Stream" has handcuffed himself to the building of the MIA Department for the Astrakhan Region in support of the convicted performers of the punk prayer from the "Pussy Riot" group at Christ the Saviour Cathedral.

20:00, 27 August 2012

Condition of victim of bomb explosion in Ingushetia is grave

At 12:10 a.m. Moscow time, near the "Fabrichny Marketplace" in the centre of Nazran, an improvised explosive device (IED) was triggered. The blast injured three people; one of them is in critical condition, said the Ingush Central Republic's Clinical Hospital.

19:00, 27 August 2012

Koblev: ECtHR to consider complaint of Zhamborov's advocates in priority order

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has upheld the appeal of the advocates of Vladimir Zhamborov, an official from Kabardino-Balkaria, who asked to consider their complaint about the need for action to stop violations committed against him, and release him from custody, in the priority order, said Ruslan Koblev, one of Zhamborov's advocates.

18:00, 27 August 2012

Political party “Way of Georgia” abandoned participation in the parliamentary election

Political party “Way of Georgia” abandons participation in the election of the Georgian Parliament in favour of Bidzina Ivanishvili’s oppositional coalition “The Georgian Dream”. This was the party’s statement dated August, 27.

17:33, 27 August 2012

Public prosecutor’s office of Dagestan promised aid in search of kidnapped Abdurashidov

Shamil Abdurashidov’s relatives who came out to a meeting in Makhachkala were received by Public prosecutor’s office of Dagestan. Public prosecutor on duty assured that he would do his best to establish the kidnapped man’s location, Shamil’s aunt Madina Abdurashidova reported.

17:00, 27 August 2012

Murat Abazov kidnapped in Kabardino-Balkaria is released, his relatives report

Murat Abazov kidnapped together with his cousin Arthur Abazov in the settlement of Dygulybgey, Baksan district of Kabardino-Balkaria, is released, his father Edward Abazov reported. Arthur is still kept in Baksan district Department of Interior Affairs where he is being interrogated about participation in an assault at law enforcement personnel.

17:00, 27 August 2012

50 sick children are still in medical unit of "Orlyonok" camp near Tuapse

55 affected children have been discharged from the hospital unit of the all-Russian children's centre "Orlyonok"; but 50 more children-tourists continue their treatment, said Valery Klindukhov, the head of the "Rospotrebnadzor" of the Krasnodar Territory.

16:00, 27 August 2012

Police of Krasnodar Territory suspects ecologist Gazaryan of threat to murder

As announced by the spokesman of the Chief Department of the Russian MIA for the Krasnodar Territory, a criminal case has been opened against Suren Gazaryan, an activist of the NGO "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus", who is suspected of a threat to murder. On September 4, Gazaryan must appear at the police for questioning.

15:00, 27 August 2012

Convicted journalist Faramaz Allahverdiev in Azerbaijan went on a hunger strike, his brother reports

Journalist Faramaz Allahverdiev sentenced to 4,5 years of custody in Azerbaijan has been on a hunger strike since the day of announcement of the verdict demanding immediate release, his brother Gurban Allahverdiev told the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent today.

15:00, 27 August 2012

Kabardino-Balkaria suspends receiving Syrian repatriates

Accommodation of repatriates from Syria has been suspended in Kabardino-Balkaria, as the quota has been exhausted, Akhmed Stash, the head of the public organization "Peryt", told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. According to his story, now his organization redirects repatriates to Adygea and Karachay-Cherkessia.

14:00, 27 August 2012

Residents of Novomikhailovsky believe that compensation will not cover the damage caused by flood

Compensations of 10 and even 150 thousand roubles will not be enough to cover the damage caused by the flooding, according to the residents affected by the flood in the resort village of Novomikhailovsky, Tuapse District of the Krasnodar Territory. They also note that payments could be made more promptly.

09:00, 27 August 2012

Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of August 20-26

Fourth anniversary of recognition of independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia; start of trials on the massacre in Kuschevskaya and terror act at Moscow "Domodedovo" Airport; new flood in Krasnodar Territory; another victory of Makhachkala "Anji" FC and attack on its fans in St Petersburg; refusal of one of oppositional parties to participate in parliamentary elections in Georgia, – look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of August 20-26, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

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