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22:00, 15 March 2013

Izberbash residents complain of complete gas outage

Residents of the Dagestani city of Izberbash reported that as a result of damaging the pipeline during excavation by builders, the gas supply was switched off.

21:00, 15 March 2013

Armenia: defendants are questioned at trial on beating military doctors

Today, the court of general jurisdiction of the Yerevan communities Nor Nork and Avan, chaired by Judge David Arutyunyan and considering the case about the brawl in the "Harsnaqar" restaurant, has entered the phase of defendants' questioning.

20:00, 15 March 2013

Vladikavkaz hosts flash mob for preserving wrestling as Olympic sport

Today, near the cinema "Druzhba" (Friendship) in Vladikavkaz, a flash mob was organized demanding to keep wrestling in the Olympic programme. The participants were public activists, athletes and journalists. Volunteers from among current and former athletes were collecting signatures.

19:00, 15 March 2013

In Astrakhan, investigators have no claims against girlfriend of the suspect of hostage-taking

According to Andrei Khegai, the spokesman of the Investigatory Department for the Astrakhan Region, the girlfriend of Alexander Kuptsov, suspected of hostage-taking, figures in the case only as a victim; there are no claims against her. She continues her training at the college, said Polina Epifanova, the pro-rector of the college.

18:00, 15 March 2013

150 miners from enterprise "Gruzugol GIG" go on strike in Georgia

Today, in the city of Tkibuli, about 150 miners from the mine named after Dzidziguri announced a strike; so far, trade unions have not supported the action.

17:00, 15 March 2013

In Armenia, at trial on officer's death prosecutor demands 13 years in prison for main suspect

At the trial of the case of the death of the contract officer Artak Nazaryan, the prosecutor has demanded 13 years of imprisonment for the main suspect Captain Akop Manukyan.

16:00, 15 March 2013

In Maikop, 49 people picket for extension of capacities of maternity capital

Today, the capital of Adygea hosted a picket in support of the initiative of the "Labour Party of Russia" (LPR) on amending the federal law on the maternity capital. The action organized by the regional branch of the party was attended by 49 persons.

15:00, 15 March 2013

Rashad Gasanov, a "Nida" activist, arrested for three months in Azerbaijan

Rashad Gasanov, a board member of the civil movement "Nida" (Shout), who was detained in Baku, was accused with illegal possession of weapons. The Nasimi District Court has ruled to restrict the activist's freedom by a three-month arrest.

Participants of the action "Happy Georgia" marche along the Rustaveli Avenue. Tbilisi, Georgia, March 14, 2013. Photo by Edita Badasyan for the "Caucasian Knot"

14:00, 15 March 2013

In Tbilisi Fund "Revival" brings girls in wedding dresses out to streets, pointing to demographic problems in Georgia

On March 14, Tbilisi hosted an action "Happy Georgia", aimed at improving the demographic situation. Forty girls dressed in wedding gowns, marched along the central Rustaveli Avenue.

13:00, 15 March 2013

Aslan Cherkesov disappeared from IK-17, his relatives assert

Relatives of Aslan Cherkesov claim that they are unaware of his whereabouts. He is no longer at the Federal State Institution "Penal Colony" (FKU IK) No. 17, where Cherkesov was serving his term, his sister Anna asserts.

11:00, 15 March 2013

ECtHR dismisses complaint of Kalmyks about political repressions

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has dismissed the complaint of Kalmyks, who had demanded compensation from Russian authorities for the moral harm experienced in connection with the deportation that they were subjected because of their nationality in the years of Stalinist repressions. This was stated in the message issued by the ECtHR on March 14.

23:00, 14 March 2013

Law enforces confiscate documents of NPOs in Krasnodar Territory, activists complain

According to different sources, in the cities of Krasnodar and Novorossiysk, a number of premises of some non-profit organizations (NPOs) have been searched; and computers, documents and personal belongings were confiscated.

22:00, 14 March 2013

Witness questioned by video conferencing at trial on terror act at "Domodedovo" Airport

Today, the Moscow Regional Court continued the trial of the terror attack committed at the "Domodedovo" Airport. The court session has interrogated – via a video conference – a witness for the prosecution, who is serving his sentence in prison.

20:17, 14 March 2013

Azerbaijan: court extends arrest of "ReAl" leader

The Nasimi District Court of Baku has satisfied the presentation of the investigation department of grave crimes of the General Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan to extend for further two months the arrest of Ilgar Mamedov, the head of the civil movement "Republic's Alternative" (ReAl).

20:00, 14 March 2013

Hostages at Volga-Caspian College were captured by Astrakhan resident

Law enforcement bodies have identified the man who captured hostages in the building of the Volga-Caspian Fishery College.

18:00, 14 March 2013

Armenia's CC refuses to nullify outcomes of presidential election

The Constitutional Court of Armenia has dismissed the claims lodged by ex-presidential candidates Raffi Ovannisyan and Andreas Gukasyan on non-recognition of the results of the presidential election in Armenia.

17:00, 14 March 2013

Investigators believe the neighbour is the main suspect of killing teacher in Dagestan

As stated by the spokesman of the Department for Dagestan of the ICRF in his interview the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, the main suspect of murdering Fazina Ibragimova, a teacher of the Kurakh secondary school No. 2 is her 25-year-old neighbour.

16:00, 14 March 2013

ECtHR finds violation of rights of Ali Insanov, ex-Minister of Public Health of Azerbaijan

On March 14, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) announced its decision, recognizing a violation of the rights of Ali Insanov, the former Minister of Public Health, who is serving his prison term on charges of economic crimes.

15:00, 14 March 2013

ECtHR rules to collect compensation from Russia in favour of relatives of Vakhit Avkhadov, kidnapped in Chechnya

Today, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled on the complaint submitted by relatives of Vakhit Avkhadov, a resident of Urus-Martan, the Chechen Republic, who disappeared in 2001, after being detained by power agents. According to the court, Russian authorities had failed to carry out an effective investigation into the incident.

13:00, 14 March 2013

Russia's Supreme Court upholds verdict to Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov

The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation has upheld the verdict passed by the Moscow City Court, which had found the former policeman Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov guilty of the murder of the journalist of the "Novaya Gazeta" Anna Politkovskaya.

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