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July 29, 2009 22:00

• Searched Armenian MP Sukiasyan would not surrender

  Khachatur Sukiasyan, a supporter of the off-the-parliament oppositional Armenian National Congress (ANC) and a Deputy of the National Assembly of Armenia, who is searched by law enforcement bodies on charges of organizing the events on March 1, 2008, in Yerevan, has no plans to surrender to the authorities, as he believes that he committed no crime and is still under the parliamentary immunity.

July 29, 2009 21:10

• Terrorist who blew himself up in Grozny originates from difficult family

  Rustam Mukhadiev, a suicide bomber who committed a self-killing act in the evening on July 26 at the national theatre-and-concert hall in the centre of Chechen capital, was brought up by a difficult family: his parents were divorced.

July 29, 2009 20:00

• Semnebi: EU plans to go on working in Abkhazia

  Semnebi: EU plans to go on working in Abkhazia

July 29, 2009 19:00

• Bomb that blew up near house of Magas Mayor was planted near garage gate

  Law enforcement bodies of Ingushetia continue investigating the circumstances of the explosion that took place near the house of Aslambek Sagov, Mayor of the city of Magas, the republic's capital, about last midnight; the house is located in Gamurzievo settlement of the city of Nazran.

July 29, 2009 18:00

• Ingushetia: forced migrants complain of eviction from barrack

  Members of eight families of forced migrants from the Prigorodny District of North Ossetia and Chechnya, and one needy family, who live in a barrack in Yuzny settlement, Malgobek District of Ingushetia, complain to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent of their violent eviction.

July 28, 2009 23:30

• Joseph Biden criticizes Georgian opposition for its methods of protest

  US vice-president Joseph Biden who has recently made a visit to Georgia voiced a number of critical remarks addressed to the opposition during his meeting with its leaders in the Marriot hotel in Tbilisi. In particular, Biden criticized the actions of protest by the opposition and the fact that its representatives call Mikhail Saakashvili illegitimate president.

July 28, 2009 23:00

• Terrorist who exploded himself in Chechen capital belonged to unit of "Shatrala"

  The suicide terrorist Rustam Mukhadiyev who made an explosion on the evening of July 26 near the concert hall in Grozny, was member of the unit headed by field commander Usman Muntsigov, better known as "Shatral", claim Chechen law enforcement agencies.

July 28, 2009 22:40

• Azerbaijan refuses to let in foreigners who visited Nagorny Karabakh

  The persons who have a NKR visa in their passport can not enter Azerbaijan. The Azeri MoFA has announced that, at present, the list of representatives of different countries who visited Nagorny Karabakh and the organizations which work with its authorities is being revised.

July 28, 2009 22:10

• Suspected militant killed in south-west of Chechnya

  On July 27, a man who put up armed resistance was killed in the course of a special operation in the mountain district Urus-Martan in Chechnya. The special operation was conducted near the village of Alkhazurovo where search for members of armed units is under way. Efforts to identify the victim are made.

July 28, 2009 22:00

• Five of eight militants killed in Dagestan come from Kazakhstan

  Five of the eight members of the group killed in Dagestan in the course of a special operation conducted on July 28 carried passports of Kazakh citizens, report law enforcement agencies.

July 28, 2009 21:00

• Peter Gabriel sings a song dedicated to human rights activist Natalia Estemirova murdered in Chechnya

  Peter Gabriel, well-known singer from the United Kingdom and former leader of the group Genesis, paid tribute to the memory of Natalia Estemirova, Chechen human rights activist and journalist, while singing on Saturday, July 25, at the musical festival WOMAD in England.

July 28, 2009 21:00

• Meeting on prevention of conflicts between Georgia and Abkhazia ends in Gali

  A second five-party meeting on preventing conflicts and investigating incidents at the border of Georgia and Abkhazia has taken place today in the border town of Gali.

July 28, 2009 20:00

• Nominations to ombudsman's post moved in Georgia

  Today, nominations to the post of ombudsman have been moved in the Georgian parliament. The parliament majority party "United National Movement for Flourishing Georgia" has nominated lawyer Georghi Tkhugushi, member of the European Committee against Violence who has been working in the ombudsman's office for five years.

July 28, 2009 19:00

• Abdurakhmanov: human rights activists who want Kadyrov to resign work off Western grants

  The actions of the human rights activists who demand dismissal of Рamzan Kadyrov from the post of Chechen president after the murder of Natalia Estemirova, employee of "Memorial" human rights center, meet geopolitical interests of the West. This has been stated by Dukvakha Abdurakhmanov, chair of Chechen parliament.

July 28, 2009 18:00

• Tabuyeva: architectural monuments of Tskhinval must be restored, not pulled down

  In the course of restoring the Jewish quarter of Tskhinval, capital of South Ossetia, the builders pull down houses which are part of the architectural reserve. This has been reported to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Nelli Tabuyeva, head of monument protection section at the South Ossetia Ministry of Culture.

July 27, 2009 23:50

• Week in the Caucasus: main events in July 20-26

  Consequences of the murder of human rights activist Natalia Estemirova, new kidnappings and murders in "hop spots" of North Caucasus, visit of US vice-president Joseph Biden and subsequent decisions of the authorities and opposition, new manifestations of fight against freedom of thought in Azerbaijan - look up these events in the review of the week from July 20 to 26 prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

July 27, 2009 23:30

• Kasrelishvili: there are about forty militants in Georgia ready for transfer to Chechnya

  There are about forty militants in Pankisi Gorge in Georgia near the Chechen border, who have gathered here for transfer to Chechnya and Ingushetia, states Zaal Kasrelishvili, chair of the Confederation of Caucasus Nations. In providing this information, Kasrelishvili refers to the data of the internal security service of the Confederation and the information of its supporters from Europe, Asia and North Caucasus.

July 27, 2009 23:10

• Ecologists to dispute the approval of Sochi master plan

  The Ecological Watch on North Caucasus intends to file law suits at "appropriate instances" in order to dispute the decision of the Sochi city assembly which approved the city development master plan on July 14. According to Dmitry Kaptsov, deputy coordinator of the organization, the master plan contains elements which threaten the environmental safety of the city.

July 27, 2009 23:00

• Akhmed Zakayev calls on Chechen separatists to stop armed resistance

  Akhmed Zakayev, one of the leaders of Chechen separatists has announced that the leadership of the unrecognized Chechen Republic of Ichkeria has taken a decision to stop armed actions against Chechen militia from August 1. According to him, the decision is the result of the meeting of Zakayev with Dukvakha Abdurakhmanov, chair of Chechen parliament.

July 27, 2009 22:10

• Chechen MoIA doubts that terrorist act in Grozny was planned against Kadyrov

  The Chechen MoIA expresses doubt that the terrorist who exploded himself on July 26 near the concert hall could initially plan an attempt on the life of Ramzan Kadyrov. The militia officer who has given the information to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent thinks that the Chechen president is well protected.