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23:30, 13 April 2011

Oleg Orlov: so far, flow of violence in Dagestan is unstoppable

The discussion at the presentation of the report of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" entitled "New Magomedov's Course?" ran about the growth of terrorism in the country and continued human rights violations; however, the authorities' attempts to start dialogue with human rights defenders were also noted. The event was held at the Independent Media Centre.

23:10, 13 April 2011

Dokku Umarov is most likely alive, Russian President's special envoy says

According to indirect evidences, Dokku Umarov, leader of the "Imarat Kavkaz", is most likely alive, said Anatoly Safonov, special representative the Russian President for matters of international cooperation in combating terrorism and organized crime.

Protesters against lawlessness of power agencies in Astrakhan, April 10, 2011. Photo by Zakir Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"

23:10, 13 April 2011

In Astrakhan, relatives of detained Dagestanis hold a rally

On April 10, relatives of and sympathizers to the natives of Dagestan, accused of raping and kept in custody for more than two years, held a protest action against protraction of the investigation.

23:00, 13 April 2011

Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of April 4-10

Suicide bombers again blow them up in Northern Caucasus; unpleasant weather surprises paralyze life in the Krasnodar Territory; in Ingushetia, former deputy minister miraculously survives an attempt, - look these and other events in the review of the week of April 4-10, 2011, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

23:00, 13 April 2011

Woman joins Chechen government for the first time in 20 years

On April 12, head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov made some reshuffling in his government and appointed Khadizha Dulaeva to the post of the first deputy head of the administration and Chechen government. Changes were made among top managers of a number of ministries and agencies.

22:30, 13 April 2011

Head of Adygea had lowest income in 2010 among his SFD colleagues

According to preliminary data, in comparison with the leaders of other subjects of the Southern Federal District (SFD), the revenues of the head of Adygea Aslan Tkhakushinov are among the lowest. This is evidenced by the data, published by heads of Russian regions in their declarations. So far, out of the SFD subjects, there is no data about the income of Alexander Zhilkin, Governor of the Astrakhan Region.

On March 23, 2011, in the city of Nazran, Republic of Ingushetia, at least 100 persons, mainly relatives of Ilez Gorchkhanov, a resident of the village of Plievo, kidnapped on March 21, blocked circular crossing of Bazorkin and Oskanov Streets in protest against kidnappings. Photo by the Human Rights Centre "Memorial", www.memo.ru

22:10, 13 April 2011

Kostoev: residents of Ingushetia rally from despair unable to know the fate of their kidnapped relatives

According to the Ingush human rights organization "Mashr", starting from 2002, 197 persons are on the list of kidnapped and missing residents of Ingushetia. As stated by Yusup Kostoev, an Ingush MP, only last year 10 persons were abducted, whose fate remains unknown. Making his comment on the dispersed rally on March 23 in Nazran, Mr Kostoev noted that such protests are held because the desperate people cannot get at least any information about their kidnapped relatives.

22:00, 13 April 2011

Azerbaijan: two oppositionists expelled from university

Djavid Mekhraliev, a youth activist of the Party of "Classic" People's Front of Azerbaijan (PCNFA) and a 3rd year student of the Department of History of the Baku State University (BSU), was expelled from the university. This is the second exclusion of a young activist from university within the last week in Azerbaijan.

20:00, 13 April 2011

Public prosecutor's office discovered infringements in the work of medical institutions of Karachay-Cherkessia

Public prosecutor's office of Karachay district of the Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia has carried out an inspection of sanitary and technical state of medioprophylactic institutions of the district. Five outpatients' clinics, eleven first-aid and obstetric stations and two district hospitals underwent the inspection.

19:00, 13 April 2011

The opposition held "The Day of Wrath" in Rostov region

One more "Day of Wrath" passed off on April, 12, in the city of Rostov-on Don and the town of Sakhti. Activists of oppositional movements of Taganrog decided not to hold the picket not authorized by the administration.

18:00, 13 April 2011

Director of the boarding school of Tsimlyansk suspected of negligence

The suspicion of negligence has become the reason for starting criminal proceedings against the director of a boarding school in Rostov region where three inmates got poisoned.

23:50, 12 April 2011

Casualty of special operation in Ingushetia had documents of Moscow student

The young man liquidated in Ingushetia on April 11 as a result of a fight had a driver's license and a student's record book of the Curative Department of the Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy. Besides, documents of residents of Grozny and Armavir were found at the fight venue, said a source from local law enforcement bodies.

23:40, 12 April 2011

Law enforcers of Tuapse underestimate the strength of the rally, ecologists say

Igor Zhelyabin, head of the press service of the GUVD (Chief Interior Department) for the Krasnodar Territory, had deliberately told the media that the rally on April 9 against the launch of the Tuapse Terminal of the "EuroChem" Company, intended for handling chemical fertilizers, was attended by a total of 100 persons, while in fact the figure was over 500. This is stated by a message issued by the public organization "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus".

23:40, 12 April 2011

Citizen of Armenia injured by explosion in Minsk metro

Samvel Saakyan, a citizen of Armenia, suffered in the explosion, which was triggered yesterday, on April 11, in the Minsk metro; his health condition is regarded as of moderate gravity.

23:20, 12 April 2011

Sorceress shot dead in Dagestan

As reported by Alkhas Amirkhanov, senior assistant for PR of the head of the Dagestani Department of the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), investigators believe that one of the major versions of the murder of a woman on April 11 in Kaspiisk have to do with her engagement in non-traditional healing methods.

23:10, 12 April 2011

Mkrtchyan: Preliminary census data in North-Caucasian republics raise serious doubts

The census data for the republics of Northern Caucasus, announced by the "Rosstat" (Russian Federal Statistics Agency), raise serious doubts. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told about it by Nikita Mkrtchyan, a leading researcher at the Institute of Demography of the Supreme School of Economics, in his comment on the preliminary census data.

22:20, 12 April 2011

Azerbaijan: arrested oppositionist expelled from university

Tural Abbasly, head of the youth branch of the oppositional "Musavat" Party, who is now held in custody, was excluded from the magistracy of the Baku State University (BSU), where he studied for the degree in "publicist journalism". The dean's office told that Abbasly had debts on some disciplines; however, according to his mother, he was unable to take his exams because he was in custody.

22:10, 12 April 2011

Dagestan: wife of Alexei Tarasenko, killed in special operation, testifies his non-involvement with militants

Karim (Alexei) Tarasenko, who was killed during a special operation on March 31 in Makhachkala, was guilty of nothing and had no relation to the armed underground, stated his wife, Khalida Badalova.

22:00, 12 April 2011

In Georgia, convicted ex-MP Sandro Bregadze plans to continue his political and human rights activities

Sandro Bregadze, ex-Deputy of the Parliament of Georgia, sentenced to probation and fined for malicious hooliganism with use of impromptu means, intends to further engage in prisoners' rights and creation of a new party.

21:00, 12 April 2011

Russian boxers urge President of Armenia to release Samson Khachatryan

Leaders of the Boxing Federation of Russia and a number of famous Russian boxers have addressed President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan for his help in releasing an opposition activist Samson Khachatryan, five times the USSR champion, twice the European champion and prize-winner of the World Cup in boxing, from custody.

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