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23:10, 2 March 2011

In Kabardino-Balkaria, "Black Hawks" threaten with revenge on militants

The leader of the organization named "Chornye Yastreby" (Black Hawks), which positions itself as an anti-Wahhabite one, has stated that militants in Kabardino-Balkaria are just hiding behind religious slogans and kill civilians. Moreover, he said that the members of his organization will act against militants by using the latter's methods.

23:00, 2 March 2011

Ecologists arrested in Krasnodar Territory go on hunger strike

The activists of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" detained in the Tuapse District of the Krasnodar Territory, "are on a hunger strike against the militia and judicial arbitrariness for the second day in the detention facility of the Tuapse UVD (District Interior Department)," their colleagues report.

23:00, 2 March 2011

Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 21-27

While the whole Russia was choosing cartoon characters as symbols of the Olympic Games in Sochi, explosions and shootings continue in Northern Caucasus; Ebzeev's term as head of Karachay-Cherkessia was cut short by two years, and he was dismissed; opposition's "revival" in South-Caucasian countries - mass protests threaten Armenia and Azerbaijan, - look these and other events in the review of the week of February 21-27, 2011, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

22:10, 2 March 2011

Dagestan: relatives of kidnapped person ask rights defenders' protection from power agents

The sister of Magomed Gaziev, born in 1992, a resident of the village of Shamkhal-Station, Kirov District of Makhachkala, who was kidnapped on March 1 by unidentified persons, asks for help in searching her brother and to protect her family from harassment of law enforcers.

22:00, 2 March 2011

Russian Interior Minister revokes decree on awarding former head of Krasnodar Territorial GUVD

Rashid Nurgaliev, head of the Russian MIA, has overturned his order to decorate Sergey Kucheruk, former head of the GUVD (Chief Interior Department) for the Krasnodar Territory, who was sacked after the massacre in the village of Kuschevskaya, Krasnodar Territory.

Picket held near the Regional Court in Vilnius with a demand of an open trial of Egle Kusaite. March 02 2011. Photo: Thomas Chivas

21:00, 2 March 2011

Vilnius calls to open trial of Egle Kusaite

A picket is on at the building of the Regional Court in Vilnius with a demand of an open trial of Egle Kusaite, a citizen of Lithuania, accused of preparing terror act in Russia; all kinds of people came to take part in the action.

20:00, 2 March 2011

Residents of South Ossetia re-submit complaints to ECtHR

As reported by the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of South Ossetia, the republic has repeatedly submitted applications of its residents affected by the war in August 2008 to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

Zamin Haci. Photo: Azadliq Radiosu, RFE/RL

19:00, 2 March 2011

Azerbaijani journalist becomes laureate of Gerd Bucerius Prize

Zamin Gadji, a journalist of opposition media of Azerbaijan, has become one of the six laureates of the 2011 Prize "Free Press of Eastern Europe" named after Gerd Bucerius and awarded by the German Foundation "Zeit-Stiftung" and the Norwegian Foundation "Free Speech".

18:00, 2 March 2011

Three suspects of blowing up "Domodedovo" indicted

Charges of terrorism have been presented to three residents of Ingushetia - the brother, sister and fellow villager of the suicide bomber at the "Domodedovo" Airport, who are believed to be accomplices.

23:20, 1 March 2011

Relapse of 2005 events in Nalchik in the same form impossible, experts say

The simultaneous attack on several power objects in Nalchik on February 25 reminded the attack on the city undertaken on October 13, 2005. But politicians and observers believe that any repetition of the events that took place six years ago is now impossible; they treat the new attack to be a demonstrative action. Besides, it is believed that militants could make this take the attack deliberately, in order to distract the attention of law enforcers from the places where the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime was declared.

23:10, 1 March 2011

Blogger agrees to meet Surkov to discuss peace dialogue in Northern Caucasus

On February 28, the Chechen blogger "Timur Stigal" complained to the Twitter microblog of President Dmitry Medvedev on the bribes in the amount of 300,000 US dollars, allegedly extorted by the retinue of Vladislav Surkov for arranging a meeting with him.

23:00, 1 March 2011

Release of Georgian sailors from pirate captivity postponed

Liberation of Georgian seamen by Somalia pirates is postponed by ten days, said Sergo Devadze, father of one of the sailors.

23:00, 1 March 2011

Within Project "Peace to the Caucasus" Kizlyar residents tell about infringements of Muslims' rights

The problems of Muslims were discussed in the course of the working meeting within the cycle of the public debates "Peace to the Caucasus". The meeting with townspeople of the working group of the Public Chamber of Russia on development of social dialogue and civil society institutions in the Caucasus was held in the city of Kizlyar on February 27.

In the streets of Cherkessk, March 1, 2011. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot".

22:10, 1 March 2011

Residents of Karachay-Cherkessia hope new head to prevent the republic from becoming "hot spot"

Residents of the republic complain about numerous problems that have covered the region and hope that the new head of the region Rashid Temrezov will make every effort to address them.

22:00, 1 March 2011

Residents of Chechnya report clergyman's detention and beating

Residents of the Urus-Martan District of Chechnya have reported about kidnapping on February 23 by employees of some unidentified security agency of clergyman Movsar Ismailov. According to their story, Ismailov was released after torture and beatings. The on duty unit of the ROVD (District Interior Division) said that there was no application on the incident; thus, no actions were taken.

21:00, 1 March 2011

Father of Shamkhal resident kidnapped in Dagestan fears for his life

Gazimagomed Gaziev, a villager of Shamkhal-Station, Kirov District of Makhachkala, believes that the abduction of his son Magomed Gaziev could be organized by local militiamen. The local MIA knows nothing about the incident, while the local militia unit promised help in searching the kidnapped person.

20:00, 1 March 2011

Relatives of suspect of Stavropol massacre state that he is beaten

The Investigatory Committee and the Prosecutor's Office of the Stavropol Territory are checking the actions of the inspectors, which were appealed against by advocates and relatives of Roman Gubarev, suspected of murdering eight persons in Stavropol.

19:00, 1 March 2011

Azerbaijan fails to pay compensation awarded by ECtHR to jailed journalists

The International Bank of Azerbaijan (IBA) refuses to pay the monetary compensation in the amount of 27,880 euros to the imprisoned journalists Einullah Fatullaev, due to him in accordance with the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

18:00, 1 March 2011

Armenia: opposition moves demands to authorities

At the several thousand strong rally of the Armenian National Congress (ANC), following the call of the former President of the country Levon Ter-Petrosyan, the opposition has put forward 15 demands to the authorities with the announced deadline on March 15 this year.

23:10, 28 February 2011

In Chechen city of Shali over 20 persons were detained last week, local residents assert

Last week, power agents of Chechnya detained more than 20 local residents in the city of Shali. The arrests began after a suspected militant was killed and three suspected members of the armed underground were detained in this city.

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