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13:00, 22 January 2011

Revenge and theft are among versions of massacre in Stavropol

As reported by law enforcers, the mass killing on January 21 in one of private houses of Stavropol may have been committed out of revenge or with the aim of robbery.

Project of the stadium for Football World Cup matches in Rostov-on-Don. Photo by http://techvesti.ru

12:00, 22 January 2011

World Cup football matches not to be held in NCFD

In 2018, matches of the World Cup will not be held in the cities of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) for security reasons. At the same time, three cities of the Southern Federal District (SFD) want to receive matches: Rostov-on-Don, Sochi and Volgograd.

11:00, 22 January 2011

Over 120 bodies to be exhumed in Kuschevskaya

In the village of Kuschevskaya, Krasnodar Territory, where a massacre of 12 persons was committed, exhumation of more than 120 bodies will be undertaken, since they had been buried with violations, and the cause of their death raises questions.

08:00, 22 January 2011

Plane-tree alley cut down in Sochi

Felling of the alley of 50-year-old plane-trees was launched in Tchaikovsky Street in Sochi at midnight on January 22. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told about it by residents of the neighbourhood who heard noise of falling trees and chain saws.

23:50, 21 January 2011

Russian Audit Chamber reveals violations in rendering financial help to Abkhazia

As a result of the audit of the use of funds allocated from the Russian budget on rendering assistance to Abkhazia, the Audit Chamber (AC) of the Russian Federation revealed violations amounting to the total sum of 346,759,000 roubles. This is stated in the report published by the AC on January 20.

23:45, 21 January 2011

Farmer detained in Kalmykia on suspicion of abduction and use of slavery labour

In the Chernozemelskiy District of Kalmykia, law enforcers detained an owner of a private cattle farm, who illegally detained residents of Astrakhan and Stavropol Territory and forced them to work for him.

23:40, 21 January 2011

Dagestan: three detectives detained on suspicion of bribe extortion

Three operative agents of the Department of Criminal Search of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of the Republic of Dagestan were detained during a joint operation of the MIA's own security service and the FSB Department on suspicion of extorting a bribe.

23:30, 21 January 2011

In Volgodonsk, parents of newborns blame doctors for negligence

Law enforcement bodies of the city of Volgodonsk, Rostov Region, are checking the appeals of relatives of several parents, who believe that their babies became blind due to negligence of the doctors of the central district hospital, said the press service of the Regional Public Prosecutor's Office.

23:20, 21 January 2011

Officer of Karabakh Army killed in the border with Azerbaijan

Senior Lieutenant Ovannes Sukiasyan from the Defence Army of Nagorno-Karabakh was fatally wounded by a shot from the Azerbaijani side and died on the way to hospital, as reported by the Karabakh Defence Ministry.

23:10, 21 January 2011

Astrakhan Region: four poisoned pupils are in grave condition

Four schoolchildren from the village of Karagani, Astrakhan Region, hospitalized because of poisoning, are in grave condition. One of them is in the intensive care unit.

23:00, 21 January 2011

Fatullaev's attempt to challenge the court rejected in Azerbaijan

Today, the Baku Court of Appeal (BCA), chaired by Judge Mirpasha Guseinov, continued consideration of the appeal complained lodged by the convicted journalist Fatullaev against the sentence of his imprisonment for 2.5 years on charges of drug storage. The next court session is scheduled for January 25.

22:10, 21 January 2011

Thomas Hammarberg is concerned about health of ex-MP Mikaelyan imprisoned in Armenia

High Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe Thomas Hammarberg, who is now in Yerevan, imprisoned opposition leaders in detention Nikol Pashinyan, Arutyun Urutyan and Sasun Mikaelyan.

22:00, 21 January 2011

Attack on militaries on January 9 in Grozny was preceded by check of their IDs by local power agents

New details appear in the case dealing with the attack on servicemen of the special regiment of the Russian Ministry of Defence, headed by Lieutenant Colonel Bislan Elimkhanov, committed in Grozny on January 9. Shortly before the attack on Elimkhanov, the convoy was stopped for inspection by the local power agents. Supposedly, at least two of the "inspectors" later suffered in the shooting that burst out later at the checkpoint of the military base in Khankala.

21:00, 21 January 2011

Two children survive in massacre in Stavropol Territory

Two small children remained alive in the mass murder of a family, committed in a private house in Stavropol, reports the Chief Investigatory Department (CID) for the North-Caucasian and Southern Federal Districts (NCFD and SFD) of the Investigatory Committee (IC) of the Russian Federation.

20:00, 21 January 2011

Georgian authorities continue evicting refugees

Forced resettlers from Abkhazia and South Ossetia have been evicted from several more buildings in Tbilisi. Tomorrow, on January 22, refugees plan to hold a protest march from the parliament to the residence of the president.

19:00, 21 January 2011

Resident of Ingushetia detained in Slovakia as suspected terrorist

Aslan Yandiev, a resident of Ingushetia, who is suspected of terrorist crimes committed in 2005-2006 in the territory of North Ossetia, was detained in Slovakia, arrested. The date of detention was not specified.

Nail (left) and Dzhafar Bikmaev, Makhachkala, January 21, 2011. Photo by Albert Tokaev for the "Caucasian Knot"

18:00, 21 January 2011

In Dagestan, Imam Nail Bikmaev released from custody

The freedom restriction measure of Nail Bikmaev, Imam of the Jami (Cathedral Mosque) of Rostov-on-Don, was changed under the personal security of his father, Mufti of the Rostov Region Dzhafar Bikmaev. This decision was made today at the sitting of the commission in charge of rendering assistance in adaptation to peaceful life to those persons who have decided to stop their terrorist and extremist activities, which is headed by Rizvan Kurbanov, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Dagestan.

23:30, 20 January 2011

19 children hospitalized with acute intestinal infection in Astrakhan Region

An outbreak of dysentery was registered in the village of Karagani, Privolzhskiy District of the Astrakhan Region; 19 children were hospitalized.

23:10, 20 January 2011

Ukraine agrees to give one figurant of Kuschevskaya massacre case out to Russia

The Ukrainian authorities have satisfied Russia's request to extradite Vyacheslav Ryabtsev, one of the suspects of the murder of 12 persons committed in the village of Kuschevskaya, Krasnodar Territory, in November 2010. As reported by the official website of the Russian General Prosecutor's Office, now the date of Ryabtsev's extradition to Russia is agreed on.

23:00, 20 January 2011

Inspectors find involvement of Said Buryatskiy in explosion of "Neva-Express" Train in 2009

Investigatory bodies have established involvement of seven persons, including Alexander Tikhomirov (Said Buryatskiy), in blowing up the "Neva-Express" Train in November 2009. All of them were killed in March 2010 in the Ingush village of Ekazhevo. This was reported by Vladimir Markin, spokesman of the Russia's Investigatory Committee (IC).

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