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Lydia Lepsveridze with her daughter Lyudmila Lukiankina. Sochi, October 2013. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

03:59, 29 October 2013

75-year-old Sochi resident complains to Prosecutor's Office about police harassment

Lydia Lepsveridze, a citizen of Russia, who has registration and who has been living in Sochi for more than 20 years, complains of policemen, who demand that she should leave the city. The woman has filed the complaint against the policemen to the Prosecutor's Office.

03:32, 29 October 2013

In Baku, at trial of theologian Talekh Bagirzade, court dismisses all defence motions

On October 28, the Sabunchu District Court of Baku started hearings on the case against theologian Talekh Bagirzade accused of illegal possession of drugs. At the trial, the defence has filed a number of motions; however, all of them were dismissed by the Court.

Batumi, Adzharia. October 2013. Photo by Yulia Kasheta for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

01:40, 29 October 2013

Nana Kvachadze: 2000 residents of Adzharia excluded from voters' list

During the presidential election in Georgia, it was reported that in Adzharia, about 2000 voters were deprived of their right to vote on the voting day. This was reported by Nana Kvachadze, a journalist of the newspaper "Batumelebi".

00:25, 29 October 2013

Yunus-Bek Evkurov: three persons killed in Nazran during bride kidnapping

In Ingushetia, kidnapping of the bride led to the death of three persons. This was declared by Yunus-Bek Evkurov, the leader of Ingushetia. He has called on law enforcers to prevent the escalation of the conflict between members of two well-known Ingush families Aushev and Evloev.

00:01, 29 October 2013

Nino Burjanadze accepts the outcome of presidential election in Georgia

Nino Burjanadze, the Georgian presidential candidate, has accepted the outcome of the election. Meanwhile, she has claimed the election failed to comply with "the models of democracy."

18:50, 28 October 2013

"Green Alliance" claims seven of its activists detained in Rostov-on-Don

Five activists of the "Green Alliance" Party, who intended to hold today a protest action in Rostov-on-Don, were brought to the police department for preventive conversations. This was reported by the regional Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). According to the "Green Alliance" Party, seven activists were detained.

15:26, 28 October 2013

Chechen Parliament seeks to deprive Vladimir Zhirinovsky of his Duma mandate for his statements about residents of Northern Caucasus

Deputies of the Chechen Parliament have decided to send to the federal authorities the appeals to seek to assess the statements made by Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the leader of the Liberal-Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), who on October 24 called to separate Northern Caucasus from Russia and to limit the birth rate there.

15:11, 28 October 2013

In Azerbaijan, trial of "Nida" and "Free Youth" activists postponed till November

In Azerbaijan, the preliminary court session in the case against seven activists of the civil movement "Nida" and Ilkin Rustamzade, a member of the movement "Free Youth", accused of organizing riots, was scheduled for October 28. However, it did not take place because of shortage of time of the judge who was to chair the trial, and lack of courtrooms for court sessions.

Agachaul village, Karabudakhkent region of Dagestan. Photo: http://www.odnoselchane.ru/

13:58, 28 October 2013

During CTO in Agachaul, three persons detained by law enforcers, local residents report

In the village of Agachaul, where this morning a regime of counterterrorist operation (CTO) has been introduced, three persons were detained after the searches. This was reported by Aisha Selimkhanova, a member of the Dagestani public organization "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy), who learned the information from detainees' relatives.

Haghartsin Monastery. Armenia, Tavush Region, October 19, 2013. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"

12:17, 28 October 2013

After restoration, Armenia opens Haghartsin Monastery of the 9th century

On October 19, Armenia held a solemn opening ceremony of the 9th century Haghartsin Monastery, situated in the Tavush Region; its restoration began back in 2008. The works worth 5,000,000 US dollars were paid by Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasim, the Prince of the Emirate of Sharjah and a member of the Main Board of Arab Emirates.

Tbilisi, October 27, 2013, voting day at the presidential election in Georgia. CEC representative at the press-briefing. Photo: http://www.cec.gov.ge/

09:35, 28 October 2013

Georgian CEC announces factual victory of Georgy Margvelashvili in presidential election

Georgy Margvelashvili, the presidential candidate of the ruling coalition "Georgian Dream", has actually won the presidential election in Georgia. This was announced by the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Georgia.

Special operation. Photo: http//nac.gov.ru/

08:06, 28 October 2013

During week of October 21-27, 2013, 18 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

During the week of October 21-27, 2013, at least 18 persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, 11 persons were killed, and 7 persons were wounded. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

Said Amirov in the court, Moscow, June 2, 2013. Photo taken from video reportage of ‘Zvezda’ TV Channel, http://tvzvezda.ru

06:49, 28 October 2013

Said Amirov charged with plotting terror act

Said Amirov, Mayor of Makhachkala, who was dismissed from office, and his nephew Yusup Djaparov, who occupied the position of the Deputy Mayor of the city of Kaspiisk, are charged with terrorism and arms trafficking. Similar charges were brought against Magomed Abdulgalimov, the former assistant of the Khasavyurt Prosecutor.

Tbilisi, polling station №24 on the voting day at the presidential election in Georgia. Observers and officials of local election commission near the ballot box. October 27, 2013. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

04:24, 28 October 2013

Nino Burjanadze's staff has fixed over thousand violations at the election

The election of the President of Georgia was falsified; and the results were rigged, said Irakli Batiashvili, the head of the electoral office of Nino Burjanadze. According to his story, in total, over a thousand violations were registered.

00:02, 28 October 2013

Lawyer: IVS inmates in Cherkessk are tortured with electric shocks

Hassan Khubiev, a resident of the village of Kardonikskaya of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR), detained for illegal possession of weapons, is tortured with electric shocks in order to persuade him to self-incrimination, Angela Urusova, his advocate reports.

Activists collecting signatures to the legislative initiative of granting the Astrakhan Region with the status of a pre-border territory. Astrakhan region, Narimanov town, October 26, 2013. Photo by Elena Grebenyuk for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

21:26, 27 October 2013

In Narimanov, Astrakhan Region, rally against illegal migration was 50 strong

A sanctioned rally "against giving out citizenship" was organized in the city of Narimanov, Astrakhan Region, by the Astrakhan Regional Public Association (ARPA) "Otchizna" (Fatherland) and the People's Patriotic Movement (PPM) "Russians of Astrakhan" with the support of activists of the Youth Association of Astrakhan "Young Russia".

Rally demanding to cancel the outcome of the presidential election. Baku, October 27, 2013. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

18:43, 27 October 2013

About 10,000 rally in Baku

The rally demanding to cancel the outcome of the presidential election, held on October 27 in the capital of Azerbaijan, was attended by about 10,000 people. The resolution of the rally demands to cancel the election outcome, hold a new election, release political prisoners and stop putting pressure on the newspaper "Azadlyg".

06:36, 27 October 2013

Insurance company to pay some 30 million roubles to victims of terror act in Volgograd

The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent has learnt at the Volgograd Branch of the MSK (Moscow Insurance Company) Insurance Group that the amount of payments to victims of the terror act in Volgograd may make about thirty million roubles.

04:10, 27 October 2013

Grozny mosques to be equipped with video cameras

The authorities of the Chechen capital are going to install CCTV cameras in all the city mosques. The measure, according to the Grozny Mayoralty, is aimed at preventing extremism and ensuring security.

Commemorative plaque in memory of Dubrovka terror act victims. Moscow, October 26, 2013. Photo: http://www.yabloko.ru/

00:58, 27 October 2013

We need a law on social protection of terror act victims, say participants of Dubrovka commemoration

On October 26, eleven years after the terror act in Dubrovka Theatrical Centre, relatives of those who perished, liberated hostages and negotiators with terrorists met again in Melnikov Street in Moscow to commemorate the dead and recollect the events of three days in October 2002. Speakers at the commemoration ceremony called on the State Duma MPs to consider and adopt the law on the status of terror act victims.

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