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15:00, 11 May 2013

MP Targamadze arrested in absentia in Russia returns to Georgia

Givi Targamadze, a Georgian MP, who is wanted under a request of Russian law enforcement bodies, has returned today from Vilnius to Tbilisi.

14:00, 11 May 2013

Part of equipment of Gabala RLS removed from Azerbaijan to Russia

Most of the property of the Gabala radiolocation station (RLS), which belongs to Russia, has already been transported out of Azerbaijan, Khalaf Khalafov, Deputy Foreign Minister told reporters on May 10.

13:00, 11 May 2013

Armenia: "Hetq" journalist claims receiving threats

In Armenia, Ani Ovannisyan, a journalist of the edition named "Hetq", gave to the police an audio record of a conversation with some unknown man, who threatened her and her family.

Karen Sarkisyan, a Karabakh War veteran, with a car, his gift on the occasion of triple holiday; Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh, May 9, 2013. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"

12:00, 11 May 2013

Six veterans of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict presented with new cars

In Stepanakert, on the occasion of the May 9 holiday, during the opening ceremony of the administrative building of the Union of Liberators of Artsakh, six participants of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh were presented with Lada cars received from sponsors. One more car was handed over to Union of Liberators.

Cattle wagon with dates of deportation and return of Chechens to homeland installed in the Memorial Complex "Alley of Glory", Grozny, April 10, 2013. Photo of the "Caucasian Knot"

22:50, 10 May 2013

Chechnya marks Day of Memory and Grief

Today, residents of Chechnya mark the Day of Memory and Grief for the nations of the republic; the holiday was established in 2011. Earlier, this date was marked on February 23, the day of the deportation in 1944 of Chechens and Ingushes to Kazakhstan and Central Asia.

22:20, 10 May 2013

Court in Buynaksk arrests three local residents, whose houses were blown up

Asadullah Tseretilov, Asadullah Karanaev and Said Umarov, who live in Buynaksk and in whose houses, according to power agents, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were found and neutralized on May 6, were arrested by the court for a month. Law enforcers now decide whether a criminal case against them will be opened for storing explosives. Their relatives say that they intend to seek compensation for the property damaged by the explosions.

Military brass orchestra of the Defence Army at the holiday; Nagorno-Karabakh, Stepanakert, May 9, 2013. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"

22:10, 10 May 2013

Nagorno-Karabakh marks triple holiday on May 9 with folk festivals and parade

On May 9, Nagorno-Karabakh held final celebration events on the occasion of the triple holiday - the 68th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War (WW II), the 21st anniversary of creation of the Defence Army of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) and of the liberation of the city of Shushi (Shusha); the latter began back on May 5.

The 90th birthday of Geidar Aliev is celebrated by feast of flowers; Baku, May 10, 2013. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"

22:00, 10 May 2013

Azerbaijan marks the 90th Geidar Aliev's birthday with Feast of Flowers

The Feast of Flowers is celebrated today in Azerbaijan within the events dedicated to the 90th birthday of the former President of the country Geidar Aliev.

21:00, 10 May 2013

Cameron states UK's intention to cooperate in ensuring safety at Sochi Olympics

Today, in the Sochi residence "Bocharov Ruchei", the Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with the British Prime Minister David Cameron, where they agreed on cooperation of the countries' security services in the field of security during the Olympic Winter Games in 2014.

21:00, 10 May 2013

MIA of Azerbaijan accuses opposition of politicizing road accident in Khudat

The Azerbaijan's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) believes that the opposition is politicizing the traffic accident that occurred on May 9 in the city of Khudat, located in the north of the country and incites the local population for illegal actions. The opposition, in its turn, accuses the authorities of favouring law violators.

20:00, 10 May 2013

Protestor detained in Georgia for shouting against president

In Georgia, the meeting of President Mikhail Saakashvili with students at the Tbilisi State University (TSU) named after Ivane Djavakhishvili was held against the background of protests. One of the protesters - Revaz Revazishvili - was detained by the police for insulting shouts addressed to the head of Georgia.

19:00, 10 May 2013

Georgian government considers legalization of marijuana

The Georgian government is considering a possible decriminalization of using marijuana, as bans are sometimes fraught with reverse consequences, said David Sergeyenko, Minister of Labour, Health and Social Protection.

Inside one of the houses of the village of Gimry after the special operation; Dagestan, May 10, 2013. Photo by Akhmed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"

18:00, 10 May 2013

Dagestani MIA: there was no marauding committed by power agents in Gimry

The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan has refuted the information that in the course of the special operation conducted in the village of Gimry, Untsukul District of Dagestan power agents were looting the village. So far, there is no reliable information on whether the local residents had suffered from the marauding, said the spokesman of the MIA.

Houses in the village of Gimry, Untsukul District of Dagestan, destroyed during the special operation; May 2013 Photo by Akhmed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"

17:00, 10 May 2013

District head: Gimry residents filed 420 claims on their damage sustained during special operation

In the village of Gimry, Untsukul District of Dagestan, the local hospital does not work; only some of the pupils attend the local school; and villagers prefer not to appear in the streets, local residents report. The authorities, in their turn, assert that life is slowly returning to the normal way; and the commission to assess the damage suffered by locals, has completed its work.

Building of the Arts Centre in Shushi; in the 19th century it housed the printing house of the Armenian Spiritual Inspection; Nagorno-Karabakh, May 3, 2013. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"

22:40, 9 May 2013

In Shushi, 200 monuments of history and architecture protected by authorities, Georgy Airapetyan asserts

Residents of Nagorno-Karabakh celebrate the 21st anniversary of the liberation of the city of Shushi (Shusha). In recent years, the reconstruction works in the city were intensified, and the historic buildings and monuments are protected by the authorities. This was stated by Georgy Airapetyan, Chief Architect of the Shushi District.

Liquidation of train derailment at Belaya Kalitva Station in the Rostov Region; May 9, 2013. Courtesy of the press service of the Ministry for Emergencies, mchs.gov.ru

22:30, 9 May 2013

Number of victims in railway accident in Belaya Kalitva increases to 44 persons

The number of victims suffered in the emergency situation arising because of the railway accident, which occurred at the station Belaya Kalitva in the Rostov Region, reached 44 persons, and 17 persons were hospitalized. This updated information was reported by the Chief Department of the Regional Ministry for Emergencies (MfE).

22:20, 9 May 2013

Beslan opens memorial plate in memory of policeman perished at "Chermen" checkpoint

In Beslan, the school No. 6, where Zaur Djibilov, the inspector of the GBDD (road traffic police), who perished at the "Chermen" checkpoint during the terror act committed in October 2012, held the solemn opening of the memorial plate in the form of a stone bas-relief on the wall in the hall.

22:10, 9 May 2013

Wife of man sentenced in case of attack on Ingushetia reports his disappearance during his transfer from SIZO to prison

Temur Pareulidze, who was sentenced in the "case of twelve" in 2011, did not arrive to the prison of Minusinsk where he was sent from the Krasnoyarsk SIZO (pre-trial prison). This was reported by his wife Alexandra Zhivaeva. She expresses her concern over the life and health of her husband and asks human rights defenders to take part in the search for him.

Large family parents Nikolai Shamaev and Elena Samoshina state delay of hunger strike; Volgograd, May 9, 2013. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"

22:00, 9 May 2013

In Volgograd, parents of large families postpone date of hunger strike

Today, in Volgograd, at the Marshal Chuikov's tomb at Mamaev Kurgan, parents of large families announced that they postpone the beginning of a hunger strike and that they would report the start date of the protest action later.

Nilufer Magerramova. Photo from http://haqqin.az

21:00, 9 May 2013

Azerbaijani GPO: police put no pressure on blogger Magerramova

Law enforcement bodies of Azerbaijan refute the reports that the blogger Nilufer Magerramova, who died after falling down from the balcony, had been subjected to pressure by the police because of her publications. According to prosecutors, she often quarrelled with her parents and underwent medical examination.

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