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February 05, 2011 21:00

• Business ombudsman starts his work in Georgia

  The newly appointed business ombudsman, whose mission is to protect businessmen's rights of and to mediate between them and the government, starts his work in Georgia.

February 05, 2011 20:00

• Resident of Shamkhal who highlighted Didoys' problems found dead in Dagestan

  It became known today about the death of Magomed Gamzatov, a resident of the village of Shamkhal, a Didoy by nationality, who in early January addressed the Parliament of Georgia for help in addressing the problems of Didoys - development of language, culture, and recognition of them to be a separate ethnic group.

February 05, 2011 19:00

• Armenia to create the "911" service

  This year, Armenia will form a new division of rescuers by analogy of the American rescue service "911".

February 05, 2011 18:00

• Cup of "Friendship of North-Caucasian Nations" won by athletes from Dagestan

  The Club "Young Dragon" from Dagestan was the winner of the fifth open all-style Cup of "Friendship of North-Caucasian Nations" in martial arts and mixed wrestling under the rules of Mix-Fight, which took place on January 28-30 in the city of Teberda, Karachay-Cherkessia.

February 05, 2011 17:00

• Azerbaijan continues prohibiting hijabs in schools

  Despite protests of believers, the ban on headscarves (hijabs) in schools, introduced last November in Azerbaijan, remains in force.

February 05, 2011 16:00

• Italian authorities deny asylum to Dagestanian Anvar Sharipov

  Anvar Sharipov, a brother of Maryam Sharipova, one of the female suicide bombers, who blew themselves up in Moscow metro in March 2009, was rejected political asylum in Italy.

February 05, 2011 15:00

• Members of Russian delegation not admitted to Gataevs' children in Lithuania

  The Vilnius officials responsible for tutorship did not allow the consul of the Russian Federation, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Chechnya and the delegation that arrived with them to visit the children, whose guardian is Malik Gataev.

February 05, 2011 13:00

• Man dies in a hostel fire in Baku

  On February 4, in the capital of Azerbaijan, a five-story building of the hostel, where displaced persons had been accommodated, was set on fire. One person died; according to different sources 4-5 more were injured.

February 05, 2011 12:00

• Azerbaijan evacuates its citizens from Egypt

  Azerbaijan continues evacuating its citizens from Egypt. In the period from January 31 to February 3, 60 persons came home from there.

February 04, 2011 23:10

• All schools in Volgograd are on quarantine

  Because of increasing incidence of influenza, all educational institutions of Volgograd are under quarantine; and all the lessons are cancelled.

February 04, 2011 22:40

• Investigators want to clarify the cause of Maxim Sychov's death in Rostov-on-Don

  As reported today by Yuri Popov, Acting Head of the Investigatory Department for the Rostov Region of the Russian Investigatory Committee, inspectors have appointed a medical examination with the aim to establish the exact cause of death of Maxim Sychov, a student of the Rostov State Construction University (RSCU), who died after being beaten by another student.

February 04, 2011 22:10

• Unidentified persons attack militia convoy in Karachay-Cherkessia: three casualties

  Three militiamen perished, when a convoy car, which transported a detainee in Karachay-Cherkessia, was shelled. This was reported by Evgenia Bastanova, a representative of the press service of the republic's MIA.

February 04, 2011 22:10

• Court session on case "Kadyrov vs. Orlov" rescheduled for March 3

  The court session on the criminal case initiated against Oleg Orlov, head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", in connection with his statements about the responsibility of the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov for the murder of Natalia Estemirova was reappointed on March 3.

February 04, 2011 22:00

• Ingush MIA: calling Evloev executor of terror act in "Domodedovo" is premature

  According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Ingushetia, it is too early to assert that Magomed Evloev, a resident of Ingushetia, was the suicide bomber who committed the terror act at the Moscow "Domodedovo" Airport.

February 04, 2011 21:00

• Maria Ameli receives Russian passport

  Maria Ameli (Madina Salamova), a native of North Ossetia, who was deported to Russia in late January from Norway, received her Russian passport, in which there is no registration yet.

February 04, 2011 20:00

• In Azerbaijan, human rights activist complains of customs' lawlessness

  In the evening on February 1, Emin Guseinov, a well-known Azerbaijani human rights activist and the head of the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS), was exposed to insults and pressure at the customs check point of the Baku Airport. He told the story at a press conference on Thursday, February 3.

February 04, 2011 19:00

• Investigation into murder of Ingush human rights activist Aushev suspended

  The Chief Investigatory Department for the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) of the Russian Investigatory Committee has suspended the investigation into the murder of the well-known Ingush human rights activist, former owner of the oppositional website "Ingushetia.Org" Maksharip Aushev. His relatives do not agree with this decision.

February 04, 2011 18:00

• "Merekha's Case" is investigated in Stavropol Territory; relatives fear for his life

  The investigatory bodies of the Stavropol Territory are conducting inquiry into the fact of a militiaman's victimization of Vyacheslav Merekha, 44, which caused broad public resonance, and promise to present charges soon. Meanwhile, victim's relatives express fear for his life because of Vyacheslav's poor health.

February 03, 2011 23:00

• In North Ossetia, last year's damage from corruption-related crimes amounted to 144 million roubles

  In 2010, the total sum of the material damage caused by corruption crimes made 144 million roubles, while in 2009 it was 114 million roubles, said Vladimir Vekshin, Public Prosecutor of North Ossetia, at the sitting of the Collegium of his Office held on February 2.

February 03, 2011 22:50

• Rostov Region: MoPH reveals violation of examination term of blind baby by ophthalmologist

  The commission of the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) of the Rostov Region revealed violations in the central district hospital of the city of Volgodonsk, where parents of three children blame doctors of development of blindness in their babies.