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11:00, 24 October 2012

Syrian Armenians who come to Nagorno-Karabakh prefer Kashatag District

Armenian families, who come from Syria, prefer to settle in the Kashatag Districts out of all seven districts of Nagorno-Karabakh. The Kashatag Districts has already become home for 19 families of Syrian Armenians. One family from Syria lives in Stepanakert. The authorities promise to render assistance to all of them, if they formalize their status of repatriates.

10:00, 24 October 2012

Tsotne Gamsakhurdia, son of first Georgian President, pardoned and released from prison

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has pardoned Tsotne Gamsakhurdia, the imprisoned son of the first Georgian President, at the request of Elias II, the head of the Georgian Orthodox Church, filed on September 28. This was reported by the Patriarchate of Georgia.

09:00, 24 October 2012

In Dagestan, ICRF again closes investigation into Saniyat Magomedova's murder

The Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) in Dagestan for the twentieth time closed the investigation into the criminal case against law enforcement agents from the OVD (Interior Division) of the Kazbek District on the murder of Saniyat Magomedova and wounding of Gasan Baisultanov, committed in 2006. On October 23, Mamatkhan Baisultanov, the father of Gasan Baisultanov, a resident of Khasavyurt, received a notification on termination of the case.

23:00, 23 October 2012

Delegates of Alternate Congress of Peoples of Dagestan claim shelling of their bus

Today, in the Kizilyurt District of Dagestan, the bus, in which delegates of the Alternate Congress of Peoples of Dagestan were travelling to Moscow, was shelled. This was reported by Magomed Magomedaliev, one of the delegates.

22:00, 23 October 2012

Local resident, killed in Buinaksk, claimed being under surveillance, his acquaintances assert

Acquaintances of a local resident, killed tonight in Buinaksk, claim that he saw being under surveillance and that he feared persecution.

20:00, 23 October 2012

Dagestan: lawyer requests to return case on teenager's sexual abuse for further investigation

In Dagestan, lawyer of Zhairuly Umarov, a local resident, accused of sexual abuse of a minor, files a motion to return the case for further investigation. Today, the Supreme Court of Dagestan held the next court hearing on the case.

Miners of Chiatura, Georgia. Photo by Aleksey Muhranoff, http://commons.wikimedia.org

19:00, 23 October 2012

Formation of new power in Georgia accompanied by series of strikes

A series of strikes with economic demands took place in Georgia amid the process of formation of new power in the country. Railway workers, miners, power engineers, workers of Poti Port and the factory in Borjomi, trade personnel and builders seek improvement of their working conditions.

17:17, 23 October 2012

In Armenia, defendants in case on fight in "Harsnaqar" Restaurant plead not guilty

In Armenia, at the today's court session of the court of general jurisdiction of Yerevan communities of Avan and Nor-Nork on the case of the fight in the "Harsnaqar" Restaurant, Prosecutor Arthur Davtyan announced the indictment. None of the defendants pleaded guilty.

17:04, 23 October 2012

In Krasnodar Territory, Court selects 30 jurors for trial on case of massacre in Kuschevskaya village

Today, the Krasnodar Regional Court continued selection of the jury. The Court selected 30 jurors out of the required 32 twelve major and 28 substitutes.

17:00, 23 October 2012

In Armenia, 20 persons infected with anthrax, Ara Asoyan asserts

In Armenia, 20 persons were diagnosed with anthrax. The Republic's Infectious Clinical Hospital "Nork" discharged a 36-year-old man, who threw off the disease and who was hospitalized in the Gegarkunik Region. This was reported by Ara Asoyan, Chief Infection Disease Doctor of the country.

Children in kindergarten of Itum-Kali, Chechnya, 2012. Photo from http://itum-kali.com

16:00, 23 October 2012

Grozny introduces studying of basics of Islam in kindergartens

Starting from November, in the capital of Chechnya, pre-school educational institutions will teach the children the basics of Islam.

13:16, 23 October 2012

NAC: 49 militants killed during large-scale special operation in Northern Caucasus

The National Antiterrorism Committee (NAC) reported on the elimination of 49 militants during a special operation in several republics of Northern Caucasus. The NAC's figures comply with the trend of statistics, recorded by the "Caucasian Knot" in September and October, earlier in 2012 and in the previous 2011.

12:00, 23 October 2012

"Zvartnots" again stops servicing "Armavia"

Starting from October 23, the "Zvartnots" International Airport stopped servicing aircrafts of the "Armavia" Airline because of its debt.

At the Chermen checkpoint after the suicide bomber's explosion. North Ossetia, September 23, 2012. Photo by the press-service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, http://15.mvd.ru

10:00, 23 October 2012

Explosion at Chermen checkpoint is seventh terror act, committed by suicide bombers in North Ossetia

Last night, at the Chermen checkpoint, an explosion occurred, in which one policeman was killed and four other policemen were injured. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), the explosive device was activated by a suicide bomber.

09:00, 23 October 2012

ECtHR accepts complaint of Levon Ter-Petrosyan related to events of March 1, 2008, in Yerevan

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has accepted for consideration the complaint, filed by Levon Ter-Petrosyan, First President and the leader of the opposition Armenian National Congress. The complaint demands to recognize that on March 1, 2008, the Armenian authorities violated the rights to personal liberty, freedom of movement and freedom of peaceful demonstrations.

08:00, 23 October 2012

Azerbaijan imposes large fine on oppositional newspaper "Azadlyg"

On October 22, the Yasamal District Court of Baku granted the lawsuit, filed by Kyabira Mamedova, the owner of the largest wholesale and retail trade and shopping centre of Baku "Bina", against the opposition newspaper "Azadlyg" and its reporter Ramin Deko. The Court obliged the edition to pay a fine and publish a retraction. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Fariz Namazly, the lawyer of the newspaper.

23:00, 22 October 2012

On October 15-21, 7 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

Last week, on October 15-21, 2012, at least 7 persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of these, 6 persons were killed and 1 wounded. These are the results of calculations of the "Caucasian Knot" based on own materials of the edition and information from other open sources.

22:00, 22 October 2012

Dagestani journalist Alik Abdulgamidov awarded Schekochikhin Award

Today Dagestani journalist Alik Abdulgamidov was awarded a Special Award named after Yuri Schekochikhin at the opening of the Fourth International TV and Film Festival "Profession Journalist", held in Moscow.

21:00, 22 October 2012

Tomorrow marks 10th anniversary of terror act at Dubrovka

Tomorrow, October 23, marks the 10th anniversary of the terror act, committed in 2002 at the premiere of the musical "Nord-Ost" at the Dubrovka Theatrical Centre in Moscow.

20:00, 22 October 2012

Azerbaijan: count of arrested protesters reaches 13

In Azerbaijan, more three participants of the protest action, demanding the dissolution of the Parliament, held on October 20 in the centre of Baku, have been arrested. Thus, the number of the arrested protestors reached 13 persons. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" by lawyer Asabali Mustafaev.

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