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November 20, 2010 15:00

• In Dagestan, a fight in bank with shooting resulted in victims

  As a result of a conflict between employees of the commercial bank and their customers in the city of Derbent in Dagestan one person was killed and two more hospitalized.

November 20, 2010 12:00

• President of Georgia to pardon 23 prisoners

  The Georgian State Commission on Pardons has prepared a pardon list for President Mikhail Saakashvili. The pardon will be dated to November 23 - one of the most popular national holidays of Georgia - Giorgoba (St George's Day).

November 20, 2010 11:00

• Film about Gataev family and Chechen war to be presented at Amsterdam festival

  This year, at the international documentary film festival in the Netherlands, the right to present her best ten films was granted to Finnish film director Pirjo Khonkassalo. She brought to the festival a film about the war in Chechnya, where heroes are members of the Gataev Chechen family.

November 19, 2010 23:30

• Somalia pirates threaten to kill all hostages and run ship down

  The Somalia pirates who captured a ship of a Greek company with 15 Georgian and 3 Turkish citizens on board announced on November 16 that if they do not receive 15 million US dollars within three days, they will kill the hostages and sink the ship.

November 19, 2010 23:20

• Egle Kusaite: I confessed of preparing terror act in exchange for Magmadovs' lives

  Egle Kusaite, a young Lithuanian woman, accused of creating a group for committing a terror act on some military object in Russia, said that she had given confessional evidences in exchange for promises that her friends from near Moscow - Chechen Aishat and Apti Magmadov - would be left alive. Egle told about it to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent during a meeting in Vilnius.

November 19, 2010 23:10

• Human rights activist Basmanov complains of improper treatment in militia department of Sochi

  Sergey Basmanov, Director of human rights center "Defense of Citizens' Rights and Interests" in Sochi, who had formerly reported threats against him declared that the personnel of law enforcement bodies have treated him improperly.

November 19, 2010 23:10

• Rostov residents are sceptical about smoke-quitting campaign

  The action, which took place on November 18, the World Day of Quitting Smoking, in Rostov-on-Don showed that smokers are tough in quitting the habit.

November 19, 2010 23:00

• Three drug inspectors detained in Dagestan on suspicion of bribery

  Three officials of the Department of Federal Service of Drug Traffic Control (FSDTC) of Russia in Dagestan were detained on November, 18, for suspicion of bribery.

November 19, 2010 23:00

• Military unit and OVD shelled in Dagestan

  At night on November 19, unidentified assailants shelled the military unit and police station in the village of Khunzakh, the Khunzakh District, with grenade launchers; no one was hurt.

November 19, 2010 22:50

• A roadside cafe fired upon in Dagestan

  Yesterday at about 22:05 some unidentified persons fired upon a roadside cafe from a grenade launcher and self-firers in Derbent district of Dagestan. There are no victims or injured persons, the building got insignificantly damaged. Law enforcement bodies are currently searching the criminals.

November 19, 2010 22:40

• Blogger Milly released from custody in Azerbaijan

  Early in the morning of November, 19, Salyan district court of Azerbaijan granted the petition of a young blogger Emin Milly for early release for he had served over a half of his penalty term.

November 19, 2010 22:20

• GUVD: counterfeit money found in Rostov Region comes from Dagestan

  Almost every day militia bulletins in the Rostov Region state detection of banknotes with signs of forgery. According to the regional GUVD (Chief Interior Department), for the first 9 months of 2010, 1008 criminal cases were initiated under Article 186 of the Criminal Code (manufacture, storage, transportation or sale of counterfeit money or securities); of them, 113 criminal cases has been sent to the court, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

November 19, 2010 22:10

• Austrian court wants to question President of Chechnya on Israilov's murder

  The Vienna Court, which is hearing the murder case of Umar Israilov, a former bodyguard of President of Chechnya, assassinated in Austria, wants to interrogate the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov by means of a videoconference.

November 19, 2010 22:00

• Court of Vladikavkaz decides to arrest Yusup Dzangiev

  Today, the Lenin District Court of Vladikavkaz has decided on the freedom restriction measure in relation to Yusup Dzangiev, detained in Ingushetia on suspicion of terrorist activities.

November 19, 2010 21:00

• Refugee who burnt herself in protest dies in Georgia

  Nana Pipiya, who tried to commit self-immolation in front of the Ministry for Refugees' Matters and Accommodation, has died in the Georgian burn centre, as reported by employees of the centre.

November 19, 2010 21:00

• Residents of Chechnya to hold protest against militia lawlessness

  A protest rally of local residents is planned for November 20 in the district centre of Achkhoi-Martan in Chechnya; they want to demand from Russian authorities to stop the terror practiced by law enforcement bodies.

November 19, 2010 19:00

• Dmitri Medvedev: no decrease of criminality in Northern Caucasus

  66 terror acts have been prevented in Northern Caucasus since the start of this year - this statistics was announced today at a meeting in the city of Essentuki dedicated to security in the NCFD (North-Caucasian Federal District) by Alexander Bortnikov, head of the FSB (Federal Security Bureau). However, according to President Dmitri Medvedev, it has not improved the operative situation in the region.

November 19, 2010 18:00

• Sakunts: investigation of incidents in Armenian Army should be as transparent as possible

  Only a small portion of crimes committed in the Armed Forces of Armenia become known to the country's public, said Arthur Sakunts, head of the Vanadzor-based Office of the Helsinki Civil Assembly, in his comment on frequented murder cases in the Armenian Army. According to his story, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) is concealing information, especially facts related to cases of beating and bullying.

November 18, 2010 23:30

• Volgograd hosts interregional festival of gesture songs

  The Sixth Interregional Festival of Gesture Songs "Like Wing Beat" has opened in Volgograd with participation of pupils of correction schools for deaf and hearing impaired children from 20 regions of Russia.

November 18, 2010 23:20

• Rostov-on-Don: today, cigarettes can be exchanged for milk cocktails

  Today, on the World Day of Quitting Smoking, in Rostov-on-Don, activists of youth organizations will offer students of universities and broad public to exchange cigarettes for milk cocktails.