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16:00, 14 July 2012

Head of KBR Pension Fund detained on suspicion of embezzlement

The police today have detained in Nalchik the head of the Pension Fund of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) Khasanbi Sheozhev, suspected of fraudulent embezzlement of almost 70 million roubles.

15:00, 14 July 2012

ICRF: children of Razdobudsko and Khorosheva kidnapped in Dagestan

The Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) is investigating the circumstances of disappearance in Dagestan of two young children of Vitali Razdobudsko and Maria Khorosheva. According to investigators, the kids were kidnapped by the members of the armed underground.

Circassian elders at the mourning procession on the Memorial Day of Caucasian War Victims; Adygea, Maikop, May 21, 2012. Photo by Oleg Chaly for the "Caucasian Knot"

14:00, 14 July 2012

King of Jordan is ready to help Syrian Circassians in repatriation, public figures of Adygea assert

Adygea was visited by Munir Sobrok, a Jordanian MP, local public activists report. According to their story, the aim of the visit was to study the situation in the republic in the context of the readiness of the King of Jordan Abdullah II to help Syrian Circassians who wish to move from Syria and Jordan to Adygea.

13:00, 14 July 2012

Karachay-Cherkessia holds action "Give Me Life!"

On July 13, the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) hosted an action "Give Me Life!" aimed at strengthening the family and preservation of family values and traditions. The action tried to draw attention to the issue of abortion.

11:00, 14 July 2012

Oppositionists from three South-Caucasian countries hold conference in Tbilisi

Representatives of three oppositional political parties and civil society activists of Southern Caucasus are taking part in July 13-15 Tbilisi-based conference "Promoting freedom, peace and prosperity in the Caucasus".

09:00, 14 July 2012

Balloons that blew up at rally in Armenia were pumped with methane, examination says

The experts have found that the balloons, which exploded on May 4 in Yerevan during an election campaign rally, were filled with explosive methane, said Arsen Avakyan, the head of the division for especially important cases of the Main Investigation Department of the Police of Armenia.

23:00, 13 July 2012

Soldier from Ingushetia sentenced to 2.5 years of imprisonment for humiliating his colleagues

The Barnaul Garrison Military Court sentenced regular soldier Ruslan Dobriev, a native of Ingushetia, to 2.5 years of imprisonment in a common security penal colony. He was found guilty of violation of the regulations with using of humiliation of dignity and inciting hatred with violence. This was reported by the Chief Military Investigatory Department.

23:00, 13 July 2012

Chair of NGO "Mothers of Dagestan for Human Rights" claims blocking of organization's website

At 3:00 p.m., in Dagestan, the website of the human rights organization "Mothers of Dagestan for Human Rights" has been hacked and blocked. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Svetlana Isaeva, NGO's Chair.

23:00, 13 July 2012

Lawyer of teenager, beaten by policemen, satisfied with court verdict

Representatives of a teenager, beaten at the police station of the village of Khebda of the Shamil District of Dagestan, are satisfied with the court's verdict of guilty to the police officer. Till present, representatives of the convicted police officer have not commented on his sentence.

22:00, 13 July 2012

"Committee of Civil Initiatives" set up in Stavropol Territory

The regional "Committee of Civil Initiatives", which is being established in the Stavropol Territory, prepares a number of projects, including "Centre for Civil Mutual Assistance", "School of Local Self-Administration", "Fair Trial", "Open Budget", and "Transparent Police". This was stated by members of the initiative group at the today's press conference.

22:00, 13 July 2012

Relatives of kidnapped Dagestani resident fail to file complaint to Prosecutor's Office

Relatives of Magomed Ibragimov, who was kidnapped today in the Kizilyurt District of Dagestan, who had gathered near the building of the District Prosecutor's Office, were not able to file a complaint. Meanwhile, the Chief of the ROVD (District Interior Division) has reported that he is aware of the whereabouts of Magomed Ibragimov.

22:00, 13 July 2012

Tbilisi: journalists protest against arrest of "Maestro" satellite antennas

In the capital of Georgia, journalists of the "Maestro" TV Company held a protest action, demanding to cancel the decision of the Tbilisi City Court for arrest of satellite antennas, which the Company delivered for installation at the houses of villagers.

21:00, 13 July 2012

Dagestani resident killed in special operation was armless, his father asserts

Abdulaziz Magomedgadjiev, who was killed during the special operation, held in Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk on June 8, had no weapons. This was stated by his father Khaidarbek Magomedgadjiev. He intends to prove in court that his son was not involved in the armed underground.

Igor Kalyapin, the head of the Inter-Regional "Committee Against Torture", at a press conference on the unresolved murders of human rights defenders; Moscow, July 13, 2012. Photo by Tatiana Gantimurova for the "Caucasian Knot"

17:00, 13 July 2012

Igor Kalyapin: for last two years, not a single disappearance case has reached court in Dagestan and Chechnya

According to official statistics, presented to the UN by the Russian Federation, from 2007 to 2009, the Investigatory Committee of Chechen Republic received 427 complaints about disappearances of people and instituted criminal cases on 142 of them; however, none of them was brought to court.

13:00, 13 July 2012

Relatives of the persons convicted for blasting "Nevsky express" deferred their action till meeting with Evkurov

During a meeting with relatives of defendants on the criminal case of blasting "Nevsky express" sentenced to long terms of custody Yunus-bek Evkurov promised his assistance in release of those whose guilt was unproven. For this reason the convicts' relatives put off the meeting of protest they were planning for a while.

11:00, 13 July 2012

A soldier perished during manoeuvres in Azerbaijan

An incident occurred in one of the military units dislocated in Baku as a result of which an ordinary soldier perished and one more got wounded.

10:00, 13 July 2012

Relatives of a local resident in Grozny report his disappearance

Resident of Chechnya Hussein Badurgov aged 25 disappeared in Grozny on July, 12, in unexplained circumstances. Representatives of law enforcement bodies promise to verify all the versions of his disappearance, including the young man's possible joining the gunmen.

06:00, 13 July 2012

Mayor of Mikhailovsk detained for suspicion of bribery

Alexander Lunin, Mayor of the town of Mikhailovsk, Stavropol region, suspended from office is suspected of taking a bribe of 2,5 million rubles. Yesterday, July, 12, Lunin was detained.

02:00, 13 July 2012

13 persons got injured as a result of a conflict during an action of Ivanishvili's coalition

13 persons got injured on July, 12, as a result of a conflict between Bidzina Ivanishvili's coalition "Georgian Dream" and supporters of the authorities in a refugees' colony, the settlements of Karaleti.

23:00, 12 July 2012

Power agents torture Akhmedkhan Aushev, detained in Nazran, his lawyer asserts

Law enforcement agents tortured 26-year Akhmedkhan Aushev, who was detained during a special operation, held in Nazran on June 29. This was claimed by his lawyer Luiza Isaeva.

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