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23:10, 30 May 2012

Constructors of Kudepsta TPP accuse Sochi residents of damaging vehicles

"Gazenergostroi" Company Group, the developer of the construction of the Kudepsta Thermal Power Plant (TPP), claims damaging of construction vehicles, committed by local residents, who try to stop the construction works. The Sochi residents called the accusations a provocation and organized day-and-night watch at the construction site.

Svetlana Gannushkina. Photo by Tomas Moss, icu.no

23:00, 30 May 2012

Svetlana Gannushkina intends to leave Presidential Council for Human Rights

On May 26, Russian President Vladimir Putin reassigned his advisers, including Mikhail Fedotov, who would continue to lead the Presidential Council for Human Rights. Three of its members, including Svetlana Gannushkina, Chair of the "Civil Assistance" Committee, think about leaving the Council. According to Svetlana Gannushkina, she is not satisfied with the outcome of the Council's meeting held on April 28, 2012, since it failed to give any instructions on Northern Caucasus.

22:40, 30 May 2012

Dagestan: Branch Director of "Bronnitsky" Trading House, released from captivity, refuses to testify against kidnappers

Alexander Misrikhanov, Branch Director of the "Bronnitsky" Jewellery Trading House, who was kidnapped on last December 15 in Makhachkala and, according to him, voluntarily released, by kidnappers, declined to give investigators the information about the kidnappers and about the place, where he had been kept.

22:20, 30 May 2012

In Nalchik, case on abuse of power, committed by police officer, under investigation

The Investigatory Division of the city of Nalchik of the Investigatory Department of the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) in Kabardino-Balkaria takes measures to identify a police officer, who on January 11, 2012, destroyed the documents of a lawyer, defending a detainee.

22:10, 30 May 2012

Management of Caucasian Nature Reserve declares illegal construction of border guard station in its territory

Administration of the Caucasian Nature Reserve has not given permission for the construction of border guard station in the territory, and it will seek to transfer the buildings, which had been already erected. This was stated by Sergey Shevelev, Director of the Caucasian Nature Reserve.

22:00, 30 May 2012

Journalist Alexander Cherkasov heads the Board of HRC "Memorial"

Oleg Orlov, Chairman of the Board of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", left his position; journalist Alexander Cherkasov, an activist of the organization since 1989, became the new head of the Board.

19:00, 30 May 2012

The authorities of Chechnya prohibited a picket in protection of disabled persons and orphans

Mayor's office of Grozny rejected a non-governmental organization's notification of holding a picket in Grozny. In this way human rights activists were planning to draw attention of the community and authorities of Chechnya to the present-day problems of disabled people and orphans in the republic.

18:00, 30 May 2012

A resident of Dagestan reports violations of his son's rights in a penal colony of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug

Gazimagomed Gaziev, resident of the settlement of Shamkhal-stantsia, reports that his son Shamil Gaziev who is serving his penalty in penal colony No eight of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug is undergoing victimization on religious and ethnic grounds.

Residents of Yerevan discuss, during a protest action, dismantling of the indoor marketplace, Yerevan, May 28, 2012. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"

23:40, 29 May 2012

Yerevan hosts protest action against dismantling of market building

On May 28, in Yerevan, the civic initiative "Let's Save Market Hall" organized a protest action against dismantling of the market hall, located in the centre of the city and included in the list of historical and cultural monuments of Armenia.

23:10, 29 May 2012

Moscow court postpones until July consideration of lawsuit filed by Chechen leader's lawyer against "Memorial"

The Tver District Court of Moscow postponed till July 3 the consideration of the lawsuit filed by Andrei Krasnenkov, the lawyer of the Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, for the protection of good standing against the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

23:00, 29 May 2012

In Azerbaijan, new human rights campaign dated to IGF launched

In Azerbaijan, participants of the campaign "Sing for Democracy", held to draw attention to the problems with human rights in connection with the song contest "Eurovision 2012" in Baku, intend to organize new public campaign, preliminary entitled "Internet networks in the name of democracy". The campaign is timed for the upcoming Global Internet Governance Forum (IGF), which is held under the auspices of the UN, scheduled for November.

22:30, 29 May 2012

Ex-captain of Georgia football team suspected of involvement in case on negotiated matches

Italian law enforcement agents, who investigate the case on the negotiated football matches, suspect Kakhi Kaladze, the ex-defender of the "Genoa" FC and the ex-member of the Georgian football team.

22:10, 29 May 2012

In Yerevan, two people killed in explosion at "Elektron" Plant

The death toll in the explosion at the "Elektron" Plant in Yerevan reached two persons. This was reported by Armen Eritsyan, Minister for Emergencies.

22:00, 29 May 2012

ECtHR orders Russia to pay 300,000 euros to Chechen resident

Today, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) pronounced the decision to collect from Russia 300,000 euros in favour of Imar-Ali Damaev, a resident of Chechnya, whose wife and five children were killed in an air attack of federal aviation in 2004.

Margarita Karapetyan, a participant of the flashmob "Anticorruption", Yerevan, May 29, 2012. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"

21:00, 29 May 2012

Yerevan hosts anti-corruption flash mob

More than 50 young people took part in a flash mob under the motto "Anti-corruption", which was held today in Yerevan and in all regions of Armenia.

Collection of signatures against extracting sand from the shelf; the poster runs: "I'm against extracting sand mining from Anapa shelf, building cargo port in Anapa and building on beach and dunes!" Anapa, May 27, 2012. Photo by Svetlana Pankova: http://ewnc.org

20:00, 29 May 2012

An environmental action against destruction of sandy beaches passed off in Anapa

Ecologists in Anapa held an action of collecting signatures under their appeal to President and Prime Minister of Russia "Save Anapa together!". The activists collected about 1850 signatures. The action passed without any incidents.

19:00, 29 May 2012

Picketer Irina Brovkina went on a hunger strike in the investigative isolation ward of Sochi

Irina Brovkina, organizer of a series of pickets with the demand of Mayor Anatoly Pakhomov's discharge, arrested for three days on May, 29, went on a hunger strike in the investigative isolation ward as a sign of protest against violation of her rights. Her attorney is going to file an appeal against the judge' s actions.

18:00, 29 May 2012

Attorney and relatives of a man who disappeared in Dagestan accuse law enforcement bodies of inaction

The attorney of resident of Kizilyurt Akav Khalidov who disappeared in unexplained circumstances declares inaction of law enforcement bodies who are not searching for the missing man. Representatives of law enforcement bodies state that they have no information of Khalidov.

Krasnodar Territory, May 26, 2012; residents of the city of Yeisk at an ecological rally. Courtesy of the Internet portal "Eysk.Info": www.yeisk.info

23:50, 28 May 2012

At rally, Eysk residents demand to hold referendum on operation of oil terminal

On Saturday, May 26, the city of Eysk of the Krasnodar Region hosted the ecological rally "People's protest: Eysk without ferry and oil terminals". According to organizers, the protest action was attended by 800-1000 persons, including representatives of local authorities.

23:30, 28 May 2012

About 100 persons attend rally in defence of Volga-Akhtuba flood plain

According to participants of the rally, which was held on May 27 in the district centre of Srednyaya Akhtuba (the Volgograd Region), the Volga-Akhtuba flood plain faces real danger. In total, the action was attended by about 100 persons.

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