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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.

23:10, 28 May 2012

In Moscow, relatives of kidnapped Dagestani residents meet Vladimir Lukin

Today, at a meeting in Moscow, Vladimir Lukin, Russian Ombudsman, promised relatives of the kidnapped Dagestani residents to render assistance within his competence.

23:00, 28 May 2012

Relatives of Gadji Mustafaev, kidnapped in Makhachkala, unblock highway

The highway, which had been for several hours blocked by acquaintances and relatives of Gadji Mustafaev, the resident of the rural settlement of Krasnoarmeisk of the Kirov District of Makhachkala, who was kidnapped on May 25, was opened to traffic. This was reported by Magomed Magomedov, a participant of the protest action.

Festive rally of Azerbaijani oppositional forces on the occasion of the Republic Day. In the first row from left to right: Ragim Gadjiev, Editor of "Azadlyg"; Ali Kerimli, the leader of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA); Isa Gambar, the leader of the "Musavat" Party, Baku, Novkhany Township, May 28, 2012. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"

22:30, 28 May 2012

In Azerbaijan, rally, dedicated to Republic Day, voices anti-governmental calls

Today, in the village of Novkhani, in front of the monument to Mamedemin Rasulzade, the founder of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, about 1000 supporters of the opposition Civil Movement for Democracy "Public Chamber" (CMDPC), the block "Karabakh", and a number of other political organizations of Azerbaijan held a rally, dedicated to Republic Day.

22:10, 28 May 2012

Lawyer of Dagestani resident, detained during special operation, complains to prosecutor's office against investigator

Abdurakhman Djakaev, a resident of the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, suspected of illegal possession of weapons, started reviewing the materials of the criminal case. Sapiyat Magomedova, the lawyer of the suspect, claims Abdurakhman Djakaev being pressured by investigator, and she has filed a complaint to the prosecutor's office.

Irina Brovkina collecting signatures for resignation of Mayor during her solo picket, Sochi, May 28, 2012. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

22:00, 28 May 2012

In Sochi, organizer of series of pickets, demanding Mayor's dismissal, detained

Today, in Sochi, policemen detained Irina Brovkina, who holds in Sochi a series of single pickets demanding dismissal of Mayor Anatoly Pakhomov.

18:00, 28 May 2012

13 persons became victims of armed confrontation in Northern Caucasus during the period May, 21, to May, 27

At least 13 persons became victims of armed confrontation in Northern Caucasus during the past week, from May, 21, till May, 27. Nine of them perished and four got wounded. These are the totals of calculation by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

Participants in the First International Islamic Conference in Moscow, May 25, 2012. Courtesy of the RIA "Daghestan"

23:00, 26 May 2012

Topic of radicalism in Islam is the major one at theological conference in Moscow

The problem of radical Islam is discussed by the participants of the first in Russian history International Theological Conference: "Islamic Doctrine Against Radicalism". The event is attended by major Islamic scholars, Russian Muftis, Islamic scientists and experts.

22:00, 26 May 2012

President of Georgia pardons 66 convicts on Independence Day

In the context of the country's Independence Day, marked on May 26, the Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has amnestied 66 prisoners.

21:00, 26 May 2012

Sochi: policemen detain over 250 participants of mass brawl

Today, more than 250 persons were taken to police stations of Sochi after a conflict that burst out between local residents and visiting builders. One policeman was hurt, the city UVD (Interior Department) has reported.

20:00, 26 May 2012

Defenders of Yerevan park are tried in Armenia

In Yerevan, on May 25, a trial took place of the initiative group named "Team" – public figures Karen Shikoyan, Manvel Sarkisyan, Tigran Khzmalyan and Karo Egnukyan, who had spoken against construction in the Mashtots Park. The decision to punish the activists has not been passed yet by the Administrative Court; the verdict will be announced on June 8.

19:00, 26 May 2012

In Dagestan, judicial investigation completed at trial of policemen who beat teenager

The debates of the parties at the trial of the policeman Magomed Magomedov, accused of beating a 14-year-old boy, are scheduled for June 1. Perhaps, on the same day the sentence will be imposed, said the victim's advocate.

17:00, 26 May 2012

PFPA leader Ali Kerimli questioned by the police

Ali Kerimli, the leader of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was kept for 4.5 hours at the Chief Police Department of Baku and then released, after receiving an oral warning about the inadmissibility of organizing uncoordinated protest actions.

16:00, 26 May 2012

Friends of Gadji Mustafaev kidnapped in Makhachkala block federal highway for two hours

At night on May 26, friends and acquaintances of Gadji Mustafaev, who had been kidnapped in Makhachkala, blocked the Federal Highway Makhachkala-Astrakhan for two hours. In total, the action involved over 300 persons.

15:00, 26 May 2012

Contest of social entrepreneurship in Kalmykia had three winners

Larissa Emchenova, Sanal Namruev and Naran Ulanov have won the contest of social business projects held in Kalmykia. The best ideas were the proposals to open a private kindergarten; to launch buses on Elista routes adapted for people with disabilities, and organize the collection points for recycling old tires.

13:00, 26 May 2012

Brovkina claims illegal counteraction to her solo pickets for Sochi Mayor's resignation

Irina Brovkina, who is holding in Sochi a series of pickets demanding resignation of the city Mayor, said that she interrupted her action because of threats from the police.

12:00, 26 May 2012

Condition of two girls from Tyrnyauz hurt in road accident in Stavropol Territory is better

Malika Aishaeva and Yulianna Khasieva, who were transferred to the Moscow Speransky Children's Clinical Hospital after the road accident near the village of Inozemtsevo, are on the way to recovery. The condition of two other girls – Irina Geiko and Alexandra Samakovskaya – is assessed as grave, said the Department of Paediatrics and Surgery of the Hospital.

23:40, 25 May 2012

Investigation into Anna Politkovskaya's murder extended till September

The period of investigation into the case on the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, the observer of the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta", has been prolonged till September. This was reported by Karen Nersisyan, the lawyer of Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov, one of the defendants in the case.

23:10, 25 May 2012

MoD: nobody was hurt by explosions at training ground in Astrakhan Region

According to the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD), at the training ground of Ashuluk in the Astrakhan Region, no one was injured in explosions of boxes with grenade launcher rounds. This was reported by Colonel Andrei Bobrun, Chief of the press service of the Western Military District.

23:00, 25 May 2012

Khasavyurt ex-policemen fail to receive due payments, lawyer Sapiyat Magomedova asserts

On May 24, lawyer Sapiyat Magomedova appealed to the Khasavyurt City Court to recognize inactivity of the Chief and the Chief Accountant of the Khasavyurt OVD (Interior Division), who failed to respond to her requests about cash payments to ex-policemen, dismissed from the structures of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for health reasons, as unlawful. The lawyer believes that the ex-policemen do not receive due compensations in full.

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