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17:00, 2 May 2012

Investigation of Zeinab Suyunova's case on preparation of terror act in Red Square completed

The Chief Investigatory Department of the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has completed the investigation of the criminal case initiated against Zeinab Suyunova, a resident of the Neftekumsk District of the Stavropol Territory, accused of the attempted terror actin Red Square in Moscow in 2010.

17:00, 2 May 2012

The sentence to the owner of a house in Vladikavkaz where gas exploded during a wedding altered for a conditional one

The Supreme Court of North Ossetia altered the sentence to Vadim Vazagov in whose house a gas bottle exploded during a wedding last year, nine persons perished and 50 got injured as a result. The sentence was altered by the court for a conditional one.

16:00, 2 May 2012

Ecologists of Kavkazskie Mineralnyye Vody complain to Khloponin that the authorities ignore their appeals concerning development of Mashuk

Pyatigorsk environmental organization “Sunny patrol” directed the second open letter of behalf of 4,5 thousand residents of Kavkazskie Mineralnye Vody to Plenipotentiary of the President of the Russian Federation in North Caucasian Federal Okrug (NCFO) Alexander Kholoponin asking him to settle the conflict situation connected with development of Mashuk.

15:00, 2 May 2012

More than ten thousand Sochi residents spent 24 hours without electricity

On the eve of the Day of Spring and Labour marked on May 1, residents of different areas of the resort city of Sochi, KrasnodarTerritory, were left without electricity, which in most homes was restored only on the following day.

14:30, 2 May 2012

Coordinator of “Left Front” movement in Rostov region sentenced to 10 days of arrest

Coordinator of “Left Front” movement in Rostov region Vladislav Ryazantsev was sentenced to 10 days of administrative arrest.

12:15, 2 May 2012

11 candidates registered for participation in the election of the City Council of Lermontov

Eleven candidates in Stavropol region were registered for participation in early election of the Council of the town of Lermontov of the fifth convocation.

On the left – Nushiravan Magerramli, Chairman of the National Television and Radio Board of Azerbaijan. Courtesy of the IA "Turan"

23:50, 1 May 2012

Azerbaijan bans putting foreign serials on nationwide TV Channels

Today, Azerbaijan has enacted a ban on showing foreign-made serials and feature films on nationwide TV Channels. According to Nushiravan Magerramli, Chairman of the National TV and Radio Board (NTRB), which made this decision, it is aimed at moral upbringing of young people and will promote the development of the local film industry. The TV broadcasters do not express dissatisfaction with the decision of the NTRB. Alesker Mamedli, the head of the Monitoring Centre of Azerbaijan Broadcasters, believes that the decision violates the broadcasters' rights and limits the choice of the viewers.

23:40, 1 May 2012

Russian Labour March failed in Stavropol

In Stavropol, law enforcers made every effort not to admit an unsanctioned rally of Russian nationalists named "Russian Labour March" under the slogan "For Russian Caucasus!"

Police during May Day marches in Volgograd, May 1, 2012. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"

23:20, 1 May 2012

Police of Volgograd detain several demonstrators and picketers

Today, during the May Day march in Volgograd, the police detained several persons and brought them to the Tsentralny ROVD (District Interior Division). According to Alevtina Dupree, the coordinator of the social movement "The League of Voters", eight persons were detained.

Residents of the village of Khrakh-Uba at the rally on February 8, 2011, in Makhachkala. Photo by Anvar Kurbanmagomedov, http://xpax.info

22:40, 1 May 2012

Russian Embassy: Baku and Moscow have settled the issue of Russians in two Azerbaijani villages

Azerbaijan and Russia have agreed to resolve the issue around the villages of Khrakh-Uba and Uryan-Uba. Villagers of the latter took Azerbaijani citizenship and will stay in their houses, while Russian citizens from Khrakh-Uba decided to move to Russia and settle in the territory of Dagestan. This was reported by the Russian Embassy in Baku.

22:10, 1 May 2012

In Dagestan, Muslims complain of police harassment

As reported by Nurullah Abdullaev, 20, a resident of the city of Dagestanskie Ogni, Dagestan, local law enforcers persecute Muslims on religious grounds. So far, the police make no comments on this information.

22:00, 1 May 2012

Astrakhan Region holds rally in memory of young man who perished on the bridge

Today, in the Astrakhan Region, on the bridge over the Kizan River, connecting the villages of Karagan and Tataro-Bashmakovka, people held a rally and a solo picket in memory of Maxim Medvedev, a Karagan villager, who perished on the bridge.

21:00, 1 May 2012

Freedom House: Azerbaijan and Russia share the 172nd place by freedom of speech

By the situation with the freedom of speech, Azerbaijan and Russia are in the 172nd position in the world; Armenia is No. 149 and Georgia - No. 127. These are the results of the report for 2011 released today by the NGO Freedom House.

Defenders of the Mashtots Park with a poster reading "Dismantle!", Yerevan, April 30, 2012. Photo Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"

20:00, 1 May 2012

President of Armenia orders to dismantle kiosks in Mashtots Park

President Serzh Sargsyan has visited - together with the Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan - the Mashtots Park, where for more than two months ecologists-activists have been fighting against the build-up of the park. After reviewing the situation, the head of the country instructed the Mayor of Yerevan to immediately dismantle the kiosks.

19:00, 1 May 2012

An action of collection of signatures against poor roadways suppressed in the town of Frolovo, Volgograd region

On April, 30, the activists in the town of Frolovo were planning an action of collecting signatures under an appeal to President of the Russian Federation devoted to the state of roadways in Volgograd region. Representatives of regional authorities and the police suppressed the action.

18:00, 1 May 2012

A resident of Sochi reports an attempt of coercive hospitalization to psychoneurologic dispensary

Valentina Gorbunova, resident of the health resort of Sochi, Krasnodar region, accuses officials of the Administration of Khosta district and medics of the ambulance service of an attempt of her coercive hospitalization to psychoneurologic dispensary (PND).

23:30, 30 April 2012

Officials of Georgia and South Ossetia discuss measures to ensure the safety of conflict zone residents

The border village of Ergneti has hosted a regular meeting within the Mechanism to Prevent and Respond to Incidents (MPRI), where officials of Georgia and South Ossetia, in particular, discussed detentions of civilians on the border, de-mining pre-border areas and ensuring safety of local residents.

23:30, 30 April 2012

Captain of "Volga-Balt-203" freighter detained in Georgia

The freighter "Volga-Balt-203" and its captain a Russian Viktor Korneev have been detained in the Georgian port of Poti for polluting the environment.

23:00, 30 April 2012

Oppositional candidates ask Police of Armenia to delete 288 deceased people from voters' list

The election offices of candidates for Deputies from the oppositional Armenian National Congress (ANC) from two majority constituencies have addressed the police asking to update the voters' list, in particular, to delete from them the names of 288 people no longer alive.

22:20, 30 April 2012

Ingush Ombudsman plans to address problems of invalids

A cooperation agreement has been signed between the Ombudsman in Ingushetia and the regional charitable foundation "Myal" (Charity), which deals with problems of invalids. The issues of cooperation were discussed at the reception of citizens, held jointly by Djambulat Ozdoev, the Ombudsman, and Magomed Khamkhoev, Deputy Head of the Department for Ingushetia of the ICRF.

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