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Oleg Shein. Photo by Ivan Rotanov for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:00, 16 April 2012
Sheiyn appealed to court about violations at 173 polling stations of Astrakhan
Ex-nominee for Mayor's office of Astrakhan Oleg Sheiyn submitted a lawsuit to Kirov district court of the city demanding nullification of the election of Mayor of Astrakhan held on March, 4, this year. In his lawsuit he reported violations at 173 polling stations of the city, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent informs.
23:30, 14 April 2012
In Astrakhan, SR announces conditions for Oleg Shein to stop his hunger strike
The former candidate for the Mayor of Astrakhan Oleg Shein can start a gradual exit out of the hunger strike, if after watching the videos from the election of the Mayor of Astrakhan, Vladimir Churov, the head of the Russian Central Election Commission (CEC), makes a statement that the hunger-strikers' lawsuit has prospects, said Nikolai Levichev, Chairman of the "Spravedlivaya Rossiya" (SR) (Fair Russia) Party.
23:00, 14 April 2012
Another group of immigrants from Syria arrives in Kabardino-Balkaria
Late on April 13, an aircraft with another group of nine immigrants from Syria landed at the airport of Mineralnye Vody.
22:30, 14 April 2012
President of Georgia pardons 200 prisoners by Easter
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has decreed - on the eve of the Easter - to pardon 200 prisoners.
22:10, 14 April 2012
In Krasnodar, "Yabloko" activist sentenced to 15 days in jail
Yaroslav Nikolskiy, an activist of the "Yabloko" Party, who was detained in Krasnodar in the course of his picket at the residence of the Governor of the Territory Alexander Tkachov, was sentenced to 15 days in jail.
22:00, 14 April 2012
Actions in support of Astrakhan hunger-strikers are held in many cities across Russia
Today, Pushkin Square in Moscow was the venue of a rally in support of the political hunger-strikers in Astrakhan. They were also supported by activists of the protest movement in Tula and St Petersburg.
21:00, 14 April 2012
In Astrakhan, drivers of fixed-route taxis plan to go to Arbitration Court against Mayoralty
The drivers who demanded from the city bosses to ensure their employment and leave their Gazel minivans in the urban transport network, have stopped their strike; they are preparing lawsuits to the Arbitration Court trying to challenge the actions of the Mayoralty, said Damir Bulatov, the vice-president of the Regional Association of Motorists (RAM).
20:00, 14 April 2012
Relatives of Antonina Maevskaya assassinated in Sochi demand to reclassify the criminal case
In Sochi, the criminal case against suspects of murdering Antonina Maevskaya should be re-qualified, her relatives believe.
Krasnodar Territory, Slavyansk-on-Kuban, April 14, 2012; participants of the rally against medical malpractice; the poster reads: "Who will respond for our children?". Photos by Natalia Dorokhina for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:00, 14 April 2012
In Slavyansk-on-Kuban, 500 people rally against doctor's negligence
The action against doctor's errors, held today in Slavyansk-on-Kuban, has brought together more than 500 people: residents of the Slavyansk and Krasnoarmeisk Districts and the cities of Krasnodar, Gelendzhik, Anapa, Gyulkevichi and Krymsk.
18:00, 14 April 2012
Azerbaijani soldier wounds his comrade
In Azerbaijan, a serviceman of the National Army has wounded his comrade-in-arms from his service firearm by negligence.
A fixed-route taxi with a strikers' slogan and Oleg Shein's election poster, Astrakhan, April 13, 2012. Photo by Elena Grebenyuk for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:20, 13 April 2012
Stolyarov promises to employ jobless Astrakhan taxi drivers
Today, the Mayor of Astrakhan Mikhail Stolyarov has met the protesting fixed-route taxi drivers, who demand to preserve their Gazel mini-vans in the city transport network, and promised soon to solve the problem of their employment. The protesters were invited for a meeting in the building of the regional administration to address all the issues of their concern.
23:10, 13 April 2012
Demining of Chechnya to be over in 2015, local MfE asserts
The large-scale clearing of the Chechen Republic of mines, shells and other explosive devices, initiated by military sappers, will take three years, according to the Republic's Ministry for Emergencies (MfE).
Residents of Astrakhan rallying at the City Administration on the day of arrival of Sergey Mironov and Nikolai Levichev, Russian State Duma Deputies from "Spravedlivaya Rossiya" (Fair Russia) to hunger-strikers, Astrakhan, March 31, 2012. Photo by Eugenia Zarinsh: http://evgeniy-zarinsh.livejournal.com
23:00, 13 April 2012
Russian State Duma refuses to discuss hunger strike in Astrakhan
At today's session, the majority of State Duma MPs have refused to support the proposal of the parliamentarians from the "Spravedlivaya Rossiya" (SR) (Fair Russia) Party to put the special report of the parliamentary group which visited the Astrakhan hunger-strikers in late March on the agenda of the plenary session.
22:50, 13 April 2012
Nurgaliev promises State Duma deputy to clarify number of persons kidnapped for two years in Ingushetia
The data about kidnapping of 88 persons in Ingushetia over the past two years and involvement of power agents in these crimes need to be checked, said today Rashid Nurgaliev, Russia's Interior Minister, in response to a request of a State Duma MP.
22:40, 13 April 2012
In Moscow, farewell ceremony to Mekhtiev attended by about two thousand
Moscow hosted a farewell to the public figure, a native of Azerbaijan Metin Mekhtiev, who was killed on April 10 in the centre of the Russian capital. The ceremony was attended by about two thousand people.
22:30, 13 April 2012
Commissar of "Nashi" goes on hunger strike in response to Shein's action in Astrakhan
Today, a protest action of the youth movement will start in Astrakhan against the ex-candidate for the city Mayor Oleg Shein and his supporters. This was reported by Konstantin Goloskokov, Commissar of the movement "Nashi".
22:10, 13 April 2012
In Georgia, suspects of committing terror acts complain of torture
Merab Kolbaya and Gogita Arkaniya, convicted on charges of organizing terror acts in the territory of Georgia, have changed their initial evidences. As stated by their advocate Gela Nikolaishvili, Kolbaya and Arkaniya had earlier evidenced under pressure.
22:00, 13 April 2012
Resident of Cherepovets blames Krasnodar policemen for torture
Mikhail Kalinin, a resident of the city of Cherepovets has applied to the Investigatory Division of Krasnodar, saying that his son Denis Kalinin was detained by policemen from the Krasnodar UVD (Interior Department), after which doctors diagnosed traumas in his son.
21:00, 13 April 2012
LDPR party in Stavropol held an action demanding resignation of the Governor
On April, 12, activists of Stavropol regional branch of LDPR party held an action under the slogan "Launch the Governor to space!". Concurrently the department of the party started collecting signatures under the demand of the Governor's resignation.
A fixed-route taxi with a strikers' slogan and Oleg Shein's election poster, Astrakhan, April 13, 2012. Photo by Elena Grebenyuk for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:00, 13 April 2012
Drivers of route taxis went on a strike in Astrakhan
Over 50 route taxi drivers of Astrakhan discontented with the actions of municipal Administration suspended work, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
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