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15:00, 26 March 2012

Lawyers of the family members of Hrant Dink, the editor of the Turkish-Armenian newspaper "Agos", appealed to the General Prosecutor's Office in Istanbul, demanding to initiate a new investigation to clarify the unexplored details.

14:00, 26 March 2012

During the week of March 19-25, 14 persons fell victims to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

At least 14 persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus in the period of March 19-25: 9 persons were killed and 5 wounded. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot", based on own materials and information from other public sources.

13:00, 26 March 2012

In Dagestan, two women, earlier detained by police, disappear, human rights activists report

Information about the detention on March 24 in the suburbs of Makhachkala of the persons suspected of possessing weapons does not represent the real facts. This was stated by activists of the Human Rights Centre "Memorial" and the public organization "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy).

23:00, 24 March 2012

Abkhazia's CEC announces preliminary results of parliamentary elections: three more oppositionists become MPs

According to the preliminary outcomes of the repeated elections held on March 24, 2012, in 20 constituencies, three nominees of oppositional forces – the Hero of Abkhazia Aslan Kobakhiya, the head of the organization named "Akhyatsa" Akhra Bzhaniya, and the surgeon Apollon Gurguliya – were elected as new MPs.

22:00, 24 March 2012

GPO: Djioeva cleared out of all suspicions of attempt to seize power in South Ossetia

As reported by the General Prosecutor's Office of South Ossetia, the leader of the opposition and the former presidential candidate Alla Djioeva is now free of any suspicions of an attempted illegal seizure of power – now she is just a witness in the litigation.

20:00, 24 March 2012

Dagestan commissions first North-Caucasian energy-efficient houses

Today, in the cities of Kaspiisk and Izberbash, 130 families received keys to their flats in the energy-efficient apartment blocks, for the first time built in Northern Caucasus within the framework of the federal programme aimed to resettle people from shabby housing.

19:00, 24 March 2012

Stanislav Shisinov shot dead in skirmish in Dagestan

The man, killed during an armed skirmish with policemen in Dagestan, has been identified as Stanislav Shisinov. According to Russia's NAC (National Antiterrorist Committee), he was a member of the "southern" terrorist grouping.

18:00, 24 March 2012

Two hunger-strikers hospitalized in Astrakhan

In Astrakhan today, after an action in support of the participants of the political hunger strike, which demands abolition of the election of the city Mayor, two hunger-strikers – Yaroslav Savin and Oleg Anikin – were hospitalized.

16:00, 24 March 2012

In Makhachkala, Gadji Isadibirov surrenders under guarantees of Dagestani leader

Today, Gadji Isadibirov, a suspect of involvement in the armed underground, who had been blocked in an apartment in a high-rise building in Makhachkala, has surrendered after negotiations under the personal guarantees of the head of Dagestan Magomedsalam Magomedov.

Sochi, March 23, 2012: a solo picket held by Lyudmila Shestak, a City Assembly Deputy from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) in front of the Mayoralty. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

15:00, 24 March 2012

Member of Sochi City Assembly pickets Mayoralty because of tree felling

On March 23-24, Lyudmila Shestak, a member of the Sochi City Assembly from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), held solo pickets at the city Mayoralty. According to her story, her protest was caused by the "negligent" attitude of Sochi Mayor Anatoly Pakhomov to the green plantings of the resort city.

14:00, 24 March 2012

Over 300 families fell victim to landslides in Adzharia

Residents of several villages of the mountainous Khuloy District of Adzharia have suffered from landslides caused by melting of huge masses of snow.

13:00, 24 March 2012

Reception of Krasnodar residents by ICRF bosses lasted till 4 in the morning

On March 23, the personal reception of local citizens by Alexander Bastrykin, the head of the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) and his deputy Boris Karnaukhov, was over only in early morning today. In total 62 persons were listened to; and about fifty more left their written complaints and petitions addressed to the ICRF bosses.

Chechnya, Grozny, January 23, 2012: liquidation of a water mains accident in the Staropromyslovsky District. Photo: http://mgkhs.ru

12:00, 24 March 2012

Chechnya's Prosecutor's Office demands to punish officials guilty of water supply outages

The Office has made a presentation to the head of the Municipal Unitary Enterprise (MUE) "Gorvodocanal" based on complaints of residents of the Staropromyslovsky District of Grozny on absence of water. The grounds for the prosecutor's check were found in the materials published by the "Caucasian Knot".

Nagorno-Karabakh, Stepanakert: a shabby house in Azatamartikneri Street, March 20, 2012. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"

11:00, 24 March 2012

Residents of shabby house in Stepanakert demand from authorities to solve their housing problems

Residents of the shabby house No. 7a Azatamartikneri Street demand that the authorities either repair the building or demolish it and resettle its residents.

23:00, 23 March 2012

FSIN denies beating Aslan Cherkesov in SIZO

The head of the Department for the Krasnoyarsk Territory of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN) has denied the information that Aslan Cherkesov, convicted for murdering Yegor Sviridov, a football fan of the Moscow "Spartak" FC, was beaten in the SIZO-1 (pre-trial prison) cell.

22:00, 23 March 2012

Three persons killed in special operation in Dagestan

In the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, power agents have shot dead three suspected militants, involved, according to the Russia's National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) in murdering policemen on the day of the recent presidential election.

21:00, 23 March 2012

Resident of Ingushetia reports kidnapping of his brother

Yesterday, on March 22, Abubakar Tsechoev was kidnapped in Ingushetia, his brother Ibragim Tsechoev reports. According to his story, at about 9 in the evening, armed men took Abubakar away from his workplace at the head pumping station (HPS) of the local "Vodokanal" (water supply and sewage utility).

20:00, 23 March 2012

Stavropol Territory: elections to City Council of Lermontov to be held on June 17

The Stavropol Territorial Court has appointed the elections to the City Council of the fifth convocation of the city of Lermontov for June 17, 2012.

19:00, 23 March 2012

In Krasnodar Territory, ecologist Suren Gazaryan released from custody

On March 23, at 7:00 p.m., Suren Gazaryan, the activist of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus", came out from the special detention facility of the UVD (Interior Department) of the city of Tuapse, after having been kept there for ten days.

18:00, 23 March 2012

7 persons injured in explosion at Volgograd cafe "Bellagio" receive no financial assistance yet

7 persons injured in explosion at the cafe "Bellagio", who undergo medical treatment in Cologne and Moscow, have not yet been able to get immediate compensations from the budget of the city Volgograd. According to the city department of municipal payments, the money will be paid to all victims.

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