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13:00, 13 March 2012

Court sentences soldier Andrei Popov to 2 years of imprisonment in settlement-colony

The Saratov Garrison Military Court found the soldier Andrei Popov, who earlier claimed that he had been kept in slavery in Dagestan, guilty of desertion and sentenced him to 2 years of imprisonment in a settlement-colony.

12:00, 13 March 2012

In Rostov-on-Don, Oleg Gagiev, organizer of resonant murders, sentenced to life imprisonment

The North-Caucasian District Military Court pronounced the verdict in the criminal case against Oleg Gagiev, who was accused of organizing and leading the grouping, which had committed several resonant crimes in the territory of North Ossetia.

11:00, 13 March 2012

Young writers from Armenia and Azerbaijan implement project to bring conflicting parties together

Within the framework of the programme carried out by the Eurasia Partnership Foundation (EPF) and under support of the UK government young writers from Armenia and Azerbaijan implement a project "Writers against Conflicts". Five Armenian and five Azerbaijani writers participate in the project. This was reported by Izabella Sargsyan, the manager of the programme of the Eurasia Partnership Foundation.

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11:00, 13 March 2012

Adygea launches project of computer basics for elderly and disabled persons

The Adygea Regional Office of Trade Unions of Russia "Sotsprof" has launched to implement in the territory of the republic the social programme "Grandma-online" "Grandpa-online", which is aimed to teach elderly and disabled persons computer literacy free of charge.

23:00, 12 March 2012

Residents of Volgograd protest against doctors' incompetence

Today in front of the building, housing the Volgograd Regional Public Health Committee, a picket was held by relatives of those who fell victim to doctors' mistakes.

22:00, 12 March 2012

Car of missing Dagestani found in special car park of Khasavyurt

The car of the missing Akav Khalidov, 28, was found in a special car park of the city of Khasavyurt. His relatives have informed a member of the Dagestani Regional Public Organization (DRPO) "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy) about it.

21:00, 12 March 2012

In Armenia, media people dissatisfied with new accreditation procedure for elections

The Armenian Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan has sent a request to the country's Central Election Commission (CEC) asking to clarify the new procedure for accreditation of journalists. Armenian media have already expressed dissatisfaction with the new accreditation procedure established by the CEC.

20:00, 12 March 2012

Power agents beat Nalchik resident Inal Berov, claims his father

Law enforcers have illegally detained and then beat Inal Berov, 29, a resident of Nalchik, asserts his father Muradin Berov. Now, Inal is at large; and his father wants to appeal on the fact to the President of Russia and the head of Kabardino-Balkaria.

19:00, 12 March 2012

Not a single candidate nominated by the Communist Party becomes Abkhazia's MP

The first round of parliamentary elections in Abkhazia resulted in the victory of one nominee from the pro-government party "United Abkhazia" and the oppositional "People's Unity Forum of Abkhazia" each, while six oppositional candidates and three from the pro-government party have proceeded into the second round. All the Communist Party's nominees have failed.

18:00, 12 March 2012

Lawyer Kunizhev quits Nalchik attack trial

Today, after a short break, the trial on an armed attack on Nalchik in October 2005, which is taking place at the Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria, was resumed.

16:14, 12 March 2012

In Kabardino-Balkaria, six persons killed in special operation in Mir village

During the special operation in the village of Mir of the Chegem District of Kabardino-Balkaria, power agents killed six militants, who rendered armed resistance. This was informed by a source at the law enforcement bodies of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR).

14:30, 12 March 2012

In Dagestan, head of Bar Association "Kavkaz" attributes search in his house to case on Sagidmagomedov's murder

Last night, in the village of Semender in Dagestan, a search was conducted at the house of Makhach Guchachliev, the head of the Bar Association "Kavkaz". This was reported the lawyer himself.

14:00, 12 March 2012

Georgia withdraws from agreement on cooperation on protecting consumers' rights with CIS countries

On March 9, Mikhail Saakashvili signed decrees, according to which Georgia quits several agreements concluded within the framework of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The annulled documents include the agreement of CIS countries on protection of consumers' rights.

13:09, 12 March 2012

In Makhachkala, woman and two children taken out of blocked house, Gyulnara Rustamova asserts

Before the assault of the house in Makhachkala, as a result of negotiations, one of the women with two children was convinced to leave the blocked building. The second woman refused to leave. This was reported by Gyulnara Rustamova, co-Chair of the human rights organization "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy).

13:00, 12 March 2012

Dagestan: criminal cases where Sapiyat Magomedova was figurant stopped

The lawyer Sapiyat Magomedova reports on stopping of the criminal case initiated against police officers from the Khasavyurt OVD (Interior Division) accused of beating her. The investigation into the case initiated against the lawyer herself with charges of using violence against the police officers was also terminated.

11:00, 12 March 2012

Lawyer of Evgenia Khasis convicted for Markelov's murder files complaint to ECtHR

The defence of Evgenia Khasis convicted on charges of participation in the murder of the lawyer Stanislav Markelov filed a complaint against the verdict to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). This was reported by the lawyer Dmitry Agranovskiy.

10:00, 12 March 2012

Court sentences defendants in case of slaughter of soldiers of Pskov airborne troops in Chechnya in 2000 to 13 and 14 years of imprisonment

The Supreme Court of Chechnya sentenced Khamidulla Yapov and Kemal Ebzeev to 14 years of imprisonment, and Rashid Atuov to 13 years of imprisonment on charges of destruction of 84 Pskov soldiers of airborne troops in battles near the village of Ulus-Kert in the Argun Gorge in Chechnya in 2000. This was reported today by the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) in Chechnya.

08:00, 12 March 2012

During the week of March 5-11, 15 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

At least 15 persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus in the period of March 5-11: 13 persons were killed and 2 wounded. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot", based on own materials and information from other public sources.

23:00, 10 March 2012

ECC Deputies challenge appointment of City Manager

On March 11, an extraordinary session of the Elista City Council (ECC) will be held, which is supposed to consider cancellation of the decision to appoint Nikolai Andreev to the post of City manager of the capital of Kalmykia.

22:00, 10 March 2012

Russian observers fix no violations at elections in Abkhazia

Alexander Pochinok and Igor Matveev, the observers from the Russia's Council of Federation, and Anton Belyakov, Russia's State Duma Deputy, have fixed no violations at the elections in Abkhazia and noted the absence of drops-in of ballot papers and "round-robins".

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