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11:00, 24 February 2012

An Armenian soldier killed in the zone of Karabakh conflict

A serviceman of statutory service of Armenian Armed Forces perished on February, 23, as a result of sniper’s fire from Azerbaijani territory, the Ministry of Defense of Armenia reported.

10:00, 24 February 2012

Psychologic testing among the officials started in Volgograd region

Psychological testing of top managers started in the Administration of Volgograd region. The purpose of the campaign is to analyze professional, business and personal qualities of the employees of the Administration of the region with the help of psychological tests.

Russian State Duma Deputy Rizvan Kurbanov at a sitting of the Commission for Militants' Adaptation, Makhachkala, February 21, 2012, Photo by Timur Isaev for the "Caucasian Knot"

09:00, 24 February 2012

Kurbanov: the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Dagestan rejects negotiation with the gunmen who wish to lay down arms

Part of the management of the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Dagestan sticks to an erroneous point of view considering a peaceful dialogue with members of paramilitary groups wishing to lay down arms “none of their business”, Rizvan Kurbanov, Head of Committee for adaptation of gunmen in Dagestan, Deputy Chairman of Committee for constitutional legislation and state development of State Duma of the Russian Federation, said in an exclusive interview for the “Caucasian Knot”.

23:00, 23 February 2012

Dagestan opens field hospital for pelicans

The hospital aimed to rehabilitate the pelicans, which stay in the Makhachkala Bay was opened in the territory of the repair shipyard.

22:00, 23 February 2012

Parliamentary elections in Armenia to take place on May 6

The elections to the National Assembly of Armenia of the fifth convocation will be held on May 6, 2012.

21:00, 23 February 2012

Wounded bodyguard of Abkhazian President is in coma

The health condition of Tengiz Pandariya, an employee of the personal security service of the President of Abkhazia, who was seriously wounded in his head at the attempt on President Alexander Ankvab, remains stable grave.

20:00, 23 February 2012

Gagiev: deportation of Chechens and Ingushes was the largest in Soviet history

In the years of Stalin's repressions almost all the nations had suffered, said Oleg Kalmykov, a scientific researcher at the State GULAG Museum. Visingirey Gagiev, President of the Ingush National and Cultural Autonomy of Moscow, agrees with him and adds that the deportation of Chechens and Ingushes was not the first one in the history of the Soviet Union; however, the operation "Chechevitsa" (Lentils) in 1944 to evict the Vainakhs was the largest. This was stated at the Conference "68th Anniversary of Deportation of Ingush People to Kazakhstan and Middle Asia".

19:00, 23 February 2012

In Moscow, about 20 persons came to flash mob in support of Lermontov residents

In Moscow, near the "Krasnye Vorota" metro station, a flash mob was staged in support of residents of the city of Lermontov, Stavropol Territory, where on February 21 several former city council members and their supporters went on hunger strike right in the building of the Mayoralty.

18:00, 23 February 2012

Dagestan: Gimry villager asserts that he was kidnapped policemen

Magomed Gamzatov, a resident of the village of Gimry, Untsukul District, who was kidnapped on February 21 by unidentified armed men in camouflage uniform and masks, said that the crime was committed by law enforcers.

17:00, 23 February 2012

Two victims of explosion in Volgograd cafe put by doctors in stimulated coma

Two victims of the explosion in "Bellagio" cafe in Volgograd were put into pharmacological coma. This was done to allow the victims to easier live through the recovery from their bodily burns, experts of the Volgograd City Hospital have explained.

12:00, 23 February 2012

Employees of the enterprise “Chechenvodocanal” report wage delays

Employees of the enterprise “Chechenvodocanal” in Grozny have not received their salary for already four months. A representative of the management of the enterprise states that the persons responsible for the present situation are defaulters on housing and communal services.

11:00, 23 February 2012

The Ministry of Natural Resources of Dagestan reports settlement of the problem of freezing pelicans

Employees of the Ministry of Natural Resources of Dagestan (MNRD) report that the peak situation with pelicans freezing in Dagestan has passed with minimum losses among the birds. Human rights activists and representatives of local mass media disagree and consider that the danger of mass loss of birds still remains.

10:00, 23 February 2012

The Labour party of Georgia demands to withdraw military forces from Afghanistan

The Labour party of Georgia calls for all the oppositional parties to work out a joint national declaration demanding withdrawal of Georgian military forces from Afghanistan.

23:00, 22 February 2012

Azerbaijani human rights defenders to address participants of "Eurovision-2012"

In Azerbaijan, participants of the campaign "Sing for Democracy", held to draw attention to the problems of human rights in the country on the eve of the "Eurovision-2012" contest, decided to appeal to the performers who will participate in the contest.

22:00, 22 February 2012

Abkhazian cities host rallies after attempt on Alexander Ankvab

Spontaneous rallies in connection with the terror act against Abkhazian President Alexander Ankvab were held in the cities of Sukhumi, Gudauta, Tkuarchal, and Ochamchira. Protesters expressed their indignation about the fact that none of the six attempts on Alexander Ankvab had been solved.

21:00, 22 February 2012

AI urges to find Ingushetian resident Rustam Aushev, who disappeared in Mineralnye Vody

The human rights organization "Amnesty International" (AI) issued a statement demanding to immediately investigate the enforced disappearance of Rustam Aushev, a 23-year-old resident of Ingushetia, establish his whereabouts and ensure the observance of his rights.

20:00, 22 February 2012

ECtHR upholds complaints of two former candidates at parliamentary elections held in 2005 in Azerbaijan

On Tuesday, February 21, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) found a violation of the rights to free elections of Beibaly Abil and Khangusein Aliev, two candidates at the parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan in 2005.

19:00, 22 February 2012

Elbrus region launches "hotline" for tourists

In the Elbrus region (Kabardino-Balkaria), the "hotline" for tourists was launched. The local authorities have decided to create it based on monitoring of forums and chat rooms on websites of travel agencies.

18:00, 22 February 2012

In Dagestan, power agents release detained man after mass residents' protests

In Dagestan, where on February 21 the residents of the village of Gimry blocked the highway demanding to release of a detained local resident, it became known today that the detainee was released. People dispersed.

17:00, 22 February 2012

In Azerbaijan, residents and representatives of religious organizations report on arrests of more than 20 believers

Representatives of various media and religious authorities of Azerbaijan report that more than 20 Islamists were arrested in the country in recent days. Law enforcement agencies do not officially comment on those reports.

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