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May 03, 2010 21:00

• Azeri public activists state freedom of speech worsening

  The World Press Freedom Day - May 3 - was traditionally marked by representatives of Azerbaijani democratic public by paying visits to tombs of perished journalists Elmar Guseinov and Nadzhaf Nadzafov.

May 03, 2010 20:00

• RWB puts Putin and Kadyrov on the list of "press persecutors"

  On the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day marked today, the Reporters Without Borders (RWB) have published a new list of those whom human rights defenders regard to be "press persecutors". Along the Chairman of the Peoples Republic of China Hu Jintao and President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the list now contains Prime Minister of Russia Vladimir Putin and President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov.

May 03, 2010 19:00

• Victims of terror act in Nalchik to get 150,000-700,000 roubles

  Today, Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin has signed an instruction on payment of lump sum compensations to the citizens injured at the terror act in Nalchik on May 1. For this purpose the government of Kabardino-Balkaria will get up to 10 million roubles.

May 03, 2010 18:00

• Dagestan: another earlier kidnapped local released

  Today, Murad Magomedaliev, a resident of Novy Kostek village, Khasavyurt District, kidnapped together with his brothers Mukhtar and Magomedrasul back on April 29 in Kizlyar by unidentified armed persons, has come back home.

May 01, 2010 23:00

• Irakli Alasaniya runs for the post of Tbilisi Mayor

  The leader of the "Alliance for Georgia" Irakli Alasaniya has submitted an application to the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) about his intention to run for the post of Tbilisi Mayor.

May 01, 2010 21:00

• After explosion in Nalchik residents of Northern Caucasus fear terror acts on Victory Day

  The today's explosion in the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria, where, under the latest data, one person was killed and 22 others were hospitalized, has caused active debates in the Internet. Many users express fears that the Nalchik tragedy may be followed by terror acts in other regions of Northern Caucasus on the day of the 65th anniversary of the Great Victory.

May 01, 2010 18:00

• In Nazran, man opened fire on militiamen and was shot dead

  The militiamen who were guarding the Nazran sports complex were shelled by a man from his pistol; he was shot dead by response fire.

May 01, 2010 17:00

• Georgia: 16 parties and three blocks to take part in local elections

  On May 30, 16 parties and three electoral blocks will take part in elections of local government bodies. Nine of them have nominated their candidates for the post of Tbilisi Mayor, as the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was reported at the press service of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC).

May 01, 2010 16:00

• Armenian police boss apologizes for disinformation about Khalafyan's death

  General-Lieutenant Alik Sarkisyan, head of the police of Armenia, begged citizens' pardon for his earlier statement that the police had not applied violence to Vaan Khalafyan, who was summoned for interrogation.

May 01, 2010 15:00

• Explosion in Nalchik wounded over 20 persons

  According to the latest data reported by a source in power agencies of Kabardino-Balkaria, the count of injured persons at today's explosion at the hippodrome in Nalchik makes 21 persons.

May 01, 2010 13:00

• Georgia and South Ossetia to set up commission for searching missing persons

  According to Shota Utiashvili, head of the analytical department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, a special joint commission will be set up for searching missing citizens of South Ossetia.

May 01, 2010 11:00

• "Geopolitical Atlas of the Caucasus" published

  On April 29, Jean Radvani, head of the Moscow-based French-Russian Centre of Social and Humanitarian Sciences, presented the book "Geopolitical Atlas of the Caucasus". The presentation of the new edition took place at the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology of the Russian Academy of Sciences during the seminar on ethnography of the Caucasus.

May 01, 2010 10:00

• Chechnya: Imams who failed attestation to be dismissed

  The republic has launched a check of the work of Imams of mosques and Kadis (Islamic judges) for the conformity to the posts and knowledge of theological sciences. For example, by the results of such check, the Spiritual Department of Moslems (SDM) has dismissed Mukhaid Tsakaev, Imam of the mosque located in Ulyanovskoe village of the Naur District.

May 01, 2010 08:00

• Ibragim Yaganov, "Khasse" leader, attacked again in Kabardino-Balkaria

  On April 30, another attack was undertaken on Ibragim Yaganov, Chairman of the Public Movement (PM) "Khasse".

April 30, 2010 23:20

• Investigation of the attack on human rights activist Karastelev completed in Krasnodar Krai

  Today, preliminary investigation has been completed in Krasnodar Krai on the case of beating of Vadim Karastelev, head of Novorossijsk Committee on Human Rights, who represents the interests of former militia major Alexei Dymovski.

April 30, 2010 23:00

• 10 participants of youth action in Baku subjected to administrative punishment

  About a hundred young people were detained today in Baku for an attempt to hold an action of commemoration of the victims of the April 30, 2009 mass massacre in the Azeri State Oil Academy (ASOA). Late at night most detainees were released. But 10 persons were sent to Nasimin district court for taking them to administrative punishment.

April 30, 2010 22:00

• Militiamen in Astrakhan oblast found guilty of serious crimes

  Today, the jury has adopted an indictment against a group of Astrakhan militiamen headed by Rinat Salekhov, chief of Astrakhan oblast internal affairs department on combating organized crime, the members of which are accused of murders, gansterism, money laundering and falsification of evidence.

April 30, 2010 22:00

• Father of Dagestan resident recorded on a video of execution in Internet appeals for continuing the search of his son's murderers

  Umakhan Udamanov, resident of the village of Sultanianghiurt, Kizikurt district, Dagestan, whose son Shamil Udamanov is considered missing since 2007, has stated to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that he intends to apply for help to the presidents of Russia and Dagestan, Dmitry Medvedev and Magomedsalam Magomedov.

April 30, 2010 21:10

• Students of CSU in Grozny under threat of expulsion for dissent

  The system of control and strict rules established in the Chechen State University (CSU) cause dissatisfaction among students. The attempt of students to express their protest against the university procedures has resulted in a threat of their expulsion from the university.

April 30, 2010 21:00

• Missing Chechen resident found in Ingushetia

  The Chechen resident who disappeared 15 years ago has been found in Ingushetia. Murad Soltamuradov disappeared in 1995 when he was six-years-old. In early 90's, his relatives resided in the town of Argun, while Murad was brought up at Grozno boarding school. The missing person was found thanks to the surviving archives of the registry offices and the efforts of Argun internal affairs department officers.