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13:00, 11 February 2012

Grozny residents complain about heat and water outages

Residents of the Staropromyslovsky District and the township of Chernorechye of the Zavodskoy District of Grozny report about problems with heat and water supplies, caused by the abnormally cold weather.

12:00, 11 February 2012

Georgian Labourites demand to reduce tuition fees at universities

On February 10, in Tbilisi, members of the youth wing of the Labour Party of Georgia held a rally in front of the Ministry of Education demanding to reduce the tuition fees at universities. It was attended by several dozens of people.

10:00, 11 February 2012

Azerbaijan simplifies visa procedures for participants and spectators of "Eurovision-2012"

The participants of the song contest "Eurovision-2012" to be held in Baku this May, as well as the audience, members of fan clubs, journalists, etc. will be able to get visas under a simplified procedure.

Malik Akhmadov before the tragedy. Photo from the website of the charity fund for helping children with heavy illnesses "Pomogi Rebyonku" (Help the Child): www.fondpr.ru

23:30, 10 February 2012

Mother of the guy, who saved girl in Dagestan, asks for help to pay for rehabilitation of her son

The mother of Malik Akhmadov, a 19-year-old native of the village of Kurakh of the Kurakh District of Dagestan, who got disability, while saving the life of a girl of his age from drowning in the Caspian Sea, asks for help to pay for the rehabilitation of her son.

Felled chestnuts on embankment in Sochi, February 10, 2012. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

23:00, 10 February 2012

Sochi residents concerned about cutting down ornamental chestnut trees

On February 9, Sochi residents from Yunykh Lenintsev (Young Leninists) and Konstitutsii (Constitution) Streets reported that in front of their windows they observe cutting down of ornamental chestnut trees, which decorated the embankment of the Sochi River. The Sochi residents emphasize that officials change the appearance of the city without listening to their opinions, and their attempts to obtain the clarification of the city administration of the reasons for cutting down the chestnuts were not successful.

Rally for consolidation of society in Theatre Square in Tskhinvali, February 9, 2012. Photo by Maria Kotaeva for the "Caucasian Knot"

22:50, 10 February 2012

Inauguration of Alla Djioeva, ex-candidate for presidency in South Ossetia, fails

The inauguration of Alla Djioeva, scheduled for February 10, did not take place, since the previous day the OMON (riot police) fighters broke into the electoral headquarters of the opposition, and Alla Djioeva herself was hospitalized with a diagnosis of hypertensive crisis.

22:20, 10 February 2012

Baku hosts rally for collecting books for convicted oppositionist Elnur Medjidli

In the centre of Baku, a group of activists of the Youth Committee of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) carried out a rally to support Elnur Medjidli, their convicted colleague. The event was held in the form of collecting books.

22:10, 10 February 2012

MCC leaves suspect of "Domodedovo" terror act in custody

The Moscow City Court (MCC) has upheld the extension - till March 4 - of the arrest of Akhmed Evloev, a figurant in the case of the terror act in the Moscow "Domodedovo" Airport, who, according to investigators, is a distant relative of the suicide bomber Magomed Evloev, the press service of the MCC reports.

22:00, 10 February 2012

During the week from January 30 to February 5, 2012, four persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

At least two persons were killed and two more injured during the period from January 30 to February 5 in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot", based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

21:00, 10 February 2012

Blasting operations held up in "Ashuluk" firing range, Astrakhan region

The Government of Astrakhan region and the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reached an agreement of holding up blasting operations for utilization of ammunition in "Ashuluk" military firing range because of the residents' complaints of earthquake shocks.

Visitors of the video art exhibition "Echo-Eco", Sochi, Winter Theatre, February 5, 2012. Photo by Tatiana Ukolova for the "Caucasian Knot"

20:00, 10 February 2012

An exhibition of ecologic video art "Echo-Eco" opened in Sochi

An exhibition of works of video art "Echo-Eco" devoted to ecology and protection of the environment opened in Sochi. 15 works by finalists of the contest were exhibited. All in all, over 350 works from Italy, Russia, Portugal, Germany, the USA, Canada, Spain, China and other countries were presented at the contest.

19:00, 10 February 2012

Investigator: Djioeva is going to be interrogated on the case of preparation for seizure of power

An investigator arrived in Djioeva's staff with a summons to Prosecutor General's for it was necessary to interrogate her on a criminal case of preparation for seizure of power which is under investigation in Prosecutor General's of South Ossetia. This was declared by Alan Pliev, Senior investigator of cases of particular importance.

18:00, 10 February 2012

About 200 members of power ministries stormed Djioeva's staff, eyewitnesses state

At the moment of arrival of law enforcement personnel there were 50 of Alla Djioeva's supporters in her staff. About 200 servicemen of riot squad participated in the storm of the building, representatives of the oppositionist state.

Krasnodar, a high security correctional colony. Photo by Vladimir Anosov, Yuga.ru

23:20, 9 February 2012

Denisenko: Supreme Court's decision to abolish the ban on bringing dictaphones and photo cameras will benefit lawyers

Human rights activists, lawyers and bloggers of Northern Caucasus are welcoming the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation (SCRF) to allow lawyers to bring voice recorders (dictaphones) and photo cameras with them to correctional establishments.

23:00, 9 February 2012

Azerbaijan, prisoners are freezing in frosty weather without heating, says Fatullaev who visited one of the colonies

Despite the abnormally cold weather established in the territory of Azerbaijan, the prisoners' blocks of the Penitentiary Facility No. 17 of the Republic's Penitentiary Service are not heated, and the temperature in these premises makes plus 10 degrees Celsius, said Einullah Fatullaev, the head of the NGO "For Human Rights", who visited on February 8 this facility within the monitoring project of custody conditions in prisons.

22:00, 9 February 2012

Kalmykia: former Deputy Mayor of Elista found guilty of embezzling 64 million roubles

The Elista City Court has found Vladimir Tomutov, the former Deputy Mayor of the capital of Kalmykia, guilty of committing a large-scale theft of budgetary funds, the Prosecutor's Office of Kalmykia has reported.

21:50, 9 February 2012

Alla Djioeva had brain stroke, resuscitators say

The health condition of Alla Djioeva, who was hospitalized in Tskhinvali after her office was visited by power agents, is stably grave; she is still unconscious.

21:20, 9 February 2012

Ingushetia: Issa Khashagulgov's advocates cannot find their client

For five days already, the advocates of Issa Khashagulgov, who is in custody on charges of involvement in the terror act in the central marketplace in Vladikavkaz, cannot meet their client. As reported by one of them - Rosa Alieva, - investigators would not contact the defence.

21:00, 9 February 2012

Prosecutor's Office of Dagestan finds whereabouts of residents, reported as missing by relatives

Svetlana Bogach, a resident of Dagestan, whose disappearance was claimed by her husband, is with her cousin in Moscow. Djabrail Nurulaev and Ramazan Gadjiev, whose kidnapping was reported by their relatives, were arrested for five days, after which Gadjiev was released, and in relation to Nurulaev a criminal case was initiated. This was reported by the Prosecutor's Office of Dagestan.

20:00, 9 February 2012

Stavropol Territory: judge suspected of bribe-taking

Two criminal cases - on perversion of justice and bribe-taking - are investigated in relation to the former magistrate judge of Precinct No. 4, Shpakovsky District of the Stavropol Territory.

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