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March 22, 2010 21:20

• Krasnodar Territory: militia colonel arrested as suspect of contraband

  On Saturday, March 20, under petition of inquiry bodies of the Krasnodar Territory, Sergey Motin, head of Operative-Search Bureau (OSB) No. 11 of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Russia, was taken into custody on suspicion of large-scale contraband.

March 22, 2010 21:10

• Pyatigorsk joins "Earth Hour" global action

  The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) holds a worldwide mass action "Earth Hour". This year, on March 27, the city-resort of Pyatigorsk, the capital of the NCFD (North-Caucasian Federal District), will join the action. Citizens of the cities-participants of the action will be invited to switch off all the illumination for one hour - from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. Moscow time with the aim to contribute to the planet's healthy climate. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent has learnt about it at Information and Analytical Division of the Pyatigorsk City Duma.

March 22, 2010 20:00

• Parliament of Georgia asked to recognize Circassians' genocide in Russian Empire

  On March 21 in Tbilisi, a conference named "Concealed Nations, Crimes-in-Progress: Circassians and Peoples of Northern Caucasus between Past and Future" passed a resolution and addressed the parliament of Georgia with a request to recognize the genocide committed in the 19th century by Russian Empire against Circassians.

March 22, 2010 19:00

• Armenia: authorities and ecologists seek to increase fishery stocks of Lake Sevan

  Currently, Armenian Lake Sevan has about 200 tons of lake herring and 300 tons of trout. The works are on to clean the lake and preservation the fish stocks.

March 22, 2010 18:00

• Residents of Chechnya complain of methods used by power agents in war on supposed militants

  Residents of Chechnya assert that the tactics used by local power agencies in fighting supposed militants does not change and still comprises threats and pressure on relatives and putting their houses on fire. The Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" learnt about it from relatives of Magomed Khashuev, a medrese teacher from the city of Shali.

March 20, 2010 22:00

• Debate series under Project "Peace to the Caucasus" held in North Ossetia

  On March 19-22, the working group of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation for development of public dialogue and civil society institutes in the Caucasus is holding in North Ossetia a series of public debates within the Project "Peace to the Caucasus".

March 20, 2010 21:00

• In Astrakhan, oppositionists suspend hunger strike

  Tonight a meeting took place in Astrakhan of the members of the commission of the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of the Russian Federation with the participants of the political hunger strike. The commission leaders promised to study the protesters' claims, and the hunger strike was suspended.

March 20, 2010 20:00

• Georgian "Imedi" officially apologizes for simulated "Chronicle"

  The Georgian TV Company "Imedi" has asked pardon for the public and diplomatic corps for the hoax news programme "Chronicle" showing a simulated military invasion into Georgia, which was put on air on March 13 and caused panic among the population of the country.

March 20, 2010 19:00

• In Sochi, builders who stay without salary complain of absence of medical care

  The builders of Olympic objects in Sochi, who were on strike because of non-payment of their promises wages, also complain of impossibility to receive medical servicing.

March 20, 2010 17:00

• Four persons detained in South Ossetia-Georgia border

  The Frontier Department of the FSB in South Ossetia has stated detention by Russian frontier guards of four infringers of South-Ossetian frontier.

March 20, 2010 15:00

• CE Committee on Torture Prevention distrusts Armenian authorities' inquiry of March 1 events

  The Committee on Torture Prevention and Inhuman Treatment of the Council of Europe (CE) has called the authorities of Armenia, taking into account the seriousness of the events on March 1, 2008, to hold a public investigation of them. The Committee doubts the truthfulness of the inquiry held by the authorities.

March 20, 2010 14:00

• Jehovah's Witnesses fined in Azerbaijan

  On March 3, the militia of Azerbaijan detained two Jehovah's Witnesses and fined each of them by the sum equal to the average salary for three weeks that is, by 200 manats (about 250 US dollars).

March 20, 2010 12:00

• Azerbaijan start celebrating Novruz Bairam

  Today, people in Azerbaijan start celebrating Novruz Bairam - a holiday of spring and New Year. In antiquity in the East, March 21-22 were considered to be the first days of New Year which came in spring. This year, according to the Shemakha Astrophysical Observatory, in the territory of Azerbaijan the spring arrives on March 20 at 9:31 p.m.

March 20, 2010 11:00

• Volgograd Mayoralty promises good potable water to Gumrak residents

  This May, the mayoralty of Volgograd plans to launch delivery of high-quality potable water to the village of Gumrak, where residents supper from its sharp deficit for several decades.

March 20, 2010 10:00

• Trial of South-Ossetian ex-Minister of Education to continue on March 23

  The building of the Tskhinvali City Court hosts the trial of Alla Dzhioeva, ex-Minister of Education of South Ossetia, accused of plundering money and bribery. On March 19, after a three-hour-long session, Judge Albert Gigolaev decided to announce a break till March 23.

March 20, 2010 09:00

• European Armenians call to condemn Turkish Premier's statement on Armenians' exclusion

  The Assembly of Armenians of Europe (ААЕ) has condemned the statement of Prime Minister of Turkey Erdogan about deportation from his country, if required, of illegal labour migrants-Armenians, and called the European institutions to condemn the non-tolerant attitude to other nationals living in Turkey.

March 20, 2010 08:00

• Festival of Buddhist culture on in Rostov-on-Don

  On March 19, a festival of Buddhist culture was started in Rostov-on-Don. Its central event is a unique exhibition "Treasures of Tibet", held under the aegis of the international public organization "Heritage of the Himalayas".

March 20, 2010 07:00

• Baku Baptists are concerned of accusations in media

  The Baptist community of the city of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, has expressed its anxiety in the context of an article that appeared in an oppositional newspaper and in which Baptists were accused of standing "against the Allah and Islam," and treated as foreign spies.

March 19, 2010 23:50

• Radio Liberty is available in Nagorno-Karabakh

  A private radio company named "Radioeye" has provided its frequency for Radio Liberty's broadcasting in Nagorno-Karabakh.

March 19, 2010 23:10

• Permitted literature is not returned to Jehovah's Witnesses detained in Dagestan

  Until now, the Jehovah's Witnesses, detained by the FSB on March 3 in Khasavyurt, cannot get back their literature, which had been recognized by the Bryansk examination as non-extremist, and believers' personal records; therefore, they filed an application to the prosecutor's office. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told about it by Grigoriy Martynov from the press service of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia.