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Meeting of the Ecumenical Patriarch with the Council of the Holy Metropolis of Abkhazia. Centre: Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, third from the right – Archimandrite Dorotheus (Dbar), Chairman of the Holy Metropolis. Abkhazia, January 9, 2011. Photo by Angela Kuchuberiya for the "Caucasian Knot"

21:40, 11 January 2012

Ecumenical Patriarchate to consider status of Abkhazian Orthodox Church at Synod's sitting

The Ecumenical Patriarchate will make every effort to resolve the canonical church situation in Abkhazia. This was announced on January 9 by Bartholomew, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, at the meeting, attended by representatives of the Council of the Republic's Holy Metropolis.

Sochi, January 11, 2012: a solo picket on the Day of Nature Protection in the place of tree felling at No. 30 Krasnoarmeiskaya Street. Olga Noskovets, an activist of the Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus holds a funeral wreath made of a cut-off palm tree. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

21:30, 11 January 2012

In Sochi, ecologists hold rally against destruction of greenery

On January 11, activists of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" held a rally against destruction of green plants in the territory of the children's centre in Sochi. Anatoly Pakhomov, Mayor of the city, has stated that a parking will be built in the centre's territory and that the very centre faces no threats.

21:20, 11 January 2012

North-Ossetian Cossacks to be rewarded for state border protection

Starting this year, Cossacks of North Ossetia will be rewarded by the Government of North Ossetia for the protection of the Russian-Georgian border in the amount of 75 roubles per hour of their service.

21:10, 11 January 2012

The military are using aircrafts in a special operation in Dagestan

A special operation is going on in Dagestan. Additional forces, including military aviation, have been brought up to the site of the operation. According to more precise information, one gunman was killed and one serviceman wounded as a result of armed confrontation.

21:10, 11 January 2012

In Dagestan, power agents unblock Gimry village

Starting this morning, entry and exit to and from the village of Gimry of the Untsukul District are open; according to local residents, they were blocked by law enforcement agents and soldiers since January 9.

21:00, 11 January 2012

A tourist from Astrakhan who got lost found in Elbrus

The rescuers found Alexander Karnaukhov, resident of Astrakhan, who lost his way in Elbrus. The tourist got no injuries.

20:00, 11 January 2012

Three persons got injured in a road accident with the participation of a police car in Kalmykia

Two policemen and an elderly man in Kalmykia got injured as a result of a road accident with the participation of a police car and a "VAZ-2106".

19:00, 11 January 2012

Deputy Mayor of Astrakhan suspected of negligence and abuse of authority

Criminal proceedings were started in Astrakhan against Gennady Didenko, Deputy Mayor of the city, Chairman of housing and communal services Committee. He is suspected of abuse of authority and negligence.

18:00, 11 January 2012

Ten policemen got injured and one perished during mine clearing in Dagestan

According to more precise data, today ten officers of law enforcement bodies got wounded and one perished in Kizilyurt district of Dagestan as a result of unsuccessful neutralization of an explosive device. This was reported by district police department.

23:40, 10 January 2012

Ingush leader Evkurov is among three most open Russian governors

According to the Russian media rating of the "National Monitoring Service" and the "Institute for Independent Political Research", following the results of 2011, the Ingush leader Yunus-Bek Evkurov entered the top three most information transparent heads. According to the study, the most inaccessible leader in Southern Russia is Alexei Orlov, the leader of Kalmykia. Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya, occupies the 30th position in the rating.

Delegates of the 7th Congress of Black Sea Adygs-Shapsugs, held in township of Lazarevskoe, Sochi, April 30, 2011. Courtesy of http://shapsugiya.ru

23:10, 10 January 2012

Anzor Nibo: Shapsugs in Krasnodar Territory hope for soonest solution of land problem

According to Anzor Nibo, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Shapsugiya", the most important issue for the Adygs-Shapsugs, living near the Black Sea, is the land issue and the fact that the statute of the Krasnodar Territory had not fixed the fact of residence of Shapsugs as the indigenous nation. At the same time, Anzor Nibo and Madjid Chachukh, Chairman of the public organization "Adyge Khase" of the Adygs-Shapsugs, living near the Black Sea, do not think that the regional authorities pay little attention to the nation.

23:00, 10 January 2012

In 2011, four persons were killed by mine and shell explosions in Azerbaijan

In 2011, in Azerbaijan, 12 persons blew up on unexploded landmines and shells, four of them were killed and eight wounded. This was reported by Khafiz Safikhanov, Chairman of the public association "Campaign to Ban Landmines".

22:30, 10 January 2012

Stavropol Territory: case of theft of medical products worth 20 million roubles brought to court

Today, the deputy prosecutor of the Stavropol Territory brought to court a criminal case against staff members of the regional clinical centre of specialized types of medical care and managers of commercial organizations accused of theft of medical products in the amount of 20,184 million roubles. This was reported by the Prosecutor's Office of the Stavropol Territory.

22:20, 10 January 2012

Court changes pre-trial restriction for Andrei Popov accused of desertion

At the defence's motion, the Saratov Garrison Military Court has changed pre-trial restriction to recognizance not to leave for soldier Andrei Popov, accused of desertion, who earlier stated that he had been held in slavery in Dagestan. During the court hearings, two prosecutors' witnesses were also questioned.

22:10, 10 January 2012

ECtHR upholds complaints of Azerbaijani oppositionists against CEC decisions of 2005

Today, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) announced its decision on the lawsuits of the four candidates in the parliamentary elections of 2005 in Azerbaijan, the decision of the central Election Commission (CEC) to cancel the election results was declared unlawful.

Gimry village, Untsukul District of Dagestan. Photo by Nurmagomed Abakarov, www.odnoselchane.ru

22:00, 10 January 2012

In Dagestan, resident of Untsukul District claim village of Gimry blocked by power agents

The village of Gimry of the Untsukul District of Dagestan is completely blocked by law enforcement agents and soldiers; the village is approached by heavy military equipment. This was reported by residents of the village.

21:50, 10 January 2012

Court fines journalist of "Astrakhanskaya Pravda" by 500 roubles

In Astrakhan, the court found guilty Alexander Kirpichenko, the activist of the CPRF (Communist Party of the Russian Federation), the journalist of the newspaper "Astrakhanskaya Pravda", accused of violating the established order of the rally, and sentenced him to a fine of 500 roubles.

21:30, 10 January 2012

In Kabardino-Balkaria, MIA's district inspector detained on suspicion of murder

In Kabardino-Balkaria, police officers from the Nalchik UVD (Interior Department) detained a 31-year-old district police inspector, suspected of raping and murdering a local female resident.

21:20, 10 January 2012

Winners of contest "Civil Society Heroes" awarded in Ingushetia

On January 10, in Nazran, in the "Assa" Hotel, the winners of the contest "Civil Society Heroes", established by the human rights organization "MASHR", were awarded.

21:00, 10 January 2012

Video meetings enacted in four penal institutions of Georgia

A system of video meetings started functioning in penal institution No 16 of Rustavi, Georgia. Earlier, the system of video meetings was introduced in penal institution No 11 for underage convicts as well as in colony No 15 of Ksan and colony No 2 of Kutaisi.

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