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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.

20:00, 10 January 2012

ECtHR entered a lawsuit of six persons replaced from Armenia in the reference

On January, 9, the Upper Chamber of European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) announced its primary decision on the case "Charygov and others vs. Armenia" consideration of which was started upon a lawsuit of six citizens of Azerbaijan replaced from the zone on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Protest march against arrest of Alexander Tolmachov, editor-in-chief of the "Pro Rostov" magazine and newspaper "Authorized to State"; Rostov Region, Novocherkassk, January 9, 2012. Courtesy of the organizers of the action

19:00, 10 January 2012

An action in support of journalist Tolmachev passed off in Novocherkassk

On January, 9, a protest march against the arrest of Alexander Tolmachev, Editor-in-Chief of journal "Pro Rostov" and newspaper "Upolnomochen Zaiavit", was held in Novocherkassk. About 300 people took part in the march.

18:00, 10 January 2012

A local resident killed in Kabardino-Balkaria by members of power ministries

Yesterday, January, 9, the personnel of law enforcement bodies in Urvan district of Kabardino-Balkaria killed a man who put up armed resistance. This was reported by a representative of Investigative Department of Committee of Inquiry (CI) in Kabardino-Balkaria.

Olib G vessel. Photo from convenientflags.blogspot.com

23:00, 9 January 2012

Georgian seamen released from captivity in Somalia will return home in a week

The Georgian seamen released from captivity of Somalia pirates will arrive in Georgia not earlier than one week; they need to pass their medical examination in Kenya, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told by Sergo Devadze, the father of one of the seamen.

22:20, 9 January 2012

Local resident wounded by native of Chechnya dies in Volgograd

Dmitry Abramov, a martial arts trainer, who was wounded during the shooting, arranged on January 2 in Volgograd by a native of Chechnya, has died from his gunshot wounds in a Volgograd hospital.

22:00, 9 January 2012

Footballer Demetradze turns to ECtHR against Georgia's Govt

Georgian football player Georgiy Demetradze, convicted for "membership in thieves' world", has addressed the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg with a complaint against the government of Georgia, said his advocate Marika Pkhaladze.

Cutting down trees in Krasnoarmeiskaya Street in Sochi, January 7, 2012. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

21:30, 9 January 2012

Sochi residents report mass destruction of greenery during holidays

At night on January 8, at the intersection of Gagarin and Krasnoarmeiskaya Streets, in the territory of the children's educational centre, several dozens of green plants were cut down, Sochi residents report. The administration officials say that the cuttings were legal and refer to the decision of the court. Sochi residents also report about other mass felling of trees - in Kurortny Avenue and in Ordzhonikidze and Sokolov Streets.

21:10, 9 January 2012

Rostov Region: stray dogs attack and kill a child

A seven year old boy died when attacked by stray dogs in Novocherkassk, said the MIA of the Rostov Region.

First sitting of the Civil Movement for Democracy "Public Chamber" in 2012; Baku, office of the "Musavat" Party, January 8, 2012. Courtesy of the IA "Turan"

21:00, 9 January 2012

In Azerbaijan, oppositionists who united into "Public Chamber" are ready for new protests

On January 8 in Baku, at the sitting of the Civil Movement for Democracy "Public Chamber" (CMDPC), its Coordination Board (CB) was re-elected; and the tasks of this oppositional formation for 2012 were discussed, namely: a demand to release 16 convicts after the last year's spring protest actions, and to raise the issue of resignation of President Ilham Aliev.

20:00, 9 January 2012

In 2011, 15 suicide bombings in Moscow and Northern Caucasus claimed 64 lives

As a result of 15 suicide bombings committed in 2011 in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) and Moscow, 64 persons were killed, and at least 224 others were wounded. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on the information of its own correspondents and other open sources.

19:00, 9 January 2012

Russian MIA: five militants killed in special operation in Chechnya

According to recent data, five members of illegal armed formations (IAFs) were liquidated in a special operation undertaken in the Vedeno District of Chechnya, said a source from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Russia.

18:00, 9 January 2012

Nagorno-Karabakh: Jehovah's Witness sentenced to 2.5 years for military service evasion

Karen Arutyunyan, a resident of Nagorno-Karabakh and a member of the religious community of Jehovah's Witnesses, was sentenced to 2.5 years' imprisonment for refusing to take his regular military service on the pretext of his religious beliefs.

23:00, 7 January 2012

Tbilisi and Batumi host Christmas marches "Alilo"

On January 7, Christmas marches "Alilo" were held in the cities of Tbilisi and Batumi. In the Georgian capital the event was blessed by Catholicos-Patriarch Elias II. He met a festive procession and handed sweets and gifts over to the participants.

22:00, 7 January 2012

Relatives of Bagirzade arrested in Azerbaijan state that he is pressed in custody

In the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR), relatives of the arrested oppositional activist Zeinal Bagirzade have refuted the words of the authorities that no violence had been applied to him. Local human rights defenders complain that they were not allowed to meet Bagirzade.

21:00, 7 January 2012

Court arrests Dagestani who wounded three persons in brawl in Moscow

As reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Moscow, the Kuzminki Inter-District Court of the Russian capital has arrested a 29-year resident of the capital of Dagestan, who opened pistol fire at his opponents during a brawl at night on January 6.

20:00, 7 January 2012

In Azerbaijan, police did not allow "Kura" activists to hold seminar for flood victims

Today, Mekhman Aliev and Oktai Gyulyalyev, activists of the "Kura" office, were detained in the Sabirabad District of Azerbaijan. The police have prohibited them to hold a seminar for local residents, who suffered from the devastating flood in the spring of 2010 of the Kura and Araz Rivers.

19:00, 7 January 2012

Ecologists state discharge of mazut into Sochi River

Today, ecologists have registered a fact of contamination of the Sochi River with mazut (fuel oil). An investigation into the incident has been launched.

18:00, 7 January 2012

Abkhazian MFA to help to return Abkhazians from Syria

Abkhazia is ready to help the members of the Abkhazian Diaspora in Syria, who wish to return to their homeland. Now, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Abkhazia is planning to send a mission to Syria, composed of members of the repatriation committee.

17:00, 7 January 2012

Three killed and four wounded in skirmish in Nalchik

Seven persons have fallen victim to a shooting in Nalchik. Two policemen and Alim Chechenov, who attacked them, were killed; three other employees of the road-and-post service (known as DPS) were wounded, as well as one civilian, the MIA of Kabardino-Balkaria reports.

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