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May 06, 2013 20:00

• Religious Community "Darul-Arqam" suspended, a source reports

  The religious community of Muslims "Darul-Arqam" in Moscow, in the mosque of which 140 parishioners had been detained on suspicion of belonging to extremist religious organizations, has suspended its operation for an indefinite period, said one of the believers; however, so far there is no official confirmation of the information from the leadership of the community.

May 06, 2013 19:00

• Buinaksk residents report about three houses blown up by power agents

  Today, employees of law enforcement bodies blew up three private houses belonging to suspects of having links with militants in the Dagestani city of Buinaksk, as local residents told the "Caucasian Knot". The local Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has confirmed only one explosion.

May 06, 2013 18:00

• Kotelnikov: organizer of rally in support of political prisoners detained in Volgograd

  Nikolai Cherniavskiy, one of the organizers of the rally with a demand of freedom for political prisoners and an activist of the "Left-Wing Front", was detained by law enforcement officials, as Valery Kotelnikov, the co-chairman of the regional branch of the "RPR-Parnas", has reported.

May 06, 2013 17:00

• Rostov-on-Don: 100 come to support "prisoners of Bolotnaya Square"

  Today, Rostov-on-Don has held a rally in defence of the figurants of the criminal case on disorders in Bolotnaya Square. The action was about 100 persons strong.

May 04, 2013 23:00

• Governors of NCFD regions claim safety of visiting their regions

  Leaders of the regions of the North-Caucasian Federal District have criticized the recommendations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Great Britain to refrain from visiting the regions of the district and offered tourists to personally make sure that visiting Northern Caucasus is absolutely safe.

May 04, 2013 22:00

• Abkhazia: rescuers are in search of a female tourist from Moscow

  The Moscow tourist Alexandra Peterimova, who was carried away on May 3 by a water stream when crossing a river in the highland Abkhazia, has not yet been found. The body of the drowned tourist Vadim Maslyakov was brought today to Sukhumi.

May 04, 2013 21:00

• Gyulalyev: authorities intensify repressions before presidential election in Azerbaijan

  On the eve of the presidential election upcoming this October, the authorities of Azerbaijan step up repressions against political and civil activists. Since the beginning of 2013, about 40 persons have been arrested for participating in protests, political and human rights activities arrested, Oktay Gyulalyev, the coordinator of the social alliance "Azerbaijan without Political Prisoners", said at a press conference on May 3 in Baku.

May 04, 2013 20:00

• Elections to Board of Elders of Yerevan to be monitored by 6612 local observers

  The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Armenia has registered 6612 local observers from 26 organizations aiming to monitor the elections to the Board of Elders of Yerevan – by 362 observers more than at the recent presidential election, a source from the CEC told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

May 04, 2013 19:00

• Chekurishvili: return of Georgian products to Russian market will begin with honey

  The return of Georgian products to the Russian market will start with honey – the shipments thereof will start immediately after the May holidays, said Zurab Chekurishvili, the head of the Georgia's "National Foodstuff Agency".

May 04, 2013 18:00

• Police prevents rally demanding resignation of head of Akhvakh District in Dagestan

  On May 3, a rally had been planned in the village of Karata, the administrative centre of the Akhvakh District with a demand of resignation of the head of the local municipal formation Ismail Magomedsharipov. However, law enforcement authorities disrupted the event.

May 04, 2013 16:00

• Stefan Füle: EU observers will monitor presidential election in Azerbaijan

  Stefan Füle, the EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, urged the leadership of Azerbaijan to ensure that the presidential election upcoming this October are held in accordance with the country's commitments before the OSCE (Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe) and the Council of Europe.

May 04, 2013 15:00

• 150 bikers attend international bike rally in Vladikavkaz

  Within the first international gathering of owners of BMW motorcycles, bikers from different countries arrived in Vladikavkaz, in the capital of North Ossetia they were joined by local motorcyclists. The bike rally "Moscow-Vladikavkaz" lasted for three days.

May 04, 2013 14:00

• Georgian authorities to revise cases of life-term convicts

  The cases of life-long prisoners will be reviewed; the issue will be considered by the Parliament of Georgia, said Eka Beseliya, the Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights, after visiting Gldani Prison No. 8.

May 04, 2013 13:00

• "Club of Young Politicians" condemns Georgian president for his attitude to Great Patriotic War

  In Tbilisi, the "Club of Young Politicians" has held a rally to mark the Victory Day, where its members called to sue President Mikhail Saakashvili, who had belittled, according to the members of the Club, the importance of Georgia's participation in the struggle against fascism.

May 04, 2013 12:00

• Armenian journalist organizations note improvement of the freedom of expression

  Over the past few years, the situation in the field of the freedom of expression in the media of Armenia has improved, said members of journalistic organizations. However, in their opinion, to ensure the freedom of speech, a new law regulating the media should be adopted.

May 04, 2013 11:00

• Local resident Timur Magomedov kidnapped in Pyatigorsk, his relative reports

  In Pyatigorsk, on May 1, Timur Magomedov, a resident of the Stavropol Territory was kidnapped, said his relative Ilmutdin Kairbekov, a resident of Buynaksk, who turned for help to the Dagestani Regional Public Association (DRPA) "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy).

May 03, 2013 22:50

• In Azerbaijan, soldier wounded

  At the military unit deployed in Tartar, a regular soldier was wounded as a result of an accident. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan.

May 03, 2013 22:40

• CPJ puts Russia on ninth place in "Impunity Index"

  The Russian Federation was ranked the ninth among the worst ones in the "Impunity Index" compiled by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). In recent years, journalists in North Caucasus were protected less of all, the organization reports.

May 03, 2013 22:30

• Residents of KChR celebrate Revival Day of Karachay Nation

  Cities and districts of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) hold celebrations to mark the 56th anniversary of return of Karachays to their historic homeland. Today is declared to be a day-off in the republic.

May 03, 2013 22:10

• Valery Khatazhukov: KBR is at war, and we pretend nothing happens

  The civil society in Kabardino-Balkaria is represented by more than 800 public organizations, of which no more than 80 organizations really work; however, even they do not affect the power structures in making certain decisions. This was stated by participants of the scientific and practical conference "Formation and development of civil society is a way to inter-ethnic and inter-religious peace".