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February 25, 2013 19:00

• Human rights activists report the investigation’s negligence concerning kidnapping and torture to a resident of Dagestan

  Resident of Derbent Alibek Mirzehanov who reported his kidnapping and torture by the personnel of law enforcement bodies fears for his life and does not spend the nights at home. For three weeks investigative bodies and Public Prosecutor’s office have ignored his statement, “Memorial” human rights center reports.

February 25, 2013 18:00

• Depardieu reported his plan of shooting a film about reconstruction of Grozny and Kadyrov

  Gerard Depardieu is going to shoot a “Big Film” about reconstruction of Grozny. The French actor reported it himself on coming to the capital of Chechnya for a visit.

February 25, 2013 17:00

• CEC officially announced Serzh Sargsyan winner at the presidential election of Armenia

  The incumbent President, Leader of the ruling Republican party of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan won the first round of the presidential election, CEC of Armenia announced today during its session on summing-up the totals of the election of February, 18. According to the final calculation, 861 373 voters, i.e. 58,64% of the electorate, voted for Sargsyan.

February 25, 2013 16:00

• The court in Tbilisi rejected limitation of freedom to Mayor of the city

  Today Tbilisi city court refused to specify the form of preventive punishment to Mayor of the city Gigi Ugulava accused of misappropriation of alien property and money laundering.

February 25, 2013 15:00

• Four persons put up for a seat of Mayor of Cherkessk

  The term of nomination on the contest for a seat of Head of Administration of Cherkessk ended today. There are four nominees, among them Ruslan Tambiev who earlier abdicated Mayor’s responsibility.

February 25, 2013 14:00

• The Chechens who blocked a highway in Dagestan declared their action open-ended

  A protest action of Akki Chechens who demand to return them the lands of Novolaksky district is going on. The action of protest is going round-the-clock, its participants told the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent.

February 25, 2013 11:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 18-24

  Presidential election in Armenia, won by Serzh Sargsyan; resignation of government heads of the Stavropol Territory and Volgograd Region; exit of the "Anji" FC from Dagestan to the 1/8-final of Europa League and its victory in the Premium "National Football Olympus"; arrest in absentia by Moscow court of the Georgian MP Givi Targamadze; deprivation of Oleg Mikheev, MP from Volgograd, of his Deputy's immunity, – look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of February 18-24, 2013, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

February 23, 2013 21:00

• Magomed-Bashir Aushev appointed Minister of Finance of Ingushetia

  Today Head of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov appointed a new Minister of Finance of the republic. It is Magomed-Bashir Aushev aged 44.

February 23, 2013 20:00

• During a session of PACE Saakashvili called for Moscow to turn down its imperial ambitions

  During a session of PACE President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili accused Russia of “imperial ambitions”. In their turn, the delegation of the Russian Federation suggested the Assembly to investigate violations of human rights in Georgia during the period of Mikhail Saakashvili’s presidency.

February 23, 2013 19:00

• State Duma adopted a draft law on the right of the subjects of the Russian Federation to determine the order of election of heads of the regions independently

  State Duma adopted in the first reading a draft law allowing the regions to determine the order of election of the governors independently.

February 23, 2013 18:00

• PACE spoke for the presence of Monitoring mission of EU in the zone of the conflict of August, 2008

  Upon the results of a discussion in Strasbourg PACE adopted a resolution today in which it spoke for the presence of Monitoring mission of EU in the zone of the conflict between Russia and Georgia that took place in August of 2008.

February 23, 2013 17:00

• Inal Tasoev: Freedom House does not show due objectiveness estimating South Ossetia

  A report of international human rights organization Freedom House “Freedom in the World-2012” in which South Ossetia was leveled among the category of “restricted states” and got a low rating did not undergo pointed criticism from the authorities of South Ossetia.

February 23, 2013 16:00

• Head of KBR rejected rent of an armoured vehicle at the cost of 44,8 million roubles

  Head of Kabardino-Balkaria Arsen Kanokov ordered to withdraw his order on rent of an armoured VIP-car for the government of the region, a source in the republican Administration reported.

February 23, 2013 14:00

• Ex-Head of a department of the Ministry of Interior Affairs in Georgia released on bail

  Today ex-Head of the Department of Constitutional security of the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Georgia Levan Kardava was released on bail of 30 thousand lari (about 18 thousand dollars).

February 22, 2013 23:00

• Georgian opposition prepares rally against changing foreign policy vector

  The Georgian opposition party "United National Movement" (UNM) has announced its intention to hold a large-scale rally on April 19 in central Tbilisi with a demand "not to change the pro-Western policy of the state."

February 22, 2013 22:00

• Yerevan Mayoralty bans Raffi Ovannisyan's rallies on February 23-25

  The Mayoralty of the capital of Armenia has rejected the application submitted by Armen Martirosyan, a representative of the leader of the "Heritage" Party Raffi Ovannisyan, on holding rallies on February 23-25 in Freedom Square.

February 22, 2013 21:00

• Court decision on Targamadze's arrest in absentia sent to police for organizing his international search

  The decision of the Basmanny Court of Moscow to arrest the Georgia's MP Givi Targamadze in absentia has been directed to the police in order to organize his international search, said Vladimir Markin, the spokesman of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

February 22, 2013 20:00

• Buzurtanov's sister asks leaders of Ingushetia and North Ossetia to take inquiry into his kidnapping under control

  The criminal case initiated on disappearance in North Ossetia of Akhmed Buzurtanov, a coach of the Ingush Sports Club "Kaloy", is not investigated, relatives of the missing person assert.

February 22, 2013 19:00

• Ovannisyan supporters clash with police in Yerevan

  In front of the office of the observation mission of the ODIHR/OSCE in Yerevan, a collision occurred between the police and supporters of Raffi Ovannisyan, an ex-candidate at the presidential election in Armenia, the leader of the oppositional "Heritage" Party.

February 22, 2013 18:00

• In Georgia, Lado Vardzelashvili, former Minister of Sports and Youth, detained on murder case

  The former Minister of Sports and Youth of Georgia Lado Vardzelashvili has been detained under the murder case of Davy Siradze, the head of the Department for Youth Matters of the above Ministry.