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January 30, 2013 15:00

• Six crime bosses released from prisons in Georgia

  On the basis of the law “On Amnesty”, six “thieves in law” were released from prisons in Georgia. They must leave the country within 24 hours because according to the legislation in force, they have no right to stay in its territory.

January 30, 2013 14:00

• Buzurtanov’s sister in Ingushetia held a picket demanding to find out his location

  Today a single-person picket took place near the bus terminal in Nazran. The action with a demand to find trainer of Ingush wrestling club “Kaloy” Ahmed Buzurtanov was held by his sister Liza Buzurtanova.

January 29, 2013 23:00

• An action against assaults at the Armenians passed off in Istanbul

  A mass action of protest was held in Istanbul in response to assaults at the Armenians which became more frequent.

January 29, 2013 22:00

• The students from Ingushetia who danced lezghinka in the street of Stavropol expelled from institutes of higher education

  Two participants of the incident with firing in the air, loud singing and dancing lezghinka in the street of Stavropol in the night time were expelled from institutes of higher education.

January 29, 2013 21:00

• A businessman in Chechnya convicted for financing the gunmen

  The Supreme Court of Chechen Republic sentenced private entrepreneur Islam Shamsaitov to three years of custody for finance support of participants of armed underground.

January 29, 2013 20:00

• The court dismissed the motion of the defence to disclose witness Evtukhov’s evidence on the case of Budanov’s murder

  During trial on the case of colonel Yuri Budanov’s murder the defence entered a motion to disclose in the presence of the jury witness Alexander Evtukhov’s evidence he give in process of preliminary investigation in connection with inconsistencies the lawyers considered significant. The court dismissed the motion.

January 29, 2013 19:00

• The first Alpine skiing track in Ingushetia presented in Moscow

  A presentation of the first Alpine skiing track in Armkhi, Ingushetia, passed off in Moscow within the framework of creation of North-Caucasian tourist cluster.

January 29, 2013 18:00

• Peskov: ex-Head of Dagestan will manage interethnic relations

  Ex-Head of Dagestan Magomedsalam Magomedov in his new official position will manage interethnic relations, Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov informed.

January 29, 2013 17:00

• Georgian experts highly appreciate purchasing “Borjomi” by a Russian company

  Purchasing IDS Borjomi company by the Russian “Alpha-Group” indicates to a high level of trust to “Borjomi” and shows the prospect of new market entry of the production, experts in Georgia consider.

January 29, 2013 16:00

• A person suspected of high-profile murders killed in Kabardino-Balkaria

  Today during operational search actions the policemen killed Zeitun Boziev suspected of murders of Rector of Agricultural University of Kabardino-Balkaria Boris Zherukov and TV journalist Kazbek Gekkiev, the Ministry of Interior Affairs of the Russian Federation reports.

January 29, 2013 15:00

• Within the framework of MPRI the authorities of Georgia passed South Ossetia its citizen

  On January, 29, citizen of South Ossetia Ippolit Magkoev was released by the authorities of Georgia within the framework of Mechanism for prevention and reaction to incidents (MPRI). However, according to Head of South-Ossetian delegation at a meeting of MPRI Hokh Gagloity, “one more citizen of South Ossetia, Tutaev, has not yet been released”.

January 29, 2013 14:00

• Candidate for presidency of Armenia Andreas Gukasyan refused to suspend hunger strike

  Candidate for presidency of Armenia Andreas Gukasyan declined a request of another participant of the presidential election Paruir Airikyan to stop hunger strike and declared readiness to continue his action.

January 28, 2013 23:00

• The people detained during disturbances in Ismailly complain of cruel treatment

  Local residents detained during disturbances in the town of Ismailly, Azerbaijan, underwent beating in the police, townsmen Turalu Umudly and Rahim Faktiev declared. The Ministry of Interior Affairs denies the information of using violence against the detainees.

January 28, 2013 22:00

• The defence is going to appeal against the verdict to activist of “Kura” staff Amirsalanov to the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan

  The decision of Shirvan Appellate Court bringing a standing judgement on the verdict of guilty to Ilham Amirsalanov, activist of the staff of “Kura” civil movement, will be appealed against to the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan, lawyer Samir Isaev declared.

January 28, 2013 21:00

• The Ministry of Interior Affairs: 141 persons detained during an unauthorized action of protest in Nevinnomyssk

  Law enforcement bodies detained 141 persons who participated in an action of protest under a common slogan: “Stavropol region is no Caucasus” in Nevinnomyssk, 18 underage among them, Yuri Altynov, Deputy Chief of the Department of the Ministry of Interior Affairs in Stavropol region, reported.

January 28, 2013 20:00

• A waitress of a local café shot down in Buinaksk

  Last night, January, 27, a local resident who worked as a waitress in a café in Buinaksk was shot down, the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Dagestan reports.

January 28, 2013 19:00

• A police lieutenant colonel who was shot at in Kabardino-Balkaria died in the resuscitation unit

  This morning lieutenant colonel of police Anatoly Bukin who was shot at by an unidentified person died in the resuscitation unit of Nalchik.

January 28, 2013 18:00

• ECtHR took cognizance of the claim of the attorneys of convicts on the case of blasting “Nevsky express”

  European Court of Human Rights took cognizance of the claim submitted by lawyers Tatiana Okushko and Musa Pliev who participated in the case of blasting “Nevsky express” train concerning torture on the defendants during investigation.

January 28, 2013 17:00

• “Sberbank” of the Russian Federation will pay insurance to the depositors of “Express” bank of Dagestan

  “Sberbank of Russia” assumed responsibility for payment of insurance compensation to the depositors of “Express” bank of Dagestan that went bankrupt, the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent was told in the Endowment insurance agency.

January 28, 2013 16:33

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of January 21-27

  Disturbances in the Azerbaijani city of Ismailly; anniversary of the terror act in the Moscow "Domodedovo" Airport; celebration of the birthday of Prophet Muhammad and death of militants' leaders Gakaev brothers in Chechnya; acknowledgement by the Moscow City Court of the verdict to Rasul Mirzaev as legitimate; recall of licence from the major in Dagestan "Express"; demand of Cossacks in Rostov-on-Don to recognize them as a nation; resignation of Mayor of Akhtubinsk in Astrakhan Region, – look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of January 21-27, 2013, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".