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October 31, 2012 23:00

• In Rostov-on-Don, participant of action in support of Article 31 of Constitution detained

  Today, in Rostov-on-Don, within the "Strategy-31", solo pickets were held: six persons came to the square with posters. One of the activists was brought by the police to the police station. Five more participants of the protest action stood for about an hour with posters in support of Article 31 of the Russian Constitution and went home.

October 31, 2012 22:00

• Law "On Ossetian Family Names" adopted In South Ossetia,

  Today, the Parliament of South Ossetia adopted the law, under which citizens of the republic would be able to change their family names in accordance with their historical sounding.

October 31, 2012 21:00

• Sochi: 12-year-old boy, taken from his mother by social workers, returned to his family

  A 12-year-old Svyatoslav Gorbunov, who was kept in the social rehabilitation centre for minors "Rodnik", was given out to his relatives. This was told on October 31 to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Valentina Gorbunova, the boy's mother.

October 31, 2012 20:00

• Alibek Botashev: ex-President of Karachay-Cherkessia to be questioned at trial on case of Fral Shebzukhov's murder

  Today, the Supreme Court of Karachay-Cherkessia continued questioning of prosecution witnesses on the case of the murder of Fral Shebzukhov, the advisor of Boris Ebzeev, ex-President of Karachay-Cherkessia.

October 31, 2012 19:00

• In Georgia, negotiations of administration and workers of Poti Port fail to resolve labour dispute

  In Poti, the administration and the workers of the port failed to reach an agreement on the amount of wages and improvement of working conditions.

October 31, 2012 18:00

• House of paralyzed Makhachkala resident searched, his lawyer asserts

  Unidentified armed men in masks conducted a search at the house of Sadir Gyulaliev, a resident of Makhachkala, a Category I invalid, paralyzed since his childhood, and seized a laptop. This was reported by his lawyer Israpil Gadadov.

October 31, 2012 17:00

• In Armenia, for 10 years, number of residents decreased by 195,000 persons, census reports

  According to preliminary results of the census of 2011, the number of permanent population of Armenia reached 3,018,854 persons. This was reported today at the press conference in Yerevan by Karine Kuyumdjyan, the head of the division for census and demography of the National Statistical Service of Armenia. The second census took part in Armenia on October 12-21, 2011.

October 31, 2012 15:00

• VTSIOM: most Russian citizens treat penalty for shooting at Dagestani wedding in Moscow as too lenient

  Most Russian residents are convinced that the shooting at the Dagestani wedding in Moscow is a consequence of lack of culture and of impunity and not a part of tradition, and the penalty for the shooting was inadequate lenient. This was reported by the All-Russian Centre for Public Opinion Research (known as VTSIOM).

October 31, 2012 14:56

• Leaders of "Mekhk-Kkhel" decide to move hunger strike from Ingushetia to Moscow

  The authorities of Ingushetia impeded holding in the republic a mass hunger strike, declared by members of the regional public movement "Mekhk-Kkhel", and because of that fact, it was decided to move it to Moscow. This was reported by Idris Abadiev, the leader of the movement.

October 31, 2012 13:00

• Victim of terror act wants to collect 50 million roubles from "Domodedovo" Airport

  The Presnya Court of Moscow received a claim, filed against the "Domodedovo" Airport for reimbursement of damages in connection with the terror act, committed in January 2011. The total amount of the claims reaches 50 million roubles.

October 31, 2012 10:00

• NGO "Earth is Our Home" starts campaign to close Museum of Soviet Occupation in Tbilisi

  The NGO "Earth is Our Home" launches an active campaign to demand closure of the Museum of Soviet Occupation in Tbilisi. This was stated by Elgudja Khodeli, the head of the NGO. The first action within the campaign took place in front of the Museum itself, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

October 31, 2012 07:00

• Court finds Ilyas Nalgiev guilty of torturing Zelimkhan Chitigov in Ingush MIA

  The Karabulak Court ruled on the case of torture in the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Ingushetia that in the episode of torture of Zelimkhan Chitigov, the guilt of Ilyas Nalgiev, former police officer, had been completely proved, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

October 30, 2012 23:00

• Yerevan Mayor: collapsed house was built illegally

  The construction of the building in Khandjyan Street in the centre of Yerevan, the second floor of which fell down and hit the workers, was held illegally, without the permission of the City Mayoralty and City Urban Construction Inspection. This was reported today by Taron Margaryan, Mayor of Yerevan.

October 30, 2012 22:00

• Abkhazia commemorates victims of political repressions

  Today, in Sukhumi, at the monument to victims of political repressions of 1930-1940s, representatives of the public and the Abkhaz leaders and students gathered to pay tribute to memory of the repressed persons.

October 30, 2012 21:00

• Imam Kalimulla Ibragimov, his brother and father buried in Dagestan

  This morning, in Derbent, Kalimulla Ibragimov, the imam of the local mosque, his father and brother were shot dead by unidentified persons, when they were going to the mosque for the morning prayer. In Derbent, their funerals were held.

October 30, 2012 20:00

• Azerbaijan: all detainees after protest action of October 20 are at large

  Today, in Azerbaijan, the term of administrative arrest of four opposition activists, who were detained in connection with the protest action, held on October 20 in the centre of Baku, where they demanded the dissolution of the Parliament expired.

October 30, 2012 19:00

• North Ossetia: about 100 came to commemorate victims of political repressions

  In Vladikavkaz, organizers of the action, dedicated to the Memory Day of victims of political repressions at the "Stone of Tears", refused to hold a rally, since public events in the republic were cancelled after the terror act at the "Chermen" checkpoint.

October 30, 2012 18:00

• In Adzharia, striking road builders win higher wages

  After the strike of road builders in Choloki, representatives of the road department and the trade unions of Georgia have managed to agree with the employer company to raise wages.

October 30, 2012 17:00

• 35 Syrian Circassians move from capital of Adygea to Panakhes village

  During October, six families of Syrian Circassians 35 persons, including children as half of them moved from Maikop to the village of Panakhes of the Takhtamukai District. This was reported by Asker Sokht, Chairman of the Krasnodar regional public organization "Adyge Khasa".

October 30, 2012 16:00

• ECtHR accepts complaint of former head of HRC "Memorial" and journalists about their kidnapping in Ingushetia

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) accepted for consideration the complaint, filed by Oleg Orlov, the former head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", and three journalists from the "REN" TV Channel against actions of power agents with regard to them in November 2007 in Ingushetia, on the eve of a rally of republic's residents against the arbitrariness of power agents. The ECtHR court has sent Russia the questions on the merits of the complaint.