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September 25, 2012 23:50

• Anatoly Zakurdaev, fined for participation in unsanctioned protest action in Rostov-on-Don, submits appeal

  Anatoly Zakurdaev, who was fined for taking part in an unsanctioned protest action in Rostov-on-Don within the "March of Millions", filed an appeal. According to the UVD (Interior Department), the court issued an objective decision based on the video of the incident.

September 25, 2012 23:50

• Mamuka Chkhitunidze, inspector of Gldani Prison, detained on case of torturing prisoners

  In the case on non-human treatment of prisoners, Mamuka Chkhitunidze, an inspector of the Gldani Prison No. 8, was detained. He is charged under Article "torture". This was reported by the press service of the Chief Prosecutor's Office of Georgia.

September 25, 2012 23:40

• "Freedom House": Russia and Azerbaijan are countries with partial freedom of Internet

  Russia and Azerbaijan are countries that are only partially free on the Internet. Georgia is free on the Internet. This was stated by authors of the report on the freedom of the Internet for 2012, which was disseminated by the human rights organization "Freedom House" on September 24.

September 25, 2012 23:30

• Court fines "Free Georgia" Party for demonstration of xenophobia in pre-election video clip

  The Tbilisi City Court fined 2000 laris (about 1140 US dollars) the "Free Georgia" Party for xenophobic appeals in pre-election video clip.

September 25, 2012 23:20

• Kabardino-Balkarian resident claims disappearance of her husband Azamat Abazov

  Azamat Abazov, a resident of the town of Baksan in Kabardino-Balkaria, was invited to law enforcement agencies for a conversation and then disappeared. This was claimed by his wife Raisa Abazova, who contacted the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

September 25, 2012 23:10

• NCFD General Prosecutor's Office asks Ministry of Justice to check NCOs in Chechnya and Ingushetia for extremism

  Alexei Tsukanov, Chief of the Department of the General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), urged the Russian Ministry of Justice to check, how non-commercial organizations (NCOs) in Chechnya and Ingushetia spent money received from abroad. Representatives of the NCOs in Chechnya and Ingushetia state that they do not fear of inspections of supervisory agencies.

September 25, 2012 22:40

• Committee of Ministers of Council of Europe starts considering issue of Russia's failure to execute ECtHR's decisions in case of civilians' mass deaths in Katyr-Yurt

  The session the Committee of Ministers of Council of Europe, which was opened on September 24 in Strasbourg, will consider the issue on returning to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) the case of the mass deaths of people during the bombing of the village of Katyr-Yurt (Chechen Republic) in February 2000.

September 25, 2012 22:30

• On September 17-23, 2012, at least 35 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  Last week, on September 17-23, 2012, at least 35 persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of these, 23 persons were killed and 12 wounded. These are the results of calculations of the "Caucasian Knot" based on own materials of the edition and information from other open sources.

September 25, 2012 22:10

• Chechnya included five thousand hectares land in Sunzha district into its territory

  Within the framework of settling the question of demarcation of the administrative border of Chechnya 15 hectares land were included into the territory of the republic, among them five thousand hectares in Sunzha district arguable with Ingushetia, the Ministry of Property and Land Relations of Chechnya reported.

September 25, 2012 22:00

• A local resident in Dagestan reports her daughter's disappearance

  Resident of the settlement of Khasanai, Babayurt district of Dagestan, Ziyarat Arabova reports disappearance of her daughter Salihat Arabova.

September 25, 2012 21:00

• About 200 people in Makhachkala protested against rental tariff escalation in "Dagelectromash" market

  About 200 renters of trade pavilions in the market of "Dagelectromash" limited company held an action of protest against rental tariff escalation. The action was not authorized by the authorities, Press Service of the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Russia in Dagestan reported.

September 25, 2012 20:00

• The Georgian students demanded resignation of the Minister of Defense of Georgia

  Thousands of students in Tbilisi gathered near the building of the University and moved in the direction of the Ministry of Defense protesting against torture in the prisons. The protesters demanded resignation of the Minister of Defense of Georgia.

September 25, 2012 19:00

• The Alibekov's family in Khasavyurt went on a hunger strike of protest against young people's joining the gunmen

  On September, 24, residents of Khasavyurt Zainudin and Sapiat Alibekova went on an open-ended hunger strike in this way trying to return their son who joined the gunmen to peaceful life, Press Service of the municipal Administration reports.

September 25, 2012 18:00

• Residents of Dugulubey, Kabardino-Balkaria, blocked the highway expressing dissatisfaction with the quality of roads in the settlement

  On September, 24, residents of the settlement of Dugulubey, Baksan district of Kabardino-Balkaria, blocked the "Caucasus" federal highway in the direction from Nalchik to Pyatigorsk expressing protest against poor quality of the roads.

September 24, 2012 23:50

• Tbilisi hosts rallies demanding to release detained participants of protest actions

  In Tbilisi, today is the third day of the protest action, demanding to release four prisoners Lasha Meskhiya, David Patsatsiya, Dachi Tsaguriya, and Bekar Aladashvili. In the capital of Georgia, protest actions and hunger strikes in connection with the facts of torture in prisons are underway.

September 24, 2012 23:00

• Georgia: prisoners of Ksani colony complain about torture and humiliating treatment

  Today, inmates of the Ksani colony No. 15, one more Georgian penitentiary institution, announced that they had been beaten and tortured.

September 24, 2012 23:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of September 17-23

  Mass protests in Georgia after disclosure of facts of torture in prison; actions of CPRF against growth of prices and utility tariffs in Southern Russia; hunger strike of Chechen refugees in Ingushetia; International Investment Forum in Sochi; shooting at policemen in Rostov Region, - look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of September 17-23, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

September 24, 2012 23:00

• In Turkey, more than 300 persons attend rally and pickets in support of Syrian Circassians

  In Turkish cities of Ankara, Istanbul and Antalya, rallies and pickets in support of Syrian Circassians were attended by more than 300 persons. This was reported by the organizing committee for the World Campaign in Solidarity with Syrian Circassians, held on September 23.

September 24, 2012 22:50

• Dagestani Supreme Court refuses to change sentence imposed for beating teenager

  Today, the Supreme Court of Dagestan upheld the decision of the Shamil District Court, under which defendant Magomed Magomedov was convicted for beating a 14-year-old teenager.

September 24, 2012 22:40

• In Georgia, four persons detained on charges of bribing public officials

  In Georgia, four persons were detained on the fact of bribing public officials. One of those cases involves Aleko Tabatadze, a candidate for MP from the "Georgian Dream", the block of Bidzina Ivanishvili. This was stated by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Georgia.