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August 02, 2012 12:00

• Jewish ethnographic expedition to visit several cities of Southern Russia

  On August 2-12, Jewish communities of Northern Caucasus will be visited by the Jewish ethnographic expedition, organized by the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia (FJCR). The expedition will visit the cities of Novocherkassk, Taganrog, Rostov-on-Don, Krasnodar, Novorossiysk, Sochi, Armavir, Stavropol, Volgograd, and Volzhsky.

August 02, 2012 10:00

• Picket in support of sentenced ANC activists held in Yerevan

  On August 1, near the residence of the President of Armenia, an action was held in support of sentenced activists of the Armenian National Congress (ANC). The action was attended by the ANC activists and representatives of a number of public organizations.

August 02, 2012 09:00

• In Azerbaijan, trial in case against editor-in-chief of newspaper "Khural" interrupted for indefinite term

  The Baku Court of Serious Crimes announced a break for indefinite term in the trial in the case against Avaz Zeinalov, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Khural". Judge Ramella Allakhverdieva did not appoint the date of the next session. In his turn, the defendant has assumed that the break is announced in connection with vacation of the Judge.

August 02, 2012 08:00

• Group of orphans from Chechnya sent for holidays to Kabardino-Balkaria

  More than 20 children, whose parents disappeared during the war in the territory of Chechen Republic, were sent to spend their holidays in the sanatorium of the city of Nalchik. Another group of orphaned children from Chechnya will rest there in September.

August 01, 2012 23:00

• Makhachkala: "Rembaza" residents demand from authorities to stop demolitions

  Today, in the Lenin District of Makhachkala, 22 families of the dwelling settlement named "Rembaza" (Turaly-1) were cut off from gas supply. According to the residents of the settlement, the city authorities try to put pressure and unlawfully clean the territory for the construction of the satellite town "Lazurny Bereg" (Cote d'Azur).

August 01, 2012 22:00

• Advisor to Syrian Ambassador in Armenia completes his diplomatic mission

  Muhammad Hafezi (Havez), Advisor on Consular Affairs of the Embassy, has completed his diplomatic mission in Armenia. This was reported by the Embassy of Syria in Armenia. The Spokesperson of the press service of the Embassy assumed that Muhammad Hafezi has joined the opposition.

August 01, 2012 21:00

• In Astrakhan, about 15 persons attend action in support of "Strategy-31"

  On July 31, about 15 residents of Astrakhan gathered near the monument "For Fighters for Soviet Power" in Bratsky Park to attend the picket in support of Article 31 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation. The action was held peacefully, without clashes with the police.

August 01, 2012 20:00

• In Dagestan, relatives of person, accused of committing major road traffic accident, demand his immediate hospitalization

  Abam Khizriev, detained resident of Dagestan, accused of committing a major road traffic accident, is in serious condition and he needs urgent hospitalization. This is stated by his relatives. According to them, Abam Khizriev swallowed a tablespoon to express his protest, and the investigatory authorities refute the statements of the detainee's relatives.

August 01, 2012 19:00

• Parliamentary elections in Georgia scheduled for October 1

  Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has appointed the parliamentary elections on October 1 this year. This was announced by Manana Mandjgaladze, Press Speaker of the Georgian President.

August 01, 2012 18:00

• 12 injured in school bus crash in Georgia

  12 persons were injured in a crash of a minibus in the high-mountain village of Barisakho of the Dusheti District in eastern Georgia, which fell into a ravine 60 meters deep. This was reported by Givi Amirkhanashvili, Deputy Governor of the Mtskheta-Mtianeti Region.

August 01, 2012 17:00

• Almost 300 residents of Krymsk District, Krasnodar Territory, decide to independently find housing instead of lost one

  In the Krymsk District of the Krasnodar Territory, affected by the flooding, 1699 buildings cannot be restored. The regional administration offers the owners of the buildings two options of compensation ready apartments or social welfare payment for the purchase of housing.

August 01, 2012 16:00

• Court forbids journalists to directly quote witnesses in Rasul Mirzaev's case

  Journalists are forbidden to quote the testimonies of witnesses in the case against athlete Rasul Mirzaev, after whose punch Ivan Agafonov, a Moscow resident, died. This was announced by Evgeniya Pazukhina, Press Secretary of the Zamoskvorechye Court of Moscow.

August 01, 2012 15:00

• In Dagestan, Magomed Sulaev's lawyer claims she cannot get results of her client's medical examination

  Lawyer of Magomed Sulaev, a released resident of the Khasavyurt District, claims that she is not given the results of the medical examination, which her client underwent on the fact of detection of bodily injuries.

August 01, 2012 14:00

• "Armavia" launches additional Yerevan-Aleppo-Yerevan flight

  Starting from August 1, the "Armavia" Company, the national Armenian air carrier, begins to perform additional flight to Syria. The flight is planned to be performed on Wednesdays on the airplane "Boeing", which seats 108 passengers. This was announced by the press service of the airline.

August 01, 2012 12:00

• In Chechnya, 420 hectares of land cleared of mines

  Military combat engineers of the federal forces, who starting from the beginning of April conduct a large-scale mine clearing of farmland in five districts of Chechnya, have already cleared the total territory of 420 hectares of mines, unexploded ammunition, and various explosive devices. In total, the military combat engineers are to clear the territory of 1700 hectares.

August 01, 2012 11:00

• Relatives of persons, killed in territory of State University in Ingushetia, doubt official version of accident

  The Prosecutor's Office of Ingushetia has taken under special control the investigation into the criminal case on the fact of the attempt on lives of police officers, which was instituted after the armed clash in the territory of the Ingush State University. Relatives of the suspected militants, killed during the incident, question the official version of their death.

July 31, 2012 23:00

• Relatives of Ingush resident, shelled near school, appeal for help to rights defenders

  At night on July 29, in the village of Ordzhonikidzevskaya of the Sunzha District of Ingushetia, unidentified persons opened fire near a school on a 21-year-old Aliskhan Khamkhoev. This was stated by Leila Khamkhoeva, his mother. Relatives of the young man, who at present remains at the resuscitation ward with multiple penetrating wounds to his internal organs, contacted Yunus-Bek Evkurov, the leader of the republic, and the human rights organizations, asking to find the attackers.

July 31, 2012 22:00

• Krasnodar hosts solo pickets in support of Article 31 of Constitution of Russian Federation

  Today, Theatre Square in Krasnodar hosted two solo pickets in support of Article 31 of the Constitution.

July 31, 2012 21:00

• Athlete from North Ossetia wins for Russia silver medal at London Olympic Games

  Svetlana Tsarukaeva, World Champion in weightlifting of 2011, a native of North Ossetia, wins for the Russian team the first silver medal of the Olympic Games, held in London.

July 31, 2012 20:00

• Persons, killed in explosion in Galashki village, were militants, Ingush authorities assert

  Persons, killed in an explosion, which occurred in a private house in the Ingush village of Galashki, were militants, and the explosion was caused by detonation of a bomb with capacity of 30 kilograms of TNT equivalent. This was reported today by the press service of Ingushetia.