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March 27, 2012 22:00

• Georgia's Parliament approves amendments on racial and religious intolerance

  Today, the Georgian MPs have approved – in the third and final reading – amendments to several legislative acts, according to which the racial, language, religious, national or ethnic intolerance becomes an aggravating circumstance of a crime.

March 27, 2012 21:00

• 17 Circassians come to Kabardino-Balkaria from Syria

  A group of 17 Circassians has arrived from Syria to Kabardino-Balkaria, as reported by Beslan Khagazheev (Khagazhei), a board member of the public organization "Peryt" engaged in assisting compatriots to come back and settle in their homeland.

March 27, 2012 20:00

• Suspect of killing Aslan Zhukov acquitted in Karachay-Cherkessia

  The City Court of Cherkessk has acquitted Rasul Adjiev, 35, who was accused of murdering one of the activists of the youth movement "Adyge-Khase" Aslan Zhukov, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told by a source from the City Court.

March 27, 2012 19:00

• Ingush authorities offer to examine all those who enter into marriage for HIV

  The authorities of Ingushetia have offered to introduce mandatory testing for HIV-infection for all young people of the republic wishing to enter into marriage.

March 27, 2012 18:13

• Aslan Cherkesov’s mother asks the human rights activists to help her find out his location

  Aslan Cherkesov convicted for murder of Moscow football fan Yegor Sviridov was not found in colony No 17 of Krasnoyarsk region where he was convoyed from investigative isolation ward No 1 of Krasnoyarsk, his mother Sonya Cherkesova states.

March 27, 2012 17:00

• Power agents detain resident of Nalchik, who leased his house to Alim Zankishiev

  As reported by a source from the law enforcement bodies of Kabardino-Balkaria, in Nalchik law enforcers have detained an accomplice of Alim Zankishiev, the leader of Kabardino-Balkarian militants who was killed today in a special operation.

March 27, 2012 15:00

• Participants of mass brawl in Tuapse sanatorium "Don" sentenced to probation

  The Tuapse District Court has sentenced the participants of the mass brawl in the territory of the resort complex "Don".

March 27, 2012 11:00

• CEC of South Ossetia announced the results of the first round of the presidential election

  Central Election Committee of South Ossetia signed the final protocol of the results of the first round of re-run of presidential election according to which Leonid Tibilov was acknowledged leader.

March 27, 2012 10:00

• Circassian folk games for the youth are being recreated in Adygea

  Young Circassians who came to study in the institute of higher education of Adygea from Syria initiated Circassian folk games among the youth which had not been held in the republic till autumn, 2011. On March, 24, the third game passed off on Maikop. The number of the participants is growing. In the young people’s opinion, the games integrate the youth, let them get acquainted with one another and come to know their history.

March 26, 2012 23:00

• Stavropol Territory: two patients' deaths after lidocaine injections under inquiry

  In the cities of Pyatigorsk and Yessentuki, a pre-investigation into the fact of death of two patients of medical institutions after injections of lidocaine was started. This was reported by the Investigatory Department of the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) in the Stavropol Territory.

March 26, 2012 22:00

• In Volgograd, participants of public hearings vote unanimously for return of direct election of Mayor

  The city of Volgograd held public hearings on return of the direct election of Mayor. City residents, who participated in the event, voted unanimously for making appropriate changes to the city charter.

March 26, 2012 20:00

• Case against suspect of committing terror act in Vladikavkaz brought to court

  The Prosecutor's Office has confirmed an indictment in the case against Islam Khashagulgov, the resident of the Republic of Ingushetia, suspected of manufacturing an explosive device, triggered in 2010 at the market in Vladikavkaz. This was reported by the Russian General Prosecutor's Office.

March 26, 2012 19:00

• Public organization "Peryt" from Kabardino-Balkaria begins raising funds to help repatriates from Syria

  In Kabardino-Balkaria, the public organization in the repatriation of compatriots and their settlement in the land of their ancestors "Peryt" announced the raising of funds to organize assistance to repatriates from Syria. This was reported by Beslan Khagazheev, the member of the Board of the public organization.

March 26, 2012 18:13

• In Dagestan, health of mother of four children, perished in fire, remains extremely grave

  Status of health of Ilaishat Alieva, a woman-resident of the village of Tukita of the Akhvakh District of Dagestan, whose all four children perished in fire on March 17, remains extremely grave.

March 26, 2012 17:00

• Volgograd: protest action "Fools and Roads" scheduled for April 1

  On April 1, in Volgograd, protest action against bad roads, entitled "Fools and Roads", will gather 200 vehicles. The protest action is coordinated with the authorities. This was reported by Armen Oganesyan, Chairman of the interregional public organization "Movement of Motorists".

March 26, 2012 15:00

• In Armenia, public activists want to dismantle trade stalls in Mashtots Park

  In Yerevan, a new initiative, which opposes construction in the Mashtots Park, was formed. A group of public figures expressed their support to the activists, who demand to dismantle trade stalls transferred from Abovyan Street to the park.

March 26, 2012 15:00

• Hrant Dink's family demands new inquiry

  Lawyers of the family members of Hrant Dink, the editor of the Turkish-Armenian newspaper "Agos", appealed to the General Prosecutor's Office in Istanbul, demanding to initiate a new investigation to clarify the unexplored details.

March 26, 2012 14:00

• During the week of March 19-25, 14 persons fell victims to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  At least 14 persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus in the period of March 19-25: 9 persons were killed and 5 wounded. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot", based on own materials and information from other public sources.

March 26, 2012 13:00

• In Dagestan, two women, earlier detained by police, disappear, human rights activists report

  Information about the detention on March 24 in the suburbs of Makhachkala of the persons suspected of possessing weapons does not represent the real facts. This was stated by activists of the Human Rights Centre "Memorial" and the public organization "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy).

March 26, 2012 11:00

• The Caucasus during the week: survey of the most significant events from March, 19, till March, 25

  The second round of presidential election in South Ossetia; new voting on the parliamentary election in Abkhazia; attempt at an imam and bringing a big group of power-wielding structures to Dagestan; Alexander Tkachev’s reassignment Governor of Krasnodar region; nomination of candidates for the election of the Parliament of Armenia. Come to know about all these from a survey of the most significant events from March, 19, till March, 25, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.