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March 12, 2012 14:30

• In Dagestan, head of Bar Association "Kavkaz" attributes search in his house to case on Sagidmagomedov's murder

  Last night, in the village of Semender in Dagestan, a search was conducted at the house of Makhach Guchachliev, the head of the Bar Association "Kavkaz". This was reported the lawyer himself.

March 12, 2012 14:00

• Georgia withdraws from agreement on cooperation on protecting consumers' rights with CIS countries

  On March 9, Mikhail Saakashvili signed decrees, according to which Georgia quits several agreements concluded within the framework of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The annulled documents include the agreement of CIS countries on protection of consumers' rights.

March 12, 2012 13:09

• In Makhachkala, woman and two children taken out of blocked house, Gyulnara Rustamova asserts

  Before the assault of the house in Makhachkala, as a result of negotiations, one of the women with two children was convinced to leave the blocked building. The second woman refused to leave. This was reported by Gyulnara Rustamova, co-Chair of the human rights organization "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy).

March 12, 2012 13:00

• Dagestan: criminal cases where Sapiyat Magomedova was figurant stopped

  The lawyer Sapiyat Magomedova reports on stopping of the criminal case initiated against police officers from the Khasavyurt OVD (Interior Division) accused of beating her. The investigation into the case initiated against the lawyer herself with charges of using violence against the police officers was also terminated.

March 12, 2012 12:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of March 5-11

  Outcomes of presidential election in South of Russia questioned by some observers and the opposition; Medvedev offers to reappoint Tkachov as Governor of Krasnodar Territory; explosion of female suicide bomber in Dagestan kills five policemen; Armenia's decision to skip "Eurovision-2012" in Baku; parliamentary elections in Abkhazia, – look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of March 5-11, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

March 12, 2012 11:00

• Lawyer of Evgenia Khasis convicted for Markelov's murder files complaint to ECtHR

  The defence of Evgenia Khasis convicted on charges of participation in the murder of the lawyer Stanislav Markelov filed a complaint against the verdict to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). This was reported by the lawyer Dmitry Agranovskiy.

March 12, 2012 10:00

• Court sentences defendants in case of slaughter of soldiers of Pskov airborne troops in Chechnya in 2000 to 13 and 14 years of imprisonment

  The Supreme Court of Chechnya sentenced Khamidulla Yapov and Kemal Ebzeev to 14 years of imprisonment, and Rashid Atuov to 13 years of imprisonment on charges of destruction of 84 Pskov soldiers of airborne troops in battles near the village of Ulus-Kert in the Argun Gorge in Chechnya in 2000. This was reported today by the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) in Chechnya.

March 12, 2012 08:00

• During the week of March 5-11, 15 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  At least 15 persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus in the period of March 5-11: 13 persons were killed and 2 wounded. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot", based on own materials and information from other public sources.

March 10, 2012 23:00

• ECC Deputies challenge appointment of City Manager

  On March 11, an extraordinary session of the Elista City Council (ECC) will be held, which is supposed to consider cancellation of the decision to appoint Nikolai Andreev to the post of City manager of the capital of Kalmykia.

March 10, 2012 22:00

• Russian observers fix no violations at elections in Abkhazia

  Alexander Pochinok and Igor Matveev, the observers from the Russia's Council of Federation, and Anton Belyakov, Russia's State Duma Deputy, have fixed no violations at the elections in Abkhazia and noted the absence of drops-in of ballot papers and "round-robins".

March 10, 2012 21:00

• In Sochi, Alpijskaya Street residents complain about a week-long absence of power and heat

  On March 10, residents of several houses in Alpijskaya Street of Sochi told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that they had stayed for a week without electricity. Officials from the Mayoralty and the energy grid cannot tell exactly when the problem will be solved.

March 10, 2012 20:00

• "Public Chamber" of Azerbaijan appoints nationwide rally for April 8

  At its today's sitting in Baku, the "Public Chamber" has decided to hold a nationwide rally on April 8 in the capital of Azerbaijan with a demand to release political prisoners. The action is dated to the first anniversary of the rally on April 2, 2011.

March 10, 2012 18:00

• NFHRH demands to resume its office in Azerbaijan

  The Norwegian Foundation "Human Rights House" (NFHRH) has called on the Azerbaijani authorities to resume the activities of its branch in this country – the "Azerbaijani Human Rights House (AHRH).

March 10, 2012 17:00

• Kalmykia: court marshals notify residents about their debts over Internet

  The website of the Department for Kalmykia of the Federal Service of Court Marshals has launched a new service that allows residents to know about their debt within the instituted executive proceedings.

March 10, 2012 14:00

• Georgia: NGOs urge authorities to hold parliamentary elections according to international standards

  In Georgia, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have addressed the authorities asking them to conduct the parliamentary elections this autumn in compliance with international standards. On March 9, activists of several NGOs submitted a corresponding statement to the President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili, Speaker of the Parliament David Bakradze and Minister of Foreign Affairs Grigol Vashadze.

March 10, 2012 13:00

• Two tourists caught by avalanche in Adygea

  Today, in Adygea, at the foot of Mount Tkhach, two men were covered by avalanche; one of them managed to get out.

March 10, 2012 11:00

• Azerbaijani journalists and NGOs are outraged of blackmail against Khadidja Ismailova

  Representatives of mass media, NGOs and professional associations of Azerbaijan have made statements condemning the threats and blackmail, to which the journalist Khadidja Ismailova was exposed.

March 10, 2012 10:00

• Tyrnyauz commemorates victims of Balkars' deportation

  On March 8, in the centre of the city of Tyrnyauz, the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, a memorial board was opened in memory of the victims of deportation of the Balkar people.

March 09, 2012 23:00

• Five persons arrested in Azerbaijan after events in Guba

  In the context of the recent developments in the Azerbaijani city of Guba, where on March 1 a protest action turned into mass riots, five local residents were arrested.

March 09, 2012 22:00

• In Tbilisi, youth activists protest against human rights violations by policemen

  Today, activists of youth organizations and NGOs held a protest action in front of the Georgian MIA under the slogan "I am a free citizen."