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February 21, 2012 15:00

• Residents of Gimry, Untsukul District block highway

  Today, the republic's importance highway "Makhachkala-Botlikh" was blocked by residents of the village of Gimry, Untsukul District, who protested against kidnapping of their fellow villager – the 40-year-old Magomed Gamzatov.

February 21, 2012 14:00

• In Lermontov, more than 10 former local deputies go on hunger strike

  In the city of Lermontov (Stavropol Territory), more than 10 former deputies and their supporters have gone on hunger strike, because they were not registered for participation in the elections to the City Council to be held on March 4.

February 21, 2012 13:00

• Kalmykia starts celebrating Tsagaan Sar

  Today, prayers are heard in the Central Khurul "Golden Abode of Buddha Shakyamuni", addressed to Okon Tengri, the patroness and defender of the Kalmyk people. Tomorrow, on February 22, the day of Tsagaan Sarah, a festive prayer service will be held there and begin at 8:00 a.m.

February 21, 2012 12:00

• Dagestani woman reports kidnapping of her husband

  In the village of Gimry, Untsukul District of Dagestan, unidentified persons in camouflage uniform kidnapped a local resident. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it by Aminat Abdurakhmanova, the wife of the kidnapped person – the 40-year-old Magomed Gamzatov.

February 21, 2012 11:00

• Chief Directorate of Interior Affairs verifies information from farmers about renewal of the activity of “Tsapok’s gang”

  The police started an inspection in connection with the farmers’ statement that the organized criminal group (OCG) headed by Sergey Tsapok before his arrest was going on with its activities in Kushevsky and Leningradsky districts of Krasnodar region.

February 21, 2012 10:00

• Supervisory Chamber of Georgia demands from “Georgian Dream” to return a donation of $12 000

  Supervisory Chamber of Georgia accuses billionaire Bidzina Ivanishili’s non-governmental movement “Georgian Dream” of an attempt to evade the law and demands to return a donation of 20 thousand lari equal to 12 thousand dollars. The movement is not going to fulfill this Supervisory Chamber’s requirement.

February 21, 2012 09:00

• The court in Baku deferred trial on blogger Gajiev’s appeal till February, 27

  Consideration of Baktiyar Gajiev’s appeal against refusal to release him on parole appointed on February, 20, in the Appellate Court of Baku (ACB) under the chairmanship of judge Vagif Mursaglov was deferred till February, 27. The reason was Gajiev’s default at trial.

February 20, 2012 23:00

• Dagestan: people find help of "Minprirody" to freezing pelicans insufficient

  On February 20, at a meeting at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment ("Minprirody"), activists of several public organizations of Dagestan accused ministerial officials of insufficient efforts to feed the curly pelicans, which are freezing in the bay of the Caspian Sea. The Ministry denies the accusations.

February 20, 2012 22:00

• Stavropol Territory: case of accused terrorists Victor Dvorakovskiy sent to court

  In the Stavropol Territory, the criminal case against Victor Dvorakovskiy, accused of preparing a terror act, encroachment on law enforcers' lives, illegal production and possession of explosive devices, incitement of hatred and a fraud, has been sent to the court.

February 20, 2012 21:00

• Khalidov: Chechen power agents should not take part in special operations in Dagestan

  The participation of Chechen law enforcers in special operations in Dagestan is negatively perceived by the public of Dagestan.

February 20, 2012 20:00

• South Ossetia: six candidates for president failed exams in state languages

  The examination for fluency in state official languages was successfully passed by only two out of eight contenders for the post of the head of South Ossetia, who were evaluated today by the members of the linguistic commission.

February 20, 2012 19:00

• Pyatigorsk Prosecutor's Office finds construction works on Mashuk illegal

  The Office has issued a protest against construction of a boarding house on Mount Mashuk.

February 20, 2012 18:00

• Krasnodar Territory: defence challenges ex-judge Novikov's arrest

  On February 19, the lawyers of the retired Sochi judge Dmitry Novikov, who is accused of corruption, filed a complaint against his arrest to the appeal instance of the Krasnodar Territorial Court.

February 20, 2012 17:00

• In January 2012, "Caucasian Knot" was No. 11 among most quoted Internet resources

  By the outcomes of January 2012, the "Caucasian Knot" was among the top thirty most frequently quoted Internet resources in the list of 8000 mass media, which resulted by the study of the independent Russian research company "Medialogy", and took the eleventh place in the ranking.

February 20, 2012 16:00

• Mirzaev's advocate challenges his client's custody extension

  The defender of Rasul Mirzaev has filed a complaint against the extension of the custody of his client – the world champion in mixed martial arts and the decision to return the case to the prosecutor.

February 20, 2012 15:00

• Victims of explosion in "Bellagio" cafe remain in hospitals in Cologne, Moscow and Volgograd

  Nineteen victims of the gas explosion that happened in the cafe "Bellagio" in Volgograd are still treated in hospitals of Cologne, Moscow and Volgograd, said the Volgograd Regional Administration.

February 20, 2012 13:00

• Tenants of emergency houses in Yerevan complain about protraction with their resettlement from landslide zone

  The authorities of Yerevan are inactive in resettlement of residents of Sari Tag District away from the landslide zone, as stated by residents of houses in emergency condition located in Street 18 of this district in the capital of Armenia. The Department for Real Estate Property of the Yerevan Mayoralty asserts that the respective housing fund has neither free apartments nor money for resettlement.

February 20, 2012 12:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 13-19

  Murder in Pyatigorsk of Kurman Ismailov, Deputy Mufti of Stavropol Territory; special operation on the Chechen-Dagestani border with a large number of casualties and victims; explosion in a cafe in Volgograd, which affected more than 20 people; former Russian national team coach Guus Hiddink signs contract with the Dagestani "Anji" FC; case of world champion Rasul Mirzaev, a native of Dagestan, sent for additional inquiry in Moscow; presentation in Tbilisi of initiative group of the party of businessman Bidzina Ivanishvili, – look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of February 13-19, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

February 20, 2012 12:00

• No less than 58 people became victims of armed confrontation in Northern Caucasus during a week from February, 13, till February, 19

  No less than 58 people became victims of armed confrontation in Northern Caucasus within a period from February, 13, till February, 19. 32 out of them died and 26 got wounded. These are the totals of calculation by the “Caucasian Knot” based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

February 20, 2012 11:00

• About seven thousand people took part in an action “Entrance with a book” in Yerevan

  An action “Entrance with a book” passed off in the capital of Armenia from February, 16, till February, 18. During these three days about seven thousand people took part in it and presented all kinds of books to the city. The books collected will be distributed among kindergartens, libraries and military units.