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February 02, 2012 23:00

• During the week of January 23-29, 15 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the period of January 23-29, at least 15 persons were killed and 5 persons were wounded in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on own materials of the edition and information from other open sources.

February 02, 2012 22:50

• Disappeared girl found in Ingushetia

  Khava Esmurzieva, a minor female resident of the village of Sagopshi of the Malgobek District of Ingushetia, who disappeared at the end of last year, was found alive. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by a representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

February 02, 2012 22:40

• Armenia implements programme to support women-victims of domestic violence

  During seven months, the "Paros" (Lighthouse) Charitable Foundation that has been operating in Armenia for 15 years implements a programme to support women-victims of domestic violence. The staff psychologist of the Foundation emphasizes that women-victims of domestic violence were in psychologically dependent from the wills of their husbands; and the lawyer advises not to endure beatings and contact the police.

February 02, 2012 22:30

• Russia marks 69 years after the end of Stalingrad Battle

  Today, Russia celebrates the 69th anniversary of the defeat of fascist troops in Stalingrad. The main events will take place in the City Hero of Volgograd.

February 02, 2012 22:20

• Five suspects of raping and killing a girl detained in Karachay-Cherkessia

  Policemen have detained five residents of Karachay-Cherkessia suspected of raping and murdering a 16-year-old girl who disappeared in 2008, said today the Chief Department of Criminal Search of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). The date of detention is not reported.

February 02, 2012 22:10

• Tskhinvali hands five detained citizens of Georgia over to Tbilisi

  On February 1, the authorities of South Ossetia handed five Georgians detained by Russian border guards on charges of illegally crossing the border over to the Georgian party.

February 02, 2012 22:00

• Relatives of Dagestani resident claim fabrication of criminal case

  An advocate and human rights defenders complain about numerous violations of the investigation into the criminal case brought against Marcel Gamidov, a resident of the village of Karlanyurt, Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, suspected of illegal possession of firearms.

February 02, 2012 21:00

• Dagestan: child injured by terror act dies in Makhachkala

  Today, the 8-year-old Haji Nasrutdinov, who was wounded in a bomb blast in the capital of Dagestan on January 28, has died in the Republic's Clinical Hospital in Makhachkala died.

February 02, 2012 20:00

• Widow of local culture figure disappears in Sochi, neighbours assert

  Tenants of No. 36 in Constitution Street of Sochi report disappearance of their 87-year old neighbour Antonina Maevskaya, the widow of the well-known cultural figure Iossif Maevskiy.

February 02, 2012 19:00

• Armavir SIZO bosses suspected of beating a Sochi resident

  In Armavir, the head of the SIZO (pre-trial prison) No. 2 of the UFSIN (Department for the Krasnodar Territory of the Russian Corrective Service), and two deputy heads of SIZO divisions are suspected of abuse of power with use of violence. A criminal case was opened against them.

February 02, 2012 18:00

• Sochi bloggers stage protest against attacks on local websites

  An action was held today in front of Sochi city administration in protest against DDOS-attacks on local public Internet resources. The protesters taped their mouths with stickers "Censorship" and held laptops in their hands with crossed inscription "Freedom of speech" on the monitors.

February 01, 2012 23:30

• Members of Syrian Circassians' community come to Kabardino-Balkaria

  Three representatives of the Circassian community of Syria arrived to Kabardino-Balkaria. Yesterday, on January 31, they met journalists at the office of the International Circassian Association.

February 01, 2012 23:10

• Valery Suchkov: Sochi defines plan for obtaining absentee ballots

  On the eve of the election of the president of the Russian Federation, the district administrations of Sochi send to sanatorium-and-spa institutions the document entitled "Schedule for obtaining absentee ballots of staff members of sanatorium-and-spa institutions at territorial election commission". This was reported by Valery Suchkov, the organizer of the "Sochi centre for election public control".

February 01, 2012 23:00

• Attackers on US and British women-citizens sentenced to imprisonment in Baku

  On January 31, the Yasamal District Court of Azerbaijan chaired by Judge Elchin Gurbanov sentenced four persons accused of beating of Amanda Erickson, the US citizen, and Celia Davis, the UK citizen, to 2-4 years of imprisonment.

February 01, 2012 22:40

• Federal judge beaten in Krasnodar

  On January 31, two unidentified persons beat a federal judge in Krasnodar; he was hospitalized. This was reported by the press service of the Investigatory Department of the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) for the Krasnodar Territory.

February 01, 2012 22:20

• Dagestani residents report on murder of their fellow villager committed in presence of policemen

  Abdula Magomedov, a resident of the village of Tsekob of the Shamil District of Dagestan, was beaten in the presence of policemen in the building of the Lenin ROVD (District Interior Division) of the city of Makhachkala and then murdered in the building of the Republic's Narcological Dispensary, where he was brought for examination after a road accident by the GIBDD (road police) officials. This was reported by countrymen of Magomedov. They managed to meet Magomedsalam Magomedov, the leader of the republic, who promised to take the investigation into the case under his control.

February 01, 2012 22:10

• Prosecutor's office obliges Pyatigorsk developer to pay replacement fee for trees cut down on Mount Mashuk

  Cutting down of greenery on the land plot, located on the western slope of Mount Mashuk, in the area of Kuchura Street of the city of Pyatigorsk, was committed in violation of applicable environmental legislation. This was revealed by the inspection conducted by the Stavropol Interdistrict Environmental Prosecutor's Office. The developer states that the problems with the legislation have been already settled, the city authorities promise that cut down trees will be restored by this April.

February 01, 2012 22:00

• In Sweden, Maskhadov's ally asks for political asylum in Georgia

  Emilkhan Sadaev, the ally of Aslan Maskhadov, President of the self-proclaimed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, requested for political asylum in Georgia.

February 01, 2012 21:00

• Baku: two oppositionists sentenced to three days in jail

  Today, the Sabail District Court of the city of Baku sentenced Tural Gadjibeili and Amid Suleimanov, two young activists of the opposition "Musavat" Party, to three days of administrative arrest.

February 01, 2012 20:00

• Abkhazian authorities deny detention of Georgian monk Jonah

  The authorities of Abkhazia do not confirm information about staying of Georgian monk Jonah on the territory of the republic. This was stated on January 31 at the meeting within the five-sided Mechanism to prevent and respond to incidents (MPRI). The Georgian side agreed with the version, considering the possible kidnapping of the monk.