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December 15, 2011 22:10

• "Caucasian Knot" defines winners among news commentators

  A panel of judges announced the results of the contest "The most active, meaningful news commentator of 'Caucasian Knot'". 20 commentators participated in the contest, and five of them became winners.

December 15, 2011 22:00

• Rally against court arbitrariness held in Rostov-on-Don

  On December 15, in Rostov-on-Don, resident of the region, discontented with the judges' decision, held a protest rally against court arbitrariness in front of the building of the Regional Court.

December 15, 2011 21:50

• Supporters of Alla Djioeva end protest in South Ossetia

  Today, supporters of Alla Djioeva, the former presidential candidate and the leader of South Ossetian opposition, have finished their protest action in the centre of Tskhinvali. However, they intend to continue it on December 18.

December 15, 2011 21:40

• Putin: in preparation for the Olympiad Sochi gets unprecedented federal donations

  Sochi bureaucrats should not shy away from addressing citizens' everyday problems under the guise of preparing the Olympics. They have all the resources in place for that, said the Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during his direct dialogue with Russian citizens in his answer to the question of a Sochi woman.

December 15, 2011 21:30

• Azerbaijan: relatives of writer Tagi disagree with conclusion on reasons of his death

  Today, the Association of Forensic and Pathology Examination of the Ministry of Public Health of Azerbaijan has announced the final conclusion of the examination on the reasons of death of the publicist Rafiq Tagi. However, Tagi's relatives disagree with the conclusion of medical examination.

December 15, 2011 21:20

• Twelve figurants in Nalchik attack case go on hunger strike

  Today, at the trial on the attack on Nalchik, 12 other defendants went on hunger strike. They called "oppressions at SIZO (pre-trial prison)" as the reason.

December 15, 2011 21:10

• Putin: state support of Northern Caucasus will continue

  Residents of the republics of Northern Caucasus should have chances for self-realization in their residences, without migration to federal metropolises. For this purpose, donations to the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) will continue, but in reasonable amounts, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said today during his direct TV conversation with Russian people.

December 15, 2011 21:00

• Head of a district of Volgograd region fined for sexual harassment

  The court sentenced Head of Frolovsky district of Volgograd region to a fine of 100 thousand rubles acknowledging that he had forced his subordinates to sexual relationship threatening them with discharge.

December 15, 2011 20:00

• Foreign diplomats in Azerbaijan had a meeting with convicted human rights activist Iskenderov

  On December, 13, representatives of the embassies of Great Britain, France and Belgium and members of the Mission of European Union in Azerbaijan visited human rights activist Vidadi Iskenderov, Head of non-governmental organization "Aid to Protection of Democracy", in colony No 14 of Baku.

December 15, 2011 19:00

• Committee of Inquiry: poisoning of the residents of Nalchik was caused by disrepair of the water intake

  According to Investigative Department of Committee of Inquiry of the Russian Federation in Kabardino-Balkaria, the case of enteric infective episode in Nalchik was a collapse of the chlorinator in the water intake of the town.

December 15, 2011 18:00

• A bailiff in Chechnya accused of selling state property to a sum of 2,5 million rubles

  An employee of the bailiff service in Chechnya will be brought before the court for inflicting a damage of 2,5 million rubles on the state. This was reported by Public prosecutor's office of the republic. He is accused of abuse of authority and forgery by an official.

December 14, 2011 22:10

• Public working group to protect property rights of citizens established in Azerbaijan

  In Azerbaijan, the Civil Movement for Democracy "Public Chamber" (CMDPC) has established a special working group on violation of property rights of citizens. It included experts of civil society in various fields.

December 14, 2011 22:00

• Court recognizes investigators' idleness in case of natives of Northern Caucasus, who disappeared in Moscow

  On November 24, the Moscow Garrison Military Court declared illegal the denial to initiate a criminal case on the fact of disappearance in the Russian capital of Muslims Zelimkhan Chibiev, Djamal Magomedov, and Akil Abdulaev on September 24, 2010.

December 14, 2011 21:50

• In Georgia, 9000 IDP families to receive housing

  In 2012, the Georgian Ministry of Refugees and Resettlement will legalize housing for 9000 families of internally displaced persons (IDPs). This was reported by Minister Koba Subeliani.

December 14, 2011 21:40

• Residents of about 30 houses in Baku evicted by force

  Today, security officers of the state oil company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) forced to evict residents of houses at residential community of Sulu Tepe of the village of Khodjasan of the Binagadi District of Baku. Arrived vehicles started demolition of the houses.

December 14, 2011 21:40

• Detainee Fatima Tarasova set free in Dagestan

  The journalist Fatima Tarasova, the staff member of the organization "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy), who was detained in Dagestan, was released from the Derbent GOVD (Chief Interior Department). This was told by Gulnara Rustamova, Chair of the organization "Pravozaschita", to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

December 14, 2011 21:30

• Residents of Ingushetia-victims of Ruslan Evkurov's activities, are repeatedly summoned for questioning

  In Ingushetia, law enforcement officers renewed the investigation into the case against Ruslan Evkurov, the distant relative of Ingush President Yunus-Bek Evkurov, who was accused of fraud against residents of the village of Dolakovo.

December 14, 2011 21:20

• Azerbaijani rights defenders urge President to pardon prisoners

  The Monitoring Group of Human Rights Organizations of Azerbaijan (MGHROA) appealed to President Ilham Aliev asking him to grant pardon to 27 political prisoners in the country. Besides, the human rights defenders have emphasized worsening of human rights situation in Azerbaijan in 2011.

December 14, 2011 21:10

• In Moscow, court on Magmadovs' case hears Egle Kusaite's evidence

  At today's session, the Moscow Regional Court has finished listening to testimony of Egle Kusaite on the case against Apti and Aishat Magmadov, the natives of Chechnya. Earlier, the defendants' lawyer filed a motion on the evidence of Egle Kusaite at the trial.

December 14, 2011 21:00

• A resident of Dagestan appeals to Public Chamber to help him call the murderers of his daughter-in-law to account

  The criminal case of the fact of shooting down pregnant Sapiyat Magomedova by the policemen in 2006 was closed by Investigative Department (ID) of Committee of Inquiry of Russia (CIR) in Dagestan. This was reported by resident of the town of Khasavyurt Mamatkhan Baisultanov, the victim's father-in-law. He sent a letter to Head of Public Chamber of Dagestan Gamzat Gamzatov asking to help continue investigation.