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November 08, 2011 19:00

• The Armenian of Istanbul collected 40 thousand liras for the victims of the earthquake in the province of Van

  The Armenian of Istanbul collected forty thousand Turkish liras for the people who got injured in an earthquake in the Turkish province of Van. On November, 7, new earthquake shocks were registered in the region.

November 08, 2011 18:00

• A supposed gunman detained in Chechnya turned out a native of Kazakhstan

  A supposed participant of armed underground detained on November, 3, in the foothill Urus-Martan district of Chechnya, is a native of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Chechen Republic reported.

November 07, 2011 23:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of October 31 to November 6

  Poisoning in the canteen of the Agricultural Academy in Nalchik; dismissals of high-ranking officials in Armenia; one year after the massacre in the village of Kuschevskaya, Krasnodar Territory; actions on the National Unity Day in Southern Russia, the "Russian March" among them, - look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of October 31-November 6, 2011, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

November 07, 2011 22:50

• In Armenia, rights defenders hold seminar on international standards on freedom of speech for judges and lawyers

  In Yerevan, November 3 was the last day of the three-day seminar for judges and lawyers, organized by the Public Organization "Union of European Rights" with the support of the OSCE Office and US Embassy. According to the Chair of the "Union of European Rights", Armenian journalists, lawyers have very poor awareness in the sphere of the human right to the freedom of speech; and the seminar was aimed at repairing the situation.

November 07, 2011 22:40

• Dagestani woman claims no results in investigating her daughter's abduction

  In Dagestan, Naima Alborueva, the mother of the kidnapped Fatima Alborueva, complains about inaction of law enforcers; however, the local MIA claims that they run a proper inquiry into the crime.

November 07, 2011 22:30

• Georgian police detains four suspects of beating photographer

  The four persons who attacked on October 31 in Kutaisi the photographer Robert Kvlividze (Roberto Kvelini), have been detained by Georgian policemen and identified by the photographer; he himself told about it, adding that he did not know the suspects' names.

November 07, 2011 22:10

• Prosecutor wounded in shelling in Ingushetia

  As reported today by a source from Ingush law enforcement bodies, an employee of the Nazran Prosecutor's Office was wounded, when his car was shelled by a group of unidentified persons.

November 07, 2011 22:00

• Georgian rights defenders criticize authorities for protracting consideration of Meskhetians' repatriation

  In the course of public debates (and a press conference) on the topic "Repatriation Issues of Meskhetian Muslims", held in the Tbilisi office of the Heinrich Boell Foundation, Georgian public activists reproached the Ministry for Refugees' Matters and Internally Displaced Persons of Georgia of slow consideration of repatriation applications lodged by Meskhetian Turks evicted from Georgia back in 1944.

November 07, 2011 20:00

• Otrokov: the young people of Rostov region consider unemployment and lack of dwelling the major problems

  The lack of jobs, dwellings and conditions for entrepreneurial activity are the point of the greatest concern of young people in Rostov region. According to Oleg Otrokov, Chairman of Youth Government of the region, these problems were discussed at a round table conference and directed to parliamentary candidates of State Duma for consideration.

November 07, 2011 19:00

• Two miners perished under coal blockage in Georgia

  Two miners perished under a blockage in the mine named after Mindeli in Tkibuli. Tamaz Dolaberidze, Chairman of Trade Union of workers of metallurgical, mining and chemical industry, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that the supposed case of the blockage was shaking of a coal massif as a result of an earthquake.

November 07, 2011 18:00

• A native of Armenia won the contest "Miss Eurasia"

  On November, 6, the first contest "Miss Eurasia" passed off in Blagoveshensk. Representatives of Russia, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Uzbekistan and Armenia took part in it. Stela Kirakosyan, native of Armenia, became the winner.

November 05, 2011 23:00

• In Vladikavkaz, road accident turns into mass brawl

  In the capital of North Ossetia, a mass brawl burst out in the place of a road accident involving residents of Ingushetia; several persons were taken to hospital, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

November 05, 2011 22:00

• Over 100 Sochi residents have no water supply for almost a week

  In Sochi, from October 31, drinking water supply was cut off in Plastunskaya Street and Ambulatorny Lane; over a hundred local residents remain without water, as they told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent themselves.

November 05, 2011 21:00

• CTO regime lifted in Elbrus and Baksan Districts of Kabardino-Balkaria

  Today, as reported by the operational headquarters of the region, the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime, which lasted more than eight months, was cancelled in the Elbrus and part the Baksan Districts of Kabardino-Balkaria.

November 05, 2011 20:00

• Count of victims hospitalized after mass poisoning in Nalchik reaches 43

  The Centre for Prevention and Control of AIDS and Infectious Diseases of the Ministry of Public Health of Kabardino-Balkaria continues receiving patients, suspected of botulism, who got poisoned at the cafe-canteen of the Republic's State Agricultural Academy. In total, 43 persons have been hospitalized.

November 05, 2011 19:00

• Needy residents of Chechnya to get free cattle to celebrate Kurban Bayram

  On the eve of the Muslim holiday of Kurban Bayram, poor families living in settlements of the republic will receive free animals for the rite of sacrifice.

November 05, 2011 18:00

• Russian SC to consider pensioner's claim against pension size to ex-governor of Rostov Region

  Vladimir Bulanov, a pensioner from the city of Taganrog, seeks to reduce the pension appointed to Vladimir Chub, the former governor of the Rostov Region.

November 05, 2011 17:00

• Three Djioeva's supporters beaten in South Ossetia

  As reported by Elina Marzoeva, the spokespersons of Djambolat Tedeev's office, three supporters of Alla Djioeva were attacked in South Ossetia.

November 05, 2011 16:00

• Additional charges presented to Azerbaijani journalist Avaz Zeinalov

  The founder and editor-in-chief of the "Khural" newspaper Avaz Zeinalov has faced additional charges. He is accused of repeatedly taking bribes.

November 05, 2011 15:00

• Kuschevskaya villagers commemorate victims of massacre committed a year ago

  On November 4, one year after the massacre in the village of Kuschevskaya, Krasnodar Territory, the villagers held a mourning rally and paid tribute to perished families.