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November 01, 2011 23:20

• Beslan Batsiev returns to Dagestan under guarantees of Adaptation Commission

  Batsiev Beslan, a native of Dagestan, who during 9 years was on the international search list on charges of belonging to militants, surrendered under the guarantees of the Adaptation Commission, which is helping the people, who decided to stop their terrorist and extremist activities.

November 01, 2011 23:00

• Advocate of arrested Azerbaijani journalist lodges four petitions

  On Monday, October 31, Elchin Sadygov, the lawyer of Avaz Zeinalov, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Khural", who had been arrested on October 28 in Azerbaijan, has filed four complaints at once.

November 01, 2011 22:40

• In Kabardino-Balkaria, unique necropolis plundered

  In Kabardino-Balkaria, "black archaeologists" continue to plunder the unique necropolis near the village of Zayukovo. This was reported by Victor Kotlyarov, an historian and ethnographer.

November 01, 2011 22:30

• Ecologists date rally against bulk terminal in Tuapse to International Day of Black Sea

  Each year, on October 31, all the countries of the Black Sea region commemorate the International Day of the Black Sea. On October 30, at a rally held in the city of Tuapse, ecologists and representatives of political parties protested against commissioning of the Tuapse bulk terminal of the Company "Evrokhim".

November 01, 2011 22:20

• Soldier dies of pneumonia in Azerbaijani Army

  Azer Akif oglu Abbaszade, a soldier of the National Army, born in 1993, died of croupous pneumonia and internal bleeding. The incident was recorded in the unit of the Ministry of Defence, deployed in the city of Barda.

November 01, 2011 22:10

• In Rostov-on-Don, oppositionists held picket within "Strategy-31"

  On October 31, in Rostov-on-Don, a picket was held within the action "Strategy-31". According to Vladislav Ryazantsev, one of the organizers, it was the first time, when the rally had been coordinated by the city administration at once, without litigation; however, during the rally, street lighting lanterns were switched off.

November 01, 2011 22:00

• Participants of a conference in Ingushetia demanded observance of the law "On rehabilitation of oppressed peoples" from the authorities

  Within the framework of commemoration actions devoted to the victims of Ossetian-Ingush conflict in Nazran Coordination Council of non-governmental organizations of Ingushetia held a Conference of the republican community. The participants of the action adopted an appeal to the authorities of Russia and Ingushetia with advise on solution of the problem of Prigorodny district and Vladikavkaz.

November 01, 2011 22:00

• Moscow court arrests the Other Russia activist who splashed water in prosecutor's face

  Today, the Tver Court of Moscow has sanctioned two-month custody of Dmitry Putenikhin, an activist of the Other Russia, on charges of threatening the life of a state officer, who administered justice.

November 01, 2011 21:00

• A detained oppositionist in Rostov-on-Don went on a starvation

  Leader of Rostov "Left Front" Vladislav Riazantsev was detained by the police. He is accused of disorderly conduct. As a sign of protest the oppositionist went on a starvation.

November 01, 2011 20:00

• Jambolat Tedeev's team-mate beaten up in South Ossetia

  Albert Gabaraev, team-mate of unregistered presidential candidate Jambolat Tedeev, was beaten up in Thkhinval.

November 01, 2011 19:00

• An action "Plant your tree" going on in Vladikavkaz

  Within the framework of an ecologic action "Plant your tree" 40 thousand trees and 1,5 million flowers have been planted in Vladikavkaz since the beginning of this year. Young plants of fir-trees, pine-trees, thuya, birch-trees, maple trees and various bushes were planted in the capital of North Ossetia.

November 01, 2011 18:00

• 36 detainees in Georgia released on parole

  Today the councils for release on parole in Georgia took the decision of release 36 convicts this month, the Ministry of Execution of Sentences, Probation and Legal aid of Georgia reports. Decisions of these councils are ultimate and do not need trial.

October 31, 2011 23:20

• Miner perished in Rostov Region

  Today, a mine worker perished as a result of a rock collapse in the underground mine "Rostovskaya", located in the town of Gukovo of Rostov Region. This was reported by the representative of the press service of the Southern Regional Centre of the Russian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE).

October 31, 2011 23:10

• "Dosh": residents of Dagestan believe that locals join militants because of power agents' lawless behaviour

  Many residents of Dagestan believe that their countrymen "go to the forest" and join the militants because of the power agents' arbitrariness. This is evidenced by the results of the questioning conducted by the magazine "Dosh" in September-October 2011. Local experts agree with the questioning data and note that "reprisals" of power agents encourage belief in correctness of the violent resistance method in minds of supporters of "the forest".

October 31, 2011 23:00

• Volgograd: court cancels verdict against ex-prosecutor who knocked down a child with her car

  Today, the Volgograd Regional Court cancelled the verdict against Elena Ivanova, ex-employee of the prosecutor's office, who had been found guilty of deaths of a six-year-old boy in a car accident. The court sent the case back to the district court for re-consideration.

October 31, 2011 23:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of October 24-30

  Devastating earthquake in Turkey, echoed in Southern Caucasus; Georgian-Russian negotiations of the latter's accession to the WTO; verdicts to natives of Northern Caucasus, participants of fight in Moscow, where Spartak FC fan Yegor Sviridov was killed, and to mass rioters that followed it; attempt to demolish a house of a Roma family in Volgograd Region, - look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of October 24-30, 2011, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

October 31, 2011 22:50

• Lithuanian footballers would not give up the idea to come to Grozny

  The Football Federation of Lithuania (FFL) has confirmed the participation of its national team in the match with the second Russian national football team, to be held at the Grozny stadium "Akhmat-Arena" on November 12.

October 31, 2011 22:40

• Inspectors charge the soldier who claimed his slavery in Dagestan of desertion

  The Military Investigatory Division for the Saratov Garrison has indicted soldier Andrei Popov of desertion, Earlier Popov alleged that for 11 years he had been held in slavery at brick factories in Dagestan. This was reported by Evgeniy Bubnov, the deputy head of the above Investigatory Division.

October 31, 2011 22:20

• Sukhumi opens monument to victims of political repressions

  Today, the city of Sukhumi, the capital of Abkhazia, has solemnly opened a monument to victims of political repressions. Members of the government and relatives of repressed persons have addressed the audience.

October 31, 2011 22:10

• Kalyapin: authors of NTV report about kidnappings in Chechnya knew that it could be banned

  The reason why the report on investigating criminal cases and kidnappings in the Chechen Republic was taken away from the NTV broadcasting in Moscow is the intention to silence the inefficiency of Chechen law enforcers, said Igor Kalyapin, the chairman of the organization "Committee against Torture".