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April 12, 2011 23:10

• Mkrtchyan: Preliminary census data in North-Caucasian republics raise serious doubts

  The census data for the republics of Northern Caucasus, announced by the "Rosstat" (Russian Federal Statistics Agency), raise serious doubts. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told about it by Nikita Mkrtchyan, a leading researcher at the Institute of Demography of the Supreme School of Economics, in his comment on the preliminary census data.

April 12, 2011 22:20

• Azerbaijan: arrested oppositionist expelled from university

  Tural Abbasly, head of the youth branch of the oppositional "Musavat" Party, who is now held in custody, was excluded from the magistracy of the Baku State University (BSU), where he studied for the degree in "publicist journalism". The dean's office told that Abbasly had debts on some disciplines; however, according to his mother, he was unable to take his exams because he was in custody.

April 12, 2011 22:10

• Dagestan: wife of Alexei Tarasenko, killed in special operation, testifies his non-involvement with militants

  Karim (Alexei) Tarasenko, who was killed during a special operation on March 31 in Makhachkala, was guilty of nothing and had no relation to the armed underground, stated his wife, Khalida Badalova.

April 12, 2011 22:00

• In Georgia, convicted ex-MP Sandro Bregadze plans to continue his political and human rights activities

  Sandro Bregadze, ex-Deputy of the Parliament of Georgia, sentenced to probation and fined for malicious hooliganism with use of impromptu means, intends to further engage in prisoners' rights and creation of a new party.

April 12, 2011 21:00

• Russian boxers urge President of Armenia to release Samson Khachatryan

  Leaders of the Boxing Federation of Russia and a number of famous Russian boxers have addressed President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan for his help in releasing an opposition activist Samson Khachatryan, five times the USSR champion, twice the European champion and prize-winner of the World Cup in boxing, from custody.

April 12, 2011 20:00

• Krasnodar Territory: Prosecutor's Office accuses 12 officials of concealing incomes

  In the Belorechensk District of the Krasnodar Territory, the inter-district prosecutor's office has found out, while checking the enforcement of the legislation on state civil service and counteracting corruption, that 12 officials of the Department of Social Protection concealed part of their incomes. This was reported by the press service of the Territorial Prosecutor's Office.

April 12, 2011 19:00

• One of the inmates of a boarding school in Tsimlyansk died

  One of the inmates of a boarding school in the town of Tsimlyansk, Rostov region, hospitalized with poisoning died in hospital. A correspondent of "Caucasian Knot" received this news from the regional Ministry of Public Health.

April 12, 2011 18:00

• A blogger in Azerbaijan is accused of an attempt of seizure of power

  After the arrest of Bakhtiyar Gajiev, active user of the social network Facebook in Azerbaijan, last week criminal proceedings were started against Elnur Mejidli, blogger and journalist currently residing in France.

April 11, 2011 23:40

• Rural museum robbed in Dagestan

  37 valuable exhibits have been stolen from the local lore museum located in the Dagestani village of Gunib.

April 11, 2011 23:30

• Refugees from Chechnya living in Turkey fear for their lives

  The Chechen refugees now living in Turkey, among whom there are members of the Chechen separatist wing, are visiting by envoys of the current Chechen authorities, in particular, Shaa Turlaev, a former fighter and now Kadyrov's adviser, who force them to return to Chechnya, reports the European journalist Mark Broad. The information about such visits was confirmed by one of the refugees living in Turkey, who asked to call him Ruslan for the reasons of personal safety. According to his story, the authorities of Turkey refuse to investigate murders of Chechen refugees.

April 11, 2011 23:20

• In Dagestan, inspectors recognize father-in-law of pregnant woman killed in special operation as victim

  The investigation has recognized Mamatkhan Baisultanov, a resident of Khasavyurt, whose pregnant daughter-in-law was killed and whose son was wounded during a special operation in 2006, to be a victim. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it by Baisultanov himself; however, the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) said they knew nothing about the ruling.

April 11, 2011 23:10

• Defendant in Markelov's murder case says he got firearms after lawyer's death

  Today, the Moscow City Court continues the hearing of the criminal case on the murders of the lawyer Stanislav Markelov and the journalist of the "Novaya Gazeta" Anastasia Baburova. The session with participation of the jury began with a resonant statement of the accused Nikita Tikhonov. According to his story, he received firearms in October 2009, that is, after Markelov's murder.

April 11, 2011 23:10

• Missing native of Krasnodar Territory sought as possible suicide bomber

  As reported by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, a Moscow student Ibragim Torshkhoev, a native of Krasnodar, who disappeared a few months ago and is now sought by relatives and law enforcement bodies, is considered, according to unofficial data, a possible suicide bomber.

April 11, 2011 23:00

• Unidentified persons burn down shop in Kabardino-Balkaria

  In the village of Khasanya, a suburb of Nalchik, the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria, people in masks burned down a grocery store. Nobody was hurt.

April 11, 2011 22:50

• Revenues of head of Kabardino-Balkaria grow 87 times within year

  Governors of Russian regions continue disclosing their financial statements. Within the period from January 1 to December 31, 2010, the total earnings of Arsen Kanokov, head of Kabardino-Balkaria, amounted to 87,034,831 roubles. In 2009, he managed to earn only 1,003, 762 roubles. The incomes of other regional leaders are significantly lower.

April 11, 2011 22:40

• Karachay-Cherkessia: rights defender demands to resettle seriously ill invalids from emergency hostel

  Antonina Lamshukova, an activist of the regional office of the Movement "For Human Rights" in Karachay-Cherkessia, appeals to the authorities, entrepreneurs and other citizens of Karachay-Cherkessia asking for assistance in resettling the severely ill residents of the hostel at 80 Turgenevskaya Street in Cherkessk.

April 11, 2011 22:20

• In Ingushetia, health condition of wounded ex-deputy minister Khashagulgov is stably grave

  Sultan-Girei Khashagulgov, Ex-Deputy Minister of Construction of the Republic of Ingushetia, who was wounded in an attempt, recovered consciousness this morning, as told by his relative Pyatimat Khashagulgova, who is his younger brother's wife.

April 11, 2011 22:10

• Suspect of organizing mass disorders in Manege Square in Moscow detained

  Today, law enforcers detained another supposed instigator of mass riots in Manege Square in Moscow on December 11, 2010, said a source from law enforcement bodies of the Russian capital.

April 11, 2011 22:00

• Casualties of special operation in Dagestan identified

  As reported by the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC), the persons killed in a special operation in Dagestan have been preliminarily identified as active participants in the so-called "Tsuntin" bandit grouping.

April 11, 2011 21:00

• US Department of State criticized human rights situation in Armenia

  In the section on Armenia of its report "Human Rights-2010" published on April 8, the US Department of State criticizes the situation with human rights, election processes, and situation in the army, media, law enforcement bodies and courts.