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February 25, 2011 22:30

• In Dagestan, meeting within project "Peace to Caucasus" signs memorandum on combating violence

  The Dagestani city of Izberbash hosted a meeting within the cycle of public debates "Peace to Caucasus", after which a memorandum of joint resistance to violence, extremism, interethnic hatred and support of the peace process in the Caucasus was signed.

February 25, 2011 22:20

• Arsen Kanokov, head of Kabardino-Balkaria, meets militants' parents

  Today, President of Kabardino-Balkaria Arsen Kanokov held a meeting with a group of parents, whose sons are searched and suspected of involvement in terrorist activities.

February 25, 2011 22:10

• Woman from Azov accuses kindergarten teacher of abusing her child

  Elena Marchenko, a resident of the city of Azov, Rostov Region, is suing Irina Grinchak, a teacher of kindergarten No. 16, accusing her of abusing Elena's child. However, the teacher said that there was no abuse of Marchenko's 6-year-old child by her. The court upheld the opinion of the kindergarten teacher, but the family of Marchenko disagreed with the decision and intends to challenge it.

February 25, 2011 22:00

• In Dagestan, inquiry into militiamen's beating teenager protracts for six months

  According to Bakanai Guseinova, advocate of Makhmud Akhmedov, 14, a resident of Dagestan, who was beaten by militiamen on July 20, 2010, now an additional check is underway. According to her story, the case, which had been virtually investigated, was suddenly requested by the Republic's Prosecutor's Office.

February 25, 2011 21:00

• Head of Tax Service kidnapped in Untsukul District of Dagestan

  In the evening on February 24, unidentified persons kidnapped Shamil Sultanov, head of the division for taxation of individuals of the Department for Untsukul District of the Department of the Federal Tax Service (DFTS). This was reported by the Untsukul ROVD (District Interior Division).

February 25, 2011 20:00

• FSB refutes data about victims in attack on FSB sanatorium in Kabardino-Balkaria

  As stated by the spokesman of the Russian FSB, the information about ten victims of shelling of the FSB sanatorium in Nalchik is not true.

February 25, 2011 19:00

• Head of logistics of GUVD of Northern Caucasus arrested on bribery suspicion

  By decision of the court, Vladimir Galda, Head of the Logistics Centre of the GUVD (Chief Interior Department) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Russia for the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), was put into custody as a suspect of taking a bribe of 1.2 million roubles.

February 25, 2011 18:00

• Mother of Chechen natives accused of recruiting Egle Kusaite claims trial violations

  As stated by Tamara Magmadova, mother of Apti Magmadov and Aishat Magmadova, in her conversation with the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, the inquiry and trial on her children's case are held with numerous violations.

February 25, 2011 11:00

• In 2010, out of 21 terror acts in North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), 15 were committed by suicide bombers

  Military actions in Northern Caucasus move more and more from Chechnya and Ingushetia to other republics of the South of Russia. There are no grounds to speak about aggravation of the situation in Northern Caucasus in general, since Chechnya and Ingushetia demonstrate positive dynamics in the count of military incidents, while in 2010 the situation in Dagestan and Kabardino-Balkaria became much worse.

February 24, 2011 23:30

• Participant of protest in Moscow Izmailovo Park denies its nationalistic context

  As stated by a woman-participant of the action, the jogging session "For Healthy Lifestyle" held in the Izmailovo Park had no nationalistic or political context.

February 24, 2011 23:10

• Suspect of murdering Yegor Sviridov gets "yellow mark"

  Mother of Aslan Cherkesov, the main suspect of murdering Yegor Sviridov, is furious that her son, who is kept in the SIZO (pre-trial prison) "Matrosskaya Tishina" (meaning "Sailors' Silence") was awarded a "yellow mark". The bosses of the facility give no explanation on why the mark appeared in Cherkesov's personal file.

February 24, 2011 23:00

• Investigation into Beslan terror act extended by three months

  The criminal investigation into the terror act committed in September 2004 in Beslan School in North Ossetia has been once again extended by three months. Elvira Tuaeva, one of the victims, told about it to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

February 24, 2011 22:20

• Azerbaijani politicians and public figures urge BBC not to stop broadcasting

  The democratic society of Azerbaijan is deeply disappointed by the decision of the BBC Corporation to stop broadcasting in the Azeri language and to switchover the work of the service, along with some other groups, into the format of Internet resource. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told about it by politicians, human rights activists and public figures of the country. They call the corporation to continue broadcasting in the Azeri language.

February 24, 2011 22:10

• Egle Kusaite's advocate demands to unite her case with that of Magmadovas

  Lawyer Kestutis Stungys, who is in charge of the defence of Egle Kusaite, accused of preparing terror act in Russia, expressed doubts on whether his client would be able to go to Russia to evidence on the case of natives of Chechnya Apti and Aishat Magmadova, accused of having recruited Kusaite for committing a terror act.

February 24, 2011 22:00

• In Georgia, prosecution demands seven years in prison more for Tsotne Gamsakhurdia

  At the trial, the Prosecutor's Office of Georgia has demanded a total of 15 years in prison for the son of the first Georgian President Zviad Gamsakhurdia - Tsotne, claiming to add seven years more to the existing eight-year sentence on the basis of accusations of an attempt to bribe an employee of the prison hospital with 274 US dollars.

February 24, 2011 21:00

• Georgia's MIA accuses Russian officer of preparing terror act at "Imedi" TV Company

  Today, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Georgia has disseminated an official statement, saying that the attack on the "Imedi" TV Company, when explosive devices were neutralized next to the building of the Company, had been prepared under instruction of the Russian military officer Evgeniy Borisov and a Georgian citizen Murman Tskhadaya.

February 24, 2011 20:00

• On February 14-20, 22 persons were killed in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  Within a week, on February 14-20, the glowing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus took away at least 22 lives; at least 39 persons were injured. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

February 24, 2011 19:00

• Boss of Krasnodar GUVD, sacked after massacre in Kuschevskaya, decorated with medal

  Today, Rashid Nurgaliev, Head of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), personally decorated retired Lieutenant-General of Militia Sergey Kucheruk with the Degree-2 "Medal for Management Merits". Kucheruk was sacked after the massacre in the village of Kuschevskaya, Krasnodar Territory.

February 24, 2011 18:00

• Ingushetia creates two new women's public organizations

  The names of the new women's NGOs are the "Women's Solidarity" Centre for Social Development, and the "Women's Initiative" Centre for Social Programmes.

February 23, 2011 23:30

• North-Caucasian performers demonstrate their national culture at festival in Moscow

  On February 20, a culture festival of Caucasian nations, organized by the Russian Congress of Caucasian Nations (RCCN) with support of the Government of Moscow was held in the concert hall of the Metropolitan Hotel "Cosmos".