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НАСТОЯЩИЙ МАТЕРИАЛ (ИНФОРМАЦИЯ) ПРОИЗВЕДЕН И РАСПРОСТРАНЕН ИНОСТРАННЫМ АГЕНТОМ ООО “МЕМО”, ЛИБО КАСАЕТСЯ ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТИ ИНОСТРАННОГО АГЕНТА ООО “МЕМО”.

September 23, 2010 22:10

September 23, 2010 22:00

  • South Ossetia, Leningor. Photo by http://ru.wikipedia.org In near future, entrance to Leningor District, South Ossetia, will be paid

    The migratory service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of the Republic of South Ossetia (RSO) is preparing to introduce dues for crossing the Georgian-Ossetian border for foreign citizens. Militia Colonel Soslan Tigiev, head of the migratory control of the MIA of the RSO, told about it to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

September 23, 2010 21:00

  • SC upholds verdict to attempter on Isa Yamadaev

    The Supreme Court (SC) of the Russian Federation has upheld the verdict to Khavazhi Yusupov, who was sentenced to 8.5 years of imprisonment for the attempt in May 2009 on Isa Yamadaev, a brother of assassinated ex-deputy of the State Duma Ruslan Yamadaev and ex-commander of the "Vostok" battalion Sulim Yamadaev.

September 23, 2010 20:00

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September 23, 2010 18:00

September 23, 2010 18:00

  • 34 Sochi residents fined for protest action

    As reported by Svetlana Danelyan, leader of the initiative group of Vardane villagers, the participants of the protest action, which was dispersed by OMON (special militia) fighters on September 3, are still persecuted by militia and judicial instances.

September 22, 2010 23:40

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September 22, 2010 23:10

September 22, 2010 23:10

  • Doku Umarov discharged the commanders of Chechen sector of gunmen

    On September, 21, Doku Umarov, head of Chechen gunmen, deprived Aslanbek Vadalov, Khusein Gakaev and Tarkhan Gaziev, leaders of Chechen sector of "Caucasus" Imarat, of their ranks and titles for having disobeyed him. On Umarov's decision the degraded commanders had to be brought before shariat court.

September 22, 2010 23:00

  • Officer in video with violence in Armenian army charged

    Today, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia has published the names of the officer and two soldiers - heroes of the video "True Face of Our Army" placed on the Internet. According to the statement of the Ministry, Major Sasun Galstyan was arrested and is accused of abusing his official duties. The regular service sergeant and a private have been recognized as victims.

September 22, 2010 23:00

September 22, 2010 22:40

  • Non-sanctioned antiterror action in front of the House of Government of North Ossetia. Poster: "Ossetia in cemetery of terrorism". Vladikavkaz, September 15, 2010. Vladimir Mukagov for the "Caucasian Knot" Journalists from Ingushetia and South Ossetia call their nations to dialogue

    Journalists from Ingushetia and South Ossetia have adopted a joint address to the nations of both republics calling them to dialogue. Reaction followed from the youth and Internet community; however, the authorities remain indifferent, said Maria Pilon, a journalist from the South-Ossetian newspapers "21st Century".

September 22, 2010 22:20

  • Rostov court rejects complaint of human rights activist Baranov

    On September 21, a court session took place in Rostov-on-Don on case dealing with the challenge of the decision of the prosecutor's office of the Rostov Region, which made a warning about inadmissibility of extremist earlier this February to Konstantin Baranov, head of the Rostov branch of the public organization "Young Europe".

September 22, 2010 22:10

September 22, 2010 22:00

  • Tamara Novikova near a building of the Krasnodar Territorial Court, September 21, 2010. Poster runs: "Freedom to Judge Dmitri Novikov! Shame to Court Chairman Chernov!". Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" Mother of judge Novikov holds a mono-picket in Krasnodar Territory

    On September 21, Tamara Novikova, mother of Dmitri Novikov, a judge from Sochi, spent several hours in a solo picket in front of the territorial administration and the old and new buildings of the territorial court, trying to draw attention of journalists, public, authorities and Russian President to corruption problems within local authorities.

September 22, 2010 21:10

  • Grozny resumes city subbotnik started in June

    The wide-scale subbotnik aimed to clean the streets of the capital of Chechnya from garbage and improve their appearance, which was suspended because of the month of Ramadan, will restart within the next few days.

September 22, 2010 21:00

  • Alexander Khloponin, Plenipotentiary of Russian President for the NCFD, welcomes religious figures of Dagestan. Makhachkala, September 21, 2010. Courtesy of the press service of the President of the Republic of Dagestan Khloponin discusses counteracting extremism with churchmen in Makhachkala

    On September 21, Alexander Khloponin, Plenipotentiary of Russian President in the NCFD (North-Caucasian Federal District), and Magomedsalam Magomedov, head of Dagestan, discussed, at the meeting with representatives of the Muslim, Christian and Judaic faiths, the problems of religious extremism and the reason, forcing the youth to "go to the forest."

September 22, 2010 20:00

Relatives of Chechen young men shocked by secret verdict

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