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March 29, 2010 20:00

• Two local residents kidnapped in south-east Chechnya

  Two brothers, residents of the Chechen city of Shali, were kidnapped by local power agents. Their fate and whereabouts are unknown. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent has learnt about it from an activist of a local NGO, who referred to brothers' relatives.

March 29, 2010 19:00

• Eight victims of Lubyanka explosion identified in Moscow

  Rescuers brought up 12 bodies of the casualties of the explosion at the Lubyanka metro station, eight of them have been already identified. The list of victims who were hospitalized was published.

March 29, 2010 18:00

• Death toll of explosions in Moscow metro reaches 37

  The count of casualties of the terror acts committed in Moscow metro has reached 37 persons. Under the latest data, 65 people were injured.

March 27, 2010 23:00

• Rostov Region: high water brings threats

  In the Rostov Region, spring high water continues; in many districts the water level is critical; homes are flooded in a number of dwelling settlements.

March 27, 2010 22:00

• Communists demand dismissal of Volgograd Mayor

  On March 27 in Volgograd, rallies were held in front of the building of the city mayoralty, where appeals were voiced out to initiate the resignation procedure of the city mayor Roman Grebennikov. The action was organized by communists.

March 27, 2010 21:00

• Nogaideli accuses Georgian special services of disrupting meeting with Gori residents

  The meeting on March 27 of residents of the city of Gori with Georgian oppositionists took place in tense atmosphere. Zurab Nogaideli, leader of the "Movement for United Georgia", has stated that the reason was in provocations, which had been planned by the authorities.

March 27, 2010 17:00

• Board of Journalistic Ethical Charter: "Imedi" hostess broke the Charter

  On March 25, Tbilisi hosted a sitting of the Board of the Charter of Journalistic Ethics of Georgia. In the opinion of the experts, the hostess of the "Imedi" TV Channel Natiya Koberidze had broken the journalistic ethics.

March 27, 2010 16:00

• Dagestan plans to stop prostitution and close underground gambling halls

  In Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, employees of the local prosecutor's office and militia made a raid over saunas, where, according to their operative data, sexual services were rendered. 65 slot machines were confiscated, and 23 women engaged in prostitution were brought to administrative responsibility.

March 27, 2010 14:00

• Air traffic controllers protest in Rostov, Volgograd and Krasnodar

  Protest actions of air traffic controllers against signing new collective labour agreement started on March 26 in Rostov-on-Don, Volgograd and Krasnodar. Today in the morning, after the night shift, all dispatchers of these regions - about 120 persons in total - remained in the buildings where they work.

March 27, 2010 12:00

• Human rights activist ask to amnesty deserters by Victory Day

  The Human Rights Society (HRS) "Memorial" calls to amnesty, by the Victory Day, those militaries, who were convicted for voluntary leaving their military units.

March 27, 2010 11:00

• In Georgia, international seminar discusses roots of Caucasian conflicts

  The international seminar on non-violent conflict settlement "Overcoming European Crisis by Non-Violent Methods; Philosophy and Practice" held in Georgia became a forum, where experts from different countries could exchange opinions on conflicts in the Caucasus.

March 27, 2010 07:00

• 3000 are in flooding zone in Volgograd Region

  In the Volgograd Region, as a result of high water, over three thousand citizens are under the threat of flooding. This was reported by the press services of the Regional Ministry for Emergencies (MfE). Residents of seven districts - Frolovskiy, Mikhailovskiy, Ilovlinskiy, Olkhovskiy, Pallasovskiy, Bykovskiy and Kumylzhanskiy - have already suffered from high water.

March 27, 2010 06:00

• Dagestan: unidentified persons shell local residents near mosque wounding five persons

  Five persons were heavily wounded, when unidentified persons opened fire on a group of residents of Aksai village, Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the republic reports.

March 26, 2010 23:30

• Chechen parliament founds alternative Peace Prize

  On March 25, Chechen MPs made a decision to establish an annual prize and a medal named after Ahmat Kadyrov, former President of Chechnya, assassinated in a terror act at the Grozny "Dynamo" Stadium on May 9, 2004. This award, as conceived by Chechen parliamentarians, should become a sort of an analogue of the Nobel Peace Prize.

March 26, 2010 23:00

• In Tbilisi, opposition demands releasing political prisoners

  On March 25, in Tbilisi, at the building of the Ministry for Punishment Enforcement, an action was held by the opposition with a demand to release political prisoners and illegal detainees.

March 26, 2010 23:00

• Diplomats in Azerbaijan were indifferent to human rights poll

  The embassies of the EU countries in Azerbaijan have revealed no due interest in the action of the South-Caucasian human rights network aimed to draw attention to human rights activists' problems. This was stated to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Tatiana Kryuchkina, a representative of the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS). According to her story, only the embassy of Italy and representative office of the European Commission have officially answered to the questionnaires about the work conducted in this direction.

March 26, 2010 22:40

• FIDH calls Armenian authorities to release political prisoners

  In the run-up to the Congress of the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH), to take place in Yerevan on April 6-8, the Federation has appealed to the authorities of Armenia to release all the country's political prisoners.

March 26, 2010 22:40

• Vladikavkaz: veterans of power agencies hold rally

  On March 25, the capital of North Ossetia was the venue of a rally held by the public organization of power agents-veterans "Law Is Above Power" with a demand to return the privileges and compensatory payments.

March 26, 2010 22:30

• Public activists of Adygea find it reasonable to recognize Circassians' genocide

  Most of the Circassians of the world support the idea of recognition of Adygs' genocide, Zaur Zaukozhev, deputy chairman of the Circassian Congress of Adygea believes. He is supported by other Adyg public activists of the republic.

March 26, 2010 22:20

• "Freedom Charter" restricts Georgian citizens' freedom, oppositionists assert

  On March 25, the parliamentary committee for legislation of Georgia held discussion of the bill "Freedom Charter", presented by Giya Tortladze, leader of the oppositional faction "Strong Georgia". As a matter of fact, the Charter unites two legal documents: "Law on Lustration" and the so-called "Patriotic Act". In Mr Tortladze's opinion, currently both documents are equally important for Georgia's safety.