Сhronicles

October 08, 2012 23:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of October 1-7

  Parliamentary elections in Georgia, won by Ivanishvili's oppositional bloc; opening in Dagestan of Gimry Tunnel after years of reconstruction; killing of ex-judge and suicide of the kidnapper of the girl in Rostov-on-Don; pickets of Ingushetia residents in Moscow; clashes of protesting believers with police and opposition's demand to disband the parliament in Azerbaijan, - look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of October 1-7, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

October 01, 2012 23:00

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

  Congress of Lak nationals and new information about the murder of Said Chirkeisky in Dagestan; happy end in the kidnapping of the eight-year-old girl in Rostov-on-Don; court ruling in Chechnya to ban screening the "Innocence of Muslims"; arrest of the head of Pension Fund in Vladikavkaz on suspicion of participation in machinations with maternal capital; scandal caused by a video about bribing a seat in the Azerbaijani parliament, - look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of September 24-30, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

September 24, 2012 23:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of September 17-23

  Mass protests in Georgia after disclosure of facts of torture in prison; actions of CPRF against growth of prices and utility tariffs in Southern Russia; hunger strike of Chechen refugees in Ingushetia; International Investment Forum in Sochi; shooting at policemen in Rostov Region, - look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of September 17-23, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

September 17, 2012 23:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of September 10-16

  Actions within "March of Millions" in cities of Southern Russia; celebration of Unity Day of Nations of Dagestan at the background of ongoing conflict in the region; counterterrorist operation in North Ossetia; preparation for parliamentary elections in Georgia; championships of the Russian Federation in sporting and caving tourism in Adygea, - look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of September 10-16, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

September 10, 2012 23:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of September 3-9

  Elections to local self-government in Armenia, discussion of Chechen-Ingush border raised by head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov; release of Azerbaijani poets arrested in Iran; shelling of military column with killing of six servicemen; motor rally "White Stream", within which opposition held meetings and actions in Rostov-on-Don, Volgograd, Krasnodar and Stavropol, - look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of September 3-9, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

September 03, 2012 23:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of August 27 to September 2

  Murder in a suicide bombing in Dagestan of Sheikh Said Afandi and gunfire at the frontier post; special operation to free hostages in Georgia; pardoning of Ramil Safarov, found guilty of murdering Armenian officer, in Azerbaijan; commemoration of casualties of 2004 Beslan terror act, - look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of August 27-September 2, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

August 27, 2012 09:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of August 20-26

  Fourth anniversary of recognition of independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia; start of trials on the massacre in Kuschevskaya and terror act at Moscow "Domodedovo" Airport; new flood in Krasnodar Territory; another victory of Makhachkala "Anji" FC and attack on its fans in St Petersburg; refusal of one of oppositional parties to participate in parliamentary elections in Georgia, – look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of August 20-26, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

August 20, 2012 08:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of August 13-19

  Suicidal terror act in Ingushetia; murder of believers in a mosque in Dagestan; protests on the Day of Quds in Azerbaijan; forty days after tragedy in Krymsk; continued investigation of Mirzaev's case; spread of ASF in Krasnodar Territory, Volgograd and Rostov Regions, – look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of August 13-19, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

August 13, 2012 08:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of August 6-12

  Successful Caucasian athletes at London Olympics; fourth anniversary of August events in South Ossetia; suicide bombing in Chechnya; start of trial in Iran of Azerbaijani poets; appointment of city manager in Stavropol; another victory of "Anji" FC Europa League; end of trial on resonant criminal case against the world champion in mixed martial arts Rasul Mirzaev, – look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of August 6-12, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

August 06, 2012 10:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of July 30 to August 5

  Successes and failures of Caucasian athletes at London Olympics; polemics of heads of Chechnya and Ingushetia after special operation in Galashki; set up of office in North Ossetia to help compatriots in Syria and real measures already taken in Armenia; announcement of the date of parliamentary elections in Georgia; debates on future of Stavropol, including return of pre-revolutionary names to its streets, – look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of July 30-August 5, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

July 30, 2012 08:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of July 23-29

  Participation of athletes from the Caucasus in the London Olympics; outbreak of ASF and sending the case on Kuschevskaya massacre to the court in the Krasnodar Territory; successful start of "Anji" in UEFA Europa League tournament and a special operation in Makhachkala with a self-explosion; consideration of Mirzaev's case on the merits and sending the case on terror act at Moscow Domodedovo Airport to the court; skirmishes in the Karabakh conflict zone and capture of Azerbaijani soldier by Armenia, – look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of July 23-29, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

July 24, 2012 11:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of July 16-22

  Start of the sacred Muslim month of Ramadan; presidential elections in Nagorno-Karabakh; mass brawl, a serious road accident and election of Mayor of Nevinnomyssk in the Stavropol Territory; Shein loses trials in district courts of Astrakhan on abolition of Mayor election; start of consideration of Rasul Mirzaev's case, – look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of July 16-22, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

July 16, 2012 09:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of July 9-15

  Liquidation of consequences of catastrophic flood in Krasnodar Territory; all-Caucasian camp "Mashuk" in Pyatigorsk; Film Festival "Golden Apricot" in Yerevan; reducing of the number of presidential candidates in Nagorno-Karabakh; exhibition of Islamic relics in Grozny; murder of an employee of the General Prosecutor's Office and the outcomes of the service check at the Ministry of Justice on application about a capture of party office in South Ossetia, - look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of July 9-15, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

July 09, 2012 23:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of July 2-8

  Catastrophic flood in the Krasnodar Territory; Communists' actions in South of Russia against Russia's accession to the WTO; loss of Kadyrov's representative of litigation against HRC "Memorial"; removal of deputy's immunity from Vladimir Bessonov, Rostov Region's State Duma MP; hunger strike in Makhachkala SIZO and action against the ban imposed on "Anji" FC to play Europa League matches in Dagestan; poisoning of dozens of people in Georgia with chlorine and support by the country's parliament of the renewed government, - look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of July 2-8, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

July 02, 2012 23:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of June 25 to July 1

  Continuation of struggle for power after the election in the city of Lermontov of the Stavropol Territory; new claims to the courts, filed by Oleg Shein, ex-candidate for the position of Mayor of Astrakhan; an updated law on election of Dagestani leader and continuing military confrontation; collection of signatures in support of human rights defender Mamedov, arrested in Azerbaijan; new Prime Minister of Georgia and amendments to the Georgian Electoral Code and strategy of the North-Caucasian policy, adopted by Georgian Parliament; protest actions of different directions in Volgograd, - look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of June 25-July 1, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

June 25, 2012 23:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of June 18-24

  Demand of Muftis of Northern Caucasus to hold fair consideration of the ban of 65 books on Islam in Orenburg; calamity that struck Djeirakh District of Ingushetia; arrival of repatriates from Syria in Kabardino-Balkaria and criminal case against Mayor of Nalchik; amnesty of "prisoners of conscience" in Azerbaijan; court's decision to fine Oleg Shein by 20,000 roubles for an unauthorized rally; protest action in Yerevan in context of beating military doctors near the MP's restaurant, - look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of June 18-24, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

June 18, 2012 23:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of June 11-17

  Participation of residents of Southern Russia in the oppositional "March of Millions"; formation of government and lawyers' strike in Armenia; court's verdict on Oleg Shein's lawsuit on cancellation of elections in Astrakhan; visit of the Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE to the region of Karabakh conflict; presenting charges to Mirzaev and restart of preliminary investigation of his case, - look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of June 11-17, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

June 11, 2012 23:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of June 4-10

  Film Festival "Kinotavr" in Sochi; the visit of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Southern Caucasus and aggravation in Karabakh conflict zone; detention of high-ranking officials in Kabardino-Balkaria on suspicion of fraud; next round of Geneva Debates; mass fight of soccer fans with natives of Northern Caucasus in Moscow, - look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of June 4-10, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

June 04, 2012 12:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of May 28-June 3

  Start of school exit Uniform State Exam (USE) and violations already fixed in the Astrakhan Region; sentences to natives of Northern Caucasus for committed and failed terror acts; election of Speaker of Armenian Parliament and start of forming the country's new government; sentence to figurant in the case on massacre in the village of Kuschevskaya that caused differing estimates; different viewpoints on the new law on governors in Chechnya and Dagestan, – look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of May 28-June 3, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

May 28, 2012 23:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of May 21-27

  Contest "Eurovision-2012" in Baku was accompanied by opposition's protests; appointment of oppositionists to government of South Ossetia; sentences to figurants of terror cases in Stavropol and Tver; conflict between local residents and visiting builders in Sochi, - look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of May 21-27, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".