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December 01, 2014 19:17

• Karaman hunger-strikers replaced

  In the morning on Monday, December 1, seven hunger-strikers in Karaman (Dagestan) were replaced by new protesters. Gamzat Khangishiev, who is representing local residents, said that the protesters see no actions undertaken by the authorities, which could be a prerequisite to stop the hunger strike.

December 01, 2014 17:26

• Relatives of Magomed Aliev demand inquiry into inflicting grave bodily harm to him

  Djamilya Ibragimova, a sister of Magomed Aliev, a student suspected of promoting terrorism, who got from SIZO (pre-trial prison) to hospital in grave condition, has applied to the Prosecutor's Office and the Investigating Department of the Investigating Committee of the Stavropol Territory demanding to institute a criminal case on the fact of causing grave bodily harm to her brother.

December 01, 2014 14:28

• KBR's Prosecutor's Office demands through court from Ministry of Construction to improve veterans' living conditions

  The Prosecutor's Office of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has submitted 18 claims against the Ministry of Construction and Housing and Communal Services of Russia, in which she demands to allocate funds to improve the living conditions of veterans.

December 01, 2014 12:22

• Dagestani boxer Omarov wins qualification fight for 2016 Olympics

  The Russian heavyweight boxer Magomed Omarov has reached the first victory within the framework of the qualifying tournament for the 2016 Olympics. On November 30, Omarov defeated an Egyptian Akhmed Samir.

December 01, 2014 12:00

• Gimry Tunnel opened for traffic in Dagestan

  On Monday, the Untsukul District of Dagestan opened the traffic through thedata placard, local residents report.

December 01, 2014 09:00

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

  Signing of Russian-Abkhaz alliance and strategic partnership treaty; ECtHR's award of 15,000 euros of compensation to ex-Mayor of Makhachkala Said Amirov; eighth delivery of humanitarian aid from Russia to Donbas; mass poisoning in Armenian kindergarten; license revocation "PrestizhKreditBank" of Derbent and cancellation of CTO regime in the Untsukul District of Dagestan; upholding by Russia's SC of verdict to natives of Ingushetia for terror act in "Domodedovo" Airport, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of November 24-30, 2014, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

December 01, 2014 04:52

• Commission for assessing damage from CTO completes its work in Vremenny

  The commission set up for assessing the damage caused to residents of the settlement of Vremenny by the actions during the counterterrorist operation (CTO) has finished its work. Local residents complained about the actions of power agents who conducted the CTO.

December 01, 2014 03:59

• On November 24-30, three persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week from November 24 to November 30, 2014, at least three persons perished in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run of the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

December 01, 2014 01:54

• Azerbaijan has postponed consideration of appeal lodged by activist Orkhan Eyubzade

  The consideration of the appeal complaint lodged by Orkhan Eyubzade, a young activist of the "Musavat" Party, sentenced to two years in prison, has been postponed indefinitely. His advocate told about worsening of the activist's health.

November 30, 2014 16:49

• Meskhetian Turks urge Georgian leadership to accelerate their repatriation

  The repatriation process of Meskhetian Turks to Georgia should be accelerated; it is necessary to develop a step by step plan and discuss a possibility of granting dual citizenship to immigrants, said participants of the conference in Tbilisi.

November 30, 2014 04:31

• Leader of Ecological Council of Sochi complains to Putin about tree felling in the city

  Vladimir Ostapuk, the leader of the Ecological Council under the Mayor of Sochi, has sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a request to pay attention to the works leading to destruction of trees in Sochi.

November 29, 2014 21:24

• Court rejects complaint of Kislovodsk Imam, demanding to initiate a case against an FSB agent

  The Pyatigorsk Garrison Military Court has upheld the decision of the investigator, who refused to initiate criminal proceedings against an agent of the local FSB department, whose crime was reported by Kurman-Ali Baichorov, the Imam of Kislovodsk.

November 29, 2014 19:53

• RWB express outrage at interrogation of journalist Turkhan Kerimov in Azerbaijan

  The international organization in defence of the press "Reporters Without Borders" (RWB) has condemned the actions of the police, which questioned Turkhan Kerimov, an employee of the Azerbaijani Service of Radio Liberty on November 28 in Baku.

November 29, 2014 18:59

• Ecological problems of Vladikavkaz and Makhachkala are caused by social ones, "Caucasian Knot" debaters say

  On November 28, the "Caucasian Knot" held an on-line discussion "Ecology of North-Caucasian City: Experience of Vladikavkaz and Makhachkala". According to participants of the discussion, the unfavourable ecological situation in the cities of Northern Caucasus threatens to become a major challenge of the 21st century.

November 29, 2014 18:41

• Armenia's GPO finds Marina Khachatryan to be victim in the attack case

  The General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Armenia has declared Marina Khachatryan, a journalist of the TV Channel "A1+", to be the suffered party in her conflict with a security officer of the Parliament.

November 29, 2014 16:16

• Aibga residents complain about travel problems due to Russia-Abkhazia territorial dispute

  Because of the territorial dispute of Russia and Abkhazia on the territorial affiliation of the village of Aibga, its villagers have problems with entry and exit, power shortages, absence of roads and health care services, said Olga Dobshinskaya, who was born in the left-bank part of the village and is now the head of it.

November 29, 2014 12:04

• Ukrainian conflict goes under Chechen scenario, conference in Moscow says

  On November 28, Moscow hosted a conference "War in Chechnya: Political Mistakes and War Crimes" dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the outbreak of the Second Chechen War and the 20th anniversary of the first Chechen campaign.

November 29, 2014 10:58

• Large hideout with ammunition found in Chechnya

  A hideout with grenades and ammunition was found in Grozny in the village of Solyonaya Balka. According to power agents, the hideout belonged to Aslan Aliskhanov, who was killed on October 18.

November 29, 2014 08:07

• UFSIN of Stavropol Territory reports suicide attempt of suspected terrorist (+video)

  Magomed Aliev, a student of a Stavropol higher school, who was detained on suspicion of aiding terrorism and who was hospitalized in grave condition, tried to commit suicide, says the Stavropol Territorial Department of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (known as UFSIN).

November 29, 2014 05:55

• Dagestani authorities intend to lay out park in Karaman

  As stated by Magomedemin Gadjiev, a member of the governmental commission on Karaman problems, a park will be laid there, while land plots for villagers of Tarki, Kyakhulay and Alburikent will be allocated in the area of Tyube.