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February 01, 2014 17:56

• On the eve of Sochi Olympics, US Congressman Paskrell speaks in support of Circassians

  A week before the 2014 Olympics, Bill Paskrell, a US Congressman, spoke in support of the Circassian people, urging his colleagues to condemn the Sochi Olympics and support the Circassians' struggle for their culture. Activists of Circassian organizations expressed gratitude to Paskrell and hope that other Congressmen would listen to him.

February 01, 2014 16:02

• Nine persons picket in Astrakhan against rising prices and tariffs

  The action was coordinated with the authorities of the city, said Igor Stenin, the organizer and the leader of the association "Russians of Astrakhan". The picket was held near Swan Lake, not far from the offices of the LLC "Lukoil-Nizhnevolzhsk" and the CJSC "Gazprom Mezhregiongaz".

February 01, 2014 13:03

• In Astrakhan, participants of "Strategy 31" are indignant with refusal to picket at "Gazprom" office

  The campaigners of "Strategy 31", about 20 in number, held their rally on January 31 in Astrakhan. They believe that the city administration had violated their rights by banning their picket in front of the office of the "Gazprom".

February 01, 2014 11:06

• Azerbaijan starts hearings on the case of former Public Health Minister

  On January 31, the Baku Court of Appeal, chaired by Judge Gadim Babaev, began the hearings on the merits of the case of the former Public Health Minister Ali Insanov. The case is considered in connection with the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

February 01, 2014 05:24

• Georgian MIA destructs part of archival records on citizens' private life

  On January 31, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Georgia destroyed two CDs with records of citizens' private life, which had been recorded in the course of secret surveillance. The destruction took place at the closing sitting of the temporary commission on illegal surveillance and secret recording.

February 01, 2014 02:50

• Chechnya: Alu Amirkhanov is new Kadi of Urus-Martan District

  Alu Amirkhanov, earlier Imam of the mosque named after Akhmad Kadyrov, has been appointed a new Kadi (Islamic Judge) of the Urus-Martan District of Chechnya.

February 01, 2014 01:10

• Storm consequences eliminated in Sochi

  Volunteers, rescuers from the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) and local residents have completed liquidating the consequences of the storm that struck Sochi at night of January 31.

January 31, 2014 22:49

• HRC "Memorial": in KBR, wife knows nothing about missing husband for over 20 days

  For more than 20 days already, relatives of Khizir Tlepshev, who disappeared in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), know nothing about his whereabouts. His wife fears that he could be detained by power agents and may be tortured, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reports.

January 31, 2014 20:42

• Semyon Simonov deprived of fan's passport sues "Sochi- 2014" OC

  Semyon Simonov, the coordinator of the network "Migration and Law" of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", has filed a lawsuit to the Adler District Court against the "Sochi-2014" Organizing Committee (OC) demanding to repeal the provision in the rules on issuance of the Olympic fan's passports that admits refusal without explanations.

January 31, 2014 17:38

• The New York Times: Tsarnaev may survive if deals with inquiry

  The prosecutor's demand to apply death penalty to Johar Tsarnaev, a native of Chechnya, accused of committing a terror act in Boston, may change, if Tsarnaev agrees to deal with the investigation, The New York Times writes.

January 31, 2014 14:38

• 2013 totals by "Caucasian Knot" for Northern Caucasus: count of victims of armed conflict on decline

  In 2013, the total number of victims of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus decreased as compared to 2012 by 239 people, or by 19.5%. The death toll went down from 700 in 2012 to 529 in 2013, i.e., by 24.4%; the number of wounded persons – from 525 to 457 (by 13%). However losses among civilians went up.

January 31, 2014 11:31

• Local deputy dies in traffic accident in Dagestan

  According to a source from law enforcement bodies, the Chairman of the People's Assembly of the Kulin District of Dagestan died after falling in his off-road Hummer car off a cliff.

January 31, 2014 09:59

• 70,000 thousand to guard the Olympic Games in Sochi, law enforcers say

  Around 70,000 law enforcers will ensure safety at the Olympic Games in Sochi; more than half of them are policemen, the "Vedomosti" reports, citing its source from power agencies.

January 31, 2014 09:40

• Two accomplices of Volgograd suicide bombers detained in Semender, source reports

  The operation to detain brothers Magomednabi and Tagir Batirov, suspected of aiding the suicide bombers, who committed terror acts in Volgograd, was conducted in the Dagestani village of Semender, where on January 18 law enforcers killed seven militants, said a source from the law enforcement bodies of the republic.

January 31, 2014 02:52

• Azerbaijani court acquits Internet user in "Facebook case"

  On January 30, the Astara District Court of Azerbaijan found Mikail Talybov, a local resident and a user of the social network Facebook, after a re-examination of his case, innocent of slandering the Closed Joint-Stock Company (CJSC) "AccessBank".

January 31, 2014 02:11

• Residents of Vladikavkaz have no consensus on the change of Olympic Torch Relay route

  Vladikavkaz residents react differently to restrictions imposed in the city in connection with the Olympic Torch Relay. Some of them find the measures reasonable; others disagree with them.

January 31, 2014 00:31

• In Sochi, storm floods shore reinforcement near Olympic venues

  At night on January 31, a great storm occurred near the Olympic facilities located in the Imereti Lowland of Sochi. The seashore reinforcement and Tsimlyanskaya Street were flooded, said residents of the street.

January 30, 2014 23:47

• KBR meets Olympic Flame with flash mob

  On Thursday, in Nalchik, the Torch Relay was held at the "Spartak" Stadium. The city youth welcomed the symbol of Winter Games with a flash mob – several hundreds of them lined up in the shape of the five Olympic rings.

January 30, 2014 23:26

• Russian team at Paralympic Games in Sochi will include 83 athletes

  On Thursday, the Russian team at the 11th Paralympic Games in Sochi was approved, where Russia will take part in six sports. 83 athletes will represent Russia at the Paralympics: in ice sledge hockey, biathlon, cross-country skiing, snowboarding, wheelchair curling and in alpine skiing, the RIA "Novosti" reports.

January 30, 2014 17:18

• In North Ossetia, Olympic Torch Relay was held under reinforced security measures

  On Thursday, the Olympic Torch Relay was also welcomed in North Ossetia. According to estimates of law enforcement bodies, more than 17,000 spectators gathered at the "Spartak" Stadium in Vladikavkaz. The festive event was accompanied by strengthened security measures.