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November 28, 2013 07:48

• Volgograd: residents of temporary housing fund demand to review law and stop evictions

  Residents of the premises of the municipal temporary housing fund, who received notifications prescribing to abandon their housing from the Volgograd city administration, demand to amend the law on abolition of categories of people in difficult life situation in their favour.

November 28, 2013 07:09

• In Dagestan, first Youth Congress announces contest on republic's brand

  In Makhachkala, at the first Congress of Dagestani Youth, Ramazan Abdulatipov, the leader of Dagestan, has announced the contest for the best idea of the regional brand. The winner of the contest will receive a cash award and support from the state in manufacturing the product.

November 28, 2013 04:58

• Defence of convicted Rostov blogger Sergey Reznik files complaint against verdict

  The defence of Sergey Reznik, a convicted blogger and journalist from Rostov-on-Don, has filed a brief appeal against the verdict pronounced in his case. This was reported by advocate Elena Dragunova. The conditions of detention of the journalist and observation of his rights in penitentiary institutions were taken under systematic monitoring.

November 28, 2013 01:48

• David Sudjashvili: Georgia intensifies patrolling its border with South Ossetia

  Patrolling on the administrative border between Georgia and South Ossetia will be intensified from 1-2 to 3-4 times a day. This was announced by David Sudjashvili, Chief of the Analytical Department of the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

November 28, 2013 00:52

• In Azerbaijan, journalist Parviz Gashimli stops his hunger strike, his advocates report

  Parviz Gashimli, a staff member of the newspaper "Bizim Yol" (Our Way) and the director of the website "moderator.az", who went on a hunger strike at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) of the Ministry of National Security (MNS), stopped his protest action after the visit of Elmira Suleimanova, Azerbaijani Ombudsperson. This was reported by his advocates.

November 27, 2013 23:13

• Founder of "Stop sycophants!" Facebook group arrested on charges of drug trafficking in Baku

  Abdul Abilov, an active user of social networks, was detained in Azerbaijan on charges of drug trafficking. His relatives believe that the young man is persecuted for founding the group "Stop sycophants!" on the Facebook, whose members criticize the Azerbaijani authorities. The MIA of Azerbaijan rejects any political motives of the case.

November 27, 2013 21:15

• Dudaev's son confesses to Lithuanian court of document forgery and drug possession

  The younger son of the first President of Chechnya Deggi Dudaev, accused of involvement in the criminal grouping, engaged in forgery of passports and possession of drugs, has today pled guilty to the court in Kaunas.

November 27, 2013 19:01

• MIA: 15 members of the extremist grouping "Al-Takfir wal-Hijra" detained in Moscow

  Fifteen members of the extremist organization "Al-Takfir wal-Hijra", including natives of Dagestan, Chechnya, Ingushetia and Kalmykia, have been detained in Moscow, the Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported today.

November 27, 2013 14:26

• Ingushetia: two persons killed in a special operation

  As reported by the operative headquarters of Ingushetia, two suspected militants were killed in an assault on a private house in the village of Plievo. A special agent was wounded.

November 27, 2013 12:59

• Novosibirsk public ask Abdulatipov to supervise inquiry into beating NSMU student by native of Dagestan

  Public activists of Novosibirsk have asked the head of Dagestan Ramazan Abdulatipov to control the inquiry into the beating of Christina Kumeda, a student of the Novosibirsk State Medical University (NSMU) by a native of Dagestan Said Kapiev, the movement named "Citizens' Patrol" has reported today.

November 27, 2013 12:15

• NAC: persons killed near Makhachkala preliminarily identified as members of the local militants' grouping

  Gasan Abataev, the leader of the "Caspian" militants' grouping, was preliminarily identified among those killed in a suburban township of Novy Khushet of Makhachkala. He and two others casualties were active members of the "Makhachkala" grouping, the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) has reported.

November 27, 2013 11:31

• Grozny residents report disappearance of young woman

  Residents of the city of Grozny have reported a disappearance of a young woman in the Staropromyslovsky District. The police claim that they are doing everything necessary in such situations.

November 27, 2013 08:49

• Volgograd Communists file 320 lawsuits on election violations

  On November 21, members of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) of Volgograd filed their last lawsuits about violations at the September 8 elections. In total, there are 320 such lawsuits pending in Volgograd courts.

November 27, 2013 02:13

• IAF members were involved in killing policeman in Khasavyurt, investigators assert

  The Dagestani investigating authorities are studying the murder of an operative agent of the Khasavyurt GOVD (City Interior Division), committed at night on November 25 in a city suburb. The murder had to do with the policeman's professional duties, investigators believe.

November 27, 2013 01:30

• Today is four years after explosion of "Neva-Express" Train

  Four years ago, on November 27, 2009, near the village of Lykoshino, a crashed of the high-speed "Neva-Express" Train en route from Moscow to Saint Petersburg took place, killing 28 people and injuring over 130 others. According to investigators, the crash was a result of a terror act, prepared and committed by ten residents of the Ingush village of Ekazhevo, who were later charged and convicted.

November 27, 2013 00:52

• On the threshold of Sochi Olympics, exhibition dedicated to Circassians opened in Hamburg

  The Ethnographic Museum of Hamburg has opened an exhibition dedicated to Circassian nationals. Wulf Koepke, the Director of the Museum has noted that the exhibition has to do with the upcoming Olympics and is not directed against Russia.

November 26, 2013 16:29

• Kastrubin: defence to appeal against verdict to Rostov blogger Sergey Reznik

  The defence intends to challenge the verdict passed today to Sergey Reznik, a blogger and journalist from Rostov-on-Don, who was sentenced to 1.5 years at a general security colony, said his advocate Yuri Kastrubin.

November 26, 2013 13:17

• Ministry of Sports of Krasnodar Territory promises 2 million roubles to each local Sochi Olympic Champion

  The Krasnodar Territorial Ministry of Physical Culture and Sports has announced the amount of prize money for any local athlete who will win at the Winter Olympics in Sochi. Apart from the promised 4 million roubles from the Russia's federal budget, a local Olympic Champion will receive 2 million roubles from the territorial treasury.

November 26, 2013 13:14

• Religious activities are announced to be the main reason for the attack on madrasa teacher in Dagestan

  According to the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of Dagestan, the madrasa teacher Arslanali Shakhbulatov, who was shelled in the evening on November 25 by unidentified persons, had not received any threats. The MIA regards his religious activities as the main version of the attack.

November 26, 2013 13:13

• Chechnya: utilities to be free for families of perished power agents

  The Chechen authorities plan to provide free-of-charge public utilities to families of the law enforcers who died in performance of their duties. The rules will take effect from January next year, the Chechnya's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported.