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September 07, 2013 00:59

• In Dagestan, some Sabnava villagers receive compensations for flood damage; however, not all are satisfied

  23 residents of the Dagestani village of Sabnava, who claimed that they could not receive compensation for their properties damaged by flooding, have reported receiving the allocated funds. Some residents are dissatisfied with the volume of compensations.

September 07, 2013 00:46

• Armenian activists protest against reconstruction of Market Hall

  On September 6, in Yerevan, the initiative group of the movement "Let's Liberate Monument from Oligarch" held in front of the Ministry of Culture a rally demanding to suspend reconstruction of the Market Hall located in Mashtots Avenue.

September 06, 2013 23:03

• Another alleged militant killed in special operation in KBR

  As reported by the spokesman of the Investigating Department for Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, the militant was shot dead, who managed to run away on September 5 from the base of the members of the "Urvan grouping" of militants in the vicinity of the village of Kakhun.

September 06, 2013 21:13

• Hearing of Sapiyat Magomedova's case in Dagestan postponed till September 11

  The Sovietsky Court of Makhachkala has started the consideration of the complaint lodged by the lawyer Sapiyat Magomedova against the actions of the investigating authorities, which had stopped the criminal case on her beating in the building of the Khasavyurt OVD.

September 06, 2013 18:53

• Seven mothers of many children go on endless hunger strike in the office of Governor of the Volgograd Region

  On September 6, seven mothers from large families from the Volgograd Region went on a hunger strike demanding to solve their social problems. The action takes place in the reception room of the regional Governor Sergey Bozhenov.

September 06, 2013 18:11

• Azerbaijani SC dismisses Ibragimbekov's complaint on denied registration as presidential candidate

  Today, the Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijan has dismissed the appeal lodged by the screenwriter Rustam Ibragimbekov, the chairman of the oppositional National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) of Azerbaijan, against his non-admission to the presidential election.

September 06, 2013 12:07

• Collective namaz in Pyatigorsk square cancelled

  Muslims will not hold a collective namaz (prayer) in Pyatigorsk to protest against the authorities' attempts to demolish the mosque in Kislovodsk. This was announced by Muhammad Rakhimov, Mufti of the Stavropol Territory.

September 06, 2013 11:16

• In Yerevan, participant of sitting strike at Mayoralty beaten

  At night of September 5, in Yerevan, Arman Aleksanyan, a participant of the indefinite picket held in front of the Mayoralty building, was hospitalized with injuries and brain concussion. The activist claims that he was beaten by a group of unidentified persons.

September 06, 2013 05:01

• Georgia partially destroys police archive with unlawfully obtained data about citizens' personal lives

  On September 5, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Georgia destroyed part of the archive with unlawfully obtained data about citizens' private lives. In October 2012, the above data were found in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia during operational and investigative activities.

September 06, 2013 04:07

• During election campaign in Dagestani Miskindja village, unlawful campaigning takes place, candidate's representative asserts

  Kerimkhan Abbasov, the head of the Dokuzparin District of Dagestan, has violated the election law. This was claimed by a representative of one of the candidates.

September 06, 2013 03:16

• In Rostov Region, quarantine introduced in military unit where soldier died from meningitis, Committee of Soldiers' Mothers reports

  In the military unit of Zernograd, Pavel Kuzminets, a regular soldier who died from meningitis served, quarantine was introduced. In the military unit, several soldiers were hospitalized.

September 06, 2013 02:42

• Eduard Sharmazanov: Armenia's accession to Customs Union cannot prevent signing association agreement with EU

  The Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) has approved the decision to join the Customs Union. This was announced by Eduard Sharmazanov, Vice-Speaker of the Parliament, after the end of the meeting of the RPA's executive committee.

September 05, 2013 21:56

• HRC "Memorial": eight criminal cases opened on Gimry events

  After the check of the circumstances of the special operation in the village of Gimry, which was conducted after the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" had addressed the Prosecutor's Office, eight criminal cases were initiated, the human rights activists report.

September 05, 2013 19:21

• Spitsyn: Ashuluk range continues attracting conscripts to hazardous works

  Soldiers-conscripts, who have no relevant knowledge and skills for cleaning the territory of the Ashuluk firing range of unexploded ordnance and ammunition, are still involved in these works. This was the conclusion of the commission of human rights activists, said Andrei Spitsyn, the Ombudsman for the Astrakhan Region.

September 05, 2013 14:09

• KBR's Operations Centre: militants killed in Kabardino-Balkaria were first to open fire in response surrender proposal

  The militants killed in today's special operation conducted in the Urvan District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) were the first to open fire, although law enforcers offered them to surrender. This was reported by the local Operations Centre.

September 05, 2013 12:31

• Dagestan: Prosecutor's Office checks expenditures on school repairs after rally of children's parents

  The Prosecutor's Office of Dagestan has initiated the inspection of purposeful expenditures of funds for repairs at the school located in the village of Terechnoe of the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan. On September 2, at the school, a spontaneous rally was held by parents and teachers who reported on the catastrophic condition of the school building.

September 05, 2013 11:49

• Abas Zugumov, killed in Kaspiisk, was militants' recruiter, police asserts

  A resident of the Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan, killed in Kaspiisk, was a recruiter for militants. This was reported by a source at the Republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

September 05, 2013 11:11

• Arthur Dolsaev denies his involvement in shelling of car of Secretary of Ingush Security Council, law enforcer reports

  Arthur Dolsaev, a resident of Chechnya, suspected of involvement in the assassination of Akhmed Kotiev, Secretary of the Security Council of Ingushetia, states that he was watching Akhmed Kotiev. However, he denies his direct involvement in the assassination.

September 05, 2013 10:15

• HRW: election campaign in Azerbaijan is notable for restricted dissent and attacks on opposition

  The Azerbaijani authorities deliberately pursue the policy of limiting dissent on the eve of the presidential election. This was stated in the report disseminated by the international organization "Human Rights Watch".

September 05, 2013 07:20

• Speaker of Ingush Parliament promises to resolve housing problems of hunger-striking father

  In Ingushetia, Mukharbek Didigov, Speaker of the Parliament, has promised to resolve the housing problem of Azamat Archakov, the father of many children, residing in a former workshop of the canning factory located in the village of Ali-Yurt of the Nazran District.