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May 11, 2013 12:00

• Six veterans of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict presented with new cars

  In Stepanakert, on the occasion of the May 9 holiday, during the opening ceremony of the administrative building of the Union of Liberators of Artsakh, six participants of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh were presented with Lada cars received from sponsors. One more car was handed over to Union of Liberators.

May 10, 2013 22:50

• Chechnya marks Day of Memory and Grief

  Today, residents of Chechnya mark the Day of Memory and Grief for the nations of the republic; the holiday was established in 2011. Earlier, this date was marked on February 23, the day of the deportation in 1944 of Chechens and Ingushes to Kazakhstan and Central Asia.

May 10, 2013 22:20

• Court in Buynaksk arrests three local residents, whose houses were blown up

  Asadullah Tseretilov, Asadullah Karanaev and Said Umarov, who live in Buynaksk and in whose houses, according to power agents, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were found and neutralized on May 6, were arrested by the court for a month. Law enforcers now decide whether a criminal case against them will be opened for storing explosives. Their relatives say that they intend to seek compensation for the property damaged by the explosions.

May 10, 2013 22:10

• Nagorno-Karabakh marks triple holiday on May 9 with folk festivals and parade

  On May 9, Nagorno-Karabakh held final celebration events on the occasion of the triple holiday - the 68th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War (WW II), the 21st anniversary of creation of the Defence Army of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) and of the liberation of the city of Shushi (Shusha); the latter began back on May 5.

May 10, 2013 22:00

• Azerbaijan marks the 90th Geidar Aliev's birthday with Feast of Flowers

  The Feast of Flowers is celebrated today in Azerbaijan within the events dedicated to the 90th birthday of the former President of the country Geidar Aliev.

May 10, 2013 21:00

• Cameron states UK's intention to cooperate in ensuring safety at Sochi Olympics

  Today, in the Sochi residence "Bocharov Ruchei", the Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with the British Prime Minister David Cameron, where they agreed on cooperation of the countries' security services in the field of security during the Olympic Winter Games in 2014.

May 10, 2013 21:00

• MIA of Azerbaijan accuses opposition of politicizing road accident in Khudat

  The Azerbaijan's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) believes that the opposition is politicizing the traffic accident that occurred on May 9 in the city of Khudat, located in the north of the country and incites the local population for illegal actions. The opposition, in its turn, accuses the authorities of favouring law violators.

May 10, 2013 20:00

• Protestor detained in Georgia for shouting against president

  In Georgia, the meeting of President Mikhail Saakashvili with students at the Tbilisi State University (TSU) named after Ivane Djavakhishvili was held against the background of protests. One of the protesters - Revaz Revazishvili - was detained by the police for insulting shouts addressed to the head of Georgia.

May 10, 2013 19:00

• Georgian government considers legalization of marijuana

  The Georgian government is considering a possible decriminalization of using marijuana, as bans are sometimes fraught with reverse consequences, said David Sergeyenko, Minister of Labour, Health and Social Protection.

May 10, 2013 18:00

• Dagestani MIA: there was no marauding committed by power agents in Gimry

  The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan has refuted the information that in the course of the special operation conducted in the village of Gimry, Untsukul District of Dagestan power agents were looting the village. So far, there is no reliable information on whether the local residents had suffered from the marauding, said the spokesman of the MIA.

May 10, 2013 17:00

• District head: Gimry residents filed 420 claims on their damage sustained during special operation

  In the village of Gimry, Untsukul District of Dagestan, the local hospital does not work; only some of the pupils attend the local school; and villagers prefer not to appear in the streets, local residents report. The authorities, in their turn, assert that life is slowly returning to the normal way; and the commission to assess the damage suffered by locals, has completed its work.

May 09, 2013 22:40

• In Shushi, 200 monuments of history and architecture protected by authorities, Georgy Airapetyan asserts

  Residents of Nagorno-Karabakh celebrate the 21st anniversary of the liberation of the city of Shushi (Shusha). In recent years, the reconstruction works in the city were intensified, and the historic buildings and monuments are protected by the authorities. This was stated by Georgy Airapetyan, Chief Architect of the Shushi District.

May 09, 2013 22:30

• Number of victims in railway accident in Belaya Kalitva increases to 44 persons

  The number of victims suffered in the emergency situation arising because of the railway accident, which occurred at the station Belaya Kalitva in the Rostov Region, reached 44 persons, and 17 persons were hospitalized. This updated information was reported by the Chief Department of the Regional Ministry for Emergencies (MfE).

May 09, 2013 22:20

• Beslan opens memorial plate in memory of policeman perished at "Chermen" checkpoint

  In Beslan, the school No. 6, where Zaur Djibilov, the inspector of the GBDD (road traffic police), who perished at the "Chermen" checkpoint during the terror act committed in October 2012, held the solemn opening of the memorial plate in the form of a stone bas-relief on the wall in the hall.

May 09, 2013 22:10

• Wife of man sentenced in case of attack on Ingushetia reports his disappearance during his transfer from SIZO to prison

  Temur Pareulidze, who was sentenced in the "case of twelve" in 2011, did not arrive to the prison of Minusinsk where he was sent from the Krasnoyarsk SIZO (pre-trial prison). This was reported by his wife Alexandra Zhivaeva. She expresses her concern over the life and health of her husband and asks human rights defenders to take part in the search for him.

May 09, 2013 22:00

• In Volgograd, parents of large families postpone date of hunger strike

  Today, in Volgograd, at the Marshal Chuikov's tomb at Mamaev Kurgan, parents of large families announced that they postpone the beginning of a hunger strike and that they would report the start date of the protest action later.

May 09, 2013 21:00

• Azerbaijani GPO: police put no pressure on blogger Magerramova

  Law enforcement bodies of Azerbaijan refute the reports that the blogger Nilufer Magerramova, who died after falling down from the balcony, had been subjected to pressure by the police because of her publications. According to prosecutors, she often quarrelled with her parents and underwent medical examination.

May 09, 2013 20:30

• Grozny holds Victory Day military parade and march with participation of war veterans

  The Chechen capital has held celebrations on the occasion of the 68th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. In the afternoon on May 8 the central Grozny saw a solemn procession, whose participants carried a symbolic 68-meter-long "St George Ribbon". The celebration ended with a today's military parade.

May 09, 2013 20:00

• Aslan Ismajlov's lawyer license suspended in Azerbaijan; he intends to fight for his status

  Azerbaijani authorities have stopped the authorities of the well-known lawyer Aslan Ismajlov. On May 8, the Presidium of the Bar of Azerbaijan decided to suspend his advocacy and the law firm "Aslan Ismajlov and Partners" founded by him. It was also decided to file a lawsuit on termination Ismajlov's advocacy practice and expel him from the Bar. Ismajlov himself has treated these decisions as illegal and politically motivated.

May 09, 2013 19:00

• Supporters of Azerbaijan's European integration hold flash mob to remind about European values

  On the occasion of the Day of Europe, the Azerbaijani European Movement (AEM) has chosen the form of a flash mob, held in Baku within the campaign "European Construction", for promoting the European values. The action was not sanctioned, but the police did not prevent it.