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March 04, 2013 22:00

• In Volgograd "Independent Inspection" checks situation on roads

  In Volgograd, the members of the public organization (in the process of creation) "Independent Inspection" made an inspection of motor roads with the aim to protect citizens' rights and combat corruption. The action was 30 persons strong.

March 04, 2013 21:18

• Ovannisyan challenges election outcomes at the Armenia CC

  Today, representatives of Raffi Ovannisyan, a former presidential candidate and the leader of the oppositional party "Heritage", have lodged a suit to the Constitutional Court (CC) of Armenia against the outcomes of the presidential election.

March 04, 2013 20:10

• Defence of ex-head of Ingush MIA is against consideration of the case without jurymen

  The advocates of the ex-minister of interior of Ingushetia Ruslan Meiriev and of the former head of the Nazran ROVD (District Interior Division) Ali Yandiev, accused of negligence, have appealed against the ruling of the Supreme Court of the republic to transfer the case to the Magas District Court.

March 04, 2013 19:18

• In Azerbaijan, convicted journalist Allakhverdiev to go on hunger strike

  In Azerbaijan, the journalist Faramaz Allakhverdiev, who was sentenced to 4.5 years of deprivation of freedom, plans to go on hunger strike since March 5. This was reported by his advocate Fariz Namazly.

March 04, 2013 17:00

• After meeting Ivanishvili, Saakashvili states his readiness to continue dialogue

  After the today's meeting with Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili, President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili has stated his intention to go on with the dialogue in the country and promised not to dissolve the parliament and the government. By the outcomes of the meeting, both leaders have held separate briefings, where they told about their vision as to solving the political crisis in the country.

March 04, 2013 16:41

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 25-March 3

  Announcement of official outcomes of presidential elections in Armenia and non-recognition of them by the opponents of the winner Sargsyan; termination of protest action in Dagestan of Chechens-Akkies, who demanded to have their lands in the Novolak District back; inspection of Georgian producers of wine and mineral water by Russian experts; conviction in terror case in the Stavropol Territory; end of nomination of candidates for the post of Anapa Mayor – so far, ten pretenders, – look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of February 25-March 3, 2013, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

March 04, 2013 16:37

• Murzaev: I was beaten before presenting the report on corruption in Northern Caucasus

  Absalitdin Murzaev, the head of the Board of Elders of the Kumyk Nation, who was beaten on March 3 in Dagestan, was to make a report, on March 18, at the administration of the Plenipotentiary Envoy of the Russian Federation to the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), on corruption in land issues in Northern Caucasus. The attack could have to do with the presentation of the report, Mr Murzaev has supposed.

March 04, 2013 16:36

• Court extends arrest of figurant in Politkovskaya's murder case till June 7

  The Moscow City Court (MCC) has extended till July 7 the arrest of the ex-militiaman Sergey Khadjikurbanov, a figurant of the murder case of the journalist of the "Novaya Gazeta" Anna Politkovskaya, said the press service of the MCC.

March 04, 2013 15:15

• One of the attackers of Ruslan Dakhkilgov dies in Ingushetia

  Today at night, Islam Shakhtamarov, one of the suspects of the armed attack on Ruslan Dakhkilgov, the head of the department of the Rosselkhoznadzor" (Russian Federal Agency for Agricultural Supervision) for Ingushetia, died at the Central Republic's Hospital of Nazran.

March 04, 2013 09:00

• Nine persons suffered in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus from February 25 to March 3

  During the week from February 25 to March 3, 2013, at least nine persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus: one of them died and eight were wounded. These are the calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

March 04, 2013 08:00

• Residents hold rally opposite "Magnit" in Sochi

  On March 3, over fifty activists of the Makarenko dwelling district in Sochi 3 held a rally of citizens, where they collected signatures against construction of a "Magnit" network store and authorities' commanding the territory of dwelling districts through disregarding public opinion.

March 04, 2013 07:00

• Azerbaijan: soldier Allakhverdiev was buried without re-examination

  In Azerbaijan, the demand of the parents of the Private Seimur Allakhverdiev, who perished while at his military service, to hold a repeated forensic examination was not satisfied.

March 02, 2013 20:00

• "Social March" held in Rostov-on-Don

  The "Social March" in Rostov-on-Don with a demand to decrease the utility tariffs was 20 persons strong.

March 02, 2013 19:16

• Nationalist-picketer detained in Nevinnomyssk

  Today, the non-registered nationalistic political party "Novaya Sila" (New Force) has held a picket opposite the building of the administration of the city of Nevinnomyssk with a demand that the Stavropol Territory leaves the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD). The police gave detained one of the picketers.

March 02, 2013 17:00

• Double Olympic Champion from Armenia goes on hunger strike

  Armen Nazaryan, a winner of the Olympic Games in 1996 and 2000, has announced a hunger strike in protest against the decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) not to recommend wrestling into the programme of the Olympiad-2020.

March 02, 2013 15:00

• Azerbaijan commemorates journalist Elmar Guseinov

  Today, Baku hosted actions in memory of journalist Elmar Guseinov who was assassinated eight years ago.

March 02, 2013 14:00

• Vasadze: Saakashvili is not interested to dissolve Georgian parliament

  President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili can dissolve the parliament in April 2013; however, this is not within his interests, Gela Vasadze, the editor-in-chief of the Agency "Black Sea Press", believes. In his turn, Irakly Menagarishvili, the head of the Centre of Strategic Studies, asserts that dissolution of the parliament by Saakashvili can be quite well expected.

March 02, 2013 13:00

• Sochi residents report collapse of attachment of trade gallery

  An extension to the trade gallery has collapsed in central Sochi. The construction turned into garbage covering the whole territory, which had earlier been a greenery zone and a park, townspeople assert.

March 02, 2013 12:00

• Officers of MIA of Dagestan demand comprehensive audit of the ministry

  Officer from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan came to Moscow to tell about the problems of their ministry. A group of officers is seeking an appointment with the Russia's Interior Minister and asks to hold a broad-scale audit of the MIA, City and District Interior Divisions of Dagestan.

March 02, 2013 11:00

• Onischenko: Russian experts reveal faults in operation of Georgia's wineries

  The first stage of inspection of Georgia's wineries and mineral water factories by the "Rospotrebnadzor" (Russian Federal Agency for Consumer Supervision) is over; in total, 44 factories were inspected. According to Gennady Onischenko, the head of the above agency, there were some drawbacks revealed at the factories; however, they can be easily eliminated.