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January 28, 2013 17:00

• “Sberbank” of the Russian Federation will pay insurance to the depositors of “Express” bank of Dagestan

  “Sberbank of Russia” assumed responsibility for payment of insurance compensation to the depositors of “Express” bank of Dagestan that went bankrupt, the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent was told in the Endowment insurance agency.

January 28, 2013 16:33

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of January 21-27

  Disturbances in the Azerbaijani city of Ismailly; anniversary of the terror act in the Moscow "Domodedovo" Airport; celebration of the birthday of Prophet Muhammad and death of militants' leaders Gakaev brothers in Chechnya; acknowledgement by the Moscow City Court of the verdict to Rasul Mirzaev as legitimate; recall of licence from the major in Dagestan "Express"; demand of Cossacks in Rostov-on-Don to recognize them as a nation; resignation of Mayor of Akhtubinsk in Astrakhan Region, – look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of January 21-27, 2013, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

January 28, 2013 16:00

• Abdulatipov: I am going to fight against corruption and unemployment in Dagestan

  Today Ramazan Abdulatipov acting as Head of the republic since recently declared that he intended to fight against corruption, unemployment and solve the problem of security in Dagestan.

January 28, 2013 15:00

• Six repatriates from Syria arrived in Nalchik

  This morning two families, six persons all in all, who were evacuated from Syria at night of January, 23, arrived from Moscow to Nalchik by train, Anzor Kurashinov, Head of the Department of the affairs of repatriates of the Ministry of mass media, non-governmental and religious organizations of Kabardino-Balkaria, reported.

January 28, 2013 14:00

• Candidates for presidency of Armenia demanded from the authorities to make the electoral rolls public

  Today candidates for presidency of Armenia Grant Bagratyan, Raffi Ovannisyan and Paruir Airikyan issued a statement demanding from the authorities to produce the register of electors who left the country in order to avoid the use of their votes at the election of Head of the state.

January 26, 2013 23:00

• “United National Movement” refused to take part in public hearings on consideration of a project of amendments to the Constitution of Georgia

  Georgian oppositional party “United National Movement” refused to take part in public hearings devoted to consideration of amendments to the Constitution initiated by coalition the “Georgian Dream”.

January 26, 2013 22:00

• A protest action of residents of the settlement of Megradzor held in front of the President’s residence

  On January, 25, residents of the Armenian settlement of Megradzor dissatisfied with construction of gold ore processing workshop in the territory of the settlement held an action of protest near the President’s residence in Yerevan.

January 26, 2013 21:00

• Azerbaijan prolonged the term of agreement on development of “Shakh-Deniz” deposit

  SOCAR state oil company of Azerbaijan prolonged the term of a contract on development of condensate deposit “Shakh-Deniz” till 2036, Vice-president of SOCAR Elshad Nasirov informed.

January 26, 2013 20:00

• The court in Vladikavkaz prolonged custody term to physician Gunashev of Makhachkala municipal hospital

  On January, 25, the court in Vladikavkaz prolonged anaesthetist Marat Gunashev’s custody term till April, 27, the detainee’s attorney Zaur Magomedov informed.

January 26, 2013 18:00

• Two explosions in Derbent

  Two explosions happened in the town of Derbent, Dagestan: one under a car and the other at the entrance of a dwelling house. No one got injured.

January 26, 2013 17:00

• 700 people gathered at a meeting with the demand to acknowledge the Cossacks a nation in Rostov-on-Don

  On January, 26, about 700 Cossacks held a meeting in Rostov park named after Sobino demanding to acknowledge them a nation. Representatives of Don and Terek Cossacks took part in the action.

January 26, 2013 16:00

• Actions “Stavropol region is no Caucasus” passed off in a number of Russian towns

  Today actions of protest organized by an unregistered party “New Force” under a joint slogan “Stavropol region is no Caucasus” whose participants demanded separation of Stavropol region from North-Caucasian Federal Okrug and toughening migration regime there concerning natives of North-Caucasian republics and the countries of Central Asia passed off in a number of towns of Russia.

January 26, 2013 15:00

• The drivers of minibuses in Tbilisi suspended work because of a strike

  The drivers of minibuses in Tbilisi decided to suspend transportation causing problems with passenger traffic for the transport network in the capital of Georgia.

January 26, 2013 14:00

• No less than 41 people detained during an action of protest in Baku

  A confrontation between participants of an unauthorized protest action in support of residents of Ismailly and the police in the centre of Baku resulted in mass detentions of the participants. The names of 41 detainees are known.

January 25, 2013 23:00

• The Cossacks appealed to the President demanding to acknowledge them a nation

  On January, 24, the day of an anniversary of a decree of Organizational Bureau of RCP (b) (Russian Communist party of Bolsheviks) “On decossackization” the Cossacks sent a message to the President with a demand to acknowledge them a nation.

January 25, 2013 22:00

• The meetings planned on January, 26, in Stavropol and Nevinnomyssk were not authorized by the authorities

  The municipal authorities of Nevinnomyssk and Stavropol did not authorize meetings within the framework of the action initiated by nationalist organizations “Stavropol region is no Caucasus!”. The organizers declared that they would come out all the same.

January 25, 2013 21:00

• Ex-Governor of Mtskheta-Tianeti, Georgia, detained for suspicion of financial malpractice

  On January, 24, Caesar Chocheli, ex-Governor of Mtskheta-Tianeti district (Eastern Georgia), was detained for suspicion of financial malpractice, in particular, money laundering, a representative of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia reported. A charge is expected to be officially brought against Chocheli today.

January 25, 2013 20:00

• The authorities of Chechnya reported murder of leader of a paramilitary group under the alias of “Pilek” in a special operation

  Leader of a paramilitary group (PMG) under the alias of “Pilek” was killed in the mountains of Chechnya during a special operation together with Gakaev brothers, Head of Chechnya declared.

January 25, 2013 19:00

• A car belonging to a school director exploded in Dagestan

  In the evening of January, 24, a car belonging to Ali Pashaev, director of one of the schools, was exploded in Kaitag district of Dagestan. Nobody was injured as a result of the incident, a source in law enforcement bodies reported.

January 25, 2013 18:00

• The Court of Appeal of Armenia returned a claim of the attorneys of convicted activists of ANC for revision

  Today the Court of Appeal of Armenia under the chairmanship of judge Avetisyan having considered an appeal of the attorneys of four young oppositional activists against the verdicts of general jurisdiction and the Appellate court decided to return the claim for revision, Press Service of oppositional Armenian National Congress (ANC) reported.