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January 14, 2013 19:00

• Armenia: mother of killed soldier challenges acquittal of his colleagues

  Goar Melkonyan, the mother of soldier Roman Egiazaryan who was killed in 2003, appealed to the court of appeal to challenge the decision of the court of general jurisdiction, in accordance with that the soldiers suspected in the murder of her son were acquitted.

January 14, 2013 18:00

• Some 50 Yerevan dentists protest against new tax policy

  Today, in Yerevan, at the presidential palace, dentists held an action to protest against introduction of the new tax policy.

January 14, 2013 17:00

• Suspected member of extremist grouping killed in Kaspiisk

  A suspected member of the extremist grouping "Kaspiiskaya" opened fire on policemen and was killed in a shootout. This was reported by the District Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

January 14, 2013 16:00

• Law enforcers look for missing local in Chechnya

  In the morning of January 13, a resident of the foothill Urus-Martan District of Chechnya disappeared in the mountainous and forested area near the administrative border with Ingushetia when he gathered wild garlic.

January 14, 2013 15:51

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of January 7-13

  Tragic accidents with tourists in the mountains of the Caucasus; protest action against non-combat army losses and start of trial of editor-in-chief of the "Tolyshi Sado" in Azerbaijan; launch of top class railway train and awarding the winners of the contest "Civil Society Heroes" in Ingushetia; stop of servicing population by one of major banks of Dagestan; criminal case about bribe-taking initiated against a major official from the Volgograd Region, – look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of January 7-13, 2013, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

January 14, 2013 15:00

• Opposition protests against "Dima Yakovlev's Law" in Rostov-on-Don

  On January 13, in Rostov-on-Don, a picket was held against the law, which prohibits US citizens to adopt Russian children.

January 14, 2013 14:00

• During the week of January 7-13, 10 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of January 7-13, 2013, at least ten persons suffered in the course of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus; of them, six persons were killed and four wounded. These are the results of the calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

January 12, 2013 23:00

• Gurgen Mushegyan: load on Yerevan roads exceeds permissible limits

  Residents of Yerevan report on poor condition of the city road network and fear of traffic jams.

January 12, 2013 22:00

• At rally, residents of Sochi township of Loo report on improper work of police

  Residents of Sochi held a many-hour action near the building of the police and administration of the village of Loo, protesting against improper work of law enforcement bodies.

January 12, 2013 21:00

• Blind girl from Rostov-on-Don calls on Vladimir Putin to adopt sick children

  Natasha Pisarenko, a blind girl studying on 10th form in a school of Rostov-on-Don, wrote an open letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, drawing his attention to the lack of opportunity to cure seriously ill children in Russia.

January 12, 2013 20:00

• Parties to conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh accuse each other of shelling

  The Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan accused Armenia of shelling its positions on January 11 and 12. In response, the Karabakh party claimed violation of ceasefire by military units of Azerbaijan.

January 12, 2013 19:00

• In Baku, about 20 protesters against non-combat losses in army detained

  On January 12, in the centre of Baku, confrontation between participants of the protest action against non-combat losses in the Azerbaijani army and the police forces lasted for more than 1.5 hours. According to the preliminary data, about 20 participants of the protest action were detained, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

January 12, 2013 17:00

• Journalist Akhmednabiev attacked in Dagestan

  On January 11, at 09:30 p.m. Moscow time, in Dagestan, unidentified persons shot in the direction of Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. The journalist was not wounded in an attack.

January 12, 2013 16:00

• During storming of house in Novy Khushet village, Umar Kadyragaev killed

  In Dagestan, during the storming of the house located in the village of Novy Khushet, Umar Kadyragaev, a member of the "Kadar" grouping, was killed. This was reported by a source in the Investigating Department of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) for Dagestan.

January 12, 2013 15:00

• Chairman of Georgian Parliament signs Law "On Amnesty"

  Today, David Usupashvili, Chairman of the Georgian Parliament, has signed the law that provides a large-scale amnesty of prisoners throughout the country.

January 12, 2013 14:00

• Russia and Georgia exchange permits for passage of trucks across border

  Russia and Georgia have issued permits for passing of ground transport vehicles across the border. This was stated on January 11 by Georgy Kvirikashvili, Minister of Economy of Georgia.

January 12, 2013 13:00

• In Dagestan, representatives of organization "Pravozaschita" claim obstacles to their activities

  The website of the Dagestani Regional Public Organization (DRPO) "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy) is exposed to the massive DoS-attack, and, therefore, it does not function for three days already. This was reported by the human rights activists.

January 11, 2013 23:00

• In Dagestan, relatives of Vaisurkarani Aigubov report his kidnapping

  In Dagestan, relatives cannot locate the whereabouts of Vaisurkarani Aigubov, a resident of the village of Gulli of the Kaitag District, who left for Makhachkala to visit investigator for questioning. His family members believe that he could have been kidnapped on the road.

January 11, 2013 22:00

• In Dagestan, man killed in shootout

  In Dagestan, in Kaspiisk, during a shootout with policemen, a man was killed who was the first to open fire on them.

January 11, 2013 21:00

• In Karachay-Cherkessia, alleged organizer of Zorb entertainment taken under home arrest

  The Court pronounced the pre-trial restriction measure in the form of home arrest to the alleged organizer of the Zorb entertainment in Dombay, where two tourists fell down into the gorge while rolling down inside an orb.