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January 01, 2013 09:00

• ISAF: a Georgian soldier killed in the gunmen’s prison in Afghanistan

  Headquarters of International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan (ISAF) reported the details of death of Georgian serviceman Georgy Kikadze who disappeared and was later found dead.

January 01, 2013 08:00

• Participants of a hunger strike in the stanitsa of Medvedovskaya, Kuban, suspended their action of protest

  The peasants of the stanitsa of Medvedovskaya, Krasnodar region, decided to suspend their hunger strike before the beginning of a dialogue with representatives of local authorities.

January 01, 2013 07:00

• The residents and guests of Sochi complain of walks round the city on the New Year’s holidays being dangerous

  Residents and guests of Sochi state the danger of walking along the streets because of unceasing construction of high-rise buildings, the absence of sidewalks and traffic of large-size freight transport in the city.

December 31, 2012 23:00

• Astrakhan Prosecutor's Office finds violations in Mayoralty's efforts of clearing snow

  The Prosecutor's Office of the Astrakhan Region has revealed violations of the legislation on road safety: the inspection has revealed the inability of the city administration to take sufficient measures to clear snow from the roads.

December 31, 2012 22:00

• Group "Power and Its Mistakes" is the most active commentator of "Caucasian Knot" in 2012

  The "Caucasian Knot" has decided to mark and thank – by the outcomes of the year – the most active and interesting, in our opinion, commentators of our materials. Our moderators have appointed winners in four thematic groups. The prize winners will be awarded with portable USB-connected hard drive having capacity of 1 TB.

December 31, 2012 21:00

• Spokesperson of Tbilisi Mayoralty summoned for questioning

  Today, Bacho Dolidze, the spokesperson of Tbilisi Mayoralty was summoned to the police department. His interrogation had to do with the crackdown of the oppositional rally in May 2011, said Dolidze.

December 31, 2012 20:00

• Ali Israilov: Austrian authorities should deal with Yashurkaev on my son's murder

  Ali Israilov, the father of Umar Israilov, an ex-bodyguard of Ramzan Kadyrov, who was shot dead in Vienna, has told in an exclusive interview to the "Caucasian Knot" about his son's relationships with Kadyrov and the reasons that had forced Umar to leave Chechnya, and also about the documentary evidence in his hand about the refusal of Austrian authorities to attract Kosum Yashurkaev to responsibility for murdering Umar.

December 31, 2012 19:00

• Policeman hits down two pedestrians in Krasnodar Territory

  In the evening on December 30, on Temryuk-Krasnodar road, a policeman hit down two women to death, the Chief Department of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for the Krasnodar Territory reports.

December 31, 2012 18:00

• Filling station operator shot dead in Dagestan

  In the village of Chontaul, Kizilyurt District of Dagestan, an identified criminal shot at a local resident who worked at a filling station. The victim died on the way to hospital.

December 31, 2012 17:00

• Saakashvili: Georgia needs state of emergency because of amnesty

  The entry into force of the Law "On Amnesty" will worsen the country's crime situation. In this context, the police have to work in the state of emergency and strengthen patrols, said the Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili.

December 31, 2012 16:00

• Residents of two villages moved from Azerbaijan to Dagestan disbelieve in quick solution of their problems

  Residents of Dagestani villages of Khrakh-Uba and Uryan-Uba, which are an enclave within Azerbaijan, state that the majority of those who resettled to Russia are jobless and have to live in rented apartments or with their relatives.

December 31, 2012 15:18

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of December 24-30

  Several earthquakes in different regions of the Caucasus; murders near Vladikavkaz of Deputy Mufti of North Ossetia and Nalchik and rector of local agrarian university; pardoning by President of Azerbaijan of 87 prisoners; start of presidential race in Armenia; statement of the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) about possible deprivation of deputy's immunity of two Russian MPs elected from the Krasnodar Territory and Volgograd Region, – look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of December 24-30, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

December 31, 2012 15:00

• On December 24-30, 19 people suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  In the course of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, during the week from December 24 to December 30, 2012, at least 19 people were affected. Of them, 15 persons were lost, and four others were wounded. These are the results of the calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and on information from other open sources.

December 31, 2012 14:00

• Ingushetia has built its first swimming pool

  The opening of the first swimming pool, built in the territory of the sports complex of the Ingush State University (IngSU), was held on December 29 in the city of Magas.

December 31, 2012 13:00

• Monument to Stalin restored in Telavi District of Georgia

  A monument to Joseph Stalin has been installed in the centre of the village of Akura, Telavi District. This is the second recently reconstructed monument to Stalin in Georgia.

December 31, 2012 12:00

• A picketer against "Dima Yakovlev's Law" detained in Rostov-on-Don

  Rostov-on-Don hosted a picket of opponents of the "Dima Yakovlev's Law", during which Margos Tiratsuyan, an activist of the People's Freedom Party (ParNas), was detained.

December 29, 2012 23:00

• Georgian soldier who disappeared in Afghanistan found dead

  On December 29, the Georgian Sergeant George Kikadze, who disappeared in Afghanistan, on December 19 was found dead. The circumstances of his death will be made public at the end of the inquiry, Irakli Alasaniya, the Minister of Defence of Georgia, said at a special briefing.

December 29, 2012 22:00

• Police source: Dalgatov who was shot dead in Makhachkala earlier threatened locals loyal to law enforcers

  Gadjimurad Dalgatov, who was killed today during a special operation in Makhachkala, was the militant leader in the Kizilyurt District of Dagestan; and this November he posted a video on the Internet with threats to local residents, said a source from law enforcement bodies of Dagestan.

December 29, 2012 21:00

• Picket in defence of journalist Tolmachov held in Rostov-on-Don

  Residents of Rostov-on-Don have come to the picket in support of Alexander Tolmachov, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "I'm Authorized to State".

December 29, 2012 20:00

• Ex-Minister of Justice of Georgia Zurab Adeishvili charged in absentia

  The General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Georgia has indicted in absentia the former Minister of Justice Zurab Adeishvili of abuse of office, organization of humiliation and inhuman treatment of prisoners, as well as of falsification of a criminal case.