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November 27, 2012 22:00

• Defendants, accused of vandalizing Rostov cemetery, claim pressure during inquiry

  Today, in Rostov-on-Don, Ivan Bykadorov and Dmitry Eremenko, two defendants in the criminal case of vandalism at the North Cemetery, stated at the court session that they were forced to write confessions under psychological and physical pressure from law enforcers.

November 27, 2012 21:00

• The miners in Tkibuli recommenced work

  Today miners in Tkibuli, Georgia, broke off their strike and started full-fledged work, one of the directors of "Georgian Industrial Group" Natia Turnava reported.

November 27, 2012 20:00

• A local resident earlier kidnapped in Dagestan released

  A local resident kidnapped by unknown people in Kizilyurt was released and was able to get home by himself, the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Dagestan reports.

November 27, 2012 19:00

• Committee of Inquiry: an official illegally put his family on the list of victims of flood in Krymsk

  Victor Zhdanov, Head of Department for prevention of emergencies and civil defense of Krymsk district, who became a defendant on the case of flood in Krymsk is accused of putting his family on the list of victims of flood in Krymsk while his housing estate was not even located in the zone of submergence, Committee of Inquiry of Russia (CIR) reports.

November 27, 2012 18:00

• A resident of Chechnya reported her son's disappearance

  Resident of Sunzha district Lema Sigauri born in 1984 disappeared in Chechnya. His mother Rovzan Sigauri appealed to human rights organizations reporting his disappearance, leader of "MASHR" Magomed Multsogov wrote in his blog on the "Caucasian Knot".

November 26, 2012 23:30

• In Rostov-on-Don, defence in case against Pro-Rector claims pressure from OBEP

  In Rostov-on-Don, at the trial in the case against Evgeny Aidarkin, Pro-Rector of the Southern Federal University (SFU), the defence claimed pressure from the Prosecutor's Office and the Division for Combating Economic Crime (the so-called OBEP).

November 26, 2012 23:10

• Azerbaijan: PFPA activist Dayanat Babaev released for inquiry period

  Today, the Nasimi District Court in Baku granted the motion, filed by the defence of Dayanat Babaev, an activist of the Youth Committee of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), accused of hooliganism and released him from custody. The investigation into the criminal case against the activist is underway.

November 26, 2012 23:00

• UN Committee Against Torture reminds Russia of need to investigate murders of Anna Politkovskaya and Natalia Estemirova

  In its report on the situation with human rights in Russia, the UN Committee Against Torture criticizes the recently adopted laws on public associations and treason, points out to the failures in the investigation into well-known cases of violence against citizens, and calls on the Russian authorities to investigate and punish the persons, responsible for the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, the observer of the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" and human rights defender Natalia Estemirova.

November 26, 2012 23:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of November 19-25

  Solidarity actions with Syrian Circassians; victory of FC "Anji" over Italian "Udinese Calcio"; explosions in Shamilkala and sentence to policemen accused of beating a teen in Dagestan; a failed session of Armenian Parliament initiated by the opposition and telethon in Los Angeles; return of Irakli Okruashvili to Georgia and mass pardoning of prisoners; first sessions of Parliament of North Ossetia, - look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of November 19-25, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

November 26, 2012 22:20

• Dagestani Ministry wants to buy car for 5 million roubles

  The website of state procurement published a bid of the Ministry of National Policy, Religious Affairs and External Relations of Dagestan for purchasing an Audi car, worth for 5 million roubles, for the needs of the Republic's Permanent Mission under the Russian President.

November 26, 2012 22:10

• On November 19-25, 11 persons killed in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of November 19-25, 2012, at least 16 persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of these, 11 persons were killed and 5 wounded. These are the results of calculations of the "Caucasian Knot" based on own materials of the edition and information from other open sources.

November 26, 2012 22:00

• An action of protest of workers of "Naiyrit" plant is going on near the residence of the President of Armenia

  About one thousand workers of "Naiyrit" chemical plant in Yerevan gathered near the residence of the President of Armenia demanding to pay off wage arrears for the last 11 months.

November 26, 2012 21:00

• A convoy perished in a scuffle among convicts in one of the clinics of Tbilisi

  Convoy Djambul Khosharauli aged 48 perished during a scuffle among convicts in the Clinic named after Gudushauri in Tbilisi. The participants of the scuffle will be punished, Minister of Execution of punishments, probation and legal aid of Georgia Sozar Subari declared.

November 26, 2012 20:00

• Two physicians detained for suspicion of trafficking of children in Chechnya

  Investigative bodies of Chechnya detained two women employees of medical centers. They are suspected of organizing a network for trafficking of children in the republic, Committee of Inquiry of Russia (CIR) reported.

November 26, 2012 19:00

• Moscow city court prolonged the term of arrest to a defendant on the case of Politkovskaya's murder

  Moscow city court prolonged the term of arrest to native of Chechnya Rustam Mahmudov accused of murder of Anna Politkovskaya, observer of "Novaya Gazeta", till March, 7.

November 26, 2012 18:00

• A man kidnapped in Dagestan

  Unidentified masked people in Kizilyurt kidnapped a local resident, the Ministry of Interior Affairs of the republic reports.

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November 24, 2012 22:00

• In Dagestan, two persons killed and two wounded in shootout

  As a result of a shootout of taxi drivers in the Dagestani village of Tagerkent, two persons were killed and two others were brought to hospital with wounds. This was reported by a representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan.

November 24, 2012 20:18

• Series of solo pickets in support of Syrian Circassians held in Moscow

  Today, in Moscow, a series of solo pickets was held within the worldwide action of solidarity with Syrian Circassians. One after another, participants in the action came to the building of the presidential administration and the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).

November 24, 2012 19:10

• In Georgia, Tkibuli miners in front of presidential palace demand to amend Labour Code

  On November 23, during a protest action in front of the presidential palace in Tbilisi, Tkibuli miners demanded to stop the closure of the mine named after Dzidziguri and modify the provisions of the Labour Code of Georgia, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

November 24, 2012 18:00

• In Adzharia, staff members of two medical centres hold protest actions

  In Adzharia, the medical staff of the Shuakhevi medical centre went on strike and stopped taking patients. Earlier, the protest action was held by staff members of the Kobuleti District Hospital.