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November 22, 2012 21:00

• Derbent resident claims attempt of his kidnapping

  On November 21, unidentified armed men tried to kidnap Alaudin Aslanov, a resident of Derbent. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by his mother Saniyat Aslanova, and this was also confirmed by Alaudin Aslanov himself.

November 22, 2012 19:00

• 519 prisoners pardoned in Georgia

  Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has pardoned 519 prisoners in connection with the Orthodox feast of the Saint George's Day. This was reported by Elena Tevdoradze, Chairman of the State Pardon Commission.

November 22, 2012 18:00

• Casualty of special operation identified in Dagestan

  A man, who was killed today during the special operation in Makhachkala, was preliminary identified as Said Khiyasov, an active member of illegal armed formations (IAFs). This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) in Dagestan.

November 22, 2012 17:00

• Bidzina Ivanishvili: "Georgian Dream" not to seek for impeachment of Saakashvili

  The ruling coalition "Georgian Dream" does not intend to raise the issue of impeachment of Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili. However, it is possible that the coalition will speed up the entry into force of amendments to the Constitution, specifying the powers of the President. This was reported by Bidzina Ivanishvili, Prime Minister of Georgia.

November 22, 2012 16:00

• Policemen, accused of beating teenager in Dagestan, sentenced to 2 years of conditional sentence

  Today, the Court of the village of Khebda of the Shamil District of Dagestan pronounced the verdict in the case of beating a 14-year-old Makhmud Akhmedov by policemen. Gamzat Nurudinov and Shamil Magomedaliev, staff members of the Shamil ROVD (District Interior Division), were sentenced to 2 years of conditional sentence.

November 22, 2012 14:00

• Defendant in case of attempted terror act in Moscow's Red Square pleads fully guilty

  Today, the Moscow City Court held the court session in the case on an attempted terror act in Red Square in Moscow in 2010. Defendant Ilyas Saidov, who concluded a pre-trial agreement with investigators during the preliminary investigation, admitted his guilt.

November 22, 2012 11:00

• A scandal round Saakashvili’s stay in an Italian sanatorium flares up

  In the middle of November President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili had a rest in an expensive Italian sanatorium where a 24 hours stay costs 1350 euros, well-known TV host Tina Kandelaki reported. The President of Georgia had a rest in Italy at his own expense, Saakashvili’s Press Speaker Manana Mandjagaladze states.

November 22, 2012 09:00

• Natives of the republics of Northern Caucasus went on a hunger strike in a penal colony of Mordovia

  About 30 persons, most of them natives of the republics on Northern Caucasus, went on a hunger strike in penal colony No 7 of Mordovia. The participants of the hunger strike demand to observe the convicts’ rights and stop beating they undergo in the penal colony, a relative of one of the convicts reported.

November 22, 2012 08:00

• Actions of protest of striking miners passed off in Tkibuli and Kutaisi

  On November, 21, striking miners and local residents held an action of protest in the center of Tkibuli demanding not to close the mine named after Dzidziguri. A similar action passed off in front of the Parliament in Kutaisi.

November 22, 2012 06:00

• The court in Azerbaijan considered activist Ilham Amirsalanov’s appeal

  Shirvan Appellate Court of Azerbaijan considered an appeal from activist of “Kura” civil association Ilham Amirsalanov sentenced to two years of custody for accusation of illegal storage of arms and ammunition.

November 21, 2012 23:00

• Georgian Parliament plans to set up interim inquiry commission

  The ruling coalition "Georgian Dream" put forward an initiative to establish the temporary investigatory commission of the Parliament.

November 21, 2012 22:00

• Dagestani MIA: three persons killed and one injured in bank blasts

  As a result of two explosions, which occurred today in a bank in the village of Shamilkala of the Untsukul District of Dagestan, three persons were killed and one was injured. This was reported today by the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Dagestan.

November 21, 2012 21:00

• At trial in Azerbaijan, editor-in-chief of "Khural" denies all charges

  At the trial in the Baku Court on Grave Crimes on the case against Avaz Zeinalov, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Khural", at the court sessions, held on November 20-21, the journalist gave testimony, in which he denied all the charges.

November 21, 2012 19:00

• KBSU to admit more than 100 students from Syria

  This academic year, the Kabardino-Balkarian State University (KBSU) will admit more than 100 students from Syria, whose tuition will be paid from the budget. This was announced today by Gumar Kirzhinov, Dean of the Department for Work with International Students of the KBSU.

November 21, 2012 18:00

• In Krasnodar, Alexei Mandrigelya back at large

  Today, Alexei Mandrigelya, a former candidate for deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Krasnodar Territory, an activist of the regional branch of the "Yabloko" Party, sentenced to 15-day arrest for disobeying the police during a symbolic action of "funeral of honest and fair elections in the region", was released from custody.

November 21, 2012 17:00

• Session of Armenian parliament convened by opposition failed

  An extraordinary session of the National Assembly of Armenia, convened by MPs from the "Armenian National Congress" was not held because of lack of quorum.

November 21, 2012 16:00

• Karachay-Cherkessia: four policemen accused of torturing detainee

  In Karachay-Cherkessia, four policemen face trial for abuse of power: they are accused of torturing a detainee to knock out a confession. This was reported by the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) in Karachay-Cherkessia.

November 21, 2012 15:00

• Investors into illegal house try to prevent its demolition in Rostov-on-Don

  On November 20, about 20 residents of Rostov-on-Don, who invested their money in the construction of an apartment building No. 32 in Shakespeare Street, attempted to hinder the demolition of the building. The court declared it to be constructed illegally, and a criminal case was instituted against the developer. The real estate investors claim they did not know that the construction was conducted illegally and that they were sure that the building was being demolished unlawfully.

November 21, 2012 14:00

• Tbilisi hosts action in support of Israel

  On November 20, in old Tbilisi, an action in support of Israel was held in a park near the Jewish Synagogue, next to the popular tourist destination of Chardin Street. The action was attended by about 100 persons.

November 21, 2012 10:00

• Refugees returned to a dwelling center in Tskhinvali restored after showers

  The refugees from Georgia whose dwellings were flooded as a result of showers that passed in Tskhinvali in the beginning of November returned to their collective dwelling center in the suburbs of the town, the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent reports.