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November 19, 2012 15:15

• Krasnenkov is going to appeal to the Supreme Court concerning dismissal of his claim against “Memorial” Human Rights Center

  Andrey Krasnenkov, attorney of Head of Chechnya Ramzan Kabyrov, is going to appeal the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation concerning the verdict of the panel of judges of Moscow city court who on November, 14, dismissed his appeal against the judgment of Tverskoy district court on his anti-defamation lawsuit against “Memorial” Human Rights Center.

November 19, 2012 14:16

• Georgian miners on strike in Tkibuli

  300 workers of the mine named after Dzidziguri in the town of Tkibuli, Western Georgia, went on a strike, United Trade Union of the country reported.

November 19, 2012 12:00

• A school uniform will be introduced in Stavropol region after the incident with hijabs

  A school uniform will be introduced in Stavropol region. This decision was taken by Governor of the region Valery Zerenkov. No unified variant of the uniform is planned, only general recommendations will be worked out the be specified by school administrations.

November 19, 2012 11:00

• Georgian sailors ask the authorities to help them return home from Panama

  Twelve Georgian sailors who are on board “Maria del Carmen” Nigerian ship in Panama appealed to the President and Government of Georgia asking to help them return home.

November 19, 2012 08:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of November 12-18

  Protest action of opposition in Baku demanding to dissolve the parliament; detention of more than a dozen former senior MIA officials in Georgia; end of debates at Mirzaev's trial; rapist of a child in the hospital in Budennovsk, Stavropol Territory, sentenced; start of trial on massacre in Kuschevskaya and population of new district in Krymsk heavily hit by flood in July; approval of government heads by parliamentarians of Kalmykia and Karachay-Cherkessia, – look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of November 12-18, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

November 17, 2012 23:00

• New Georgian bill "On Amnesty" assumes shorter terms for all prisoners

  The Georgian Parliament is drafting – with the participation of academic circles and non-governmental organizations – a unique bill "On Amnesty", where one point assumes to reduce the terms of all the prisoners. This was announced today by Ekaterina Beseliya, Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights and Civil Integration, at the "roundtable" in Tbilisi, where the bill was discussed.

November 17, 2012 22:00

• Chechen Prosecutor's Office is inquiring into salary non-payment case to "Penta" employees

  The Prosecutor's Office of Chechnya has opened a criminal case against Siyavush Mamed-Zade, Director General of the Turkish construction company "Penta-Stroy" on the fact of non-payment of wages to company employees. The current whereabouts of Mamed-Zade, who, according to Chechen authorities, disappeared in December 2011 outside the republic, is unknown.

November 17, 2012 21:00

• First trial on attempt to illegally obtain compensation is over in Krymsk

  The Krymsk Court has sentenced a local resident, accused of trying to illegally obtain compensation due to flood victims, to six months of corrective labour. In total, to date, eight such criminal cases have been opened, as reported by the Prosecutor's Office of the Krasnodar Territory.

November 17, 2012 20:00

• Dagestani Prosecutor's Office reveals over 70 school teachers with fake diplomas

  During the check conducted in Dagestani schools, prosecutors revealed 74 teachers who worked on fake diplomas. The check goes on, said a source from the Prosecutor's Office.

November 17, 2012 19:00

• Opposition: number of Baku detainees exceeds 60

  According to opposition parties, before and during the protest action in Baku the police detained more than 60 persons.

November 17, 2012 18:00

• Parties of Karabakh conflict accuse each other of shelling

  The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has accused the Armenian armed forces of breaking the ceasefire on November 16 and at night on November 17. In response, the spokesman of the Defence Army of Nagorno-Karabakh has accused the units of the Azerbaijani Army of shelling along the whole contact line.

November 17, 2012 17:00

• Moscow hosted a picket demanding immediate evacuation of Circassians from Syria

  Today, in Krasnopresnenskaya Zastava Square, near the monument to Heroes of Revolution in Moscow, a picket was held with an appeal to Russian authorities to promptly evacuate Circassian from the war-torn Syria. The picket gathered 20 participants.

November 17, 2012 16:00

• In Armenia, prisoner sewed up his mouth in protest

  On November 16, Artak Abramyan, an inmate kept in "Nubarashen" prison in Armenia, sewed up his mouth and went on hunger strike, claiming harassment by colony personnel.

November 17, 2012 15:00

• Trial of persons accused of preparing terror acts at "Eurovision" starts in Azerbaijan

  On November 15 in Baku, the Court of Grave Crimes began trying four Azerbaijani citizens accused of preparing terror acts during the international song contest "Eurovision-2012".

November 17, 2012 14:00

• All-Armenian Fund "Hayastan" holds telethon in countries of Europe

  The regular Europe-wide telethon of the All-Armenian Fund "Hayastan" started on November 15.

November 16, 2012 23:00

• Astrakhan residents report tremors from explosions at "Ashuluk" Range

  Liquidation of old ammunition at the "Ashuluk" Training Range causes seismic tremors registered in Astrakhan; in this context many local residents call the rescue hotline, as reported by the press office of the deputy chairman of the regional government on survivability systems and environmental safety.

November 16, 2012 22:00

• Russian Congress of Caucasian Nations urges authorities to help in repatriation of Syrian Circassians

  The Russian Congress of Caucasian Nations has called on the Russian authorities to pay attention to the problems of Syrian Circassians and help in their resettlement to their historical homeland. The Congress intends to announce this appeal during a picket scheduled in Moscow on November 17.

November 16, 2012 21:00

• About 50 take part in action "Kindergartens – to Children!" held in Vladikavkaz

  Today, the capital of North Ossetia has hosted and action "Kindergartens – to Children!" where the participants – more than 50 local residents – demanded from the Russia's Ministry of Defence (MoD) to return the building of a former kindergarten back to the city.

November 16, 2012 20:00

• Prosecutor's Office challenges initiation of criminal case on Dubrovka terror act

  The Prosecutor's Office has appealed against the decision of the Lefortovo District Court of Moscow, which declared illegal the refusal to open a criminal case on the hostage liberation operation at the Dubrovka Theatrical Centre in 2002.

November 16, 2012 19:00

• "Rospotrebnadzor" plans to open import of Georgian wines to Russia after checking producers

  Gennady Onischenko, the head of Russian Federal Agency for Consumer Goods Supervision ("Rospotrebnadzor"), has stated that the delivery of Georgian wines and mineral waters to the Russian market may be resumed after checking the producers.