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November 08, 2012 20:18

• Defendants in case of attempt to blow up "Sapsan" train admit their guilt in part

  Today, the Moscow City Court completed the interrogation of the defendants on charges of attempt to undermine the passenger train "Sapsan". This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" by lawyer Abusupyan Gaitaev.

November 08, 2012 20:17

• Dagestan: Timur Mirimov's relatives report his kidnapping

  Today, in Dagestan, Timur Mirimov, a resident of the village of Sovietskoe of the Magaramkent District, was kidnapped. This was reported by his parents. According to them, the kidnappers were in masks; they forced Timur out of the house and drove him away to some unknown destination.

November 08, 2012 20:00

• Vice-President of European Commission complains about ban to visit imprisoned journalists in Azerbaijan

  The Azerbaijani authorities have agreed to the call of the joint mission of the OSCE, Council of Europe and European Union to release journalists and activists, arrested for their statements. However, today, representatives of international organizations were not allowed to visit imprisoned journalists and activists. This was reported by Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission and European Commissioner for Digital Agenda, at the press conference in Baku.

November 08, 2012 18:19

• Opposition's boycott not to affect work of Parliament, "Georgian Dream" asserts

  According to the ruling coalition "Georgian Dream", a temporary waiver of participation in the work of the supreme legislative body of the country, declared by the oppositional "United National Movement" Party, will not affect the activities of the Parliament.

November 08, 2012 17:00

• Court finds Adil Magomedov, guest at Moscow Dagestani wedding guilty

  Alexei Peshkov, Judge of the Garrison Military Court of Moscow, found Adil Magomedov, a participant of the incident at the Dagestani wedding party in Moscow, guilty of disobeying the police.

November 08, 2012 15:11

• Two Circassian villages bombed in Syria

  Two Circassian villages in the Golan Heights in Syria are being bombed. According to unofficial information, Circassian refugees from the entire country gathered there.

November 08, 2012 13:15

• About 20 people took part in an action for closing the Museum of Soviet occupation in Tbilisi

  About twenty persons laid flowers at the memorial to Alexander Pushkin during an action of a non-governmental organization “The Earth is our home”. The action was held in support of closing the Museum of occupation of Georgia, Head of NGO “The Earth is our home” Elgudzba Khodeli declared.

November 08, 2012 13:11

• Adil Magomedov, participant of “Dagestani wedding” in Moscow, refused to acknowledge his guilt

  During trial on administrative case of insubordination to the police in Moscow Garrison court Adil Magomedov, participant of the incident at the “Dagestani wedding” in Moscow refused to acknowledge himself guilty. His attorneys Fuad Mirzoev and Victor Malyshev also insist on the defendant’s innocence.

November 08, 2012 11:14

• The bus drivers in Tbilisi started a token strike

  A token strike of municipal bus drivers started in Tbilisi this morning. The drivers of municipal buses of Tbilisi demanded from the administration of the transport company of the city to raise their monthly wages.

November 07, 2012 23:00

• Relatives of inmates kept in "Salyn IK-1" ask Taimuraz Mamsurov to react to beatings of North-Ossetians

  Relatives of convicted natives of North Ossetia, who serve their sentences in the penal colony "Salyn IK-1" in Kalmykia, appealed to Taimuraz Mamsurov, the leader of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, asking to take emergency response measures in connection with the current situation at the penitentiary institution and a mass beating of prisoners.

November 07, 2012 22:00

• Armenian authorities respond to ECtHR's questions regarding complaint filed by Levon Ter-Petrosyan

  The Armenian Government has responded to the questions of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) with regard to the complaint, filed by Levon Ter-Petrosyan, the leader of the oppositional Armenian National Congress. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by the press service of the Armenian Government.

November 07, 2012 21:00

• Lawyer: Khamzhuev, defendant in case of attempt to blow up "Sapsan" train, admits his guilt in part

  Today, the Moscow City Court interrogated two out of four defendants in the case of attempt to undermine the high-speed passenger train "Sapsan". One of them Khamzhuev pleaded guilty in part, and the second defendant Umaev denied his guilt in full. This was reported by Abusupyan Gaitaev, a representative of the defence.

November 07, 2012 20:00

• Law enforcers block Department of Islamic products in Makhachkala shopping centre

  In the capital of Dagestan, armed law enforcers have cordoned off the shopping centre "GUM", and they intend to detain all employees of the Department of Islamic products, who wear hijabs. This was stated by Asiya Magomedova, an employee of the shopping centre.

November 07, 2012 19:00

• In Sochi, contractors dismiss workers from Central Asia involved in fight

  In Sochi, the leaders of the contracting organizations decided to terminate the contracts with workers from Central Asia, who participated in the conflict that occurred on November 5 in the vicinities of Krasnaya Polyana.

November 07, 2012 18:00

• Ingushetia: victim in "Chitigov's case" agrees with verdict

  Today, the court sentenced Ilyas Nalgiev, the former head of the criminal police of Karabulak, to eight years to be served in the high security colony in the case of torture, used against Zelimkhan Chitigov, a refugee from Chechnya. Nazir Guliev, the former staff member of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Ingushetia, who was also the figurant of the case, was acquitted by the court.

November 07, 2012 17:16

• Artak Bayadyan: fight in "Harsnaqar" was pre-planned by restaurant staff

  Today, at the court session of the case on the incident in the "Harsnaqar" Restaurant, military doctor Artak Bayadyan, one of the victims, stated that guard Norair Airapetyan, one of the six defendants, was the organizer of the fight. The victim has expressed his confidence that the beating of him and his friends had been planned in advance by staff members of the Restaurant.

November 07, 2012 17:00

• Rostov holds picket-exhibition "20 Years without USSR" dedicated to October Revolution

  Today, the Rostov Branch of the patriotic movement "Suts Vremeni" (Essence of Time) held a picket-photo exhibition, dedicated to the 95th anniversary of the October Revolution. The activists of the movement gathered photos that demonstrated ruined plants, factories, and farms.

November 07, 2012 16:00

• Some residents of Elbrus in Kabardino-Balkaria refuse to pay for water

  In Kabardino-Balkaria, for a year, some residents of the village of Elbrus refuse to pay for water, explaining that "Allah gives the water." Perhaps, the tariffs for utility services should be revised. This was stated by Rasul Tilov, a member of the Public Council, established under the administration of the dwelling settlement to resolve the situation with non-payers.

November 07, 2012 14:00

• Bacho Akhalaya arrested under case on beating officers in Georgia

  Bacho Akhalaya, ex-Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia, Giorgy Kalandadze, Chief of General Staff, and Zurab Shamatava, Chief of the Fourth Division,were detained in connection with the investigation into the case of beating of six officers in 2011. This was reported by Archil Kbiliashvili, Chief Prosecutor of Georgia.

November 07, 2012 14:00

• In Chechnya, some kindergartens already teach basics of Islam

  Till present, general study of the basics of Islam in kindergartens of Grozny, which was planned to be introduced, starting from November 1, has not been introduced. This was reported by the Mayoralty of Grozny. However, according to local residents, some pre-school institutions have been already conducting such studies for a long time.