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November 01, 2012 15:00

• David Sergeenko: Georgian government to pay for rent of apartments for persons in extreme need

  The government of Georgia has developed a plan for actions for socially disadvantaged persons, who occupied different institutions. After checking their status, the persons in extreme need will receive funds for rental of housing. This was reported by David Sergeenko, Minister of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia.

November 01, 2012 14:00

• The Government of Kabardino-Balkaria dissolved

  Today Head of Kabardino-Balkaria dismissed the Government of the republic. Arsen Kanokov explained his decision by the necessity of changes, Press Service of Head of Kabardino-Balkaria reported.

November 01, 2012 11:00

• Alexey Kravets evicted from his house in Sochi reports theft of his belongings

  On October, 31, resident of Sochi Alexey Kravets appealed to the police reporting theft of his belongings that remained in the place of his house pulled down for construction of an Olympic object.

November 01, 2012 10:00

• Refugees in Georgia broke into the territory of Republican hospital in Zugdidi

  Ten refugee families broke into the territory of Republican hospital in Zugdidi. An attempt of several families to intrude into the building of a research center in Poti failed.

November 01, 2012 09:00

• Tatiana Goncharova injured in an explosion in Rostov-on-Don on the Teacher’s Day left hospital

  Employee of the Ministry of Education of Rostov region Tatiana Goncharova injured during an explosion of a parcel with a bomb on the Teacher’s Day left Rostov Emergency hospital No 2. The physicians successfully saved her eyesight.

November 01, 2012 07:00

• The Government of Armenia allotted about 50 thousand euros to pay the fines on the cases lost in the European Court

  Today at the session of the Government it was decided to allot from state budget about 50 thousand euros to pay the fines on the cases the Republic of Armenia lost in the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

October 31, 2012 23:00

• In Rostov-on-Don, participant of action in support of Article 31 of Constitution detained

  Today, in Rostov-on-Don, within the "Strategy-31", solo pickets were held: six persons came to the square with posters. One of the activists was brought by the police to the police station. Five more participants of the protest action stood for about an hour with posters in support of Article 31 of the Russian Constitution and went home.

October 31, 2012 22:00

• Law "On Ossetian Family Names" adopted In South Ossetia,

  Today, the Parliament of South Ossetia adopted the law, under which citizens of the republic would be able to change their family names in accordance with their historical sounding.

October 31, 2012 21:00

• Sochi: 12-year-old boy, taken from his mother by social workers, returned to his family

  A 12-year-old Svyatoslav Gorbunov, who was kept in the social rehabilitation centre for minors "Rodnik", was given out to his relatives. This was told on October 31 to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Valentina Gorbunova, the boy's mother.

October 31, 2012 20:00

• Alibek Botashev: ex-President of Karachay-Cherkessia to be questioned at trial on case of Fral Shebzukhov's murder

  Today, the Supreme Court of Karachay-Cherkessia continued questioning of prosecution witnesses on the case of the murder of Fral Shebzukhov, the advisor of Boris Ebzeev, ex-President of Karachay-Cherkessia.

October 31, 2012 19:00

• In Georgia, negotiations of administration and workers of Poti Port fail to resolve labour dispute

  In Poti, the administration and the workers of the port failed to reach an agreement on the amount of wages and improvement of working conditions.

October 31, 2012 18:00

• House of paralyzed Makhachkala resident searched, his lawyer asserts

  Unidentified armed men in masks conducted a search at the house of Sadir Gyulaliev, a resident of Makhachkala, a Category I invalid, paralyzed since his childhood, and seized a laptop. This was reported by his lawyer Israpil Gadadov.

October 31, 2012 17:00

• In Armenia, for 10 years, number of residents decreased by 195,000 persons, census reports

  According to preliminary results of the census of 2011, the number of permanent population of Armenia reached 3,018,854 persons. This was reported today at the press conference in Yerevan by Karine Kuyumdjyan, the head of the division for census and demography of the National Statistical Service of Armenia. The second census took part in Armenia on October 12-21, 2011.

October 31, 2012 15:00

• VTSIOM: most Russian citizens treat penalty for shooting at Dagestani wedding in Moscow as too lenient

  Most Russian residents are convinced that the shooting at the Dagestani wedding in Moscow is a consequence of lack of culture and of impunity and not a part of tradition, and the penalty for the shooting was inadequate lenient. This was reported by the All-Russian Centre for Public Opinion Research (known as VTSIOM).

October 31, 2012 14:56

• Leaders of "Mekhk-Kkhel" decide to move hunger strike from Ingushetia to Moscow

  The authorities of Ingushetia impeded holding in the republic a mass hunger strike, declared by members of the regional public movement "Mekhk-Kkhel", and because of that fact, it was decided to move it to Moscow. This was reported by Idris Abadiev, the leader of the movement.

October 31, 2012 13:00

• Victim of terror act wants to collect 50 million roubles from "Domodedovo" Airport

  The Presnya Court of Moscow received a claim, filed against the "Domodedovo" Airport for reimbursement of damages in connection with the terror act, committed in January 2011. The total amount of the claims reaches 50 million roubles.

October 31, 2012 10:00

• NGO "Earth is Our Home" starts campaign to close Museum of Soviet Occupation in Tbilisi

  The NGO "Earth is Our Home" launches an active campaign to demand closure of the Museum of Soviet Occupation in Tbilisi. This was stated by Elgudja Khodeli, the head of the NGO. The first action within the campaign took place in front of the Museum itself, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

October 31, 2012 07:00

• Court finds Ilyas Nalgiev guilty of torturing Zelimkhan Chitigov in Ingush MIA

  The Karabulak Court ruled on the case of torture in the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Ingushetia that in the episode of torture of Zelimkhan Chitigov, the guilt of Ilyas Nalgiev, former police officer, had been completely proved, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

October 30, 2012 23:00

• Yerevan Mayor: collapsed house was built illegally

  The construction of the building in Khandjyan Street in the centre of Yerevan, the second floor of which fell down and hit the workers, was held illegally, without the permission of the City Mayoralty and City Urban Construction Inspection. This was reported today by Taron Margaryan, Mayor of Yerevan.

October 30, 2012 22:00

• Abkhazia commemorates victims of political repressions

  Today, in Sukhumi, at the monument to victims of political repressions of 1930-1940s, representatives of the public and the Abkhaz leaders and students gathered to pay tribute to memory of the repressed persons.