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October 26, 2012 17:00

• The Muslims of the Russian South celebrate Kurban Bayram

  Today the Muslims of the Southern regions of Russia and their brothers in faith are celebrating Kurban Bayram, the day of sacrificial offering and one of the main Muslim holidays. In some regions of the Russian South local residents reported rising prices on animals’ flesh for offering on the eve of the holiday.

October 26, 2012 15:00

• The Georgian communists are collecting signatures for construction of a memorial to Stalin in Gori

  The communists in Gori, Joseph Stalin’s native town, are collecting signatures under the demand to restore his memorial earlier dismantled in the central square. Five thousand signatures are already collected.

October 26, 2012 09:17

• Five convicts in Yegor Sviridov's murder case sent to serve sentences in Dagestan

  Arthur Arsibiev, Khasan Ibragimov, Nariman Ismailov, Akai Akaev and Ramazan Utarbiev, the figurants in the murder case of the football fan of the "Spartak" FC Yegor Sviridov, sentenced to five years in prison each, have been delivered to the Correction Colony IK-7 situated in the village of Novy Tyube, Kumtorkalin District of Dagestan.

October 26, 2012 07:00

• Idris Kartoev punished for breaking regulations, UFSIN of Tver Region asserts

  Idris Kartoev, a defendant in the case of blowing up the "Neva-Express" Train, was disciplined and placed into a dungeon for breaking the custody regulations, said the UFSIN (Department of the Russian Federal Correction Service) for the Tver Region.

October 26, 2012 06:16

• Zverevo residents begin series of pickets against high utility tariffs

  About 50 residents of the city of Zverevo, Rostov Region have launched a series of everyday pickets with the aim to draw the authorities' attention to the problem of excessive tariffs on housing and communal services, first of all, on centralized heating.

October 26, 2012 04:19

• Workers of Poti Port hold warning strike

  The strike organized in the port of the city of Poti, Georgia, was attended by over 200 people. The action lasted for two hours and was a sort of a warning, the strikers said.

October 25, 2012 23:00

• Alexei Kravets' house demolished in Sochi

  Today, in Sochi, house of Alexei Kravets, located in Prosvescheniya Street, was demolished by workers of the Research and Industrial Association (RIA) "Mostovik". Ruslan Portnov, bailiff of the Adler District, attended the place to observe the execution of the court decision.

October 25, 2012 22:00

• Motor racing "City Challenge Baku" started in Azerbaijan

  This evening, the capital of Azerbaijan launched competition of classic "Formula 1" cars and cars of a series "GT3 City Challenge Baku". 13 teams of famous car brands take part in the competitions. - World champion Jacques Villeneuve and Jos Verstappen are among the participants.

October 25, 2012 21:00

• About 80 employees of "PIK" TV Channel hold protest outside Georgian Parliament

  Staff members of the "PIK" TV Channel held a protest action in front of the Parliament building in Kutaisi. During an hour, the journalists invited politicians and MPs to the table, set right in the street, and asked them to express their position on the closure of the "PIK" TV Channel. The interviewed politicians spoke in favour of maintaining the Russian-language TV Channel in Georgia.

October 25, 2012 20:00

• Georgia's Parliament approves Government

  By a majority of votes, the Parliament of Georgia approved the government composition and the government programme "Strong, democratic and united Georgia", presented by the coalition "Georgian Dream", which won the parliamentary elections.

October 25, 2012 19:00

• Disappeared Dagestani resident found in Kizlyar OVD

  Abdulnasyr Ramazanov, who was considered disappeared since yesterday, was found at the building of the Kizlyar OVD (Interior Division), and he faced charges of drug possession. This was reported by his wife Inara Ramazanova, a resident of the village of Chernyaevka of the Kizlyar District.

October 25, 2012 18:00

• Resident of Kabardino-Balkaria claims unlawful detention and tortures

  Islam Tlapshokov, a resident of Nalchik, asks human rights defenders to help protecting his rights and claims being unlawfully detained by law enforcement agents, interrogated without a lawyer present, and tortured.

October 25, 2012 17:00

• Volgograd: NTV journalists fined by 1000 roubles each for covering ASF outbreak

  In Volgograd, magistrate judge found Andrei Sukhanov, a journalist of the NTV Channel, and cameraman Daniil Korotun guilty of petty hooliganism and sentenced them to a fine of 1000 roubles for the interview on African swine fever (ASF), to which they brought a piglet.

October 25, 2012 16:00

• 11 injured by building collapse in central Yerevan

  In the centre of Yerevan, in Khandjyan Street, unfinished building collapsed. This was reported by the Armenian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE). As a result of the collapse, 11 persons were injured.

October 25, 2012 14:00

• Remnants of missing Plievo resident found in Ingushetia

  In the evening of October 24, the remains of Orts Almurziev, a disappeared resident of the village of Plievo, was found in the forest area between the villages of Ali-Yurt and Surkhakhi, two kilometres from the road. This was reported by Akhmed Kotiev, Secretary of the Security Council of Ingushetia.

October 25, 2012 13:00

• Ministry of Education of Krasnodar Territory prohibits Halloween celebration

  On October 24, the Ministry of the Krasnodar Territory sent the administration of municipal education departments and principals of educational institutions a letter, recommending avoiding "celebration of Halloween in any form."

October 25, 2012 12:00

• Derbent residents dissatisfied with reconstruction

  Residents of Derbent, affected by the torrential rains, report a shortage of assistance and slow progress in reconstruction works.

October 25, 2012 09:00

• Aslan Cherkesov’s mother reports a threat to his life and violation of his rights

  Administration of penal colony IK-17 of Krasnoyarsk violates the rights of Aslan Cherkesov convicted for murder of “Spartak” football fan Yegor Sviridov, Aslan’s mother Sonya Cherkesova states.

October 25, 2012 08:00

• A defendant on the case of blasting “Nevsky express” beaten up because of religious printed matter, his brother reported

  Idris Kartoev, one of the defendants on the case of blasting “Nevsky express”, was beaten up during examination in the investigative isolation ward of Tver. The reason for the conflict was religious printed matter, his brother Vakha Kartoev told the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent.

October 25, 2012 07:00

• 36 repatriates returned to Abkhazia from Syria in October

  36 persons who arrived in Abkhazia from Syria in October were accommodated in “Aitar” hotel of Sukhumi for the period of adaptation, 16 children including babies among them.