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September 24, 2012 23:50

• Tbilisi hosts rallies demanding to release detained participants of protest actions

  In Tbilisi, today is the third day of the protest action, demanding to release four prisoners Lasha Meskhiya, David Patsatsiya, Dachi Tsaguriya, and Bekar Aladashvili. In the capital of Georgia, protest actions and hunger strikes in connection with the facts of torture in prisons are underway.

September 24, 2012 23:00

• Georgia: prisoners of Ksani colony complain about torture and humiliating treatment

  Today, inmates of the Ksani colony No. 15, one more Georgian penitentiary institution, announced that they had been beaten and tortured.

September 24, 2012 23:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of September 17-23

  Mass protests in Georgia after disclosure of facts of torture in prison; actions of CPRF against growth of prices and utility tariffs in Southern Russia; hunger strike of Chechen refugees in Ingushetia; International Investment Forum in Sochi; shooting at policemen in Rostov Region, - look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of September 17-23, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

September 24, 2012 23:00

• In Turkey, more than 300 persons attend rally and pickets in support of Syrian Circassians

  In Turkish cities of Ankara, Istanbul and Antalya, rallies and pickets in support of Syrian Circassians were attended by more than 300 persons. This was reported by the organizing committee for the World Campaign in Solidarity with Syrian Circassians, held on September 23.

September 24, 2012 22:50

• Dagestani Supreme Court refuses to change sentence imposed for beating teenager

  Today, the Supreme Court of Dagestan upheld the decision of the Shamil District Court, under which defendant Magomed Magomedov was convicted for beating a 14-year-old teenager.

September 24, 2012 22:40

• In Georgia, four persons detained on charges of bribing public officials

  In Georgia, four persons were detained on the fact of bribing public officials. One of those cases involves Aleko Tabatadze, a candidate for MP from the "Georgian Dream", the block of Bidzina Ivanishvili. This was stated by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Georgia.

September 24, 2012 22:40

• Chief architect of Sochi suspected of abuse of power

  In Sochi, Oleg Sheveiko, Director of the Department of Architecture, Urban Planning and Redevelopment of the city administration, became a defendant in two criminal cases, related to the issuance of construction permits in the area of international hospitality.

September 24, 2012 22:30

• In Azerbaijan, arrest of oppositionist Nigyar Yagublu is of political nature, her lawyers assert

  In Azerbaijan, the investigation into the case against Nigyar Yagublu, an activist of the youth organization of the oppositional "Musavat" Party, is being conducted with procedural violations, and the arrest of the oppositionist is of political nature. This was stated on September 24 by lawyers of Nigyar Yagublu at the "roundtable", held in the media centre of the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS).

September 24, 2012 22:10

• Russian Supreme Court returns case on undermining "Neva-Express" Train to first instance court

  Today, the Judicial Panel for Criminal Cases of the Russian Supreme Court granted a lawyer's motion to restore the right to defence of Tarkhan Kartoev, convicted in case on undermining the "Neva-Express" Train. The case will be sent to the first instance court for translation into Ingush, the lawyer Tatiana Okushko said.

September 24, 2012 22:00

• Dagestani resident claims unlawful detention of her son by power agents

  Police officers from the OVD (Interior Division) of the Magaramkent District of Dagestan unlawfully detain a 23-year Magomed Guseinov. This was reported by Kevser Guseinova, a resident of the village of Tagirkent of the Magaramkent District.

September 24, 2012 20:00

• Members of power ministries are verifying information about involvement of suicide bombers of "Riyad as-Salihin" in murder of Said Chirkeisky in Dagestan

  A grouping of shahid suicide bombers of "Riyad as-Salihin" assumed responsibility for murder of Sufi Sheikh Said Chirkeisky in Dagestan. Committee of Inquiry in Dagestan and National Anti-terrorist Committee (NAC) of the Russian Federation are already verifying this version.

September 24, 2012 19:00

• Unidentified people in Georgia threw stones at supports of the authorities and splashed acid in the face of an oppositionist

  An assault at a minibus with activists of the ruling party "United National Movement" (UNM) took place in Georgia tonight. Oppositionists report one more assault, this time at a representative of the block "Bidzina Ivanishvili - Georgian Dream" in Gardaban district of Georgia.

September 24, 2012 18:00

• A protest action of believers passed off in front of the Embassy of France in Baku

  Today about 50 people held an action of protest in front of the Embassy of France in Baku in connection with caricatures of Prophet Muhammad published in "Charlie Hebdo" French satiric weekly. Center of freedom of conscience and confession also condemned the caricatures and the film "Innocence of Muslims".

September 23, 2012 23:00

• Convicts in the prison of Rustavi went on a mass hunger strike

  About 3000 convicts of prison No 17 of Rustavi, Georgia, went on a hunger strike. According to their relatives, the action was a sign of solidarity with the convicts who underwent torture.

September 22, 2012 23:00

• Book "The Innocent Found Guilty" presented in Grozny

  The Grozny office of the Interregional Public Organization "Centre of Caucasian Initiative" has hosted a presentation of the book by Zoya Svetova "The Innocent Found Guilty", dedicated to inmates who serve their terms under fabricated cases. The presentation was attended by Zara Murtazalieva, a Chechen girl, who spent eight and a half years in a colony in Mordovia on charges of terrorism.

September 22, 2012 22:00

• Action of "Georgian Dream" in Zugdidi brings together thousands of coalition supporters

  A pre-election rally of the election bloc "Bidzina Ivanishvili – Georgian Dream" organized in the city of Zugdidi was attended by several thousands of supporters of the bloc from all districts of the region Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti and by activists who came from Tbilisi, Poti, and other cities.

September 22, 2012 21:00

• In Tbilisi, students go on hunger strike demanding freedom to detained protesters against torture

  Today, six activists of student movements of Georgia went on hunger strike in front of the House of Justice. Their main demand is to release the four participants of protest actions, detained for trying to break through the cordon and disobeying the police.

September 22, 2012 20:00

• Vladikavkaz hosts rally against growth of utility tariffs

  As reported by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, the rally held in Vladikavkaz by the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) within the All-Russian protest action was attended by about 300 people.

September 22, 2012 19:00

• Authorities of Maikop and Nalchik failed to coordinated mass street actions in support of Syrian Circassians

  The mass street actions in support of Syrian Circassians scheduled in Maikop and Nalchik on September 23 have been cancelled, as reported by the members of the organizing committee for the actions. Now, the actions will be held in the form of solo pickets and meetings.

September 22, 2012 18:00

• In Astrakhan, tenants evacuated because of threat of house collapse return to their flats

  The tenants of the house in Astrakhan, who were evacuated by rescuers in the evening on September 21 because a crack in the wall of their house, returned to their flats.