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August 27, 2012 23:00

• Armenia: advocates in Avetyan's death case state violations during inquiry

  The advocates for the successor of the military doctor Vage Avetyan, who died after a fight in the "Harsnaqar" Restaurant in Yerevan, state their work is hampered and the case initiated on the fact of Avetyan's death by the Central Investigatory Department of the Armenian Police is considered with violations.

August 27, 2012 22:00

• Rustam Evloev arrested for two months in Ingushetia

  Today, the court has ruled to arrest Rustam Evloev, an inspector of the road-and-post-service (known as DPS) for the Nazran District of Ingushetia, who had been kidnapped, according to his relatives, by unidentified armed people in Chechnya, for two months.

August 27, 2012 21:00

• In Astrakhan, oppositionist handcuffs himself to police building in support of "Pussy Riot"

  Ilya Gachegov from St Petersburg, a participant of the motor rally "White Stream" has handcuffed himself to the building of the MIA Department for the Astrakhan Region in support of the convicted performers of the punk prayer from the "Pussy Riot" group at Christ the Saviour Cathedral.

August 27, 2012 20:00

• Condition of victim of bomb explosion in Ingushetia is grave

  At 12:10 a.m. Moscow time, near the "Fabrichny Marketplace" in the centre of Nazran, an improvised explosive device (IED) was triggered. The blast injured three people; one of them is in critical condition, said the Ingush Central Republic's Clinical Hospital.

August 27, 2012 19:00

• Koblev: ECtHR to consider complaint of Zhamborov's advocates in priority order

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has upheld the appeal of the advocates of Vladimir Zhamborov, an official from Kabardino-Balkaria, who asked to consider their complaint about the need for action to stop violations committed against him, and release him from custody, in the priority order, said Ruslan Koblev, one of Zhamborov's advocates.

August 27, 2012 18:00

• Political party “Way of Georgia” abandoned participation in the parliamentary election

  Political party “Way of Georgia” abandons participation in the election of the Georgian Parliament in favour of Bidzina Ivanishvili’s oppositional coalition “The Georgian Dream”. This was the party’s statement dated August, 27.

August 27, 2012 17:33

• Public prosecutor’s office of Dagestan promised aid in search of kidnapped Abdurashidov

  Shamil Abdurashidov’s relatives who came out to a meeting in Makhachkala were received by Public prosecutor’s office of Dagestan. Public prosecutor on duty assured that he would do his best to establish the kidnapped man’s location, Shamil’s aunt Madina Abdurashidova reported.

August 27, 2012 17:00

• Murat Abazov kidnapped in Kabardino-Balkaria is released, his relatives report

  Murat Abazov kidnapped together with his cousin Arthur Abazov in the settlement of Dygulybgey, Baksan district of Kabardino-Balkaria, is released, his father Edward Abazov reported. Arthur is still kept in Baksan district Department of Interior Affairs where he is being interrogated about participation in an assault at law enforcement personnel.

August 27, 2012 17:00

• 50 sick children are still in medical unit of "Orlyonok" camp near Tuapse

  55 affected children have been discharged from the hospital unit of the all-Russian children's centre "Orlyonok"; but 50 more children-tourists continue their treatment, said Valery Klindukhov, the head of the "Rospotrebnadzor" of the Krasnodar Territory.

August 27, 2012 16:00

• Police of Krasnodar Territory suspects ecologist Gazaryan of threat to murder

  As announced by the spokesman of the Chief Department of the Russian MIA for the Krasnodar Territory, a criminal case has been opened against Suren Gazaryan, an activist of the NGO "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus", who is suspected of a threat to murder. On September 4, Gazaryan must appear at the police for questioning.

August 27, 2012 15:00

• Convicted journalist Faramaz Allahverdiev in Azerbaijan went on a hunger strike, his brother reports

  Journalist Faramaz Allahverdiev sentenced to 4,5 years of custody in Azerbaijan has been on a hunger strike since the day of announcement of the verdict demanding immediate release, his brother Gurban Allahverdiev told the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent today.

August 27, 2012 15:00

• Kabardino-Balkaria suspends receiving Syrian repatriates

  Accommodation of repatriates from Syria has been suspended in Kabardino-Balkaria, as the quota has been exhausted, Akhmed Stash, the head of the public organization "Peryt", told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. According to his story, now his organization redirects repatriates to Adygea and Karachay-Cherkessia.

August 27, 2012 14:00

• Residents of Novomikhailovsky believe that compensation will not cover the damage caused by flood

  Compensations of 10 and even 150 thousand roubles will not be enough to cover the damage caused by the flooding, according to the residents affected by the flood in the resort village of Novomikhailovsky, Tuapse District of the Krasnodar Territory. They also note that payments could be made more promptly.

August 27, 2012 09:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of August 20-26

  Fourth anniversary of recognition of independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia; start of trials on the massacre in Kuschevskaya and terror act at Moscow "Domodedovo" Airport; new flood in Krasnodar Territory; another victory of Makhachkala "Anji" FC and attack on its fans in St Petersburg; refusal of one of oppositional parties to participate in parliamentary elections in Georgia, – look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of August 20-26, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

August 25, 2012 23:00

• In Novomikhailovsky, five persons detained for looting

  Last night, in the Tuapse District of the Krasnodar Territory, where people eliminate the aftermath of severe flooding, police officers detained five looters. This was reported by the press service of the Chief Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) in the Krasnodar Territory.

August 25, 2012 22:00

• Aik Martirosyan, young chess player from Armenia becomes European Champion

  At the European Chess Championship among boys, held in the Czech Republic, Aik Martirosyan, Armenian chess player, won the premature victory in the age group under 12 years old.

August 25, 2012 21:00

• Fifteen kids hospitalized from summer camp "Orlyonok" near Tuapse

  15 children, vacationing in All-Russian Children's Centre "Orlyonok" (Eaglet) in the Tuapse District of the Krasnodar Territory, were hospitalized with symptoms of respiratory infection.

August 25, 2012 20:00

• Gasan Murtuzaliev and Magomedarip Zhamalov assassinated in Dagestan

  At night on August 25, law enforcement officers killed two suspected militants, who opened fire to power agents from a car in the village of Shamkhal in the outskirts of Makhachkala.

August 25, 2012 19:00

• Art project "N City" launched in Nalchik

  On August 24, the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria launched the project to decorate the streets of the city by the artists. According to the organizers of the project, its aim is to attract the interest of city guests and residents to its historical centre, which is hardly visited in recent years.

August 25, 2012 18:00

• Azerbaijan and Armenia accuse each other of shootings at contact line

  At night on August 25, units of the Armenian Armed Forces opened fire to the positions of the Azerbaijani Army. This was announced by a representative of Azerbaijan. In his turn, a representative of Nagorno-Karabakh reported numerous shootings of the positions by the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan.