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June 12, 2012 20:00

• In Azerbaijan, IRFS reporter detained on suspicion of disorderly conduct

  Mekhman Guseinov, the correspondent of the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS), was detained in Azerbaijan. He is suspected of having committed acts of hooliganism.

June 12, 2012 19:00

• Dagestani resident reports on disappearance of his father

  Disappearance of Murad Ilyasov, a 47-year-old resident of the village of Verkhnie Ubeki of the Levashi District, which occurred on June 11, and the fact that till that time his whereabouts are unknown was reported by Mustafa Ilyasov, the son of the disappeared man.

June 12, 2012 18:00

• Over 25 people became victims of armed confrontation in Northern Caucasus during the period from June, 4, till June, 10

  No less than 25 persons became victims of armed confrontation in Northern Caucasus during the period from June, 4, till June, 10, 2012. 13 out of them perished and 12 got wounded. These are the totals of calculation by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

June 11, 2012 23:00

• In North Ossetia, young people demand to stop selling energy drinks

  In North Ossetia, a gathering of young residents of the city of Ardon occurred. The gathering adopted an appeal to local residents, NGOs and businessmen, which urged them to desist from the use of energy drinks and stop selling them. More than 50 persons took part in the discussion of the problem.

June 11, 2012 23:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of June 4-10

  Film Festival "Kinotavr" in Sochi; the visit of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Southern Caucasus and aggravation in Karabakh conflict zone; detention of high-ranking officials in Kabardino-Balkaria on suspicion of fraud; next round of Geneva Debates; mass fight of soccer fans with natives of Northern Caucasus in Moscow, - look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of June 4-10, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

June 11, 2012 22:40

• Sappers report demining 300 hectares in Chechnya

  Till present, the military engineer units cleared the Russian Defence Ministry in Chechnya, about 300 hectares of farmland, according to the military commandant's office of the republic.

June 11, 2012 22:30

• FSIN Department denies oppressions of Dagestani resident in colony

  The Department of the Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN) of the Russian Federation in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District does not confirm the information that Shamil Gaziev, a resident of Makhachkala, who was sentenced for 24 years of imprisonment for committing a terror act, is persecuted on religious and ethnic grounds.

June 11, 2012 22:20

• In Armenia, 545 persons take part in lawyers' strike

  On June 11, in Yerevan, 545 out of 1152 registered lawyers announced a day of one-day strike to protest against the activities of the Court of Cassation. This was reported today by officials of special group of the Bar Association of Armenia.

June 11, 2012 22:10

• In Armenia, life convict goes on hunger strike

  This morning, in Armenia, Mher Yenokyan, who was sentenced to life imprisonment on the charge of murder, went on a hunger strike, demanding a retrial.

June 11, 2012 22:00

• IRFS: Anar Bairamly sentenced for his journalist activity

  Anar Bairamly, a correspondent of the Iranian "Sugar" TV Channel in Azerbaijan, has been imprisoned for his materials criticizing the authorities. This was stated by Emin Guseinov, Director of the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS).

June 11, 2012 21:00

• In Chechnya, relatives of 11 persons, missing since 2000, ask to reopen investigation

  On June 9, activists of the human rights organization "Mothers of Chechnya for Peace" appealed to the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) in Chechnya, asking to reopen investigation into the case on disappearance in 2000 of 11 residents of the village of Ulus-Kert of the Shatoi District of the republic due to on newly discovered facts.

June 11, 2012 20:00

• A five-day environmental action starts in Adygea today

  The first five-day environmental action "Clean forest, clean spring" within the framework of which volunteers of Adygea will clean objects of "Bolshoi Tkhach" natural park from debris will start today, June, 11. Cleaning is generally planned in the territory of Taiwan hole, Koryto mountain and Shestakov glade.

June 11, 2012 19:00

• Defender of the rights of victims of flood in Azerbaijan accused of illegal storage of arms

  A charge of illegal storage of arms and ammunition was brought against Ilham Amirsalanov, detained resident of the settlement Askerbeili, Sabirabad district of Azerbaijan, who during the latest two years was defending the rights of sufferers from a flood of May and June, 2010, in the Kura and Araz rivers. Amirsalanov was arrested by Sabirabad district court for the term of 2 months.

June 11, 2012 18:00

• Collection of signatures for construction of a memorial to a victim of road accident with the participation of ex-deputy Ostrovenko is going in Rostov-on-Don

  On June, 10, organizers of a picket in memory of student Igor Verbenko who perished in a road accident with the participation of Deputy of the city Duma Ostrovenko in Rostov-on-Don collected about 400 signatures.

June 09, 2012 23:00

• Defendants in case on torture at Ingush MIA to demand new handwriting examination

  Nazir Guliev and Ilez Nalgiev, employees of the MIA of Ingushetia, accused of torturing their detainees, demand a repeated commission examination of the handwriting of the three witnesses who refused from their signatures to the evidences given during the investigation, said Magomed Magomadov, their advocate.

June 09, 2012 22:00

• Three suspects of attacking policemen, who investigate the fight at "Evropeiskiy" TC, detained

  As reported by Vladimir Markin, the official spokesman of the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), three alleged attackers on the policemen, who came to fulfil an order of the investigator, who is investigating the fight in Moscow between the fans of the "Spartak" FC and natives of Northern Caucasus, were detained.

June 09, 2012 21:00

• Six persons run for the post of City Manager of Elista

  On June 9, the Contest Commission for the election of Elista Mayor (City Manager) considered applications of six candidates and ruled that all of them are eligible, the press service of the Mayoralty of Elista, the capital of Kalmykia, reports.

June 09, 2012 20:00

• HRW: authorities should compensate Sochi family for demolition of their house for Olympic construction

  The Russian government must suspend the demolition of the house of the Khlystov family in Sochi, which is planned in order to clear the space for Olympic construction, until the family is provided compensatory housing in another district, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) has stated.

June 09, 2012 19:00

• Inspectors would not associate Magomed Cherkesov's murder with his son's case

  The murder of Magomed Cherkesov, 68, the father of Aslan Cherkesov, who had been sentenced to 20 years in prison for murdering the football fan Yegor Sviridov, was committed on selfish motives, and in no way related to the case of his son, said a source from investigatory authorities.

June 09, 2012 18:00

• 33 investment agreements signed on the first day of the Dagestani Economic Forum

  On June 8, the Dagestani Economic Forum was attended by about 1500 participants, including those from abroad, who signed 33 agreements. The main topic of the event is the development of an efficient economy of the region, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.