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May 30, 2012 22:20

• In Nalchik, case on abuse of power, committed by police officer, under investigation

  The Investigatory Division of the city of Nalchik of the Investigatory Department of the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) in Kabardino-Balkaria takes measures to identify a police officer, who on January 11, 2012, destroyed the documents of a lawyer, defending a detainee.

May 30, 2012 22:10

• Management of Caucasian Nature Reserve declares illegal construction of border guard station in its territory

  Administration of the Caucasian Nature Reserve has not given permission for the construction of border guard station in the territory, and it will seek to transfer the buildings, which had been already erected. This was stated by Sergey Shevelev, Director of the Caucasian Nature Reserve.

May 30, 2012 22:00

• Journalist Alexander Cherkasov heads the Board of HRC "Memorial"

  Oleg Orlov, Chairman of the Board of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", left his position; journalist Alexander Cherkasov, an activist of the organization since 1989, became the new head of the Board.

May 30, 2012 19:00

• The authorities of Chechnya prohibited a picket in protection of disabled persons and orphans

  Mayor's office of Grozny rejected a non-governmental organization's notification of holding a picket in Grozny. In this way human rights activists were planning to draw attention of the community and authorities of Chechnya to the present-day problems of disabled people and orphans in the republic.

May 30, 2012 18:00

• A resident of Dagestan reports violations of his son's rights in a penal colony of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug

  Gazimagomed Gaziev, resident of the settlement of Shamkhal-stantsia, reports that his son Shamil Gaziev who is serving his penalty in penal colony No eight of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug is undergoing victimization on religious and ethnic grounds.

May 29, 2012 23:40

• Yerevan hosts protest action against dismantling of market building

  On May 28, in Yerevan, the civic initiative "Let's Save Market Hall" organized a protest action against dismantling of the market hall, located in the centre of the city and included in the list of historical and cultural monuments of Armenia.

May 29, 2012 23:10

• Moscow court postpones until July consideration of lawsuit filed by Chechen leader's lawyer against "Memorial"

  The Tver District Court of Moscow postponed till July 3 the consideration of the lawsuit filed by Andrei Krasnenkov, the lawyer of the Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, for the protection of good standing against the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

May 29, 2012 23:00

• In Azerbaijan, new human rights campaign dated to IGF launched

  In Azerbaijan, participants of the campaign "Sing for Democracy", held to draw attention to the problems with human rights in connection with the song contest "Eurovision 2012" in Baku, intend to organize new public campaign, preliminary entitled "Internet networks in the name of democracy". The campaign is timed for the upcoming Global Internet Governance Forum (IGF), which is held under the auspices of the UN, scheduled for November.

May 29, 2012 22:30

• Ex-captain of Georgia football team suspected of involvement in case on negotiated matches

  Italian law enforcement agents, who investigate the case on the negotiated football matches, suspect Kakhi Kaladze, the ex-defender of the "Genoa" FC and the ex-member of the Georgian football team.

May 29, 2012 22:10

• In Yerevan, two people killed in explosion at "Elektron" Plant

  The death toll in the explosion at the "Elektron" Plant in Yerevan reached two persons. This was reported by Armen Eritsyan, Minister for Emergencies.

May 29, 2012 22:00

• ECtHR orders Russia to pay 300,000 euros to Chechen resident

  Today, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) pronounced the decision to collect from Russia 300,000 euros in favour of Imar-Ali Damaev, a resident of Chechnya, whose wife and five children were killed in an air attack of federal aviation in 2004.

May 29, 2012 21:00

• Yerevan hosts anti-corruption flash mob

  More than 50 young people took part in a flash mob under the motto "Anti-corruption", which was held today in Yerevan and in all regions of Armenia.

May 29, 2012 20:00

• An environmental action against destruction of sandy beaches passed off in Anapa

  Ecologists in Anapa held an action of collecting signatures under their appeal to President and Prime Minister of Russia "Save Anapa together!". The activists collected about 1850 signatures. The action passed without any incidents.

May 29, 2012 19:00

• Picketer Irina Brovkina went on a hunger strike in the investigative isolation ward of Sochi

  Irina Brovkina, organizer of a series of pickets with the demand of Mayor Anatoly Pakhomov's discharge, arrested for three days on May, 29, went on a hunger strike in the investigative isolation ward as a sign of protest against violation of her rights. Her attorney is going to file an appeal against the judge' s actions.

May 29, 2012 18:00

• Attorney and relatives of a man who disappeared in Dagestan accuse law enforcement bodies of inaction

  The attorney of resident of Kizilyurt Akav Khalidov who disappeared in unexplained circumstances declares inaction of law enforcement bodies who are not searching for the missing man. Representatives of law enforcement bodies state that they have no information of Khalidov.

May 28, 2012 23:50

• At rally, Eysk residents demand to hold referendum on operation of oil terminal

  On Saturday, May 26, the city of Eysk of the Krasnodar Region hosted the ecological rally "People's protest: Eysk without ferry and oil terminals". According to organizers, the protest action was attended by 800-1000 persons, including representatives of local authorities.

May 28, 2012 23:30

• About 100 persons attend rally in defence of Volga-Akhtuba flood plain

  According to participants of the rally, which was held on May 27 in the district centre of Srednyaya Akhtuba (the Volgograd Region), the Volga-Akhtuba flood plain faces real danger. In total, the action was attended by about 100 persons.

May 28, 2012 23:10

• In Moscow, relatives of kidnapped Dagestani residents meet Vladimir Lukin

  Today, at a meeting in Moscow, Vladimir Lukin, Russian Ombudsman, promised relatives of the kidnapped Dagestani residents to render assistance within his competence.

May 28, 2012 23:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of May 21-27

  Contest "Eurovision-2012" in Baku was accompanied by opposition's protests; appointment of oppositionists to government of South Ossetia; sentences to figurants of terror cases in Stavropol and Tver; conflict between local residents and visiting builders in Sochi, - look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of May 21-27, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

May 28, 2012 23:00

• Relatives of Gadji Mustafaev, kidnapped in Makhachkala, unblock highway

  The highway, which had been for several hours blocked by acquaintances and relatives of Gadji Mustafaev, the resident of the rural settlement of Krasnoarmeisk of the Kirov District of Makhachkala, who was kidnapped on May 25, was opened to traffic. This was reported by Magomed Magomedov, a participant of the protest action.