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May 28, 2012 22:30

• In Azerbaijan, rally, dedicated to Republic Day, voices anti-governmental calls

  Today, in the village of Novkhani, in front of the monument to Mamedemin Rasulzade, the founder of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, about 1000 supporters of the opposition Civil Movement for Democracy "Public Chamber" (CMDPC), the block "Karabakh", and a number of other political organizations of Azerbaijan held a rally, dedicated to Republic Day.

May 28, 2012 22:10

• Lawyer of Dagestani resident, detained during special operation, complains to prosecutor's office against investigator

  Abdurakhman Djakaev, a resident of the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, suspected of illegal possession of weapons, started reviewing the materials of the criminal case. Sapiyat Magomedova, the lawyer of the suspect, claims Abdurakhman Djakaev being pressured by investigator, and she has filed a complaint to the prosecutor's office.

May 28, 2012 22:00

• In Sochi, organizer of series of pickets, demanding Mayor's dismissal, detained

  Today, in Sochi, policemen detained Irina Brovkina, who holds in Sochi a series of single pickets demanding dismissal of Mayor Anatoly Pakhomov.

May 28, 2012 18:00

• 13 persons became victims of armed confrontation in Northern Caucasus during the period May, 21, to May, 27

  At least 13 persons became victims of armed confrontation in Northern Caucasus during the past week, from May, 21, till May, 27. Nine of them perished and four got wounded. These are the totals of calculation by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

May 26, 2012 23:00

• Topic of radicalism in Islam is the major one at theological conference in Moscow

  The problem of radical Islam is discussed by the participants of the first in Russian history International Theological Conference: "Islamic Doctrine Against Radicalism". The event is attended by major Islamic scholars, Russian Muftis, Islamic scientists and experts.

May 26, 2012 22:00

• President of Georgia pardons 66 convicts on Independence Day

  In the context of the country's Independence Day, marked on May 26, the Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has amnestied 66 prisoners.

May 26, 2012 21:00

• Sochi: policemen detain over 250 participants of mass brawl

  Today, more than 250 persons were taken to police stations of Sochi after a conflict that burst out between local residents and visiting builders. One policeman was hurt, the city UVD (Interior Department) has reported.

May 26, 2012 20:00

• Defenders of Yerevan park are tried in Armenia

  In Yerevan, on May 25, a trial took place of the initiative group named "Team" – public figures Karen Shikoyan, Manvel Sarkisyan, Tigran Khzmalyan and Karo Egnukyan, who had spoken against construction in the Mashtots Park. The decision to punish the activists has not been passed yet by the Administrative Court; the verdict will be announced on June 8.

May 26, 2012 19:00

• In Dagestan, judicial investigation completed at trial of policemen who beat teenager

  The debates of the parties at the trial of the policeman Magomed Magomedov, accused of beating a 14-year-old boy, are scheduled for June 1. Perhaps, on the same day the sentence will be imposed, said the victim's advocate.

May 26, 2012 17:00

• PFPA leader Ali Kerimli questioned by the police

  Ali Kerimli, the leader of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was kept for 4.5 hours at the Chief Police Department of Baku and then released, after receiving an oral warning about the inadmissibility of organizing uncoordinated protest actions.

May 26, 2012 16:00

• Friends of Gadji Mustafaev kidnapped in Makhachkala block federal highway for two hours

  At night on May 26, friends and acquaintances of Gadji Mustafaev, who had been kidnapped in Makhachkala, blocked the Federal Highway Makhachkala-Astrakhan for two hours. In total, the action involved over 300 persons.

May 26, 2012 15:00

• Contest of social entrepreneurship in Kalmykia had three winners

  Larissa Emchenova, Sanal Namruev and Naran Ulanov have won the contest of social business projects held in Kalmykia. The best ideas were the proposals to open a private kindergarten; to launch buses on Elista routes adapted for people with disabilities, and organize the collection points for recycling old tires.

May 26, 2012 13:00

• Brovkina claims illegal counteraction to her solo pickets for Sochi Mayor's resignation

  Irina Brovkina, who is holding in Sochi a series of pickets demanding resignation of the city Mayor, said that she interrupted her action because of threats from the police.

May 26, 2012 12:00

• Condition of two girls from Tyrnyauz hurt in road accident in Stavropol Territory is better

  Malika Aishaeva and Yulianna Khasieva, who were transferred to the Moscow Speransky Children's Clinical Hospital after the road accident near the village of Inozemtsevo, are on the way to recovery. The condition of two other girls – Irina Geiko and Alexandra Samakovskaya – is assessed as grave, said the Department of Paediatrics and Surgery of the Hospital.

May 25, 2012 23:40

• Investigation into Anna Politkovskaya's murder extended till September

  The period of investigation into the case on the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, the observer of the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta", has been prolonged till September. This was reported by Karen Nersisyan, the lawyer of Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov, one of the defendants in the case.

May 25, 2012 23:10

• MoD: nobody was hurt by explosions at training ground in Astrakhan Region

  According to the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD), at the training ground of Ashuluk in the Astrakhan Region, no one was injured in explosions of boxes with grenade launcher rounds. This was reported by Colonel Andrei Bobrun, Chief of the press service of the Western Military District.

May 25, 2012 23:00

• Khasavyurt ex-policemen fail to receive due payments, lawyer Sapiyat Magomedova asserts

  On May 24, lawyer Sapiyat Magomedova appealed to the Khasavyurt City Court to recognize inactivity of the Chief and the Chief Accountant of the Khasavyurt OVD (Interior Division), who failed to respond to her requests about cash payments to ex-policemen, dismissed from the structures of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for health reasons, as unlawful. The lawyer believes that the ex-policemen do not receive due compensations in full.

May 25, 2012 23:00

• In Sochi, employees of Dendrology Park stop hunger strike

  Employees of the "Southern Plants" Park in Sochi, who on May 22 went on hunger strike, demanding payment of wage arrears, stopped their protest action after the meeting with the city authorities and the deputies. They agreed to a compromise to temporary become workers of the Sochi National Park, which should merge the "Southern Plants" Park after the official transfer procedure.

May 25, 2012 22:40

• In Georgia, journalists hold protest action against pressure on media

  Today, in Tbilisi, at the building of the Ministry of Justice, a group of journalists held the action "Be in Solidarity", expressing the protest against cases of pressure on the media.

May 25, 2012 22:20

• In Baku, police prevents opposition's promenade

  Tonight, in Baku, police prevented the action in support of democratic reforms, which was planned by the Civil Movement for Democracy "Public Chamber" (CMDPC). The police detained more than 50 persons. This was stated by Gasan Kerimov, the head of the Supreme Mejlis of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA).