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July 03, 2012 22:30

• Associates of Rustem Valiullin claim discovery of his body

  The body of Rustem Valiullin, the human rights defender and the lawyer, who was well-known for resonant cases involving Muslims and who disappeared in the Altai Territory, was found in a mountain river. This was reported by associates of the deceased man. Till present, the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) of the Altai Republic has confirmed their report.

July 03, 2012 22:20

• In Armenia, Ruben Airapetyan, owner of "Harsnaqar" Restaurant, gives up his deputy mandate

  Ruben Airapetyan, the MP from the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), the owner of the "Harsnaqar" Restaurant, gave up his deputy mandate because of the incident in his restaurant, which caused death of a visitor.

July 03, 2012 22:10

• Maikop: rally against Russia's accession to WTO gathers more than 300 participants

  Today, rally against Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), held in the capital of Adygea, gathered more than 300 participants. The protest action was organized by the Adyg Republic's Branch and the Maikop City Branch of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF). This was reported by the organizing committee of the protest action.

July 03, 2012 22:00

• A former gunman and a woman accomplice turned themselves in in Chechnya

  A resident of Alkhan-Kala came to the police of his own accord and reported his participation in armed underground. A woman resident of Achkhoy-Martan district of Chechnya also confessed to having rendered aid to participants of paramilitary groups, a representative of the Ministry of Interior Affairs of the republic reported.

July 03, 2012 21:00

• A gunmen's hideout found in the building of a mosque in Chechnya

  A hiding place with a batch of medications was found in a mosque in one of the settlements of Grozny district of Chechnya, law enforcement bodies of the republic reported.

July 03, 2012 20:00

• Swimming in the town pond of Elista prohibited after catching a fish that looked like piranha

  Amateur fishermen caught a fish looking like piranha in Kolon pond of Elista. For this reason swimming in the pond was prohibited.

July 03, 2012 19:00

• Oganyan: peacemaking unit of Armenia will recommence participation in the mission in Kosovo

  Beginning from July, a unit of peacemaking forces of Armenia will recommence participation in the peacemaking mission in Kosovo within the American contingent, Minister of Defense of Armenia Seiran Oganyan reported.

July 03, 2012 18:00

• A deputy of district Duma and her husband in Volgograd region suspected of embezzlement of budget funds

  Deputy of Gorodishe district Duma Svetlana Kudinova and her husband are suspected of swindle for the purpose of misappropriation of budget funds.

July 02, 2012 23:40

• Armenia hosts procession to honour memory of military doctor, who died after fight in "Harsnaqar" Restaurant

  In Yerevan, a mourning procession was held, which participants paid tribute to the memory of military doctor Vage Avetyan, who died after the incident at the "Harsnaqar" Restaurant and was buried today. NGO activists demanded to deprive Ruben Airapetyan, the owner of the "Harsnaqar" Restaurant, of the parliamentary mandate.

July 02, 2012 23:20

• At meeting with Magomedsalam Magomedov, Dagestani resident asks for help in investigation into death of his son's pregnant wife

  Mamatkhan Baisultanov, a resident of the city of Khasavyurt, at a meeting with Magomedsalam Magomedov, the leader of Dagestan, reported on the course of the investigation into the criminal case on the fact of shelling of his son Gasan Baisultanov and his pregnant wife Sapiyat Magomedova, committed by law enforcement agents in 2006. Mamatkhan Baisultanov asked Magomedsalam Magomedov to render assistance in the investigation into the case, which, according to him, had been considered by nine investigators already.

July 02, 2012 23:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of June 25 to July 1

  Continuation of struggle for power after the election in the city of Lermontov of the Stavropol Territory; new claims to the courts, filed by Oleg Shein, ex-candidate for the position of Mayor of Astrakhan; an updated law on election of Dagestani leader and continuing military confrontation; collection of signatures in support of human rights defender Mamedov, arrested in Azerbaijan; new Prime Minister of Georgia and amendments to the Georgian Electoral Code and strategy of the North-Caucasian policy, adopted by Georgian Parliament; protest actions of different directions in Volgograd, - look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of June 25-July 1, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

July 02, 2012 23:00

• In Krasnodar Territory, blogger claims being unlawfully prosecuted

  During five months, the investigation into the criminal case against Roman Petrov, a resident of Sochi, a computer programmer and a blogger, accused of stealing an expensive mobile phone, is underway. Roman Petrov himself calls the case fabricated and says that he brought to the police station a mobile phone, which he had found. Investigators deny the information. The Public Chamber of the Russian Federation intends to investigate the situation.

July 02, 2012 22:10

• In Moscow, victims of terror act on Dubrovka demand opening a new criminal case

  Victims of the terror act, committed in the theatre on Dubrovka, accuse officials, who were responsible for organization of first aid to victims, of negligence. Today, they sent a complaint to Alexander Bastrykin, Chief of the Investigatory Committee, demanding to institute a new criminal case.

July 02, 2012 22:00

• In Dagestan, Murad Alibekov's advocate allowed to meet his client

  Today, Israfil Gadatov, the lawyer from the "Kavkaz" Bar, was allowed to visit Murad Alibekov, kept at the IVS (temporary detention facility) of Izberbash, who was detained on June 25 on suspicion of killing Abdulla Aliev, the head of the Department of the Russian Pension Fund in the Akusha District. According to the lawyer, Murad Alibekov is in serious condition.

July 02, 2012 21:00

• Whereabouts of Dagestani resident Temirlan Batyrov still unknown, his relatives assert

  Relatives of Temirlan Batyrov, a resident of Makhachkala, whose burned car with a human body inside it was found on July 1, are still not aware of his whereabouts. This was stated by his sister Zukhra Aminarslanova. The relatives appealed to the Dagestani regional public organization "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy).

July 02, 2012 21:00

• Brother of Rustam Aushev, kidnapped in Mineralnye Vody, detained in Ingushetia, rights defenders reports

  On June 29, during the special operation in Nazran, three local residents were detained, including 26-year-old Akhmedkhan Aushev, the brother of Rustam Aushev, kidnapped on February 17 in the city of Mineralnye Vody. This was reported by Human Rights Centre "Memorial".

July 02, 2012 20:00

• Rostov-on-Don: police in search for missing journalist

  In Rostov-on-Don, policemen look for journalist Vyacheslav Tkachenko, who disappeared two days ago. This was reported by the website of the Regional Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

July 02, 2012 19:00

• Memorial day for the people missing during Karabakh conflict was held in Nagorno-Karabakh

  A Memorial day for the people missing during Karabakh conflict was held in Nagorno-Karabakh on June, 29. Since morning the public and representatives of the authorities visited Stepanakert Memorial complex to honour their memory and lay flowers to the memorial.

July 02, 2012 18:00

• Rosselkhznadzor: there are employees of a kindergarten among those taken ill with anthrax in Dagestan

  Part of the flesh of a sick animal as a result of contact with which six residents of Akhvakh district were taken ill with anthrax was realized to a kindergarten, employees of Rosselkhznadzor in Dagestan established.

June 30, 2012 22:00

• Dagestan: Shamsiyat Abdulkadyrova was unlawfully detained, her mother asserts

  Today, officers from the OVD (Interior Division) of the Kizilyurt District unlawfully detained Shamsiyat Abdulkadyrova, the mother of four young minor children, a resident of the village of Matseevka of the Kizilyurt District. This was stated by Azma Abdulkadyrova, the mother of the detained woman.