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March 23, 2012 19:00

• In Krasnodar Territory, ecologist Suren Gazaryan released from custody

  On March 23, at 7:00 p.m., Suren Gazaryan, the activist of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus", came out from the special detention facility of the UVD (Interior Department) of the city of Tuapse, after having been kept there for ten days.

March 23, 2012 18:00

• 7 persons injured in explosion at Volgograd cafe "Bellagio" receive no financial assistance yet

  7 persons injured in explosion at the cafe "Bellagio", who undergo medical treatment in Cologne and Moscow, have not yet been able to get immediate compensations from the budget of the city Volgograd. According to the city department of municipal payments, the money will be paid to all victims.

March 23, 2012 16:00

• In Astrakhan, participants of political hunger strike declare break of information blockade

  In Astrakhan, the indefinite hunger strike, announced on March 15, continues. Hunger strikers continue to monitor their own health by themselves, and they organized their own medical team. According to them, the information blockade around the hunger strike grows weaker.

March 23, 2012 15:00

• In Karachay-Cherkessia, Youth Forum participants propose to ban advertising of alcohol and cigarettes

  On March 21, about 200 participants of the forum of senior pupils from the school educational institutions of Karachay-Cherkessia, made a statement urging the authorities to prohibit direct and indirect advertising of tobacco and alcohol products in the media.

March 23, 2012 14:00

• In Astrakhan Region, court session in case against woman-member of Jehovah's witnesses scheduled for March 27

  In the city of Akhtubinsk of the Astrakhan Region, the court session in the case against Elena Grigorieva, the member of the religious organization of Jehovah's Witnesses, accused of inciting religious hatred and enmity, was scheduled for March 27.

March 23, 2012 13:00

• In Chechnya, schoolchildren write letters to militants urging to lay down their arms

  Chechnya has launched the republic's action "Call of Soul", which plans to collect at schools letters of pupils urging members of the armed underground to return to civilian life. The action was organized by the Committee on Youth Affairs of the republic's government.

March 23, 2012 09:00

• The “Party of the Greens” in Georgia warns about a risk of pollution of the Black sea with cyanide

  The most dangerous inorganic toxin cyanide may get into the Black sea from a destroyed Georgian factory, Georgy Gachechiladze, leader of the ”Party of the Greens” of Georgia, told the journalists on March, 22.

March 23, 2012 08:00

• The trial on Dvorakovsky and Skirko’s case in Stavropol region is going in a non-public regime

  The process against Victor Dvorakovsky and Vladimir Skirko accused of preparation of an act of terror and extremism in Stavropol regional court is closed for the press upon a request of the aggrieved policemen.

March 23, 2012 07:00

• The owner of “News Media” won a lawsuit against Deputy of State Duma from Volgograd region Mikheev

  Savelovsky court of Moscow granted a suit to defend honour, dignity and business reputation of Aram Gabrelyanov, owner of “News Media” holding, against Deputy of State Duma Oleg Mikheev and obliged him to pay the plaintiff 40 thousand rubles compensation for moral damage.

March 22, 2012 23:00

• Nagorno-Karabakh hosts presentation of literary almanac "Southern Caucasus"

  On March 21, the city of Stepanakert hosted a presentation of the second issue of the literary almanac "Southern Caucasus", which included the works of writers and poets from Georgia, Azerbaijan, South Ossetia, Abkhazia, Armenia, and Nagorno-Karabakh.

March 22, 2012 22:00

• In South Ossetia, for first time during last 20 years, villagers undergo fluorographic examination

  In South Ossetia, for the first time during the last twenty years, 52 residents of the remote villages of Dmenis and Satikar of the Tskhinvali District were examined with use of a portable fluorography device.

March 22, 2012 21:00

• Astrakhan, hunger-strikers are 18 in number already

  On March 22, in Astrakhan, two persons stopped participating in the indefinite hunger strike because of their health and family reasons. However, other three Astrakhan residents joined the participants of the protest action. Thus, the number of protestors on hunger strike has increased up to 18 persons.

March 22, 2012 20:00

• Court extends arrest of defendants in "Domodedovo" Airport terror act till June 4

  The Moscow City Court has extended the period of arrest of Islam and Ilez Yandiev, two figurants in the case of the terror act at the "Domodedovo" Airport, till June 4. This was announced by a representative at the press service of the Court.

March 22, 2012 18:00

• Lawyer of Rasul Mirzaev seeks to mitigate charges filed against his client

  Lawyer of the defendant Rasul Mirzaev, after whose stroke Moscow resident Ivan Agafonov died, has challenged the Article, under which the athlete faces up to 15 years of imprisonment.

March 22, 2012 17:00

• Dagestan, head of Kizlyar District dismissed because of murder of 4 persons

  Dagestani President Magomedsalam Magomedov dismissed Andrei Vinogradov from his position of the head of the Kizlyar District for a period of investigation. If the involvement of Andrei Vinogradov into the murder of 4 persons is proven, criminal proceedings shall be instituted against him. This was stated by the leader of the republic.

March 22, 2012 16:00

• Defendants in Nalchik attack case to remain in custody for other three months

  Today, the Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria extended for other three months the detention of 53 defendants in the case of the militants' attack on Nalchik committed on October 13, 2005. Kazbek Budtuev, Zalim Ulimbashev, and Sergey Kaziev face extension of the earlier pronounced pre-trial restriction – recognizance not to leave.

March 22, 2012 15:00

• In Azerbaijan, three journalists face criminal charges in connection with riots in Guba

  In connection with the riots in the city of Guba (Azerbaijan), Zaur Guliev, General Director of the regional TV Channel "Khayal", Vugar Gonagov, Executive Director, and Zaur Mustafaev, Advertising Editor, are accused of organizing actions aimed at disturbing public order or participation in that actions.

March 22, 2012 13:00

• In Dagestan, rally against kidnappings cancelled

  Rally against kidnapping of people, organized by relatives of Akav Khalidov, the disappeared resident of the village of Chontaul of the Kizilyurt District, was cancelled. The action was to be held today at 10:00 a.m. in Kizilyurt.

March 22, 2012 11:00

• Djioeva, ex-candidate for presidency of South Ossetia, declares that she is kept in hospital by force

  Ex-candidate for presidency of South Ossetia Alla Djioeva who was hospitalized with a hypertensic crisis in February declares that she is kept in hospital by force.

March 22, 2012 10:00

• The court left three participants of a youth meeting in Baku in custody

  On March, 21, the Appellate court of Baku (ACB) left in custody three participants of a youth action of protest held on March, 17, in Baku who were sentenced to administrative arrests.