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March 16, 2012 15:00

• Charity campaign in Chechnya gathered thousands of books for prisoners

  In Chechnya, several thousand books were gathered within a charity campaign to help prisoners. The books will be sent to correctional institutions of the republic, said a source from the Committee for Youth Matters of the Chechen Government.

March 16, 2012 14:00

• Delegation of Council of Federation goes to Syria on resettlement of Circassians to Russia

  Today in the morning, a delegation of the Council of Federation of the Russian Parliament, which included representatives of Adygea, Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia, has flown to Syria. The delegates plan to study the situation around a possible resettlement of the Circassians who wish to return to their historical homeland, said Adam Bogus, the acting chairman of the movement "Adyge Khase – Circassian Parliament" of Adygea.

March 16, 2012 12:00

• Toma Tsechoeva: trial on Chitigov's torture at Ingush MIA goes without violations

  In Ingushetia, the trial of Nazir Guliev, the former head of the Karabulak OVD (Interior Division), and his deputy Ilyas Nalgiev, who are accused of torturing Zelimkhan Chitigov, will continue at the Karabulak City Court on March 19. The two previous sessions – on March 12 and 15 – heard the defence witnesses.

March 16, 2012 11:00

• South Ossetia: actors demand new Drama Theatre instead of burned down one

  The actors of the burned down building of the State Drama Theatre of South Ossetia are unsatisfied with the progress of reconstruction work and demand to build a new modern building with preservation of the architectural appearance of the old theatre. In defence of their position, as the actors told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, they are ready to go out to a rally.

March 15, 2012 23:00

• In Vladikavkaz, court finds blogger guilty of libel

  Today, the federal judge of the Lenin District Court of Vladikavkaz pronounced the decision in favour of journalist Lora Tskaeva, who filed a lawsuit against Alexander Pikalev, the cleric of St. George's Cathedral, the blogger of the "Livejournal".

March 15, 2012 22:12

• People, suffered in gas explosion in Vladikavkaz, to demand cancellation of sentence to defendant

  The victims in the case of the gas cylinder explosion at wedding in Vladikavkaz in June 2011 would demand cancellation of the court's verdict to the defendant Vadim Vazagov.

March 15, 2012 22:00

• Armenian government to let dismantle trade stalls in Mashtots Park within three years

  The Armenian government has decided to dismantle trade stalls in the park near Mashtots Avenue in the three-year term. The resolution came into force on March 15.

March 15, 2012 21:00

• Russian President instructs Prosecutor's Office to consider case against Kuban ecologist Suren Gazaryan

  Russian President Dmitry Medvedev instructed the Prosecutor's Office to verify compliance with the law in the case against the ecologist Suren Gazaryan. This was reported today by Mikhail Fedotov, the head of the Presidential Council on Development of Civil Society and Human Rights.

March 15, 2012 20:00

• In Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliev grants pardon to 62 prisoners

  Today, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev signed a decree on pardon, which was timed for the spring holiday of Nowruz.

March 15, 2012 19:00

• Baku Mayoralty sanctions youth protest rally to be held on March 17

  On March 17, in Baku, the Committee for Youth Protection (CYP), uniting the leading oppositional and independent youth organizations in Azerbaijan, will hold a rally demanding to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, release political prisoners and eliminate corruption. The Baku Mayoralty sanctioned the action.

March 15, 2012 18:00

• In Grozny, problems with electricity supply arise again

  On March 14, part of the Chechen capital has been de-energized during the daylight hours. The power engineering services explain the incident by conducting of maintenance works; however, local residents are convinced that power cuts are focused.

March 15, 2012 17:00

• Samara police finds fan, who threw banana in direction of Roberto Carlos, Captain of "Anji" FC

  In the city of Samara, the man, who threw a banana from grandstand in the direction of Roberto Carlos, Captain of the Makhachkala "Anji" FC during the match of the Russian Championship "Krylia Sovetov" FC "Anji" FC, has been identified.

March 15, 2012 16:00

• In Dagestan, court returns confiscated books to follower of Turkish theologian Said Nursi

  The Federal Court of the Lenin District of the capital of Dagestan has ruled to return to Ziyavdin Dapaev, the follower of Turkish theologian Said Nursi, who earlier was found guilty of organizing an extremist organization, the books confiscated by law enforcement agents. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Ziyavdin Dapaev himself.

March 15, 2012 14:00

• In Astrakhan, hunger strike against election falsifications begins

  A continuing hunger strike began in Astrakhan. The number of its participants includes six persons, who, in particular, demand cancellation of the results of the elections of the Mayor and the Astrakhan City Duma, the of the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

March 15, 2012 13:00

• Death toll in explosion and collapse of building in Astrakhan reaches 11 persons

  The 57-year-old Olga Kolodtseva, injured at collapse of the residential building in Astrakhan on February 27, died at the Alexander and Mary Hospital after sharp deterioration of health. This was announced today by Nadezhda Larina, Deputy Chief Physician. Thus, the death toll in the collapse of the building has increased to 11 persons.

March 15, 2012 12:00

• Hotel refuses to accommodate athletes from Chechnya

  Chechen athletes, who came to the city of Nizhny Novgorod to participate in the Russian Championship on Karate, were refused to stay at a hotel because of their nationality. This was reported by Magomed Nadaev, the honoured coach of the republic on karate.

March 15, 2012 11:00

• Local resident kidnapped in Ingushetia

  In the city of Nazran, unidentified men in camouflage and masks kidnapped Akhmed Chumakov, a 21-year-old local resident. This was reported by the Investigatory Department of the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) in the Republic of Ingushetia.

March 15, 2012 10:00

• In Azerbaijan, residents of Imishli District go on hunger strike

  In Imishli District of Azerbaijan, 10 local residents went on hunger strike, demanding fair compensation for the consequences of flooding.

March 15, 2012 09:00

• Man, suspected of murdering Chechen poet Ruslan Akhtakhanov, arrested in Moscow

  The Savyolovo District Court of Moscow arrested Mairbek Umaev, a 42-year-old unemployed native of Chechnya, accused of the murder of Ruslan Akhtakhanov, the prominent Chechen poet and social activist.

March 15, 2012 08:00

• In Azerbaijan, prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment go on hunger strike

  At the Azerbaijani Gobustan closed prison, three prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment went on a hunger strike. The prisoners demand to reconsider their criminal cases.