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January 11, 2012 22:50

• Georgian journalist Lazo Lazareishvili asks for temporary asylum in Azerbaijan

  Georgian journalist Lazo Lazareishvili, the editor of the newspaper "Metro", asked President Ilham Aliev for temporary asylum in Azerbaijan. This was reported by Lazo Lazareishvili at today's press conference at the office of the Institute of Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS) in Baku. Administration of the Azerbaijani Presidential still does not comment on the statement of the journalist, and the Georgian Embassy in Azerbaijan has reported that the allegations of Lazo Lazareishvili are unfounded.

January 11, 2012 22:30

• Bus drivers in Nalchik go on strike

  Starting from January 10, in the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria, staff members of the municipal unitary enterprise "Nalchikavtobustrans" went on strike to protest against arrears on wages and poor working conditions. More than two hundred of city and intercity buses did not come to their routes.

January 11, 2012 22:20

• In Rostov-on-Don, two tax inspectors conditionally sentenced on bribery charges

  In Rostov-on-Don, Eduard Avanesyan, the former deputy chief of the Inspection of the Federal Tax Service in the Proletarsky District of the city of Rostov-on-Don, and Vyacheslav Avanesiyan, the former chief state tax inspector of the same inspection, accused of receiving large bribes, were conditionally sentenced.

January 11, 2012 22:00

• Georgian Labour Party holds protest action against fee for ambulance call

  Today, the Labour Party of Georgia held a rally called "Sorry, you will die". The protest of the Labour Party was caused by the resolution adopted by the Tbilisi government, which had determined the fee for ambulance.

January 11, 2012 21:40

• Ecumenical Patriarchate to consider status of Abkhazian Orthodox Church at Synod's sitting

  The Ecumenical Patriarchate will make every effort to resolve the canonical church situation in Abkhazia. This was announced on January 9 by Bartholomew, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, at the meeting, attended by representatives of the Council of the Republic's Holy Metropolis.

January 11, 2012 21:30

• In Sochi, ecologists hold rally against destruction of greenery

  On January 11, activists of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" held a rally against destruction of green plants in the territory of the children's centre in Sochi. Anatoly Pakhomov, Mayor of the city, has stated that a parking will be built in the centre's territory and that the very centre faces no threats.

January 11, 2012 21:20

• North-Ossetian Cossacks to be rewarded for state border protection

  Starting this year, Cossacks of North Ossetia will be rewarded by the Government of North Ossetia for the protection of the Russian-Georgian border in the amount of 75 roubles per hour of their service.

January 11, 2012 21:10

• The military are using aircrafts in a special operation in Dagestan

  A special operation is going on in Dagestan. Additional forces, including military aviation, have been brought up to the site of the operation. According to more precise information, one gunman was killed and one serviceman wounded as a result of armed confrontation.

January 11, 2012 21:10

• In Dagestan, power agents unblock Gimry village

  Starting this morning, entry and exit to and from the village of Gimry of the Untsukul District are open; according to local residents, they were blocked by law enforcement agents and soldiers since January 9.

January 11, 2012 21:00

• A tourist from Astrakhan who got lost found in Elbrus

  The rescuers found Alexander Karnaukhov, resident of Astrakhan, who lost his way in Elbrus. The tourist got no injuries.

January 11, 2012 20:00

• Three persons got injured in a road accident with the participation of a police car in Kalmykia

  Two policemen and an elderly man in Kalmykia got injured as a result of a road accident with the participation of a police car and a "VAZ-2106".

January 11, 2012 19:00

• Deputy Mayor of Astrakhan suspected of negligence and abuse of authority

  Criminal proceedings were started in Astrakhan against Gennady Didenko, Deputy Mayor of the city, Chairman of housing and communal services Committee. He is suspected of abuse of authority and negligence.

January 11, 2012 18:00

• Ten policemen got injured and one perished during mine clearing in Dagestan

  According to more precise data, today ten officers of law enforcement bodies got wounded and one perished in Kizilyurt district of Dagestan as a result of unsuccessful neutralization of an explosive device. This was reported by district police department.

January 10, 2012 23:40

• Ingush leader Evkurov is among three most open Russian governors

  According to the Russian media rating of the "National Monitoring Service" and the "Institute for Independent Political Research", following the results of 2011, the Ingush leader Yunus-Bek Evkurov entered the top three most information transparent heads. According to the study, the most inaccessible leader in Southern Russia is Alexei Orlov, the leader of Kalmykia. Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya, occupies the 30th position in the rating.

January 10, 2012 23:10

• Anzor Nibo: Shapsugs in Krasnodar Territory hope for soonest solution of land problem

  According to Anzor Nibo, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Shapsugiya", the most important issue for the Adygs-Shapsugs, living near the Black Sea, is the land issue and the fact that the statute of the Krasnodar Territory had not fixed the fact of residence of Shapsugs as the indigenous nation. At the same time, Anzor Nibo and Madjid Chachukh, Chairman of the public organization "Adyge Khase" of the Adygs-Shapsugs, living near the Black Sea, do not think that the regional authorities pay little attention to the nation.

January 10, 2012 23:00

• In 2011, four persons were killed by mine and shell explosions in Azerbaijan

  In 2011, in Azerbaijan, 12 persons blew up on unexploded landmines and shells, four of them were killed and eight wounded. This was reported by Khafiz Safikhanov, Chairman of the public association "Campaign to Ban Landmines".

January 10, 2012 22:30

• Stavropol Territory: case of theft of medical products worth 20 million roubles brought to court

  Today, the deputy prosecutor of the Stavropol Territory brought to court a criminal case against staff members of the regional clinical centre of specialized types of medical care and managers of commercial organizations accused of theft of medical products in the amount of 20,184 million roubles. This was reported by the Prosecutor's Office of the Stavropol Territory.

January 10, 2012 22:20

• Court changes pre-trial restriction for Andrei Popov accused of desertion

  At the defence's motion, the Saratov Garrison Military Court has changed pre-trial restriction to recognizance not to leave for soldier Andrei Popov, accused of desertion, who earlier stated that he had been held in slavery in Dagestan. During the court hearings, two prosecutors' witnesses were also questioned.

January 10, 2012 22:10

• ECtHR upholds complaints of Azerbaijani oppositionists against CEC decisions of 2005

  Today, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) announced its decision on the lawsuits of the four candidates in the parliamentary elections of 2005 in Azerbaijan, the decision of the central Election Commission (CEC) to cancel the election results was declared unlawful.

January 10, 2012 22:00

• In Dagestan, resident of Untsukul District claim village of Gimry blocked by power agents

  The village of Gimry of the Untsukul District of Dagestan is completely blocked by law enforcement agents and soldiers; the village is approached by heavy military equipment. This was reported by residents of the village.