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October 15, 2011 13:00

• In Armenia, youth initiative "Let's not be silent" calls for resignation of Chief of Staff of Armed Forces

  In Armenia, the youth initiative named "Let's not be silent" accuses the Chief of Staff Colonel-General Yuri Khachaturov of his inability to prevent crimes in the army and demands his resignation.

October 15, 2011 12:00

• Makhachkala hosts action demanding to release Rustam Yakhyaev

  On October 1, relatives of Rustam Yakhyaev, who was kidnapped by unknown masked men, gathered in the central square of Makhachkala with a demand to the police to release Rustam or present proofs of his guilt, if any.

October 15, 2011 11:00

• Albert Djussoev's supporter shot dead in Vladikavkaz

  Soslan Khugaev, one of the leaders of the public-political movement "Forward Ossetia!" and an active supporter of the presidential candidate of South Ossetia Albert Djussoev, was shot dead in the capital of North Ossetia.

October 14, 2011 23:50

• Pirates release crew of vessel hijacked off coast of Nigeria

  This morning, the crew of the "Cape Bird" tanker, which was captured on October 8 by pirates off the coast of Nigeria, was released. This was announced by Georgy Karbelashvili, Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia. The crew included 12 citizens of Georgia and 4 citizens of Russia.

October 14, 2011 23:10

• Opposition accuses "Edinaya Rossiya" of using administrative resource in Astrakhan

  The "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party held regular action in Astrakhan within the pre-election campaign. Participants admitted that they were forced to come to the event. Opposition representatives claimed that the ruling party again used the so-called "administrative resource", the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

October 14, 2011 23:00

• Policeman, suspected of killing resident of Karachay-Cherkessia, escapes from investigation

  Investigators of the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) for the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) put Ruslan Rakhaev, Deputy Chief of Police in Cherkessk, in the wanted list. The police officer is suspected of beating a detainee who died from the injuries.

October 14, 2011 22:40

• Defendant, accused of murdering anti-fascist Dzhaparidze, left in custody until December

  The Kuzminki District Court of Moscow extended to December the detention period of the defendant Yuri Tikhomirov, accused of murdering the anti-fascist Ilya Dzhaparidze.

October 14, 2011 22:30

• Relatives of Yakhyaev, kidnapped in Dagestan, organize picket in central Makhachkala

  In Makhachkala, relatives of Rustam Yakhyaev, who was taken away to some unknown destination by armed people, are going for the picket in the central square of the capital of Dagestan. According to the relatives of the kidnapped, Yakhyaev is kept in the building of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) and he is accused of murder of Murtazaliev, Deputy Chief of the Department of the Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN). This is reported by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

October 14, 2011 22:20

• Militaries from "Vostok" battalion ask Medvedev to intervene in situation in South Ossetia

  More than one hundred military men from the battalion "Vostok" (East) appealed with an open letter to Dmitry Medvedev, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of Russian Federation. They ask the leader of the state to intervene in situation in South Ossetia.

October 14, 2011 22:10

• Parents of soldiers, perished in Armenian army, hold protest action near presidential residence

  Today, the protest action against crimes in the Armenian army was held near the residence of Armenian President. Vardan Gukasyan, the representative of the Ministry of Defence of the country, advised the protesters to go to the military police; however, parents of dead soldiers refused and claimed Serzh Sargsyan.

October 14, 2011 22:00

• MIA: in Dagestan, lawyer and investigator detained for bribery

  The agents of the FSB Department of Dagestan detained a lawyer and an investigator into especially important cases of the investigatory department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of the republic for taking a bribe amounting to 1 million roubles. This was reported by the press service of the Dagestani MIA.

October 14, 2011 21:00

• Policeman from Buryatia perished in Chechnya due to careless handling of weapons

  Investigatory authorities believe that a member of the Department of Internal Affairs of Buryatia, who was found with a gunshot wound on the north of Chechnya, perished as a result of careless handling of weapons.

October 14, 2011 20:00

• Soldier perished in accident in Armenia

  On October 13, Aram Melkonyan, a 21-year-old regular soldier, perished in Armenia as a result of an accident.

October 14, 2011 19:00

• In Moscow, picket in defence of Chechen resident Zubair Zubairaev held near FSIN building

  On October 13, a picket was held in front of the building of the Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN) in Moscow. Protesters demanded to bring to justice the FSIN officers allegedly involved in beating prisoner Zubair Zubairaev.

October 14, 2011 18:00

• Union of Soldiers' Mothers denies soldier Popov's confession of desertion

  The former regular soldier Andrei Popov, who claimed that he had been in captivity in Dagestan during 11 years, did not sign a confession of desertion. This was stated by the Saratov Union of Soldiers' Mothers.

October 13, 2011 23:40

• Soldier shot himself in Nagorno-Karabakh

  In Nagorno-Karabakh, in the combat position of one of military units, stationed on the north section of the border, the regular soldier Yuri Gevorkovich Nersisyan committed suicide when being on combat duty.

October 13, 2011 23:10

• Soldier Popov confessed that he was not in slavery in Dagestan

  The soldier from the Saratov Region Andrei Popov has admitted that he had been consciously evading his military service since 2000. Earlier, he claimed that he escaped from slavery at the brick factory in Dagestan after 11 years of captivity, said a source close to the investigation into the circumstances of the soldier's disappearance.

October 13, 2011 23:00

• British rights defender, beaten in Azerbaijan, evidences to the court

  Today, the Yasamal District Court of Azerbaijan held a hearing on charges of committing acts of hooliganism against the US citizen Amanda Erickson and the citizen of Great Britain Celia Davis.

October 13, 2011 22:50

• Djambolat Tedeev expelled from South Ossetia

  Today, the head coach of the Russian national team in free wrestling Djambolat Tedeev was deported to Russia, said Tamara Kelekhsaeva, the press secretary of the president of South Ossetia.

October 13, 2011 22:40

• Chechen president heads the list of most criticized heads of Russian regions

  The head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov became the leader in the anti-rating of the most criticized governors, compiled by the "Medialogy" Company based on the index of information favour, which is calculated by experts judging from the quality and quantity of citations in the media of characteristics of this or that figure.