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September 09, 2011 22:50

• Russian Aid Fund and "Caucasian Knot" call to help sick children from Northern Caucasus

  Russian Aid Fund within special joint project with the "Caucasian Knot" asks readers to take part in the destinies of five children from Dagestan, Stavropol Territory, Chechnya, and North Ossetia. As part of special project, which is called the "Children of the" Caucasian Knot" by the edition, assistance to five children from the Northern Caucasus has already been rendered. More than 1.1 million roubles have been raised for their treatment.

September 09, 2011 22:40

• Commission for militants' adaptation set up in Ingushetia

  Yunus-Bek Evkurov, the leader of Ingushetia, has signed a decree establishing the commission for adaptation to peaceful life of those persons who decided to stop terrorist and extremist activities in the territory of the Republic of Ingushetia.

September 09, 2011 22:30

• Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy Khloponin criticizes Chechen leader

  Young Chechen people want more freedom than Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya, allows them to have, Alexander Khloponin, Plenipotentiary Envoy of the President to the North-Caucasian Federal District, reported to the foreign journalists.

September 09, 2011 22:20

• At rally in Yerevan, oppositionists urge people to participate in mass protests

  In Yerevan, a rally of the extra-parliamentary oppositional Armenian National Congress with the main demand of holding early presidential and parliamentary elections was held in Freedom Square.

September 09, 2011 22:10

• Journalist Idrak Abbasov's relatives beaten in Baku

  The family of Idrak Abbasov, Azerbaijani journalist and human rights activist, who resides in Baku, was attacked.

September 09, 2011 22:00

• Four policemen got injured during an explosion in Makhachkala

  According to more precise data, four policemen were injured in an explosion in Makhachkala last night, a representative of the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Dagestan reported.

September 09, 2011 21:00

• Ecologists of Armenia held an action of protest against building a hydropower station at the waterfall of Trchkan

  On September, 8, an action of protest passed off in front of the building of Armenian Government with the demand to stop construction of small hydropower station at the waterfall of Trchkan.

September 09, 2011 20:00

• A soldier of Azerbaijani army committed suicide

  An emergency was registered in a military unit dislocated in Shamkir district of Azerbaijan. A soldier called up for active military service by Sheki district military registration and enlistment office committed suicide by firing from his duty weapon.

September 09, 2011 19:00

• People are bringing flowers on the day of the anniversary of the tragedy at Vladikavkaz market

  Today people in North Osetia honour the memory of the victims of terror at the Central market of Vladikavkaz committed a year ago. 19 persons perished then and over 200 were injured.

September 09, 2011 18:00

• A resident of Rostov region states that she has nothing to do with the arms found in her house

  Madina Bakhalaeva, resident of "Krasny Skotovod" homestead of Proletarsky district, Rostov region, states that armed and masked people burst into her house and planted arms there. This was reported by Nicolay Khailenko, lawyer of "Legal Center" legal advice agency representing the interests of the native of Dagestan.

September 09, 2011 18:00

• Trial on riots in Manege Square is politically motivated, defendants assert

  On September 7, the Tver District Court of Moscow held the first session on the merits on the criminal case on the riots in Manege Square in last December. The session was held in the open mode and in the presence of journalists and numerous supporters of "The Other Russia" Party.

September 08, 2011 23:50

• Ingush leader: militants killed in special operation were betrayed by their colleagues

  The success of this morning's special operation in various districts of Ingushetia became possible due to the information received by power agents from the members of the armed underground who had surrendered several days ago. This was reported by Yunus-Bek Evkurov, the leader of the republic.

September 08, 2011 23:50

• Roman Sozarukov, accused of fraud, appointed adviser to Governor of Volgograd Region

  According to the order of the head of the Volgograd Region administration, Roman Sozarukov is vested with authority of the adviser on internal and information policy.

September 08, 2011 23:40

• In Astrakhan, Mayoralty officer suspected of bribe-taking

  In Astrakhan, Head of Department for cooperation with legal entities and individuals on issues of external improvements and status of infrastructure facilities of the city administration was detained for bribe-taking.

September 08, 2011 23:20

• NCFD holds action "Caucasian Donor"

  One of the goals of inter-regional youth volunteer campaign "Caucasian Donor", held in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), is to improve the image of the region. This was reported by Temirzhan Baisiev, the member of the Coordination Centre for the Donation of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation.

September 08, 2011 23:10

• Azerbaijani civil society activists hold solidarity action with compatriots in Iran

  Today, the group of activists of the "World Azerbaijanis Congress" (WAC) held a protest action near the Embassy of Iran to Baku to protest against the inertness of official Tehran in connection with the drying up of the large Lake Urmia situated in north-west of the country, which water-collecting area is densely populated by ethnic Azerbaijanis.

September 08, 2011 23:00

• Relatives of wounded Dagestani demand his treatment outside the republic

  In Dagestan, the relatives of Ruslan Magomedov, who got a gunshot wound, were not allowed to take him for medical treatment outside the republic.

September 08, 2011 22:30

• GPO believes Natalia Estemirova's murder solved

  Within the investigation into the murder of the human rights defender Natalia Estemirova, inspectors check all the versions, including involvement of power agents. They already have a suspect, as stated today by Alexei Vasilkov, Deputy Head of the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD).

September 08, 2011 22:20

• Young lawyers call Georgian MIA to re-investigate Niko Kvintradze's death

  The Association of Young Lawyers of Georgia (AYLG) has questioned, after seeing the examination results, the official version of the death of Niko Kvintradze, who died, as the police assert, from an electric shock, when he was hiding on the roof of a house during the dispersal of the May 26 demonstration. According to the AYLG, Kvintradze was detained by policemen during the dispersal.

September 08, 2011 22:10

• Court dismissed complaint of soldier from North Ossetia accused of hazing

  On September 2, the Pre-Volga District Military Court considered the cassation complaint lodged by Ruslan Kibirov, a native of North Ossetia, against the verdict of the Saratov Garrison Court.