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December 15, 2009 19:00

• In Dagestan, figurants of "execution list" want to have status of witnesses under state protection

  Today, Isalmagomed Nabiev, one of the figurants of the so-called "execution list", a publicist, human rights activist and chairman of independent trade union of drivers and businessmen of Dagestan, has stated that so far the corresponding instances gave no reaction to his request to protect him with state defence.

December 15, 2009 18:00

• Armenian MPs ask President to pardon oppositionist Mikaelyan

  Twenty deputies of the National Assembly of Armenia, who mainly represent the parties of the ruling coalition, have addressed President Serzh Sargsyan with an appeal to pardon Sasun Mikaelyan, an imprisoned activist of the opposition and a veteran of the Karabakh War.

December 14, 2009 23:40

• Power agents report prevention of huge terror act in Chechnya

  The law enforcement bodies of the Chechen Republic assert that they have managed to prevent a big subversive and terrorist act. Last Saturday, on December 12, in the foothill Kurchaloy District of the republic, a militants' hideout with ammunition and explosives was liquidated.

December 14, 2009 23:20

• Sochi: storm washes unfinished port out, three persons missing

  At night on December 14 in Sochi, the cargo port located near the mouth of Mzymtma River was washed away. Residents of the Imereti Lowland report that the storm has demolished the piles and dropped building cranes. Water attacks the coastal road running along the sea from the mouth of the river to the main ice palace.

December 14, 2009 23:00

• In Ingushetia, sappers neutralize two bombs on gas main

  Two bombs were neutralized on the gas pipeline Mozdok-Tbilisi. As reported by the PR Group of the local FSB Department, currently the works are underway on liquidation of other explosives. Because of limited gas supplies, lessons were cancelled today in all Ingush schools.

December 14, 2009 22:20

• Murat Yunusov: recent explosion of "Neva-Express" train has no effect on the 2007 terror act case

  The terror act against the "Neva-Express" train, committed on November 27, made no effect on the case about a similar episode in 2007. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told about it by Murat Yunusov, the lawyer for the defendants in the case of the explosion of the same train committed two years ago.

December 14, 2009 22:10

• Soviet dissident applies for Georgian citizenship

  According to the Georgian party, Alexander Bondarev, a dissident from Soviet time, living in Paris, and a resident of St Petersburg Ekaterina Timofeeva have addressed their requests for citizenship to the authorities of Georgia.

December 14, 2009 22:00

• Ecologists plan all-Russian action in defence of Utrish Reserve

  On December 26-27, 2009, the all-Russian action in defence of the unique natural territory of the Utrish Nature Reserve at the Black Sea shore, which, in the opinion of activists from ecological organizations, is under threat of extinction.

December 14, 2009 20:00

• Russian leaders congratulate Bagapsh with his victory at presidential election in Abkhazia

  President of the Russian Federation Dmitri Medvedev has congratulated Sergey Bagapsh on his re-election to the post of President of the Republic of Abkhazia. According to Mr Medvedev, "the Russian-Abkhazian relations have received a powerful impetus for development and reached a new level."

December 14, 2009 19:00

• Public hearings on draft regulations on land use and site development held in Sochi

  On December 11-13, Sochi districts held public hearings on the draft "Rules of Land Use and Development of Sochi" (RLUD). The RLUD draft was designed by the Limited Liability Company (LLC) "Institute of Building Projects" from St Petersburg under the order of the Department of Architecture and Town-Planning of Sochi Administration.

December 14, 2009 18:00

• Organization "Let's Save the Generation" from Chechnya awarded French human rights premium

  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France has awarded the premium of the French Republic "Freedom, Equality and Brotherhood" to the Chechen NGO "Let's Save the Generation". This French premium is awarded every year on the International Day of Human Rights, December 10, to five human rights organizations from different countries of the world.

December 12, 2009 22:00

• Release of Georgian teenagers from South Ossetia postponed

  As reported by Georgian MP Giya Tortladze, who visited today the conflict zone, the authorities of South Ossetia refused to release the two Georgian teenagers detained in this zone and postponed the issue till December 14.

December 12, 2009 21:00

• Co-chairs of Minsk OSCE Group visit Azerbaijan

  The visit to Azerbaijan on December 11 of Yuri Merzliakov (Russia), Robert Bradtke (USA) and Bernard Fassier (France) - co-chairs of the Minsk OSCE Group - was held confidential.

December 12, 2009 20:00

• Abkhazia elects President today

  Today, at the presidential election in Abkhazia, by 7:30 p.m. Moscow time the voter turnout was 64.29 percent; at many polling stations people had to wait for their turn to cast ballots. As stated by Batal Tabagua, chair of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of Abkhazia, the figure allows recognizing the election valid. The CEC promises to announce preliminary outcomes by midday on December 13.

December 12, 2009 18:00

• Nauru to consider recognition of South Ossetia

  The parliament of the Republic of Nauru will consider the issue of recognition of independence of South Ossetia. This was stated Kiren Keke, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Finance of Nauru, at his meeting in Tskhinvali with Stanislav Kochiev, chairman of the parliament of South Ossetia.

December 12, 2009 17:00

• In Adzharia, young man dies from swine flu

  A young man - Ramaz Bezhanidze, 27, whose life was supported by a respiratory apparatus, - died today in the afternoon from swine flu in a Batumi hospital. This was reported at an emergency press conference by Alexander Kvitashvili, Minister of Public Health of Georgia.

December 12, 2009 16:18

• Abkhazia refutes data on forced voting in Gali

  Ruslan Kishmariya, Abkhazian President's plenipotentiary for the Gali District, has categorically refuted statements of some Georgian media that the Abkhazian militia and Russian militaries violently brought residents of the Gali District to polling stations to force them to take part in today's presidential election in Abkhazia.

December 12, 2009 16:00

• Yaganov: dialogue is the way to compromise for Kabardino-Balkaria

  In the opinion of Ibragim Yaganov, leader of the public organization "Khasse", who was not long ago beaten in Nalchik, in the land disputes between Kabardians and Balkars, dialogue is a possible way to a compromise.

December 12, 2009 15:00

• Musa Aushev: nothing is known about investigation of Maksharip Aushev's murder

  Even though the investigation is under personal supervision of President of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov and Russian Public Prosecutor Yuri Chaika, nothing is known so far about any progress in investigating the kidnapping attempt and subsequent murder of Ingush human rights activist Maksharip Aushev. Musa Aushev, the casualty's brother, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent about it.

December 12, 2009 14:00

• Case of convicted oppositionist Atspanyan is in European Court already

  The case of Sarkis Atspanyan, an activist of the opposition of Armenia, who is serving his term in the Yerevan prison of "Vardashen", was sent to the European Court on Human Rights (ECtHR). This was reported by Asmik Pogosyan, Sarkis' wife.