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February 03, 2010 21:00

• Improvised memorial in the place of Markelov's murder desecrated

  In Moscow, unidentified persons desecrated the improvised memorial installed by anti-fascists in the place, where lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova were assassinated - in the arch of White Chambers in Prechistenka.

February 03, 2010 20:00

• DFSB of Dagestan: the killed Egyptian had organized terror act at Makhachkala DPS

  Citizen of Egypt Mohmad Mohammad Shakhban, also known as "Safe Islam", who was liquidated in Dagestan, was the founder of the al-Qaeda network in Northern Caucasus and main organizer of the explosion on January 6 in Makhachkala. This was reported by the Department of the FSB (DFSB) for Dagestan.

February 03, 2010 19:00

• Knuth Vollebek is concerned of Georgian schools in Abkhazia

  Today in Sukhumi, Knuth Vollebek, Supreme Commissioner of the OSCE on National Minorities, and Indira Vardaniya, Minister of Education of Abkhazia, discussed the issues of teaching the Georgian language in schools of the Gali District and situation with Armenian schoolchildren.

February 03, 2010 18:00

• Kokoity demands to accelerate restoration works in Tskhinvali

  On February 2, President of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity held a working meeting with representatives of subcontracting organizations. This time as well, the agenda comprised the issues of restoration rates and timely financing of construction projects. Mr Kokoity promised to take work-in-progress away from dishonest contractors. City dwellers, in their turn, continue complaining of the quality of erected houses, as well as schools, hospitals and kindergartens; residents of Tskhinvali need the infrastructure same as roofs over their heads.

February 02, 2010 23:50

• In Azerbaijan, Fatullaev's advocate demands independent examination

  The results of the blood and urine analyses of Einullah Fatullaev, imprisoned editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Real Azerbaijan", became known in Azerbaijan. In the end of 2009, a new charge of illegal drug storage was presented to him. Isakhan Ashurov, his advocate, treats the analyses results as ambiguous and demands an independent expert's appraisal.

February 02, 2010 23:40

• In Abkhazia, five border infringers fined

  Today, the City Court of Gali released five persons detained on Sunday, January 31, in Saberio village, Gali District of Abkhazia, for illegal crossing the Georgian-Abkhazian border.

February 02, 2010 23:20

• Railway track blown up in St Petersburg, operator wounded

  Today, at 4:15 a.m., in the section Bronevaya-Ligovo of the St Petersburg-Vitebsk Department of the Oktiabr Railways an explosion took place and injured the operator of the rail car that ran at the moment on the track.

February 02, 2010 23:10

• Two officers arrested in Azerbaijan after soldiers' skirmish

  In Azerbaijan, in the context of the tragic incident on January 28 in an army unit, deployed in the Dashkesan District in the country's west, two officers are arrested: Major Valad Gurbanov, deputy commander of the battalion, and Senior Lieutenant Rustam Ahmedov, a platoon commander.

February 02, 2010 23:00

• Makhachkala authorities recall tax increase for fixed-route taxis

  Today, Ferzullah Kakhrimanov, deputy head of the administration of the capital of Dagestan, said that following the order of Mayor of Makhachkala Said Amirov a decision was made not to increase the cost of trip tickets for drivers of fixed-route taxis of Makhachkala. Its price rate remains unchanged - 2800 roubles per month.

February 02, 2010 22:20

• Armenia: pharmaceutical giants fined for excess prices

  The State Commission for Protection of Economic Competition (SCPEC) has fined the pharmaceutical companies "ArmPharm", "PharmGoar" and "Degabaza Yerevan" by 500,000 drams each for untimely presentation to the commission of their justifications of increase of prices on some drugs.

February 02, 2010 22:10

• Poland to deport 20 Georgian illegal aliens per fortnight

  According to Konstantin Kavtaradze, plenipotentiary ambassador of Georgia to Poland, who commented the situation with Georgian illegal immigrants, there will be no mass deportation of citizens of Georgia from Poland. He expects that 20 persons will be deported from Poland to Georgia on February 10.

February 02, 2010 22:00

• Mikael Danielyan: Pashinyan's case has no crime elements

  The trial on the activist of the opposition and editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Armenian Time" Nikol Pashinyan was held with gross infringements. In particular, the equality of arms was not observed; no elements of the crime were presented. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told about by Mikael Danielyan, a well-known human rights activist and head of the organization named "Helsinki Association".

February 02, 2010 21:00

• Kadyrov and "Novaya Gazeta" refuse to reconcile

  Today, at the Basmanny Court of Moscow, Andrei Krasnenkov, representative of President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, and lawyers of the "Novaya Gazeta" refused to enter an amicable agreement on the claim on protection of Kadyrov's honour and dignity against the newspaper.

February 02, 2010 20:00

• Ramzan Kadyrov plans to sue Liudmila Alekseeva

  The law enforcement bodies of Chechnya have sent materials to Moscow for excitation of a criminal case against Liudmila Alekseeva, head of the oldest Russian human rights organization - Moscow Helsinki Group (MHG) - for slandering Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov.

February 02, 2010 19:00

• Ingush oppositional website reports another powerful hacker's attack

  A bit more than 24 hours after the last interview of the murdered Chechen human rights defender Natalia Estemirova appeared in the website of Ingush opposition "Ingushetiyaru.org", it was attacked with a huge force and finally deprived of any working capacity. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent has learnt about it from Lydia Mikhalchenko, editor of the website.

February 02, 2010 18:00

• Mussa Aushev: Dobriev killed in Ingushetia was not Maksharip Aushev's relative

  As stated by Maksharip Aushev's brother Mussa, Rustam Dobriev, who was shot dead in Nazran on January 30, was not their relative, as asserted by federal masses media. Mussa is sure that this murder, like many others, was aimed at destabilizing the situation in Ingushetia.

February 01, 2010 23:50

• Court dismisses defendant's lawyer in Nalchik attack case

  Today at its regular session, the Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria, which considers the case on the attack on Nalchik on October 13, 2005, agreed to the request of one of the defendants and released his advocate from the case.

February 01, 2010 23:40

• Georgian-Russian TV bridge disputes on Abkhazia and South Ossetia

  Today, a video conference was held between Moscow and Tbilisi on the topic "Situation in Abkhazia and South Ossetia after Round 9 of Geneva Consultations." The parties rejected opponent's arguments.

February 01, 2010 23:30

• In Dagestan, teacher seeks justice from President of Russia

  Today, Magomed Musaev, a teacher of technology of the Makhachkala secondary school No. 45, addressed his letter to President of Russia Dmitri Medvedev. The complaint is against the actions of the school principal Patimat Magomedova, who refused to pay extra salary to teachers, as envisioned within the new payment system.

February 01, 2010 23:20

• Building of Ingush MIA shelled - civilians suffered

  According to Public Prosecutor Yuri Turygin, the today's shelling of the building of the MIA of Ingushetia, located in central Nazran, where, under the latest data, one person was lost also three others wounded, is a militants' reaction to detention of members of illegal armed formations and their helpers.