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November 14, 2009 16:00

• Ishkhanyan: policemen in Armenia lack legal knowledge

  Behaviour of policemen during rallies shows that they often lack understanding of the legislation. This was stated by Avetik Ishkhanyan, chairman of the Armenian Helsinki Committee, who suggested organizing special legal training courses for policemen.

November 14, 2009 15:00

• First international flight from Grozny to start on November 16

  The first international air flight from the airport of the capital of Chechnya is planned for November 16. The flight will bring pilgrims to Saudi Arabia.

November 14, 2009 14:00

• Three persons injured by explosion in Nazran GOVD building

  Three law enforcers have suffered today as a result of an explosion of a bombardment missile in the second level of the new building of the GOVD (City Interior Department) of Nazran.

November 14, 2009 13:00

• Chief Armenian infectious doctor calls population not to panic

  Ara Asoyan, chief infectious doctor of Armenia, has treated the situation related to the start of propagation of A/H1N1 virus in the country as psychosis and called the population not to give in to panic.

November 14, 2009 10:00

• Azerbaijani CEC stops accepting election applications

  November 13 was the deadline for submitting documents to the Central Electoral Committee (CEC) for receiving registration as candidates at municipal elections to be held in Azerbaijan on December 23. Documents have been submitted by more than 35,000 persons; and 28,515 candidates have already been registered.

November 14, 2009 09:00

• In Adygea, school mistress convicted for pupil's death

  In the city of Maikop, the capital of Adygea, the court found Asiet Sheudzhen, head mistress of the special closed-type vocational school, indirectly guilty of death of one of her pupils, aged 17. In the course of the works at the construction site, where she sent the pupils, a wall fell down on the teenager.

November 13, 2009 23:00

• Head of "Memorial" was interrogated for 4 hours on his slander case

  The today's interrogation of Oleg Orlov, head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", under his criminal case on slandering President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov lasted for four hours.

November 13, 2009 22:20

• Azerbaijan: convicted bloggers are ranked as political prisoners

  Today, according to the Monitoring Group of Human Rights Organizations of Azerbaijan (MGHROA), the number of political prisoners in the country has reached 27. The new entries to the list are bloggers Emin Milli and Adnan Gadjizade, sentenced to imprisonment. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told about it by Saida Godjamanly, head of the Bureau for Observance of Human Rights and Legality.

November 13, 2009 22:00

• In Dagestan, 20 orphans receive individual flats

  On November 10, Mayor of Makhachkala Said Amirov presented documents on new flats to 20 orphans and children, who live without parental care. The help in buying and repairing the flats was rendered by the city administration and local entrepreneurs.

November 13, 2009 21:00

• 200 jobless persons to open their businesses in North Ossetia

  The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed by the republic's committee for population employment that 200 jobless citizens have received subsidies at a rate of maximum annual unemployment allowance - 58,800 roubles - to start their own businesses.

November 13, 2009 20:00

• Court session on Magomed Evloev's case to take place on November 25

  On November 12, the Karabulak City Court of Ingushetia continued hearings on the murder case of oppositionist Magomed Evloev. The case is considered by Judge Tumgoev.

November 13, 2009 19:00

• Inspectors interrogate Gannushkina on Orlov's case

  At her last interrogation at the inquiry division of the Investigatory Department of the Moscow GUVD (Chief City Interior Administration), Svetlana Gannushkina, head of the Committee "Civil Assistance", said that she agreed with every word of Oleg Orlov, head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", who had imposed the political responsibility for the death of the human rights defender Natalia Estemirova on Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov. Svetlana Gannushkina herself told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent about it.

November 13, 2009 18:00

• Kabisov: long way of Moscow money complicates restoration of South-Ossetian capital

  The restoration works in Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia, continue, but the process is hampered by "the long chain of receiving money from Moscow." This was stated on November 12 by Zurab Kabisov, head of the State Restoration Committee, at his meeting with journalists.

November 12, 2009 23:50

• Chechnya to increase penalties for ecological violations

  In 2010, the fines for violations in the ecological sphere in the territory of the Chechen Republic will be essentially raised. In the opinion of local ecologists, such measures should enhance the responsibility of heads of enterprises and organizations for observance of ecological standards.

November 12, 2009 23:40

• "Rospotrebnadzor" to suspend "Electrozink" in Vladikavkaz

  The territorial department of "Rospotrebnadzor" (Russian Federal Service for Consumer Supervision) in North Ossetia has prepared documents for the court on suspension of the "Electrozink" factory for up to 90 days. This was announced on November 11 during the press conference in Vladikavkaz by Taimuraz Butaev, the head of the department.

November 12, 2009 23:00

• Yamadaevs' relatives believe that the search of Ruslan's summer cottage was aimed at murdering Isa

  The search conducted on November 5 by Chechen militiamen of the cottage located near Moscow and belonging to former deputy of the State Duma Ruslan Yamadaev, who was killed last year in Moscow, most likely, pursued the aim to kill his younger brother Isa, who is now the leader of this family clan, which is opposing the incumbent Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov. This is the conviction of Yamadaevs' relatives and friends.

November 12, 2009 22:20

• Representative of the UN Secretary General stands for return of refugees to South Ossetia

  All the internally displaced persons from South Ossetia, irrespective of nationality and time of their violent eviction, shall have the right to return to their homeland; while power structures of both parties in conflict shall help them in this return. This was stated by Walter Kelin, representative of the UN Secretary General for the rights of internally displaced persons.

November 12, 2009 22:10

• Russian MIA head treats Dymovskiy's statements as slander

  The facts about violations in the militia, presented by Militia Major Alexei Dymovskiy from Novorossisk in his video appeal, have not been confirmed yet and are regarded by the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Russia as slander. This was stated by Rashid Nurgaliev, Russian Interior Minister. According to his version, the investigatory bodies are not engaged in any inquiry on Major Alexei Dymovskiy's statements, so far, the service check is underway.

November 12, 2009 21:00

• Medvedev offers appointing a government official in charge of situation in Northern Caucasus

  President of Russia Dmitri Medvedev, who announced today his Message to the Federal Assembly, said that the level of corruption and clannish rule in the republics of Northern Caucasus is "unprecedented."

November 12, 2009 21:00

• Militant killed in Chechnya was earlier given out by his relatives

  Hasan Ozdamirov, who was announced as liquidated in the course of the special operation conducted by power agents on November 7 in the vicinity of the city of Argun, had been earlier given out to law enforcers by his relatives. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent learnt about it from an Argun resident, who closely knew the casualty.