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Feb 06 2010, 22:00; CK correspondent
In Dagestan, two figurants of "execution list" recognized as victims
| Zubair Omarov, an inspector of the Investigatory Committee for especially important cases at the Prosecutor's Office of Dagestan, informed two figurants of the "execution list" today that they are regarded as victims in criminal case No. 96892, dealing with appeals to murders and grave crimes. |
Feb 06 2010, 19:00; CK correspondent
In Armenia, human rights activist Arshaluis Akopyan acquitted
| The court of general jurisdiction of Yerevan communities Centre-Nork-Marash has passed a verdict of "non-guilty" to human rights activist Arshaluis Akopyan, who is in custody for five months. |
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BERG...man. See below selective translations from the posts of Caucasian Knot's bloggers. See more in the Russian version :
NATO exercises of in Vasiani and Putin's revelations on Georgian democracy.
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BERG...man. See below selective translations from the posts of Caucasian Knot's bloggers. See more in the Russian version :
The Patriarchy interferes and calls; it was all clear with it long ago! Misha, having released the detainees; this test has failed, and it's my great, GREAT! pity:-(
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Gorgud, Azerbaijan, Baku. See below selective translations from the posts of Caucasian Knot's bloggers. See more in the Russian version :
Will they really succeed? Azerbaijan can do without imprisoning journalists
Feb 06 2010, 18:00; CK correspondent
St Petersburg presents film "Aldy. With No Limitation Period"
| On Friday, February 5, St Petersburg was the venue of the first run and discussion of film "Aldy. With No Limitation Period", showing the events ten years ago, when on February 5, 2000, in a clean-up ("zachistka") in Novye Aldy village in Chechnya, conducted by the St Petersburg OMON (special militia), 56 peaceful residents were killed. |
Feb 06 2010, 17:00; CK correspondent
"Rostekhnadzor" bans new "Electrozink" emissions
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The Russian Federal Service on Ecological, Technological and Nuclear Supervision (known as "Rostekhnadzor") has considered the application of liberal-democrats of Northern Ossetia dealing with the adverse ecological situation due to emissions of the "Electrozink" factory.
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Feb 06 2010, 14:00; CK correspondent
Law enforcers hold inquiry into Makhachkala UVD boss' murder
| In Makhachkala, employees of Dagestan law-enforcement agencies and inspectors of the Chief Investigatory department on the North-Caucasian and Southern Federal Districts are investigating the murder of Ahmed Magomedov, head of the UVD (Interior Department) of Makhachkala. |
Feb 06 2010, 10:00
Georgian opposition demanded to release political prisoners
| On February 5, activists of Georgian oppositional parties held a march of protest with a demand to release political prisoners. They stuck posters to the wall of buildings in the Rustaveli Avenue with photos of political prisoners. |
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