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May 14 2012, 23:50; CK correspondent
Resident of Kaspiisk claims his brother's kidnapping of power agents
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In the city of Kaspiisk, relatives of Sedritdin Khalibekov, a local resident, seek help from rights defenders in searching for him. They believe that Makhachkala policemen had to do with Sedritdin's disappearance. However, law enforcers fail to confirm this information.
Dagestan, North-Caucasian Federal District
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May 14 2012, 23:10; CK correspondent
Nakhichevan court replaces Bagirzade's prison for conditional punishment
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Today, the Supreme Court of the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR) has completed considering the appeal lodged by the oppositional activist Zeynal Bagirzade accused of falsifying documents and illegally receiving pension. Judge Ilgar Mirzoev has amended the verdict of first instance court and replaced a significant term of imprisonment for a suspended (conditional) sentence. Bagirzade was released in the courtroom.
South Caucasus, Azerbaijan
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May 14 2012, 23:00; CK correspondent
Tuapse hosts series of solo pickets in support of ecologists
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This evening, the city of Tuapse, Krasnodar Territory, was the venue of a series of pickets in support of Suren Gazaryan and Evgeniy Vitishko, the activists of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" and "Yabloko" Party, who are under a threat of five years of colony imprisonment.
Krasnodar region, South Federal District
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May 14 2012, 21:00
Up to 300 houses flooded as a result of downpours in Lagodekh district of Georgia
| On May, 12, a downpour inflicted a damage on Lagodekh district (Eastern Georgia). Up to 300 dwelling houses were flooded in the settlements of Apeni, Leliani, Chabukiani and Ananuri. |
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May 14 2012, 22:10
Five Armenian residents-victims of balloon blast remain under intensive care
| Five persons injured by the explosion of balloons on May 4 are still treated at resuscitation wards of Yerevan hospitals. |
May 14 2012, 20:00
The police interfered in a quarrel between the fans of "Anzhi" and "Zenit" clubs during a match in Makhachkala
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During the final tour of the Championship of Russia "Anzhi" - "Zenit" members of riot squad had to interfere in the quarrel that emerged between the club fans in the tribunes of the stadium in Makhachkala. After the match several stones were thrown into the bus where members of "Zenit" were at the moment.
Dagestan, North-Caucasian Federal District, Russia
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May 14 2012, 18:00; CK correspondent
An environmental picket passed off in Stavropol
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On May, 13, "Environmental patrol of Stavropol region" held a three-hour picket within the framework of the action "Protection of the city forests". The action was authorized and passed without incidents, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Stavropol region, North-Caucasian Federal District
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May 12 2012, 22:00
Seven suspected militants shot dead in special operation in Dagestan
| The total number of suspected members of illegal armed formations (IAFs) killed in a special operation conducted in the Kizlyar District of Dagestan, has reached seven persons. |
May 12 2012, 19:00
Wall of apartment house collapses in Sochi
| In Sochi, in the evening of May 11, a landslide smashed a wall of a residential house in Ternovaya Street in the village of Chereshnya. There is no information about the victims. |
May 12 2012, 18:00; CK correspondent
Twelve witnesses questioned at trial on cancellation of election of Astrakhan Mayor
| Today, the Kirov District Court of Astrakhan, where the claim of Oleg Shein, a former candidate for the Mayor of the city on cancellation of March 4 election, is considered, two claimants' witnesses were interviewed, who were members of the territorial election commission (TEC) of the Kirov District. Also, ten respondent's and interested persons' witnesses were also interrogated – they were chairpersons of election commissions. |
May 12 2012, 12:00; CK correspondent
Unidentified persons tried to kidnap a local in Dagestan
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In Makhachkala, on May 11, after the Friday prayer, in the township of Shamkhal, Kirov District, unidentified armed men in masks and camouflage and civilian clothes tried to kidnap Ali Magomedov, a resident of the township.
Dagestan, North-Caucasian Federal District
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May 11 2012, 22:40; CK correspondent
In Dagestan, representatives of newspaper "Nastoyaschee Vremya" challenge fine imposed on editor-in-chief
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On May 10, in Dagestan, Zagalav Samoev and Gamid Gamidov, representatives of the newspaper "Nastoyaschee Vremya" (Real time), filed an appeal to the Kirov District Court of Makhachkala against the decision of the magistrate court of holding Milrad Fatullaev, editor-in-chief of the newspaper, administratively liable for failure to prevent defamation of Magomedsalam Magomedov, President of Dagestan.
Dagestan, North-Caucasian Federal District
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North Caucasus - statistics of victims
- In April 2012, 97 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
- Dagestan: 116 victims of armed conflict in the first quarter of 2012
- In January-March 2012, 258 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
- In Kabardino-Balkaria, 43 people fell victim to armed conflict in the first quarter of 2012
- 78 persons became victims of armed confrontation in Chechnya during the first three months of 2012
- In Ingushetia, in the first quarter of 2012, 16 people fell victim to armed conflict
- North Ossetia: four persons fell victim to armed conflict in the first quarter of 2012
