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Mar 11 2010, 20:00; CK correspondent
President of Ingushetia bans rally of Plievo residents
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Today, President of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov forbade the relatives of Mikail Pliev, 32, a resident of Plievo village, who was kidnapped on March 4 in Pyatigorsk, to continue their marathon rally with a demand to find Mikail's whereabouts. The relatives had been earlier invited to the President.
Ingushetia, North-Caucasian Federal District
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Mar 11 2010, 19:00; CK correspondent
Residents of Ingushetia complain that their relatives are persecuted in the army
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Magomed Mutsolgov, an Ingush human rights activist, a member of the Expert's Board at the Office of Russian Ombudsman, has stated that the cases of prejudiced attitude to natives from Northern Caucasus in army units have become more frequent recently. He told about two complaints lodged by residents of Ingushetia, who are concerned of the fates of their relatives.
North-Caucasian Federal District, Chechnya, Ingushetia
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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
Mar 11 2010, 18:00; CK correspondent
Karastelyov: at confrontation attacker said that he wanted to help
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The detainee, suspected of attacking Vadim Karastelyov, an expert of the Novorossisk Committee on Human Rights and representative of Alexei Dymovskiy, former Major of Novorossisk militia, asserts that he just tried to help, while the human rights activist beat him with a wooden block. According to Karastelyov, the suspect gave this evidence in the course of confrontation.
Krasnodar region, South Federal District
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Mar 10 2010, 23:50; CK correspondent
"Chernovik" case in Dagestan: court hears evidences
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On March 9-10, the trial continued in Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, on the criminal case initiated against journalists of the local weekly named "Chernovik" (Blueprint), accused of kindling national, racial and religious enmity.
Dagestan, North-Caucasian Federal District
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Mar 10 2010, 23:40; CK correspondent
Suspect of attempt on head of Dagestan MIA has no complaints of pressure, his lawyer says
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Today, Adilgerei Omarov, advocate of Shamsullah Borziev, a resident of Rakhat village, Botlikh District, and a detainee as suspect of the murder attempt on Adilgerei Magomedtagirov, Interior Minister of Dagestan, said that he had visited his client at the temporary isolation facility (known as "IVS") of the MIA of North Ossetia.
Dagestan, North-Caucasian Federal District, North Osetia - Alania
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Mar 10 2010, 23:10
Medrese teacher assassinated in Dagestan
| The body of the teacher of the local Medrese with two gunshot wounds in his head was found in his own house in Yasnaya Polyana village in Dagestan. |
Mar 10 2010, 22:50
Chechen Ombudsman accuses Big Encyclopaedia authors of slander
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Ombudsman in Chechnya Nurdi Nukhazhiev demands to bring the editor-in-chief of the Big Encyclopaedia to responsibility for the "anti-Chechen article" placed in the 58th volume of the edition.
North-Caucasian Federal District, Russia, Chechnya
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Mar 10 2010, 22:10; CK correspondent
Murat Kardanov, defendant in Nalchik attack case, transferred to home arrest
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Under inspector's statement, Murat Kardanov, a defendant in the case dealing with the events on October 13, 2005, in Nalchik, a resident of Zolukokoazhe village, was released to home arrest. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent has learnt about it from duly informed circles. Now, Murat Kardanov is taking his treatment at the Republic's Anti-Tubercular Clinic.
Kabardino-Balkaria, North-Caucasian Federal District
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Mar 10 2010, 22:00; CK correspondents
Participants of Moscow-Tbilisi-Yerevan space bridge differ in assessing "Verkhni Lars" opening
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In the course of the space bridge held on March 9 by the RIA "Novosti" between Armenian, Georgian and Russian experts, who discussed the opening of the surface border between Russia and Georgia at the check points "Darial" and "Verkhni Lars", it became clear that the experts viewed the event differently. Alexei Malashenko from the Carnegie Institute treated the fact positively, while Georgiy Khaindrava, one of the leaders of the non-parliamentary opposition, found incompatible such factors like "occupation of Georgian regions" and simultaneous restoration of communication between the two countries.
Armenia, Georgia, Russia
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Mar 10 2010, 21:00; CK correspondent
In Ingushetia, rally against kidnappings continues for the fifth day
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So far, no news about the whereabouts of Mikail Pliev, a resident of Ingushetia, kidnapped on March 4 in Pyatigorsk, arrived to his relatives, as his wife Makka reported to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. Residents of Plievo village continue their protest near the local administration demanding to clear out Mikail Pliev's fate.
Ingushetia, North-Caucasian Federal District
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Mar 10 2010, 20:30
Suspect of attacking human rights activist Karastelyov released under recognizance not to leave
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The person suspected of attacking Vadim Karastelyov, an expert of the Novorossisk Committee for Human Rights, who is representing the interests of disfavoured militiaman Alexei Dymovskiy, is at large.
Krasnodar region, South Federal District
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Mar 10 2010, 20:00; CK correspondent
Dagestan militiamen demand dismissal of Bastrykin, ICPO boss
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The independent trade union of law enforcers and prosecutors of Dagestan made a decision at its assembly to address a letter to President of Russia Dmitri Medvedev and Chairman of the Council of Federation of the Russian Federal Assembly Sergey Mironov. In their letter Dagestan power agents ask to consider impossibility for Alexander Bastrykin to stay in the post of the head of the Investigatory Committee at the Prosecutor's Office (ICPO) of Russia.
Dagestan, North-Caucasian Federal District
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Mar 10 2010, 19:00; CK correspondent
Azerbaijani Appeal Court upholds verdict to bloggers
| Today, in Baku, the Azerbaijani Appeal Court, chaired by Judge Gail Mamedov, has upheld the verdict of the first instance court to bloggers Emin Milli and Adnan Gadjizade. |
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Mar 10 2010, 18:00; CK correspondent
Journalists detained in Ingushetia: publications in media saved our lives
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Israpil Shovkhalov, editor-in-chief, and Abdullah Duduev, chief editor, of the Caucasian independent magazine "Dosh", detained by power agents in Ingushetia on March 9, assert that timely publications in media about their detention allowed them to survive.
Ingushetia, North-Caucasian Federal District
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Mar 09 2010, 23:30
ODIHR: trials on March 1, 2008, events revealed imperfections of Armenian judiciary
| The succession of litigations in the aftermath of the post-election violence that burst out in March 2008 in Yerevan has revealed deficiencies of the judicial system of Armenia. This is stated in the report of the Office of Democratic Institutes and Human Rights (ODIHR) of the OSCE (Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe). |
Mar 09 2010, 23:20
In April, ECtHR to consider Sandro Girgvliani's murder in Georgia
| On April 27, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) will consider the case about the murder in Georgia in 2005 of a bank employee Sandro Girgvliani. |
Mar 09 2010, 23:10
Protest action against resolution on Armenians' genocide held at the US embassy in Baku
| On Monday, March 8, in Baku, a protest action was held in front of the US embassy in the context of the approval on March 4 by the Committee on Foreign Relations of the House of Representatives of the US Congress of draft resolution on Armenians' genocide. |
Mar 09 2010, 23:00
Rally in support of Fatima Margieva held in Vladikavkaz
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On March 8, in North Ossetia, the committee for release of the teacher of the South-Ossetian State University Fatima Margieva held a sanctioned rally. The protesters gathered in the Theatre Square of Vladikavkaz with a demand to stop criminal prosecution of Margieva.
South Osetia, North-Caucasian Federal District, North Osetia - Alania
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Mar 09 2010, 22:50
Lebedev: UN Special Representative's report on his visit to South Ossetia is lopsided and biased
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The Russian delegation labelled as politicized the report of Walter Kelin, Special Representative of Secretary General of the United Nations on Internally Displaced Persons' Rights, which summed up his visit to South Ossetia. The report was presented on March 8 at the 13th Session of the United Nations on Human Rights (HRS) held in Switzerland. In the opinion of Mikhail Lebedev, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation at the UN Branch and other international organizations in Geneva, the report is lopsided, biased and contains factual mistakes.
South Osetia, Russia, Georgia
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Mar 09 2010, 22:40; CK correspondent
Chief Physician of RCH fined in Dagestan
| As regarded by the Prosecutor's Office and Antimonopoly Service, the Chief Physician of the largest medical establishment of Dagestan - the Republic's Clinical Hospital (RCH) - has broken the legislation on purchase and circulation of medical products and medical equipment; therefore he was fined by 50,000 roubles. |
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