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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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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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Latest blog entries
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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 10 2010, 22:30
Moscow City Court considers new case of skinheads Ryno and Skachevskiy
| As reported by the press service of the Moscow City Court, the leaders of a grouping of skinheads Arthur Ryno and Pavel Skachevskiy, earlier already sentenced to imprisonment for murders, have pled guilty of other nationalistic attacks. |
Mar 04 2010, 23:50; CK correspondent
Igor Kuznetsov: Yazidis and Kurmanches in Krasnodar Territory receive Russian passports
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The situation with the Yazidis and Kurmanches, living in the Krasnodar Territory, who were long refused by local authorities of any documents, is gradually becoming better. By today, only no more than 20 percent of them still have Soviet documents, and this figure goes down step by step. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent learnt about it from the interview he took from Igor Kuznetsov, associate professor of the division of archaeology, ethnology of ancient and medieval history of the Kuban State University and one of the founders of the Centre of Caucasian-Pontic Studies.
South Federal District, Russia, Krasnodar region
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Latest photos
Mar 03 2010, 23:10; CK correspondent
Moscow hosts photo exhibition about Yazidis and Kurds living in southern Russia
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On March 1-14, the Andrei Sakharov Museum and Public Centre in Moscow holds a photo exhibition by Yuri Ivaschenko entitled "The Eradicated", presenting a series of documentary photos about two nationalities living in the south of Russia - Yazidis and Batumi Kurds-Kurmanches.
Krasnodar region, South Federal District, Russia
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Feb 24 2010, 22:50; CK correspondent
Mass fights of youngsters in the capital of Karachai-Circassia
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On February 18, in the centre of Cherkessk, the capital of Karachai-Circassia, at the stela of the "Green Island" Park, a mass fight of young people burst out. On the following day it was continued at the building of the Karachai-Circassian State Academy. Eyewitnesses assert that two crowds were fighting - Karachais against Circassians and Abazins. The militia does not deny the fact of fights, which failed to get into incidents report.
Karachaevo-Cherkesia, North-Caucasian Federal District
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Feb 24 2010, 19:00; CK correspondent
Magomed Abdullaev offered to the post of Prime Minister of Dagestan
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Today, the sitting of the presidium of the National Assembly of Dagestan made a decision to put approval of Magomed Abdullaev, nominated by President of Dagestan Magomedsalam Magomedov to the post of the chairman of the government, on the agenda of the forthcoming session.
Dagestan, North-Caucasian Federal District
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Feb 17 2010, 22:10
Dagestan hosts a rally of Kumyk nationals
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On February 16, a rally of representatives of the Kumyk nation took place in Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan. The participants adopted an appeal to President of Russia Dmitri Medvedev.
Dagestan, North-Caucasian Federal District
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Feb 16 2010, 23:00; CK correspondent
Trial on claim of Dagestan resident to Zhirinovsky postponed for respondent's absence
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On February 15, the court session of the Meschanskiy District Court of Moscow for considering the suit lodged by Shamil Sheikhov, a resident of Makhachkala, on protection of his honour, dignity and business reputation against Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Chairman of the LDPR (Liberal-Democratic Party of Russia) and Deputy of the State Duma, and against the editorial board of the newspaper "LDPR", did not take place because of the absence of the respondent. Shamil Sheikhov himself told about it to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Dagestan, North-Caucasian Federal District, Russia
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Feb 16 2010, 19:00; CK correspondent
Turkish MPs worry of the fate of the Turks convicted in Switzerland for genocide negation
| Members of the oppositional People's Republican Party of Turkey have brought a point to the parliament's agenda on the three Turks convicted in Switzerland for negating the genocide of Armenians. |
Feb 12 2010, 21:00; CK correspondent
Resident of Dagestan claims defence of honour and dignity against Zhirinovsky
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The Meschanski District Court of the city of Moscow has accepted to consideration a claim from a resident of Makhachkala Shamil Sheikhov about protection of honour, dignity and business reputation and demand to collect compensation in the sum of 100 million roubles in equal halves from Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Chairman of LDPR (Liberal-Democratic Party of Russia) and vice-speaker of the State Duma of Russia, and from the editorial board of the newspaper "LDPR". The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told about it by Mr Sheikhov himself.
Dagestan, Russia, North-Caucasian Federal District
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Feb 08 2010, 23:20; CK correspondent
Yaganov: law enforcers, not NGOs, shall fight extremism in KBR
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In the opinion of Ibragim Yaganov, leader of the public organization "Khasse" of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), there is no threat to peace and accord; and what happens in the republic is a normal political process.
North-Caucasian Federal District, Kabardino-Balkaria
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Feb 08 2010, 22:20
Prosecution asks from 6 to 22 years for figurants of Kondopoga disorders
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At the Supreme Court of Karelia, the state prosecution has demanded to sentence the main figurants in the case about mass disorders in the city of Kondopoga, natives of Chechnya and Dagestan, to imprisonment for the terms ranging from 6 to 22 years.
Chechnya, Dagestan, Russia
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Feb 04 2010, 21:20; CK correspondent
In Moscow, Azeri student beaten for forum statements on Nagorno-Karabakh
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On January 23, Ali Aslanly (Aslanov), a 1st year student of the Russian State Medical University (RSMU), was hospitalized to the in neurosurgery ward of Pirogov Hospital No. 33 in Moscow after he was beaten by his classmates. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent has found out that the conflict burst out because of the debate in the Internet of the status of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Russia, Azerbaijan, Nagorny Karabakh, Armenia
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Feb 03 2010, 23:40; CK correspondent
Georgia demands from South Ossetia to set Malkhaz Akhvlediani free
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The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia demands immediate release of Malkhaz Akhvlediani, a resident of the Georgian city of Chiatura, who was detained on January 31. According to South-Ossetian power agents, Akhvlediani illegally crossed the border.
South Osetia, Georgia
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Feb 03 2010, 19:00; CK correspondent
Knuth Vollebek is concerned of Georgian schools in Abkhazia
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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.
Abkhazia, Georgia
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Jan 26 2010, 19:00
After interview with Ingush writer, "Roskomnadzor" suspects "Kommersant-Vlast" of extremism
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The Federal Supervising Service in the Sphere of Telecom, Information Technologies and Mass Communications ("Roskomnadzor") has warned the editorial board of the magazine "Kommersant-Vlast" on inadmissibility of extremist activity. The reason was the interview with Issa Kodzoev, a writer from Ingushetia. The workers of the magazine partially agree with the Service.
Russia, Ingushetia
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Jan 19 2010, 23:50; CK correspondent
Turkey: criminal prosecution against organizers of the action "We beg Armenians' pardon" stopped
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The criminal case opened against the organizers of the Internet action "We beg Armenians' pardon" is finally stopped. Earlier the public prosecutor of Turkey A. Jaren refused to put forward charges against a group of Turkish intellectuals, who had initiated signing-in a letter of sympathy with the Armenian people because of the genocide of Armenians in the Ottoman empire of 1915.
Armenia
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Jan 19 2010, 19:00; CK correspondent
"Khasse": all villages of Kabardino-Balkaria should have their mountain pastures
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The public organization "Khasse" sees the solution of the land problem in Kabardino-Balkaria in enforcement of the Federal Law No. 131 "On General Principles of Local Self-Government in the Russian Federation". This was stated on January 16 by the leaders of the organizations "Khasse" Ibragim Yaganov and "Circassian Congress" Ruslan Keshev at a press conference in Nalchik.
Kabardino-Balkaria, South Federal District
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Jan 15 2010, 23:00; CK correspondents
Karabakh and Azerbaijani historians differently view Armenian pogroms in Baku in 1990
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Armenian pogroms in Baku in January 1990 are among most convincing arguments of impossibility for Nagorno-Karabakh to be a part of Azerbaijan. This is stated in the comment of the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nagorno-Karabakh on the 20th anniversary of these events, which deserve, in the opinion of Irina Grigoryan, head of the Stepanakert Resource Centre, their official estimation. Azerbaijanis believe that Armenian pogroms in Baku were provoked by Soviet special agencies.
Azerbaijan, Armenia, Nagorny Karabakh
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