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Scientists, writers and public figures, who took part in a conference held within the forum "Buddhism: Philosophy of Non-Violence and Compassion" held in Elista (Kalmykia), have appealed to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) asking to allow a pastoral visit of the Buddhist spiritual leader Dalai Lama XIV to Russia.

The parents of the children who were infected with HIV back in 1988 in Kalmykia demand compensation from the state of their moral harm. This was reported by Ochir Shovgurov, a member of the initiative group. According to his story, back in June this year the parents filed a suit to the Elista City Court, which, in its turn, demanded a document from them on recognition them to be the "aggrieved party", since earlier they were witnesses in the case.

A group of monks from the Tibetan Monastery Gyudmed has come to Kalmykia to take part in the international forum "Buddhism: Philosophy of Non-Violence and Compassion", which will begin its work in Elista, the capital of Kalmykia, on September 22 and last till October 2.

The members of the commission of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation for public control over law enforcement bodies will take control over the inquiry into the death of Artyom Malinovskiy, 16, in Kalmykia.

In Elista, the capital of Kalmykia, the Foundation named "Miloserdiye" (Mercy), located in the temple-chapel of St Sergius of Radonezh, is gathering clothes, stationery items and toys for children from poor and needy families. Gifts for September 1 will be also brought to the Elista orphanage for mentally retarded children and social shelter.

On August 25, Artyom Malinovskiy, 16, was brought by policemen to the narcology dispensary, tried to run away from there and perished.

In the period from August 25 to September 1, the Federal Service of Court Marshals (FSCM) for the Republic of Kalmykia (RK) is holding the campaign "Your child needs you", under which the court marshals of the Elista branch are sending reminder letters to most malicious alimony defaulters.

A pressure group “Hospital for the children!” collected 318 signatures as of August, 28, under a communal letter to President of the USA Barack Obama with an appeal to take the only children’s hospital in the republic under his jurisdiction.

Telo Tulku Rinpoche, Sajin Lama (Supreme Lama), President of the Centralized religious organization "Association of Buddhists of Kalmykia" sent an open letter to Sergey Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister, requesting to permit a pastoral visit to Russia of the Buddhists' spiritual leader.

The initiative group "Hospital – for children!" urged residents of Kalmykia to start collecting signatures under the collective letter to US President Barack Obama to take jurisdiction over the only Republican Children's Hospital in the region.

The investigating authorities of Kalmykia rejected to institute a criminal case against employees of the SIZO (pre-trial prison) of the city of Elista, who, according to Vladimir Galitrov, the expert of the Kalmyk Branch of the public movement "For Human Rights", had beaten 49 prisoners with electric shocker.

Vladimir Galitrov. an expert of the Kalmyk Branch of the Public Movement "For Human Rights", demands an inquiry into the mass beating of convicts kept in the SIZO (pre-trial prison) of the city of Elista. This is stated in the message of Valery Badmaev, editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Modern Kalmykia", that arrived to the "Caucasian Knot".

Today, residents of Kalmykia celebrate a birthday, enlightenment and departure to nirvana of Shakyamuni Buddha. From early morning the central Khurul of the republic "Golden Abode of Buddha Shakyamuni" is holding celebrations, prayers and taking oaths of Makhayana.

As reported by a source from the penitentiary system, the former senator (deputy of the Russian Council of the Federation) from Kalmykia Levon Chakhmakhchyan, sentenced in 2008 to 7.5 years in prison for an attempted fraud, has received his conditional early relief (CER).

In the Lagan District of Kalmykia four lower-grade pupils got drowned, said a source from local law enforcers.