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Apr 23 2014, 16:18
Armenian Prime Minister speaks out against implementation of pension reform in its current form
| Ovik Abramyan, the newly appointed Prime Minister of Armenia, has stated that in the country, the mandatory component of the pension reform is suspended until the adoption of the legislative package complying with the requirements of the Constitutional Court (CC). This was reported on the official website of the Armenian government. |
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Apr 23 2014, 15:34; CK correspondent
In Azerbaijan, defence of journalist Rauf Mirkadyrov accused of treason appeals against his arrest
| In Azerbaijan, the defence has challenged the arrest of Rauf Mirkadyrov, accused of treason. International human rights organizations and public activists of the country expressed their doubts about the grounds for charges against the journalist and called to release him. |
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Apr 23 2014, 05:12; CK correspondent
South Ossetian NGOs speak out against term of "foreign agent" in Law on NGOs
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In South Ossetia, members of NGOs speak out against the use of the term "foreign agent" in the laws. People will find it difficult to understand the difference between an "agent" and a "spy". This opinion was expressed by Dina Alborova, the leader of the Agency for Socio-Economic and Cultural Development.
South Caucasus, South Ossetia
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Apr 23 2014, 06:22; CK correspondent
In Sochi, police investigate discharge of construction waste in Tsanyk Creek
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Persons, who have organized discharge of construction waste in the Tsanyk Creek in Sochi, will be brought to administrative and criminal responsibility. This was reported by the police. The protocol against persons guilty of breaking rules of improvement and sanitary maintenance was transferred to the administrative commission. This was reported by the Khosta administration.
Krasnodar region, South Federal District
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Apr 23 2014, 07:06
In Kuschevskaya, court pronounces verdict in case of organized criminal grouping
| The Kuschevskaya District Court found four local residents, members of an organized criminal grouping, guilty of serious crimes. They were sentenced to 7-14 years of imprisonment. |
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Apr 23 2014, 07:46
Two Dagestani districts put under CTO regime
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On Wednesday morning, a regime of counterterrorist operation (CTO) was introduced in the Derbent and Tabasaran Districts of Dagestan. This was reported by the operational headquarters of Dagestan.
Dagestan, North Caucasus, North-Caucasian Federal District
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Apr 22 2014, 19:11
Moscow court sentences journalist Boris Stomakhin to 6.5 years of imprisonment
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Boris Stomakhin, a founder of the newsletter "Radical Politics", who had served a sentence for providing informational help to websites supporting militants in Chechnya, has been sentenced by the Court to 6.5 years of imprisonment in a high-security colony. Upon completion of his sentence, Boris Stomakhin will be prohibited from working as a journalist.
Chechnya, North-Caucasian Federal District, Russia
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Apr 22 2014, 15:20; CK correspondent
In Dagestan, new director of Kizlyar Cognac Factory is appointed, local sources report
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In Dagestan, a new director of the Kizlyar Cognac Factory has been appointed. This was reported by Nikolai Spirin, Cossack Chieftain of the Kizlyar Special Near-Border District of the Lower Terek Cossack Army. According to his story, Oleg Artukhov became the company's director.
Dagestan, North-Caucasian Federal District
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Apr 22 2014, 22:13; CK correspondent
Power agents conduct targeted checks in Dagestani village of Andi
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In the village of Andi, Botlikh District of Dagestan, a special operation took place aimed to find supporters of members of illegal armed formations (IAFs), said the head of the village Arslanali Alikhanov.
Dagestan, North Caucasus, North-Caucasian Federal District
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Apr 22 2014, 11:49; CK correspondent
Dagestan: builders of Gotsatlin HPP stage protest demanding payment of wages
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About 160 workers involved in the construction of the Gotsatlin Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) on the Avar Koisu River in Dagestan went on strike demanding payment of their 2-month wage debts.
Dagestan, North-Caucasian Federal District
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Apr 22 2014, 13:51
In Yessentuki, policemen seize IED from ex-military man's car
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In Yessentuki, policemen have detained ex-military man, in whose car they found an improvised explosive device (IED) with electric detonator. According to the preliminary information, the bomb power was about one kilogram of TNT (trotyl) equivalent.
North-Caucasian Federal District, Stavropol region
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Apr 22 2014, 12:56; CK correspondent
ICRF: Dagestani investigators identify suspected assassinator of Musa Islavov
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The investigating authorities of Dagestan have identified a suspected assassinator of Musa Islavov, a Deputy (MP) of the People's Assembly of Dagestan. This was reported by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Dagestan, North-Caucasian Federal District
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Apr 22 2014, 11:50; CK correspondent
Supporters of arrested "Nida" activists dispersed in Baku
| On Tuesday, in the capital of Azerbaijan, policemen have dispersed a group of supporters of the arrested activists of the movement "Nida", who gathered near the building of the Baku Court of Grave Crimes. The Court has listened to the final speeches delivered by advocates in the case against the activists. |
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Apr 22 2014, 09:10
Moscow MIA: native of Northern Caucasus opens fire in metro on four Belarusians
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At night of April 22, in a Moscow metro train, a native of Northern Caucasus opened fire from a traumatic pistol on four citizens of Belarus. This was reported by the press service of the Chief Department of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Moscow. As a result of the incident, one of the Belarusian citizens was heavily wounded in his head.
Chechnya, North-Caucasian Federal District, Russia
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Apr 22 2014, 09:55; CK correspondent
Grozny residents are forced to go to subbotniks to clean city on eve of May Day celebrations
| On the eve of May holidays, the authorities of the Chechen capital organized weekly Saturday works (subbotniks) to clean the city streets of garbage. Local entrepreneurs complain that the responsibilities of public utilities were shifted to their shoulders, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports. |
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Apr 22 2014, 07:38
MfE: earthquake in Northern Caucasus was felt in KBR and North Ossetia
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In Northern Caucasus, the earthquake was felt in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) and North Ossetia. This was reported by the Departments for the KBR and North Ossetia of the Ministries for Emergencies (MfE).
Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, North Caucasus, North Ossetia - Alania, North-Caucasian Federal District
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Apr 21 2014, 22:26; CK correspondent
Armenians left Kesab to escape from Syrian government troops, oppositionists assert
| The blame for the conflict in Syria is on the country's government; and the Syrian Free Army fights against both Bashar Assad's troops and radicals, while the population Kesab left their homes, fearing bombings of Syrian aviation. This was stated by the participants of the roundtable "Syria's Road Map in Transition Period" held on April 17 in Moscow. |
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Apr 21 2014, 10:51; CK correspondent
Resident of Volgograd Region, accused of setting fire to drilling rigs near Khopyor River, rams the gate of geologists' base
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On April 20, Mikhail Boyarischev, a resident of the Volgograd Region, the defendant in the case of arson of drilling rigs in the Novokhopyorsk District of the Voronezh Region, drove his car into the gate of the geologists' camp located in the Sorokin Field.
Russia, South Federal District, Volgograd region
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North Caucasus - statistics of victims
- Infographics. Statistics of victims in Northern Caucasus in March 2014 under the data of the Caucasian Knot
- Infographics. Statistics of victims in Northern Caucasus in February 2014 under the data of the Caucasian Knot
- Infographics. Statistics of victims in Northern Caucasus in January 2014 under the data of the Caucasian Knot
- Infographics. Statistics of victims in Northern Caucasus of 2013 under the data of the Caucasian Knot
- Infographics. Statistics of victims in Northern Caucasus in Quarter 4 of 2013 under the data of the Caucasian Knot
