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21:00, 13 June 2009

Former vice-premier assassinated in Ingushetia

Bashir Aushev, former vice-premier of the republic who worked until now in the government was murdered in Ingushetia.

18:00, 13 June 2009

In Georgia, five oppositionists convicted for hooliganism

In Georgia, the court has found the five oppositionists arrested on June 12 guilty of hooliganism against MPs and brought them to administrative responsibility.

16:00, 13 June 2009

Chechen President cancels vacations for his officials

The President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov has demanded that top executives cancel their summer vacations until full completion in the territory of the republic of special operations aimed to liquidate members of armed underground formations.

15:00, 13 June 2009

Construction of pipeline from Iran to Armenia will start this year

Till the end of this year, the parties plan to start building the pipeline intended for transportation of gasoline and diesel fuel from Iran to Armenia. The pipeline of 380 kilometres will link the Iranian city of Tabriz and the Armenian city of Eraskh.

13:00, 13 June 2009

Georgia: hurricane deroofs 55 houses and leaves over 10,000 families without electricity

In Western Georgia, a strong hurricane has torn roofs off 55 houses and broke power supply lines leaving more than 10,000 families without electricity.

12:00, 13 June 2009

Azerbaijani NGOs create committee in defence of civil society

On Friday, June 12, over 50 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) of Azerbaijan announced creation of the "Committee in Defence of Civil Society". The aim of the Committee is to oppose adoption of amendments to the legislation, restricting the activities of NGOs.

11:00, 13 June 2009

Boy of six wounded in skirmish in Makhachkala

A source in law enforcement bodies of the region reports that in the course of a skirmish in Makhachkala, where militiamen liquidated the leader of Makhachkala militants, a six-year boy was wounded.

10:00, 13 June 2009

Elias the Second asks UN Secretary General to support Georgia's integrity

On June 12, Patriarch of Georgia Elias the Second sent a personal letter to the Secretary General of the United Nations asking him to support the territorial integrity of Georgia.

07:00, 13 June 2009

15 oppositionists suffer in clash with police in Tbilisi

Eka Beseliya, secretary general of the Party "For United Georgia", has reported that as a result of a clash of the opposition with the police that took place near the building of the parliament of Georgia on June 12, 15 members of youth oppositional organizations received traumas.

22:00, 12 June 2009

Protesters scuffle with police near Parliament of Georgia

In front of the building of the Parliament of Georgia, where today an extraordinary session took place after a two-month break, a scuffle with victims burst out between the police and participants of protest actions.

20:00, 12 June 2009

Armenia prepares amnesty bill

Gevork Danielyan, Minister of Justice of Armenia, told journalists that within one week, a bill on announcing amnesty will be ready; the amnesty process will last for two months at most.

19:02, 12 June 2009

MIA of Dagestan: leader of Makhachkala Jama'at Omar Ramazanov liquidated

Operative agents of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan report that they have established the persons of the militants liquidated today during a special operation in Makhachkala, namely: Omar Ramazanov, 24, leader of Makhachkala Jama'at, and Makhmud Paizulaev, 22, Ramazanov's helper.

17:00, 12 June 2009

Russia gave a 500-million credit to Armenia

As reported by the press service of the Ministry of Finance of Armenia, on June 11, Russian credit of 500 million US dollars was transferred to Armenia, and the credit agreement has already come into force.

15:00, 12 June 2009

Chechnya: militants who wounded four militiamen are searched

In the submontane Achkhoy-Martan District of Chechnya, a special operation is underway to search a group of militants who attacked on June 11 a militia motor column and wounded four militiamen.

14:00, 12 June 2009

Parliament of Georgia resumes work after two-month break

Today the Parliament of Georgia has restarted its work after a forced two-month break caused by protest actions of the opposition demanding resignation of President Mikhail Saakashvili.

13:13, 12 June 2009

CTO regime reintroduced in Sunzha District of Ingushetia

The counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime has been announced in three villages of the Sunzha District of Ingushetia - Alkhasty, Arshty and Dattykh - after information was received that militants' groupings could hide there.

08:00, 12 June 2009

SDM of Dagestan allows Moslems to marry Christian and Hebrew women on "situation-variation" basis

A Moslem should not marry a Christian or Hebrew woman, runs the comment of alims (scientists) of the Canonical Division of the Spiritual Department of Moslems (SDM) of Dagestan.

06:00, 12 June 2009

Out of victims on November 7, 2007, in Tbilisi only three filed complaints to European Court

Out of six hundred victims of dispersal of the protest action on November 7, 2007, in the capital of Georgia, only five persons have addressed human rights activists, and complaints of three of them were sent to the European Court on Human Rights. This was stated by advocate Liya Mukhashavriya, chair of the NGO named "Priority of Human Rights".

03:00, 12 June 2009

Chechen University toughens requirements to students' appearance

Starting spring this year, girls-students with painted fingernails, sleeves shorter than arm wrists and wearing jogging shoes are not let to the Chechen State University (ChSU) located in Grozny. One of employees of this educational establishment who asked not to name him told the "Caucasian Knot" about it.

23:50, 11 June 2009

In Azerbaijan, journalists file a complaint to the European Court on Human Rights

A collective complaint has been filed to the European Court on Human Rights (ECtHR) on behalf of 15 Azerbaijani journalists.

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