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Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of May 7-13
Preliminary results of parliamentary elections in Armenia, according to which 80 percent of seats go to pro-government candidates; earthquakes in Azerbaijan; oppositional rallies in Volgograd; protests against Gelman's exhibition and opposition's "folk festivities" in Krasnodar; fights and attacks with casualties in Dagestan, - look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of May 7-13, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Volgograd region, South Federal District, North-Caucasian Federal District, Dagestan, Krasnodar region, Azerbaijan, South Caucasus, Armenia
Conflicts, Crime, Culture, Incidents, Politics, Nature And Ecology, Society
May 07 2012, 12:00
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of April 30 to May 6
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May Day actions; change of Governor of Stavropol Territory; double terror act in Makhachkala; deadline for nominating presidential candidates of Nagorno-Karabakh; election of Armenian Parliament explosion of balloons at pre-election rally in Yerevan, – look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of April 29-May 6, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Armenia, South Caucasus, North-Caucasian Federal District, Dagestan, Stavropol region, Nagorny Karabakh, South Federal District
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Apr 30 2012, 23:00
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of April 23-29
| Alexander Tkachov inaugurated as Governor of the Krasnodar Territory; election of the Mayor of Volgograd; sentences to persons accused of committing Vladikavkaz terror act and killing of eight people in Stavropol; fine imposed on editor-in-chief of Dagestani weekly "Nastoyascheye Vremya" for the article about the head of the republic; failed incident-prevention meeting in Abkhazian-Georgian conflict zone; struggle for power in administration of Elista; end of Astrakhan political hunger strike, - look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of April 23-29, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot". |
Apr 23 2012, 12:00
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of April 16-22
| Oleg Shein's lawsuit on cancellation of the outcomes of electing Mayor of Astrakhan and his demand to release his supporters as precondition for his quitting the hunger strikes; thousands-strong oppositional action in Baku; demand of Evkurov's resignation declared at a public conference held in the republic; inauguration of new president of South Ossetia, suicide of suspects of attempt on president of Abkhazia; opening of NGO resource centre in Grozny, – look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of April 16-22, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot". |
Apr 16 2012, 23:00
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of April 9-15
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Summing up presidential election in South Ossetia; continuation of political hunger-strike in Astrakhan; statement of power agents of Stavropol Territory about prevention of terror acts before Easter; protest action against burning garbage dump in North Ossetia; detention and arrest of suspected attempters on President of Abkhazia, - look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of April 9-15, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
South Federal District, Astrakhan region, North Osetia - Alania, North-Caucasian Federal District, Abkhazia, Stavropol region, South Caucasus, South Osetia
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Apr 09 2012, 23:00
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of April 2-8
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Election of Speaker and Vice-Speaker in Abkhazia; verdict to Georgian citizens accused of drug trafficking in Malaysia; protest action against "Electrozink" Factory in Vladikavkaz; reintroduction of direct election of Volgograd Mayor; the second round of repeated presidential election in South Ossetia, - look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of April 2-8, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
South Caucasus, Georgia, South Osetia, South Federal District, Volgograd region, Abkhazia, North Osetia - Alania, North-Caucasian Federal District
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Apr 02 2012, 12:00
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of March 26-April 1
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Search of the flat of Geidar (Heydar) Jemal in Moscow; set up of commission for militants' adaptation and demand of resignation of Derev, Member of the Federation Council in Karachay-Cherkessia; approval of Konstantin Khramov, Mayor of Nevinnomyssk, as Prime Minister of the Volgograd Region; rally of oppositional Armenian National Congress in Yerevan; Azerbaijanis mark Genocide Day, – look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of March 26-April 1, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Volgograd region, Karachaevo-Cherkesia, Armenia, North-Caucasian Federal District, Azerbaijan, Stavropol region, South Caucasus
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Mar 26 2012, 11:00
The Caucasus during the week: survey of the most significant events from March, 19, till March, 25
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The second round of presidential election in South Ossetia; new voting on the parliamentary election in Abkhazia; attempt at an imam and bringing a big group of power-wielding structures to Dagestan; Alexander Tkachev’s reassignment Governor of Krasnodar region; nomination of candidates for the election of the Parliament of Armenia. Come to know about all these from a survey of the most significant events from March, 19, till March, 25, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.
Abkhazia, Dagestan, South Caucasus, South Federal District, North-Caucasian Federal District, South Osetia, Armenia, Krasnodar region
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Mar 19 2012, 12:30
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of March 12-18
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Appointment of the second round of parliamentary elections in Abkhazia at majority of electoral precincts; sentencing the person accused of committing terror ac in Stavropol; hunger strike of supporters of the "Spravedlivaya Rossiya" (Fair Russia) Party in Astrakhan; dismissal of the Prosecutor of the Rostov Region for violation of oath; protest actions in defence of Yerevan park, look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of March 12-18, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Abkhazia, Armenia, Rostov region, South Caucasus, Astrakhan region, Stavropol region, North-Caucasian Federal District
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Mar 12 2012, 12:00
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of March 5-11
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Outcomes of presidential election in South of Russia questioned by some observers and the opposition; Medvedev offers to reappoint Tkachov as Governor of Krasnodar Territory; explosion of female suicide bomber in Dagestan kills five policemen; Armenia's decision to skip "Eurovision-2012" in Baku; parliamentary elections in Abkhazia, – look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of March 5-11, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
North-Caucasian Federal District, North Osetia - Alania, South Federal District, Krasnodar region, Abkhazia, Armenia, Dagestan, Russia, Azerbaijan
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All news
- In Azerbaijan, convicted oppositional activists go on hunger strike
- Health of figurant of case on Anna Politkovskaya's murder deteriorates sharply
- Co-Chairs of OSCE Minsk Group concerned over incidents on contact line in Karabakh conflict zone
Announcements
- FIDH to hold its 37th Congress in Armenia
- Kadyrov's claim to head of HRC "Memorial" to continue on October 6
- "Caucasian Knot" suffers regular DDoS-attacks
Articles
- Rules for users' behaviour on the "Caucasian Knot" interactive services
- Do you want to support
The Caucasian Knot? - National Reconciliation in South Ossetia
Reports
- Strategic Conflict Assessment (SCA) North Caucasus
- Russia chapter 2011 by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
- Remarks by Barak Obama at the New Economic School Graduation
Interview
- Frank Judd: "Situation in Chechnya affects not only locals, but the global community as a whole"
- Interview with Tom de Waal "I look optimistically at the problem of normalizing Armenian-Turkish relations, since societies change and people become more open for possible changes"
- Interview with Ethan Zuckerman (Berkman Center for Internet and Society)
Guide
Personalities
Books
- Authors
- Social Marketing in Rostov: Student's Rights
- Social Marketing in Ryazan: Costs of the War in Chechnya
Legal texts
- Joint Statement by the Heads of Delegation of the Minsk Group Co-Chair Countries and the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan
- Divided Europe Reunited: promoting human rights and civil liberties in the OSCE region in the 21st century
- The Current Situation in Georgia and Implications for U.S. Policy
NGO Documents
- Statement of “Memorial” Human Rights Center on the act of terror in Makhachkala
- Resolution on the results of a joint meeting between the Association of scientists of Ahliu-Sunna in Dagestan and Religious Board of Muslims of Dagestan
- Resolution of the rally "No to NATO base!" (Makhachkala)
