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"Ecological Watch": discharge of treacle into the Black Sea registered in the neighbourhood of Temriuk
Discharge of treacle into the water area of the Black Sea occurred near the settlement of Volna, Temriuk district of Krasnodar region, at a sea terminal of "Food Ingredients" limited company, "Ecological Watch on North Caucasus" reports.
South Federal District, Krasnodar region
Incidents, Nature And Ecology
Jan 26 2012, 20:00
About 180 Uzbek workers in Volgograd region cannot return home
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About 180 workers from Uzbekistan in Volgograd region have to spend the winter in tents in an open field being unable to go home because they have not received their salary.
Volgograd region, South Federal District
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Jan 25 2012, 22:40; CK correspondent
Members of Sochi Branch of Russian Geographic Society speak against closing it
| The members of the Sochi Branch of the Russian Geographic Society (RGS) have appealed to Vladimir Putin, Russian Prime Minister and the head of the board of trustees of the Society, asking not to close the Branch. This was reported by Yulia Naberezhnaya, an RGS member. |
Jan 25 2012, 22:30; CK correspondent
Sochi authorities agree to provide housing to head of Revenko large family after his employment
| The Sochi Mayor Anatoly Pakhomov has offered to provide a two-room flat to the large family Revenko, who are forced to live in a garage at the cemetery after their house was demolished, when a road junction was built. The authorities promise to grant a flat, provided a family member gets employed by the municipal service. |
Jan 25 2012, 19:00; CK correspondent
An action "I did not vote" stopped in Adygea
| Association of noncommercial organizations in Adygea "In Defense of the Voters' Rights "Golos" ("Vote") and civil movement "Union of Slavs of Adygea" stopped an action "I did not vote" the beginning of which was announced in December, 2011. |
Jan 24 2012, 23:10
In Novorossiysk, more than 2600 trees cut down illegally
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In the city of Novorossiysk of the Krasnodar Territory, Unidentified persons cut down trees, causing damage amounting to 15.5 million roubles.
South Federal District, Krasnodar region
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Jan 24 2012, 22:10; CK correspondent
Astrakhan: case of beating journalists closed on limitation expiry
| In Astrakhan, the today's court session has ruled to stop the criminal prosecution of the Deputy of the Astrakhan Region Duma Rifkat Shabanov, suspected of beating journalists and impeding their professional activities. |
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Jan 23 2012, 23:00
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of January 16-22
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Hackers' attacks on websites of Azerbaijan state agencies; resignation of Anatoly Brovko, Governor of Volgograd Region; termination of criminal case against human rights defender Oleg Orlov accused of slandering Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov; first nominations for re-election of President of South Ossetia; start of election campaign for Abkhazian parliament; investigation into deaths of several babies at the Republic's Hospital in Nalchik, - look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of January 16-22, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Kabardino-Balkaria, Azerbaijan, Abkhazia, Volgograd region, South Caucasus, South Osetia, South Federal District, Chechnya, North-Caucasian Federal District, Russia
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Jan 23 2012, 22:30; CK correspondent
Maikop to host Congress of Circassians of Adygea to discuss status of Syrian compatriots
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Maikop began preparations for the Congress of the Circassian nation of the Republic of Adygea. On January 22, the decision to convene the Congress was adopted at the extraordinary meeting of the Board of the Public Movement "Adyge-Khase Circassian Parliament" of the Republic of Adygea. The Congress is scheduled for February 11. The main agenda item will be the position of the Circassians of Syria and measures to assist them in connection with the aggravated situation in the country.
South Federal District, Russia, North-Caucasian Federal District, Adygeia, Karachaevo-Cherkesia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Krasnodar region
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Jan 23 2012, 19:00
A kidnapped bodyguard of killed businessman Kadin in Volgograd found alive
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An ex-bodyguard of entrepreneur and Vice-President of Volgograd regional Boxing Federation who was killed earlier Vladimir Kadin, kidnapped in Volgograd was found alive. Two of the four abductors, residents of Chechnya, were detained, a source in law enforcement bodies reported.
South Federal District, Volgograd region
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NGO Documents
- DECLARATION OF SELF-DETERMINATION AND NATIONHOOD OF THE AUTONOMUS AUTOCHTHONOUS INDIGENOUS CIRCASSIAN PEOPLES: A NATION IN EXILE
- Statement by spokesman Ian Kelly concerning car explosion in Ingushetia with human rights defender’s relatives
- RUJ Statement on the death of Natalya Estemirova
- NORWEGIAN HELSINKI COMMITTEE: In Memory of Natalia Estemirova
- COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS: Prominent journalist and activist abducted, murdered in Chechnya
- Russia: Leading Chechnya Rights Activist Murdered. Authorities Should Ensure Justice for Killing of Natalia Estemirova
Interview
- FIDH President Souyer Belassen: "It is impossible to work in Chechnya because it is Russia"
- Natalia Estemirova's Last Interview to Caucasian Knot
