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Maikop to host Congress of Circassians of Adygea to discuss status of Syrian compatriots
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.
Jan 20 2012, 22:00
A resident of Stavropol region convicted for misappropriation of 40 million rubles from the budget
| Cherkessk city court acknowledged resident of Stavropol region Oleg Motylev guilty of misappropriation of 40 million rubles from federal budget funds. |
Jan 20 2012, 20:00
Experts in Karachay-Cherkessia started compulsory avalanche descent
| This morning an avalanche protection group in Karachay-Cherkessia started compulsory descent of snow slides in a ski resort of Dombai, commander of the group Ramazan Abazaliev reported. |
Jan 18 2012, 23:00; CK correspondent
On January 9-15, 58 persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
| During the last week of January 9-15, at least 22 persons were killed and other 36 were wounded in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources. |
Jan 14 2012, 20:29; CK correspondent
ICA urges Russian authorities to facilitate return of 115 Circassians from Syria
| Today, the city of Nalchik has hosted an enlarged sitting of the International Circassian Association (ICA), which adopted an appeal to the leadership of Russia to help in return of 115 Circassians living in Syria to their historic homeland. |
Jan 10 2012, 23:40
Ingush leader Evkurov is among three most open Russian governors
| According to the Russian media rating of the "National Monitoring Service" and the "Institute for Independent Political Research", following the results of 2011, the Ingush leader Yunus-Bek Evkurov entered the top three most information transparent heads. According to the study, the most inaccessible leader in Southern Russia is Alexei Orlov, the leader of Kalmykia. Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya, occupies the 30th position in the rating. |
Jan 09 2012, 20:00
In 2011, 15 suicide bombings in Moscow and Northern Caucasus claimed 64 lives
| As a result of 15 suicide bombings committed in 2011 in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) and Moscow, 64 persons were killed, and at least 224 others were wounded. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on the information of its own correspondents and other open sources. |
Jan 04 2012, 10:00
Karachay-Cherkessia: 34 victims of armed conflict in 2011
| In 2011, at least 34 persons fell victim of armed conflict in Karachay-Cherkessia, of whom 22 persons were killed and 12 more injured. These are the results of calculations of the "Caucasian Knot", based on the data from its own correspondents and information from open sources. |
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Jan 03 2012, 23:00
Syrian Circassians again ask Russian authorities to accept them at their historical homeland
| A new appeal from 76 Circassians living in Syria with a request to help them to move to their historical homeland has been sent to the leadership of Russia and authorities of Adygea, Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia. |
Jan 02 2012, 08:13
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of December 26-January 1
| About 200 Circassians from Syria, where riots are on since March 2011, appeal to Russian leadership and government of Adygea asking for help in their resettlement to Russia; Governor of Stavropol Territory takes control over situation in the city of Lermontov, where the mayor and city manager are in open conflict; first sentence on mass slaughter in Kuschevskaya; exchange of prisoners between Georgia and South Ossetia; actions in defence of political prisoners, supported in Southern Russia, – look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of December 26, 2011, to January 1, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot". |


