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In Krasnodar, 10 persons detained at protesting against exhibition "Icons"

Police detained 10 persons for taking part in an unsanctioned protest action against holding in Krasnodar the exhibitions "Icons", brought by gallerist Marat Gelman.

Krasnodar region, South Federal District > Culture, Society

May 15 2012, 22:10; CK correspondent

"Yabloko" activist hit by car near courthouse in Tuapse, eyewitnesses assert

Today, near the building of the Tuapse District Court, during the trial on the case against Suren Gazaryan and Evgeny Vitishko, a man pierced wheels of the car, in which Krasnodar activists had arrived. While escaping in a car, he hit Igor Kharchenko, the activist of the "Yabloko" Party, who tried to detain him, eyewitnesses report.

Krasnodar region, South Federal District > Incidents, Society

May 15 2012, 20:00; CK correspondent

Tenants of a multistory in Sochi complain of violation of their rights by construction of a roadway

During a gathering on May, 14, tenants of house No 2, 20th Gornostrelkovaya division street, declared violations of their right for safe dwelling by the constructors of a roadway.

Krasnodar region, South Federal District > Economics, Human rights, Society

May 14 2012, 23:00; CK correspondent

Tuapse hosts series of solo pickets in support of ecologists

This evening, the city of Tuapse, Krasnodar Territory, was the venue of a series of pickets in support of Suren Gazaryan and Evgeniy Vitishko, the activists of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" and "Yabloko" Party, who are under a threat of five years of colony imprisonment.

Krasnodar region, South Federal District > Human rights, Society

May 14 2012, 23:00

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 14 2012, 19:00; CK correspondent

About 50 people gathered at a "folk festival" in Krasnodar

In the evening of Sunday, May, 13, an action in form of a concert and intercommunication of civil activists passed off opposite the building of Krasnodar regional administration. About 50 residents of the city took part in it, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

Krasnodar region, South Federal District > Politics, Society

Participants of the action "White Walk" in Krasnodar, May 13, 2012. Photo by Andrei Koshik for the "Caucasian Knot"
May 12 2012, 19:00

Wall of apartment house collapses in Sochi

In Sochi, in the evening of May 11, a landslide smashed a wall of a residential house in Ternovaya Street in the village of Chereshnya. There is no information about the victims.

Krasnodar region, South Federal District > Society, Incidents

May 11 2012, 23:20; CK correspondent

In Sochi, Elena Spasskaya's husband files complain to Putin's office

Artur Dashyan, the husband of Elena Spasskaya, Director of the Municipal Unitary Enterprise (MUE) "Directorate of Shopping Mall Service", has sent an appeal to the office of Vladimir Putin against the actions of the investigatory authorities in Sochi.

Krasnodar region, South Federal District > Politics, Crime, Society, Human rights

May 10 2012, 22:40; CK correspondents

In Krasnodar, 30 persons take part in oppositional "people's festivities"

Today, at 5:00 p.m., in Krasnodar, in the park named after Zhukov, in front of the regional administration building, oppositional "people's festivities" were held. The protest action was attended by 30 civil society activists, including members of the "Yabloko" Party, the "Spravdelivaya Rossiya" (Fair Russia) Party, the CPRF (Communist Party of the Russian Federation), and non-partisan citizens with white ribbons and white balloons.

Krasnodar region, South Federal District > Politics, Society

Krasnodar, May 10, 2012, participants of folk festivities "Belaya Krasnaya" (White Red), organized by the opposition in the Zhukov Park. Photo by Maxim Rozhkov, http://vk.com/album58053093_157056504
May 09 2012, 10:00; CK correspondent

Residents of Sochi demanded to stop night construction works during an action

At night of May, 9, about 50 residents of “Gagarinsky” micro-district came out to Chaikovskiy street demanding to stop night works on construction of a dubbing roadway which is being carried out near apartment houses.

Krasnodar region, South Federal District > Society

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