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Ex-World Champion in tae kwon do Kazimir Budunov detained without charge was released from Kirov district Department of Interior Affairs of Makhachkala after the athlete’s relatives appealed to Public Prosecutor’s office, the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Dagestan and “Memorial” Human Rights Center, lawyer Sapiyat Magomedova reported.

The attempt on the correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot" Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev and measures to protect journalists in extreme situations were discussed on January 14 at a press conference dedicated to journalists' safety.

Ex-political prisoners in Georgia who were released after adoption of the law “On Amnesty” appealed to the Parliament of the country demanding to impeach Saakashvili.

Today, the courts of Baku sentenced 16 participants of the protest action against the non-combat losses in the Azerbaijani army to administrative fines in the amounts of 300-600 manats (about 340-680 US dollars).

The last man killed in the special operation held on December 28-29, 2012, in Makhachkala. That was Nabiyulla Askerov, a 29-year-old native of Dagestan. This was reported by a source in the Investigating Committee for Dagestan.

Today, in Yerevan, the NGO "Women's Resource Centre" initiated an action in support of women in India, who had suffered from violence.

Today, in Georgia, the court granted the motion filed by the defence and released on bail the defendant accused in the case against Irakli Okruashvili, ex-Minister of Defence.

Goar Melkonyan, the mother of soldier Roman Egiazaryan who was killed in 2003, appealed to the court of appeal to challenge the decision of the court of general jurisdiction, in accordance with that the soldiers suspected in the murder of her son were acquitted.

Today, in Yerevan, at the presidential palace, dentists held an action to protest against introduction of the new tax policy.

A suspected member of the extremist grouping "Kaspiiskaya" opened fire on policemen and was killed in a shootout. This was reported by the District Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

In the morning of January 13, a resident of the foothill Urus-Martan District of Chechnya disappeared in the mountainous and forested area near the administrative border with Ingushetia when he gathered wild garlic.

On January 13, in Rostov-on-Don, a picket was held against the law, which prohibits US citizens to adopt Russian children.

During the week of January 7-13, 2013, at least ten persons suffered in the course of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus; of them, six persons were killed and four wounded. These are the results of the calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

Residents of Yerevan report on poor condition of the city road network and fear of traffic jams.

Residents of Sochi held a many-hour action near the building of the police and administration of the village of Loo, protesting against improper work of law enforcement bodies.

Natasha Pisarenko, a blind girl studying on 10th form in a school of Rostov-on-Don, wrote an open letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, drawing his attention to the lack of opportunity to cure seriously ill children in Russia.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan accused Armenia of shelling its positions on January 11 and 12. In response, the Karabakh party claimed violation of ceasefire by military units of Azerbaijan.

On January 12, in the centre of Baku, confrontation between participants of the protest action against non-combat losses in the Azerbaijani army and the police forces lasted for more than 1.5 hours. According to the preliminary data, about 20 participants of the protest action were detained, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

On January 11, at 09:30 p.m. Moscow time, in Dagestan, unidentified persons shot in the direction of Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. The journalist was not wounded in an attack.

In Dagestan, during the storming of the house located in the village of Novy Khushet, Umar Kadyragaev, a member of the "Kadar" grouping, was killed. This was reported by a source in the Investigating Department of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) for Dagestan.