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Adygea and Kalmykia help fire victims in other Russia's regions
Residents of Adygea have sent their humanitarian aid to fire victims of the Verkhne-Mamon District of the Voronezh Region. Kalmykia also sent over 40 tons of humanitarian goods to fire victims in Central Russia.
Aug 02 2010, 23:00
"Strategy-31" rallies held in South of Russia
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Actions in support of the All-Russian campaign "Strategy-31" took place in eight cities of the South of Russia, where participants demand from the authorities to respect Article 31 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, which guarantees the citizens' right to peaceful assemblies. In each city the rallies were 10-50 persons strong.
South Federal District, Volgograd region, Krasnodar region, Rostov region, Astrakhan region, Kalmykia, Russia
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Jul 31 2010, 19:00; CK correspondent
Picket against monetization of privileges held in Elista
| Today, in Elista, near the building of the Kalmyk State University, opposite the House of Government of Kalmykia, a picket was held against the republic's law on monetization of privileges coming into effect from August 1. |
Jul 26 2010, 22:00
Russia's southern regions lag behind by life quality, study says
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Ingushetia and Kalmykia are among five outsiders by the rating of life quality, compiled by the Institute of Regional Information for the first quarter of 2010. Unconditional leaders throughout the last five years are Moscow and St Petersburg, while the gap between the leaders and outsiders continues growing.
South Federal District, Volgograd region, Karachaevo-Cherkesia, Krasnodar region, Rostov region, Astrakhan region, Ingushetia, Adygeia, North Osetia - Alania, Kalmykia, Dagestan, Russia, Stavropol region, Kabardino-Balkaria, North-Caucasian Federal District
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Jul 22 2010, 18:00
Ilyumzhinov not to stay head of Kalmykia for his fifth term
| The head of Kalmykia Kirsan Ilyumzhinov will apply to Dmitri Medvedev not to consider his candidature at appointing a new head of the republic. His application will be satisfied by the Kremlin upon expiry of his term in October 2010. |
Jul 20 2010, 01:00
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of July 12-18
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One year after Natalia Estemirova's murder; forced eviction of Imereti residents from "Olympic" lands; start of ethnographic expedition of Russian bloggers to the Caucasus, - look these and other events in the review of the week of July 12-18, 2010, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
South Federal District, North Caucasus, Krasnodar region, Astrakhan region, South Caucasus, Kalmykia, South Osetia, Russia
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Jun 30 2010, 22:40; CK correspondent
Manzhikova claims there are virtually no women in Kalmykia authorities
| Russia occupies 83rd place by the number of women in the bodies of power, with virtually no women in Kalmykia authorities, claimed Natalia Manzhikova, president of non-profit foundation "Gender Equality", at the forum on consolidating women's movement. |
Jun 15 2010, 19:00; CK correspondent
Anatoly Karpov who runs for FIDE presidency has not presented his programme yet
| As stated by Georgios Markopoulos, Vice-President of the FIDE (International Chess Federation), Anatoly Karpov, the 12th World Chess Champion, will have to present to the session of the FIDE's commission on ethics the proofs of the corruption facts in the FIDE, about which he said in his interview to mass media. |
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Jun 07 2010, 21:00; CK correspondent
Kalmykia commemorates journalist Larissa Yudina assassinated 12 years ago
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Today in Elista, the capital of Kalmykia, an action was held in memory of Larissa Yudina, a journalist, who perished twelve years ago: friends and colleagues of the former editor-in-chief of the oppositional newspaper "Sovietskaya Kalmykia Today" laid flowers to her tomb.
South Federal District, Kalmykia
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May 28 2010, 19:00; CK correspondent
Supreme Llama of Kalmykia asks Russia's MFA for proofs of charges against Dalai Lama
| Telo Tulku Rinchope, Supreme Llama of Kalmykia, addressed his open letter to Sergey Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister, in the context of the refusal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Russia to give an entrance visa to Dalai Lama for visiting Russia. Mr Rinchope assures Mr Lavrov that Dalai Lama's relations with the Russian Buddhists have never had any political shading. |
Kalmykia: 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)
Kalmykia: NGO Documents
- Statement by NSC Spokesman Mike Hammer: "Detention of Article 31 Rally Participants Raises Human Right Concerns"
- Statement of Lira Kozaeva - Tskhovrebova
- Appeal to the parties to the Geneva talks
- Parliamentary Human Rights Group (PHRG) Report, Chechnya Fact-Finding Mission
- Russian Federation: Mr. Oleg Orlov charged with criminal offence