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Ecological Watch: mass death of fish in pond of Maikop Distillery

Activists of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" have fixed a mass death of fish in the pond and air pollution in the Maikop District of Adygea, near the local distillery; however, the Prosecutor's Office has not confirmed the death of fish.

Adygeia, South Federal District > Nature And Ecology, Society

May 08 2012, 19:00; CK correspondent

In Turkey, Circassian Diaspora demands to create conditions for learning mother tongue

The Turkish city of Kayseri hosted a demonstration and a rally of representatives of the Circassian Diaspora. The protesters demanded that the government should create the conditions for learning Circassian language at comprehensive schools in Turkey and to establish broadcasting in Circassian language on public TV channels.

Adygeia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachaevo-Cherkesia, North-Caucasian Federal District > Society

Apr 28 2012, 11:00

In Adygea, defence of Bersirov family appeals to ECtHR

The defenders of the Bersirovs, whose family members died in autumn of 2008 in a road accident near Maikop, have appealed to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) with a demand to nullify the decision to stop the criminal case and collect from the Russian Federation a moral compensation in the amount of two thousand euros. This was reported by Rafael Bersirov, a relative of the perished family members.

Adygeia, South Federal District > Human rights, Society

Mar 27 2012, 10:00; CK correspondent

Circassian folk games for the youth are being recreated in Adygea

Young Circassians who came to study in the institute of higher education of Adygea from Syria initiated Circassian folk games among the youth which had not been held in the republic till autumn, 2011. On March, 24, the third game passed off on Maikop. The number of the participants is growing. In the young people’s opinion, the games integrate the youth, let them get acquainted with one another and come to know their history.

South Federal District, Adygeia > Society, Culture

The third Circassian folk game in Adygea, Maikop, March 24, 2012; a student from Syria Umaf Meshvez, the game facilitator, holds the rod named "Dazhue Besch" which means "a stick with a hazelnut". Photo by Oleg Chaly for the "Caucasian Knot".
Mar 21 2012, 15:00; CK correspondent

Adam Bogus: about 100 families of Syrian Circassians are willing to move to Adygea

At present, about 100 families of Circassians from Syria are ready to relocate to Adygea. In total, up to 300 families are willing to relocate; however, many people feel restrictions of the legal difficulties for the return and the lack of a visa-free regime between Russia and Syria. This was reported by representatives of Adygea, who visited Syria on March 16-19 on the delegation of the Federation Council.

Adygeia, Karachaevo-Cherkesia, North-Caucasian Federal District, Kabardino-Balkaria > Society

Adam Bogus. Photo from www.natpress.ru
Mar 16 2012, 14:00; CK correspondent

Delegation of Council of Federation goes to Syria on resettlement of Circassians to Russia

Today in the morning, a delegation of the Council of Federation of the Russian Parliament, which included representatives of Adygea, Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia, has flown to Syria. The delegates plan to study the situation around a possible resettlement of the Circassians who wish to return to their historical homeland, said Adam Bogus, the acting chairman of the movement "Adyge Khase – Circassian Parliament" of Adygea.

North-Caucasian Federal District, South Federal District, Russia, Karachaevo-Cherkesia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Adygeia > Society

Mar 13 2012, 11:00; CK correspondent

Adygea launches project of computer basics for elderly and disabled persons

The Adygea Regional Office of Trade Unions of Russia "Sotsprof" has launched to implement in the territory of the republic the social programme "Grandma-online" "Grandpa-online", which is aimed to teach elderly and disabled persons computer literacy free of charge.

Adygeia, South Federal District > Society

Photo by Todd Jordan, www.flickr.com/photos/tojosan
Mar 10 2012, 13:00

Two tourists caught by avalanche in Adygea

Today, in Adygea, at the foot of Mount Tkhach, two men were covered by avalanche; one of them managed to get out.

Adygeia, South Federal District > Incidents, Tourism

Mar 08 2012, 22:00

In Adygea, liturgical building of Jehovah's Witnesses attacked

In Adygea, an act of vandalism against the liturgical building of the Jehovah's Witnesses was committed.

Adygeia, South Federal District > Crime, Incidents, Human rights

Mar 05 2012, 13:00

In two SFD regions Gennady Zyuganov wins more votes at presidential election than country's average

According to the results of processing of nearly 100 percent of the ballots in the Southern Federal District (SFD), Vladimir Putin is in the lead at the election of Russian President. He has won the highest percentage of 70.24 of the votes – in Kalmykia. Gennady Zyuganov has shown the best result in Adygea and the Rostov Region, where more than 20 percent of voters had cast their ballots for him.

Rostov region, Russia, Adygeia, Kalmykia, Astrakhan region, Volgograd region, South Federal District, Krasnodar region > Politics, Society

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