News

March 07, 2012 09:00

• The police in Baku dispersed a youth action of protest

  On March, 6, about 50 activists of youth organization of National Front of Azerbaijan attempted to hold an action of protest in Baku demanding release of political prisoners. The police suppressed the action.

March 07, 2012 08:00

• Five policemen perished as a result of an act of terror in Dagestan

  Five policemen perished and two were gravely wounded as a result of an act of terror in the settlement of Karabudakhkent, Dagestan, a source in laws enforcement bodies of the republic reported. A suicide bomber blasted himself on the post.

March 06, 2012 23:00

• In South Ossetia, three presidential candidates sign statement of fair elections

  Today in the evening, in the state TV Channel air, three out of four candidates for presidency of South Ossetia signed a joint statement on holding free and fair presidential election.

March 06, 2012 22:00

• Stavropol Territory: association "Golos" claims election falsifications

  The Stavropol Regional Branch of the association "Golos" (Vote) does not recognize the results of the presidential election because of numerous violations identified in the region. The Regional Election Commission denies the allegations.

March 06, 2012 21:00

• Basmanny Court of Moscow extends arrest of defendant accused of Anna Politkovskaya's murder

  Today, the Basmanny Court of Moscow extended the arrest of Rustam Makhmudov, accused of the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, the journalist of the "Novaya Gazeta", till May 31.

March 06, 2012 20:00

• Dagestani bloggers report on violations at voting during Russian presidential election

  In their blogs on the Internet, Dagestani residents report on violations in the course of the voting during the Russian presidential election held on March 4. Among those violations, they mention voting of the same persons at different electoral precincts; besides, some Dagestani residents report that their votes had not been counted at the voting.

March 06, 2012 19:00

• In "Domodedovo" Airport explosion case, natives of Ingushetia face final charges

  Four natives of Ingushetia Yandiev brothers, Akhmed Evloev, and Bashir Khamkhoev were filed final charges in the case of the terror act at the Moscow "Domodedovo" Airport. This was reported by Vladimir Markin, Spokesman of the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

March 06, 2012 18:00

• Elena Isinbaeva on top of list of most successful Russian women-athletes

  Elena Isinbaeva, the Olympic Champion in the pole vault, the native of the city of Volgograd, heads the top 20 in the ranking of the most successful operating Russian women-athletes, compiled by the Russian media.

March 06, 2012 17:00

• Three suspected militants liquidated in Dagestan identified

  On March 5, during the fire-fight in Dagestan, three suspected militants were killed; at present, all of them are identified. This was reported by the Information Centre of the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).

March 06, 2012 15:00

• In Azerbaijan, Commission on Combating Corruption holds public hearings on new proposals

  Azerbaijan has prepared new proposals to strengthen the fight against corruption. They are included in the draft of the Plan of actions to increase transparency and combat corruption.

March 06, 2012 09:00

• Seven persons out of the list of political prisoners did not get into “Medvedev’s list”

  The names of seven persons initially included by the opposition into the list of political prisoners are absent among those concerning whom President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev ordered to verify legitimation of their verdicts.

March 06, 2012 08:00

• Aigunov: hunger strike in the investigative isolation ward of Makhachkala is over

  Gasan Aigunov, Chairman of Public monitoring commission (PMC) in Dagestan, visited investigative isolation ward (IIW) No 1 of Makhachkala where the convicts had been on a hunger strike. According to Aigunov, the hunger strike had been stopped by the moment but all the facts reported by the convicts would be thoroughly verified.

March 05, 2012 23:00

• Flash mob performers detained in Krasnodar

  Four participants of a flash mob against falsifications at the Russian presidential election were taken to the local UVD (Interior Department).

March 05, 2012 22:00

• Kabardino-Balkaria: body of deceased woman-climber from Ukraine found

  On Mount Elbrus, at an altitude of 4700 meters above sea level, the rescuers found the body of Ukrainian climber Maria Khitrikova. This was reported by Murat Apazhikhov, Spokesman of the Chief Directorate of the Russian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) in Kabardino-Balkaria. Maria Khitrikova was 21 years old.

March 05, 2012 21:00

• North Ossetia starts trial against suspect of committing terror act on Vladikavkaz marketplace

  On Monday, the Supreme Court (SC) of North Ossetia began the trial on the criminal case against Suleiman Khashagulgov, the suspected member of the criminal group that organized the terror act on the central market in Vladikavkaz on September 9, 2010.

March 05, 2012 20:00

• "Golos" states violations at presidential election in Chechnya, Dagestan and Astrakhan

  At the press conference in the Human Rights Centre "Memorial" devoted to the presidential election held on March 4, Lilia Shibanova, Executive Director of the movement "Golos" (Vote) reported on violations during the voting in Chechnya, Dagestan and in Astrakhan.

March 05, 2012 19:00

• During week of February 27-March 4, 18 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  At least 18 persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus in the period from February 27 to March 4: 17 persons were killed and 1 wounded. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot", based on their own materials and information from other public sources.

March 05, 2012 18:00

• Defendant in Anna Politkovskaya's murder case to stay in custody till July 7

  The Basmanny Court of Moscow has refused to change the pre-trial restriction for Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov, ex-officer of the Moscow GUVD (Chief Interior Department), accused of involvement in the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, the journalist of the "Novaya Gazeta", to the house arrest. According to the court's decision, the period of Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov's arrest has been extended till July 7.

March 05, 2012 16:00

• Azerbaijan and EU hold first round of negotiations on visa facilitation

  On March 1 and 2, Baku hosted the first round of negotiations on visa facilitation and readmission between Azerbaijan and the European Union (EU).

March 05, 2012 16:00

• Dmitry Medvedev instructs Russia's GPO to look into verdicts against political prisoners

  Dmitry Medvedev has instructed the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of the Russian Federation to analyze the justification of sentences of prisoners from the list prepared by the opposition. This was reported by the official website of the Russian President.