News

December 17, 2011 20:00

• Sochi hosts picket against fraudulent elections

  Today, a sanctioned picket against falsification of the outcomes of the Russian State Duma elections was held in Sochi.

December 17, 2011 19:00

• Rostov Region creates centre of distant learning for gifted children

  With the aim to support gifted children living in remote areas, the Rostov Region is opening a centre for distant learning. Now, they form 10 study groups per 10 pupils each.

December 17, 2011 18:00

• Nagorno-Karabakh: ensign detained for mutilating soldier

  On December 14, an incident occurred in the military unit "Egnikner" in Nagorno-Karabakh, which resulted in the soldier Narek Avetisyan, 18, losing his right eye. On December 17, Ensign Armen Tovmasyan was detained as a suspect of mutilating the soldier.

December 17, 2011 17:00

• In South Ossetia, detained supporter of Alla Djioeva released on recognizance not to leave

  Uyryzmag Dzutsev, a supporter of the former presidential candidate Alla Djioeva, was detained by the employees of the South-Ossetian General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) on suspicion of illegal possession of ammunition. Now, Mr Dzutsev is at large and at home under recognizance not to leave.

December 17, 2011 16:00

• Cruise tourism to be promoted on Caspian Sea

  The Caspian Sea will develop cruise tourism, states the agreement on cooperation signed by the Governments of the Astrakhan Region and Ingushetia with the Russian Federal Tourism Agency ("Rosturism").

December 17, 2011 15:00

• Venice Commission approves amendments to Electoral Code of Georgia

  The analysis of the amendments to the Electoral Code of Georgia has shown that, taken overall, the document "prepossesses for democratic elections," runs the brief press release of the Venice Commission, circulated after the meeting on December 16.

December 17, 2011 14:00

• Khloponin offers cancelling death penalty moratorium for terrorists

  Death penalty could be reintroduced for terror acts, as it is done in Belarus, Alexander Khloponin, Russian Deputy Prime Minister and President's Plenipotentiary for the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), said on December 16 at a meeting with journalists in the city of Essentuki, Stavropol Territory.

December 17, 2011 12:00

• Moscow prosecutors re-qualify Dmitry Putenikhin's indictment

  On December 16, Inspector Alexei Petrechenko re-qualified the charge to Dmitry Putenikhin, an activist of "The Other Russia" from Article 296 of the Russian Criminal Code (a threat to an official) to Article 319 (public insult of a state official).

December 16, 2011 22:50

• Mozdok residents suspected of beating teenager because of his nationality

  Investigators suspect two residents of the city of Mozdok in North Ossetia in beating of a 13-year-old Russian boy because of his nationality. According to the investigators, on that same day with an interval of 10 minutes, the teenager was twice attacked.

December 16, 2011 22:40

• In Kabardino-Balkaria, local resident claims being tortured by power agents

  Aslan Sablirov, a resident of Nalchik, claims that power agents kidnapped and tortured him demanding to confess to possession of ammunition and aiding members of illegal armed formations.

December 16, 2011 22:10

• In Georgia, journalists of "Maestro" TV Channel hold protest action

  On November 16, staff members of the "Maestro" TV Channel, working in emergency mode for several weeks, held a rally in front of the police building of the Vake-Saburtalo Districts in Tbilisi. They demanded to force Erosi Kitsmarishvili, the founder of the management company "Rustavi Media", out of the building.

December 16, 2011 22:00

• Last article by Khadjimurad Kamalov, assassinated in Dagestan, was on election of the head of Gunib District

  Today, on December 16, the latest issue of the Dagestani weekly "Chernovik" (Draft) has published the last article, written by its founder Khadjimurad Kamalov. The article was published already after the death of the author.

December 16, 2011 21:50

• European Parliament condemns assassination of Rafiq Tagi in Azerbaijan

  The European Parliament has adopted a resolution condemning the murder of Rafiq Tagi in Azerbaijan and expressed their concern about the safety of Samir Sadagatoglu.

December 16, 2011 21:40

• Azerbaijani Court of Appeal upholds verdict to oppositionists

  On December 16, the Baku Court of Appeal, chaired by Judge Vagif Mursagulov, upheld the verdict of the Sabail District Court to four opponents, who were arrested after the rally held in Baku on April 2.

December 16, 2011 21:30

• Supporter of Alla Djioeva detained in South Ossetia

  The KGB (Committee for State Security) of South Ossetia has detained Uryzmag Dzutsev, a supporter of the oppositional leader Alla Djioeva on charges of illegal arms possession.

December 16, 2011 21:20

• TEC: throw-in of ballot papers at elections in Krasnodar was a provocation

  The incident with a throw-in of 92 ballot papers at the city polling station No. 21-20 in Krasnodar on December 4 was a provocation and had no effect on the outcomes of the voting, said Tatiana Shuruba, the chair of the Karasun Territorial Election Commission (TEC).

December 16, 2011 21:10

• European Court of Human Rights started consideration of a complaint from four diplomats discharged in Armenia

  European Court of Human Rights started studying a lawsuit of four employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia discharged in February, 2008. This was reported by Vage Grigoryan, the diplomats' representative.

December 16, 2011 21:00

• General Director of "Dealer Jeweller" company and "Bronnitsky" salons kidnapped in Dagestan

  At about eight o'clock in the evening, December, 15, some unknown people kidnapped Alexander Misrihanov, General Director of the biggest network of jewellery stores in Dagestan.

December 16, 2011 19:00

• Ex-Deputy Public prosecutor in Rostov region accused of taking a gross bribe

  Deputy Public prosecutor of Novocherkassk, Rostov region, was detained for suspicion of bribery, regional Public prosecutor's office reported today.

December 16, 2011 18:00

• Hajimurad Kamalov killed in Dagestan had been on a "punishment list"

  The name of Hajimurad Kamalov, constitutor of "Chernovik" ("Draft") newspaper, shot down in the evening of December, 15, in Makhachkala was included into the "punishment list" on the leaflets which were spread in Makhachkala in September, 2009.