News

December 03, 2011 11:00

• Ecological picket held in Krasnodar

  On December 2, Krasnodar hosted a picket with a call to local residents to observe cleanliness and maintain healthy environment.

December 03, 2011 10:00

• Venice Commission publishes its recommendations on the new Electoral Code of Georgia

  The Venice Commission has given a positive preliminary conclusion on the draft new Electoral Code of Georgia, said Pavle Kublashvili, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee of the Georgian Parliament.

December 02, 2011 23:00

• KubSU denies students' reports on searches and detentions in hostels

  In Krasnodar, Mikhail Astapov, Rector of the Kuban State University (KubSU), has refuted information that on November 30 there were searches and detentions in university hostels.

December 02, 2011 22:00

• In Dagestan, unidentified persons open fire on power agents; one attacker shot dead

  As a result of a skirmish one assailant was killed. As reported by a source from Dagestani law enforcement bodies, there were no losses among power agents.

December 02, 2011 21:00

• In Azerbaijan, BCA upholds verdict to Neimat Panakhly

  On December 1, the Baku Court of Appeal (BCA), chaired by Aflatun Gasymov, completed considering the appeal complaint lodged by Neimat Panakhly, the leader of the Party of National Statehood of Azerbaijan (PNSA).

December 02, 2011 20:00

• President of Georgia pardons Israeli businessmen convicted for bribery

  Today, the Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has decided to pardon the Israeli businessmen Roni Fuchs and Zeev Fraenkel, convicted for bribing a state official, said Manana Mandjgaladze, the spokesperson of the President.

December 02, 2011 19:00

• Baku hosts protest against increase of metro fare

  A group of young people has held an action in Baku in protest against increasing the metro fare. The action was organized by the Democratic Youth Organization.

December 02, 2011 18:00

• Soslan Kokoev, Tedeev's supporter detained in North Ossetia

  This morning, Soslan Kokoev, the founder of the website "Uasamonga.ru" and a supporter of Djambolat Tedeev, an unregistered South-Ossetian presidential candidate, was arrested, said Elina Marzoeva, a member of Tedeev's election office.

December 02, 2011 16:00

• This year Dagestan has registered 157 new HIV-infection cases

  Dagestan remains in the lead in Southern Russia by HIV-infection incidence; during 10 months of 2011, the republic registered 157 new cases, as reported in the course of the events held in the republic on the World AIDS Day, marked on December 1.

December 02, 2011 15:00

• Djioeva's supporters not to participate in repeated presidential election in South Ossetia

  The repeated presidential election in South Ossetia will not take place, because Alla Djioeva will not take part in it; and her supporters will not go to vote. This was stated by Ms Djioeva herself.

December 02, 2011 14:00

• Athlete from Kizlyar is world champion in kickboxing

  At the world championship in kickboxing, which has ended in Dublin, Ramazan Razakov, an athlete from Dagestan, brought a gold medal to the stock of the Russia national team.

December 02, 2011 12:00

• Sales of alcohol drinks will be prohibited in Ingushetia on Thursdays and Fridays

  At the last plenary session before the parliamentary election deputies of the People’s Assembly of the forth convocation of Ingushetia adopted a law in draft on sales of alcohol and alcohol-containing production on Thursdays and Fridays.

December 02, 2011 11:00

• Mayor’s office of Sochi will grant 25 land parcels to families having many children

  During an extraordinary session of Municipal Assembly of Sochi on December, 1, a list of 25 fully formed land parcels with cadastral records for granting to families with many children was adopted.

December 02, 2011 10:00

• A meeting against Federal law On taxi passed off in Novocherkassk

  An action of protest against Federal law On taxi passed off in Novocherkassk, Rostov region. Taxi drivers and personnel of automobile companies took part in it.

December 02, 2011 09:00

• The court in Azerbaijan left Editor-in-Chief of “Khural” newspaper in custody

  On December, 1, a motion of substitution preventive punishment to Avaz Zeinalov, Editor-in-Chief of “Khural” newspaper, for home arrest or release on bail was considered in Nasimi district court. Judge Etibar Gumbatov denied the motion leaving Zeinalov in custody.

December 02, 2011 08:00

• Prizes were awarded to physically challenged people in Adygeia in connection with the Day of Disabled Persons

  On December, 1, prizes were awarded in Adygeia to active physically challenged people in connection with the International Day of Disabled Persons.

December 01, 2011 23:00

• Rostov Region resident sentenced to 8.5 years of imprisonment for grenade explosion on beach

  The Rostov Regional Court has sentenced Leon Krivobokov, a resident of the city of Volgodonsk, to 8.5 years of imprisonment in high security colony on case of grenade explosion on beach in summer of 2010.

December 01, 2011 22:00

• At rally in Vladikavkaz, Djioeva's supporters demand to recognize her as President

  Today, in the capital of North Ossetia, at a rally near the Cinema "Terek", supporters of Alla Djioeva demanded to recognize her as the President of South Ossetia.

December 01, 2011 21:00

• Over 200 motor vehicles stopped by bad weather on Russian-Georgian border

  About 200 vehicles with cargoes for Armenia are still on the road leading to the checkpoint "Verkhny Lars" on the border between Russia and Georgia. Armenia and Georgia will establish a joint company to deal with road and transport issues. This was reported by Manuk Vardanyan, Minister of Transport and Communication of Armenia.

December 01, 2011 20:00

• Participants of PC's hearings: work for adaptation of militants to civilian life should be continued

  Possibilities for peaceful withdrawal from the underground of the militants, who have joined the underground by ignorance, and recent rallies in Makhachkala became the main topics of the public hearings "Peacekeeping practice in North Caucasus: experience, models, methods to improve efficiency" in the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation (PCRF).