News

November 25, 2011 16:00

• Maxim Shevchenko not included in new membership of Russian Public Chamber

  Today, the voting on the second list of candidates to the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation (PCRF) has finished. According to its results, Maxim Shevchenko, the well-known journalist and active member of the PCRF, was not included in the new list.

November 25, 2011 15:00

• Telethon of Foundation "Aiastan" in Los Angeles raises more than 12 million US dollars for Armenia and Karabakh

  The 14 annual telethon of the All-Armenian Foundation "Aiastan", held in Los Angeles, raised about 12,286,000 US dollars of donations. The funds are to be spent on restoration of water supply in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh.

November 25, 2011 14:00

• Yerevan hosts demonstration in support of Armenian language

  On November 24, in Yerevan, the movement "Miasin" (Together) organized a rally in support and defence of the Armenian language. The event was attended by about 1000 students from different high schools in Yerevan.

November 25, 2011 12:00

• A web-resource to help social media users presented in Azerbaijan

  A web-resource in the Azerbaijani language that will help internet users in using the facilities of social media has been worked out in Azerbaijan.

November 25, 2011 11:00

• The team of “Khural” newspaper appeals to the Minister of Interior Affairs of Azerbaijan for defense in connection with threats

  The team of “Khural” newspaper appealed to the Minister of Interior Affairs of Azerbaijan Ramil Usubov asking to secure safety to the journalists. They reported “direct threats of violence” from deputy Giulyr Ahmedova.

November 25, 2011 10:00

• Human rights activists in Armenia are indignant over the sentence upon Ales Beliatsky

  Human rights activists from Helsinki Association of Armenia demand repeal of the sentence upon Leader of “Vesna” (“Spring”) Human rights center Ales Beliatsky sentenced to 4,5 years of colony and sequestration of property by Byelorussian court.

November 25, 2011 09:00

• The draft-dodgers in Armenia who come to military registration and enlistment offices of their own free will be exempted from criminal liability

  Draft-dodgers in Armenia who still come to military registration and enlistment offices during the autumn conscription will be exempted from criminal liability. This is a statement issued on November, 24, by Public prosecutor’s office of Armenia.

November 24, 2011 23:00

• NBG starts auditing the bank, where Ivanishvili is co-owner

  The National Bank of Georgia (NBG) is now auditing the Progress Bank, after part of its stock was bought by the Georgian billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili.

November 24, 2011 22:00

• Complaint of soldiers from "Ashuluk" Testing Ground in Astrakhan Region to be considered Defence Minister Serdyukov

  The Russian Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov plans to clear out the situation with the soldiers from the "Ashuluk" Testing Ground, who complained to human rights defenders of their unbearable service conditions, said Valentina Melnikova, the head of the Russian Committee of Soldiers' Mothers.

November 24, 2011 21:00

• Fans criticize RFU for refusal to react to appearance of Ichkeria flag in "Anji" sector

  The refusal of the control-disciplinary committee (CDC) of the Russian Football Union (RFU) to take a decision after the incident with the appearance in the sector of the fans of the "Anji" FC (Makhachkala) of the flag of the self-proclaimed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria has caused a negative reaction of other fans.

November 24, 2011 20:00

• Weather stops about 150 trucks with supplies for Armenia at Russian-Georgian border

  Some 150-160 trucks with supplies for Armenia have gathered near the checkpoint "Verkhni Lars" in the Russian-Georgian border because of adverse weather conditions, said Manuk Vardanyan, Minister of Transport and Communications of Armenia.

November 24, 2011 19:00

• Writer Rafiq Tagi buried in Azerbaijan

  Today, Baku held funeral of the writer and publicist Rafiq Tagi, who died as a result of an attack undertaken on him on November 19. Journalists and the opposition have demanded a thorough investigation into his death.

November 24, 2011 17:00

• Azerbaijani journalist Fatullaev receives CPJ's award "Freedom of Press"

  In the evening on November 22, New York hosted the 21st awarding ceremony of the "Freedom of Press", held by the International Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). The Azerbaijani journalist Einullah Fatullaev was among this year's laureates.

November 24, 2011 16:00

• Armenia: NGOs to hold actions against violence on women

  Armenian activists have scheduled to hold, in the period from November 25 to December 10, a series of actions under the slogan "Against violence on women in family". November 25 is the International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women.

November 24, 2011 15:00

• Participants of the Armenian-Turkish business forum in Yerevan decide to hold a business conference in Turkey

  The participants of the two-day Turkish-Armenian business forum, held on November 22-23 in Yerevan, decided in six months to hold a business conference in Turkey. According to their opinion, the main problem between Armenians and Turks is in mutual distrust and lack of information about each other.

November 24, 2011 13:00

• Magomed Markhiev wounded in Ingushetia brought to Moscow clinic

  The head of the Russian Social Insurance Fund for Ingushetia Magomed Markhiev, who was wounded during an assault on him, was brought by an aircraft of the Russian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) to Moscow.

November 24, 2011 12:00

• Oppositionists in Rostov-on-Don are planning a people’s gathering of the townsmen

  On the day of parliamentary election, December, 4, oppositionists in Rostov-on-Don are planning to hold a people’s gathering “People against illicit election”.

November 24, 2011 11:00

• Residents of Astrakhan working in the Far East cannot get their salary and go back home

  About 40 welders from Astrakhan have not received their salary for shift work in Amur shipbuilding plant in Khabarovsk region for already over two months.

November 24, 2011 10:00

• “Aiastan” Foundation in Europe collected over 1,3 million euro for Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh

  The twelfth European telethon for fund-raising of All-Armenian Foundation “Aiastan” passed off in France on November, 17 – November, 20. Armenians residing in the country expressed their readiness to render Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh aid to a total sum of over 1 million 300 thousand euro.

November 24, 2011 09:00

• One supposed gunmen killed and one wounded during a special operation in Cherkessk

  As a result of a special operation on November, 23, in Cherkessk one of the supposed gunmen who put up armed resistance was killed and one more wounded and detained. They are supposedly participants of a number of assaults at policemen.