News

October 01, 2011 19:00

• Solidarity action of Georgian trade unions with "Hercules" workers is more than 1000 strong

  On October 1, the Association of Georgian Trade Unions held a mass rally in Tbilisi, dedicated to the Labour Day and solidarity with the workers of the "Hercules" Steel Works, located in Kutaisi.

October 01, 2011 18:20

• Leaflets calling to protests disseminated in Ingushetia

  In Ingushetia, leaflets are being spread calling on residents of the republic to take part in a peaceful protest action – to keep the low beam of their cars on for three days, thus expressing a nationwide protest against the policy of regional authorities.

October 01, 2011 17:00

• Youth of NCFD to build "Tower of Friendship" in North Ossetia

  On October 2-11, the Youth Local Lore and Tourist Centre "Bars", located in the village of Fiagdon, North Ossetia, will host an interregional event under the motto "Build Your Tower".

October 01, 2011 16:23

• North-Caucasian dance groups perform at "Caucasian Games"

  Karachay-Cherkessia hosts the second day of the Sports and Cultural Festival "Caucasian Games". Choreographic groups of the subjects of the NCFD have presented folk dances of the nations of the Caucasus; then, a parade of sports teams took place.

October 01, 2011 16:00

• Armenia: "Aikakan Zhamanak" complains to ECtHR about violation of freedom of expression

  In the near future, the Limited Liability Company (LLC) "Dareskizb", the publisher of the newspaper "Aikakan Zhamanak", will finalize the preparation of a claim to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on abuse of the freedom of expression and the right to fair trial, the a fair judicial investigation, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told at the newspaper's office.

October 01, 2011 15:00

• Oppositional sit-down strike in Yerevan is peaceful

  The round the clock protest action, organized by the oppositional Armenian National Congress (ANC) and assuming rallies and a sit-down strike continues in Freedom Square of Yerevan. The square houses about 30 tents; and the leaders of the ANC are present here, including the former president Levon Ter-Petrosyan.

October 01, 2011 14:13

• The presence of ICRC in South Ossetia extended until 2012

  The government of South Ossetia has decided to extend to 2012 the stay of the representative office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the country. The appropriate statement was adopted at the government's sitting on September 30.

October 01, 2011 11:00

• South-Ossetian presidential candidate Kochiev faces his final indictment

  The General Prosecutor's Office of South Ossetia has presented the final accusation to the presidential candidate Alan Kochiev of causing bodily injuries to the MP Alik Pliev. The case goes to the court.

October 01, 2011 10:00

• Delegation of Venice Commission to visit Georgia on October 26-28

  On October 26-28, experts of the Venice Commission plan to visit Georgia with the aim to be acquainted with amendments to the Electoral Code. With their opinion in hand, the parliament will start considering the bill with amendments.

September 30, 2011 23:50

• Hammarberg is concerned about pressure on civil society activists in Azerbaijan

  The Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe Thomas Hammarberg has expressed his concern over the human rights situation in Azerbaijan. In his report on the human rights situation in Azerbaijan during the past year, the Commissioner has noted with regret that most of his earlier recommendations were neglected. The authorities of the country, in their turn, find the report biased.

September 30, 2011 23:40

• In Kalmykia, parents of children HIV-infected in 1988 recognized as victims

  In Elista, the capital of Kalmykia, nine persons, who suffered because of the mass HIV-infection of children in late 1988, have been officially recognized as victims.

September 30, 2011 23:30

• Georgian Labourites hold protest in front of Tbilisi Mayoralty

  The leaders and supporters of the Georgian Labour Party have held a protest action in front of Tbilisi Mayoralty demanding to cancel the new garbage collection tariff, which is calculated based on the amount of consumed electricity.

September 30, 2011 23:00

• Azerbaijan states shelling of its positions in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone

  On September 28, units of the Armenian army two times shelled the Azerbaijani positions in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone, said the Azeri Ministry of Defence (MoD).

September 30, 2011 22:40

• South-Ossetian OMON stops people who broke into the government

  The riot police (OMON) fighters have squeezed the crowd of supporters of one of the presidential candidates Djambolat Tedeev out and away from the building, where the government sits. This was stated by Vyacheslav Sedov, the head of the press service of the president and government of South Ossetia.

September 30, 2011 22:40

• Suspects of using slave labour at "Artex-Agro" detained in Krasnodar Territory

  In the Kuschevskaya District, Krasnodar Territory, two persons have been detained within the criminal investigation into the use of slave labour at the Limited Liability Company (LLC) "Artex-Agro", which was headed by the mother of Sergey Tsapok, the alleged participant in the massacre committed in the village of Kuschevskaya, the press service of the Investigatory Department for the Krasnodar Territory of the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

September 30, 2011 22:30

• Scuffle burst out in City Assembly of Derbent

  On September 29, a sitting of the City Assembly of Derbent (Dagestan) turned into a scuffle between a Mayor's security and a deputy. The cause of the conflict was in the attempt of the security to remove media workers out of the hall, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told by Magomed Khanmagomedov, a journalist of the "Chernovik" newspaper.

September 30, 2011 22:20

• South-Ossetian presidential candidate Alan Kochiev goes on hunger strike

  The registered presidential candidate of South Ossetia Alan Kochiev, who is in custody, has gone on a hunger strike. This was reported by the human rights activist Inara Gabaraeva.

September 30, 2011 22:10

• Singer Shakira not to take part in City Day in Grozny

  The world-famous singer Shakira has refuted the information that she will perform on October 5 in the Chechen capital on celebrations of the City Day.

September 30, 2011 22:00

• Armenian opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrosyan to stay in tent camp at night

  About a thousand protesters continue their action under the rain in Freedom Square. The opposition has set up a tent camp, where Levon Ter-Petrosyan, ex-president of Armenia and the leader of the ANC (Armenian National Congress) is going to stay over the night.

September 30, 2011 21:00

• Azerbaijan: defendants speak at the trial of oppositionists detained on April 2

  At the Sabail District Court in Baku, three out of four defendants, arrested for taking part in the meeting on 2 April, were given the floor for their last plea.