News

May 13, 2011 22:00

• HRC "Memorial": power agents question author of the book on war crimes in Chechnya

  The Centre for Combating Extremism is now checking the fact of dissemination of the book on war crimes in Chechnya, written by the Russian-Chechen Friendship Society (RCFS). The Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" considers it an attempt to suppress the freedom of speech and prevent human rights activities with the help of the anti-extremist legislation.

May 13, 2011 21:00

• Journalist Teplischev in Astrakhan compulsory evicted from his dwelling

  Journalist Oleg Teplischev reports that on May, 11, he and his mother were compulsory evicted from two flats belonging to them located in one of the houses in the center of Astrakhan.

May 13, 2011 20:00

• Ethics Committee for officials and deputies will be created in Armenia

  Armenian parliamentarians approved a legislative initiative of forming an Ethics Committee for officials and deputies in first reading. The Committee will control interrelations between the officials and deputies and correspondence between real officials' income and declarations submitted by them.

May 13, 2011 19:00

• Presidential Administration in Dagestan ordered a parcel of watches to a sum of 80 thousand dollars

  Administration of the President of Dagestan placed an order on purchasing a parcel of 100 silver watches at the web-site of Government Purchases. The starting price of the contract makes 2 215 thousand rubles (about 80 thousand dollars).

May 13, 2011 18:00

• The Ministry of Interior Affairs in Kabardino-Balkaria signed an agreement of collaboration with confessions of faith

  On May, 12, Head of the Ministry of Interior Affairs in Kabardino-Balkaria Sergey Valiliev signed an agreement of collaboration with representatives of the three major confessions of the republic and the Ombudsman of KBR.

May 12, 2011 23:55

• South Ossetia hosts meeting on search of perished and missing persons

  Today, the village of Dvani was the venue of the fourth meeting of the special commission in charge of searching the dead and missing persons with participation of officials from Georgia, South Ossetia and Russia, organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

May 12, 2011 23:55

• Krasnodar Territory: defendants cut their wrist veins at verdict announcement

  In the evening on May 11, in the village of Poltavskaya, Krasnodar Territory, in the building of the Krasnoarmeiskiy District Court, in the course of an open trial, four defendants cut their wrist veins, when their verdict was announced. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent learnt about it from the defendants' representatives.

May 12, 2011 23:55

• In Grozny, "Kavkaz" beats "Stars of World Football"

  At the end of the opening ceremony of the Akhmad-Hadji Kadyrov Stadium in Grozny, a football match was played by the "Stars of World Football" and the team named "Kavkaz". The match was played in two 30-minute halves. The hosts beat the visitors with the score 5:2.

May 12, 2011 23:50

• Civilian shot dead at Karabakh-Azerbaijani border

  On May 11, Araik Balasanyan, a tractor driver and a resident of Nagorno-Karabakh, died from a bullet at the contact line between Armenian and Azerbaijani troops. Nagorno-Karabakh blames Azerbaijani militaries for the murder of the civilian.

May 12, 2011 23:45

• Court of Appeal leaves rights defender Vidadi Iskenderov in custody

  On Tuesday, May 10, the Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) considered the appeal complaint lodged by rights defender Vidadi Iskenderov head of the NGO named "Assistance to Defence of Democracy", who challenged the legality of the decision of Nizami District Court of May 2 about his 2-month-long arrest. The judge left the appeal complaint without satisfaction.

May 12, 2011 23:40

• Head of Dagestani RUVD did not rule out involvement of officials in attempt on him

  Lieutenant-Colonel Abdurashid Bibulatov, head of the RUVD (District Police Department) of the Kaitag District, into whose yard a grenade was thrown at night on May 8 a grenade was thrown, did not exclude that local officials, whom be had accused of abuse, could back the attack.

May 12, 2011 23:30

• Mizieva: biography of every Malgobek veteran is a plot for individual film

  "Oil Capital of Ingushetia. Malgobek - City of Military Glory" - this is the name of the documentary, which was screened on May 10 by the "Mir" TV Channel. The authors of the film - a well-known script-writer Javanshir Danoguev and Lydia Mizieva - focused spectators' attention on biographies of five World War II veterans, residents of this city, who were among the defenders of Malgobek.

May 12, 2011 23:20

• In Kabardino-Balkaria, case against MIA employee who beat detainees sent to court

  The inquiry into the criminal case, initiated against an operative officer of the criminal search of the Terek ROVD (District Interior Division), accused of beating up his suspects, has been completed.

May 12, 2011 23:10

• Criminal investigation on beating journalist in Derbent not initiated yet

  A criminal case on the fact of beating Magomed Khanmagomedov, a correspondent of "Chernovik", in the city of Derbent has not yet been opened. According to the journalist, the people who had beaten him are known and undertake to reconcile with him. The police claim that the fact of beating is being checked.

May 12, 2011 23:00

• Committee Against Torture receives FrontLine Defenders Award for work in Chechnya

  On May 5, the former President of Ireland Mary Robinson awarded the organization named "Committee Against Torture" for the development of the idea and coordination of the work of the united mobile groups in the Chechen Republic.

May 12, 2011 22:50

• In Kalmykia, four children perish in artesian well water

  In the Lagan District of Kalmykia four lower-grade pupils got drowned, said a source from local law enforcers.

May 12, 2011 22:40

• Chechen businessman Chagaev sues Swiss teacher

  The businessman from Chechnya Bulat Chagaev, who had bought the Swiss Football Club "Xamax", has sued the local teacher of literature, who expressed doubt about the origin of the businessman's money.

May 12, 2011 22:30

• Wounded Dokku Umarov takes his treatment in Turkey, said a source from Chechen DFSB

  As reported by the spokesman of the Department of the FSB (DFSB) for Chechnya, the leader of the North-Caucasian underground Dokku Umarov was wounded during the pursuit of his group in the Sunzha District of Ingushetia in March 2011, and is probably now in the territory of Turkey.

May 12, 2011 22:20

• North Ossetia: lawyer convicted for extortion

  A North-Ossetian lawyer was sentenced on charges of attempting to steal more than 4 million roubles from his client.

May 12, 2011 22:00

• Ex-judge in Rostov-on-Don accused of bribery

  Igor Anosov, ex-federal judge of Voroshilov district court of Rostov-on-Don, is accused of taking a bribe. Public prosecutor's office of Rostov region has validated the indictment.