News

March 28, 2011 18:00

• A court in Tbilisi sentenced seven detained oppositionists to fines and arrest

  Three participants of an oppositional action in defense of the detainees' rights in the capital of Georgia have been sentenced by the court to an administrative arrest, four others will have to pay a fine to a sum of 400 lari (about 230 dollars).

March 26, 2011 23:00

• Video made in Dagestan shows doctors' misbehaviour at surgery

  A video was filmed in Dagestan showing a surgeon operating a woman under the general anaesthesia, who is dancing, laughing and quitting the room in the course of surgery.

March 26, 2011 22:00

• Magomed Khazbiev released from custody in Ingushetia

  The civil activist Magomed Khazbiev, who was arrested after dispersal of the protest action against violent disappearances in Nazran, is now back at large, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

March 26, 2011 21:00

• Ex-head of Criminal Search of Armenia is under threat of 2-6 years of imprisonment

  Major- General Ovannes Tamamyan, ex-head of the Chief Department of the Criminal Search of the Police of Armenia, is accused of abuse of power duties. The officer is under threat of imprisonment for the term of 2-6 years. On March 24, the Court of Yerevan ruled to arrest him for tow months.

March 26, 2011 20:00

• Astrakhan: ground water gets into townspeople's houses

  In the central districts of Astrakhan, the ground water is flooding the yards and houses of local residents; the reason is in worn-out engineering utilities, absence of the storm water drainage system and location of ground water close to the surface.

March 26, 2011 19:00

• Mudflow leaves Tskhinvali without water

  As a result of an accident at the water main Edis-Tskhinvali, which was caused by a mudflow, the capital of South Ossetia remained without water.

March 26, 2011 18:00

• Suspect of murdering a boxer in North Ossetia rejects his guilt

  In Vladikavkaz, a charge was presented to Soslan Abaev, 30, detained on suspicion of murdering Khetag Kozaev, World Youth Champion in boxing. Abaev rejects his guilt and refuses to evidence.

March 26, 2011 17:00

• Oppositional journalist abducted and beaten in Azerbaijan

  Today at night, Seimur Khaziev, 29, an observer of the oppositional newspaper "Azadlyg" (Freedom) and a member of the Presidium of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was kidnapped and beaten. Currently, he is back at large.

March 26, 2011 16:00

• In North Ossetia, group of cyclists join "Earth Hour" action

  Activists of the Mozdok branch of the All-Russian Bicycle Movement "Rusvelos" took part in the annual action "Earth Hour", held today by the World Wildlife Fund with the aim to promote a transition to more ecology friendly lifestyle.

March 26, 2011 15:00

• At detention, resident of Kabardino-Balkaria threw a grenade at policemen

  In the Chegem District of Kabardino-Balkaria, when law enforcers tried to stop his car, a local resident threw a grenade at them. The grenade blew up, but hurt nobody.

March 26, 2011 14:00

• Ensemble from Karachay-Cherkessia wins international festival in Paris

  The children's choreographic ensemble "Gloria" from Karachay-Cherkessia took the first place at the 4th International Festival in France "PARIS, JE T'AIME!" (I love you, Paris), the final round of which took place on March 24.

March 25, 2011 23:50

• Authority officials and public activists prepare report on visiting Nalchik SIZO

  Representatives of power bodies and power organizations, who reacted to complaints of the defendants figuring in the case on the attack on Nalchik in 2005 and visited the SIZO (pre-trial prison), located in Nalchik, the capital of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), are drafting a special report based on talks with detainees and examination of their custody conditions.

March 25, 2011 23:40

• Football fans from Dagestan ask to punish "Zenit" fan for racism

  The Fan Club of the "Anji" FC named "Wild Division" has sent letters to FIFA President Joseph Blatter and UEFA President Michel Platini asking them to assess manifestations of racism in Russian football. It concerns an incident on March 21 in St Petersburg during the match of the Russian football championship between "Anji" (Makhachkala) and "Zenit" (St Petersburg) when the captain of "Anji" Roberto Carlos was subjected to racist outburst from "Zenit" fans.

March 25, 2011 23:30

• In Armenia, former head of the Criminal Investigation arrested

  At its closed meeting on March 24, the court of general jurisdiction of the administrative districts of Kentron and Nork-Marash decided to arrest Major-General Ovannes Tamamyan, former head of the Chief Department for Criminal Investigation of the Police of the Republic of Armenia, for the term of two months on charges of abuse of office.

March 25, 2011 23:30

• Zurab Tsechoev associates search in his house with rally in Nazran

  The employee of the human rights organization "MASHR" Zurab Tsechoev is convinced that the pretext for the search of his house in the village of Troitskaya, Sunzha District of Ingushetia, was in his participation in the protest rally in Nazran dedicated to the disappearance of Ilez Gorchkhanov.

March 25, 2011 23:20

• Victims of Beslan terror act tell Khloponin about drawbacks of inquiry

  The impartial investigation into the Beslan terror act; an urgent examination of children and the law on the status of victims of terror acts - these were the main topics discussed at the meeting of the victims of the Beslan terror act with Alexander Khloponin, Plenipotentiary of Russian President in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD).

March 25, 2011 23:10

• Tent appears in Freedom Square of Yerevan for hunger-striking Raffi Ovannisyan

  Today in Yerevan, at the initiative of a number of public organizations, a tent was set up for Raffi Ovannisyan, Chairman of the "Heritage" Party, who continues his hunger strike. The policemen who stood nearby did not interfere.

March 25, 2011 23:00

• In Dagestan, soldier accidentally wounds OMON fighter

  On March 24, in the village of Gubden, Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan, a soldier of Interior Troops of the Russian MIA mistakenly shelled a car with his colleague - an OMON (special militia) fighter - inside. The latter was hospitalized with a minor injury.

March 25, 2011 22:50

• In Nazran, provider CJSC "ITT" resumes access to the "Caucasian Knot"

  In the city of Nazran (Ingushetia), the Internet provider - the Closed Joint-Stock Company (CJSC) "ITT" - has restored access to the Internet medium "Caucasian Knot".

March 25, 2011 22:40

• Georgia sent million dollars to help calamity victims in Japan

  The money was sent via the Japanese office of the International Red Cross. Besides, the Georgian authorities are still ready to send drinking water and a rescue to Japan.