News

October 05, 2010 23:00

• Picket against "Electrozink" factory held in Vladikavkaz

  Today, members of the initiative group "Electrozink. What do we breathe in?" active in the website "Odnoklassniki.ru" held a picket near the building of the local "Rospotrebnadzor" (Russian Federal Agency for Consumer Supervision) against the amicable agreement of the Agency with the "Electrozink" factory. The picket was also recalled a strong emission of hazardous substances by the factory right one year ago.

October 05, 2010 22:40

• In Ingushetia, human rights defender Mutsolgov is afraid of provocations following threats

  An anonymous letter was placed on one of Ingush websites published an anonymous letter, stating a threat to the life of Magomed Mutsolgov, head of the Ingush human rights organization "Mashr" from President of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov. Kaloi Akhilgov, Mr Evkurov's press secretary, treated the letter as "a raving." Mutsolgov himself says that he does not believe in reality of the threats, but does not rule out possible provocations against him and Evkurov.

October 05, 2010 22:20

• Female tourist perished in mountains of Karachai-Circassia

  Two women fell down from the ropeway in the resort village of Dombay in Karachai-Circassia. One of them died, the other was seriously injured. The accident happened on October 2, and on October 4 it became known that one of the tourists - Olga Lyubimova, 40, a resident of the city of Elektrostal, Moscow Region, died from received traumas.

October 05, 2010 22:10

• Makhachkala: unidentified criminals beat militiamen and steal their pistols

  In the evening on October 4, two militiamen were injured when attacked by unidentified persons in the Kirov District of Makhachkala, said a source from local law enforcement bodies.

October 05, 2010 22:00

• Investigation finds death of Georgian luger in Vancouver accidental

  The death of Georgian luger (sleigh racer) Nodar Kumaritashvili on the Olympic track in Whistler on the eve of the opening ceremony of Winter Olympics-2010 in Canada was a result of a tragic accident. This is the conclusion of the inspector dealing with the case.

October 05, 2010 21:00

• Abduction of brides in Chechnya will be inflicted both financially and criminally

  From now on abduction of girls and women for marriage in Chechen Republic is prohibited. Abduction of a bride will now be equated with kidnapping and all those guilty will be not only fined but also punished in accordance with the legislation of the country.

October 05, 2010 20:00

• Deputy of district Sakrebulo in Georgia detained for extortion

  The personnel of Department of constitutional security of Georgian Ministry of Interior affairs detained Amiran Skhiereli, deputy of Sakrebulo of On district (Racha Lechkhumi region of Western Georgia) on accusation of extortion of a large sum of money, Soso Topuridze, Deputy Manager of Department of constitutional security reported.

October 05, 2010 19:00

• Former special squad soldier in Krasnodar region suspected of murder

  Denis Nekhov, former special squad soldier, aged 22, is suspected of murder of Ludmila Marmaliuk, a 52-years old resident of Krasnodar district. According to the investigation's version, Nekhov in a state of alcohol intoxication killed the woman by running her over in a "KamAZ".

October 05, 2010 18:00

• The names of those suspected of blasting memorials in Kabardino-Balkaria declared

  Representatives of law enforcement bodies in Kabardino-Balkaria state they have established the personalities of those suspected of involvement in blasting "The Eternal Flame" memorials in Nalchik and Tirniauz.

October 04, 2010 23:50

• Court upholds custody of figurant in Yuri Volkov's murder case

  The Moscow City Court has left Bekkhan Ibragimov, one of suspects in the case dealing with Muscovite Yuri Volkov's murder during a group fight in Chistoprudny Boulevard, behind bars.

October 04, 2010 23:40

• Georgian political analysts differ in estimates of NATO office opened in Tbilisi

  The opening of the NATO representative office in Tbilisi is a certain address to Russia and demonstration that Georgia is a NATO's partner, said Georgian political analyst Tornike Sharashenidze. Another political and military expert Irakli Sesiashvili is somewhat more restrained in his estimates. In his opinion, the NATO office will not guarantee the country's security and is no evidence of Georgia's integration into the Alliance.

October 04, 2010 23:30

• Direct Georgia-Iran flights postponed till October 15

  The opening of regular Tbilisi-Tehran air flights, which was scheduled on October 1, has been postponed by two weeks, said Nino Giorgobiani, head of the press service of the Airzena Georgian Airways. It is supposed that flights will start since October 15.

October 04, 2010 23:10

• After emergency landing in Chechnya passengers go home

  All the passengers on the Moscow-Grozny flight, which made yesterday, on October 3, an emergency landing in the airport of Volgograd because of bomb information, have got to the destination. Law enforcement bodies report that there were no victims.

October 04, 2010 23:00

• Joel Simon: ICPO admits mistake in Anna Politkovskaya's inquiry

  At the meeting of the delegation from the International Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) with the heads of the Investigatory Committee at the Prosecutor's Office (ICPO) of the Russian federation, investigators admitted the fact of a hasty transfer of the murder case of Anna Politkovskaya, reporter of the "Novaya Gazeta" to the court, said Joel Simon, Executive Director of the CPJ.

October 04, 2010 22:50

• MCC upholds sentence to organizers of "Forbidden Art" exhibition

  Today, the Moscow City Court (MCC) has upheld the sentence passed earlier to Yuri Samodurov, ex-director of the Sakharov museum and social centre, and Andrei Erofeyev, former head of the division of newest trends of the Tretyakov Gallery, organizers of the exhibition "Forbidden Art-2006", fined for inciting religious hatred and enmity.

October 04, 2010 22:40

• Sochi court leaves ex-judge Novikov, accused of fraud, in custody

  The Khosta District Court of Sochi has ruled not to change the freedom restriction measure applied to the former judge Dmitri Novikov, accused of organizing in 2005 a theft by swindle of 17 land plots, said the court spokesman. The trial will be continued on October 11.

October 04, 2010 22:20

• Rights defenders report another kidnapping in Dagestan

  On September 26, in Khetokh village, Tsuntin District, a local resident Aliev, Ali Magomedovich, born in 1991, was kidnapped from his home, presumably by power agents, and taken away to some unknown place. His relatives appealed to human rights defenders.

October 04, 2010 22:10

• Dagestani asserts that he was beaten by district head supporters

  Mankuli Lamazov, a resident of Kurukal village and a confidant of Sharafidin Mukhurov, a candidate for a deputy of the district assembly from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), believes that he could be attacked and beaten by supporters of Safidin Mursalov, incumbent head of the Akhtyn District.

October 04, 2010 22:00

• Low-income groups in Novorossiysk will receive food ration tickets on bread and milk

  Low-income residents of Novorossiysk, Krasnodar region, will receive food ration tickets on bread and milk. This decision has been taken by Vladimir Sinyagovsky, mayor of the city, after the growth of prices on socially-significant products, Press service of Novorossiysk administration reports.

October 04, 2010 21:00

• Militia post fired at in Dagestan, there are no victims

  In the suburbs of the town of Derbent, Dagestan, unknown men opened fire at a militia post last night, the republican law enforcement bodies reported. No one was injured as a result of the attack.