News

September 13, 2010 22:50

• HRW and OSCE trace circumstances of detention in Georgia of ex-president of Meskhetian Turks' society

  The case of Suleiman Barbakadze, former president of the international society of Meskhetian Turks "Vatan", arrested on July 26, is under supervision of human rights activists, Emil Adelkhanov, a rights defender from Tbilisi reports.

September 13, 2010 22:30

• Informant: Ibragim Gadjidadaev, leader of Jama'at "Sheriyat", assassinated in Makhachkala

  As reported by Abdullah Alisultanov, journalist of the Dagestan-based edition "Chernovik", with reference to his sources in law enforcement bodies, as a result of a special operation conducted by federal forces in Makhachkala, Ibragim Gadjidadaev, leader of the armed grouping named Jama'at "Sheriyat", was liquidated. So far, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan has not officially confirmed the information.

September 13, 2010 22:10

• At UN Court, Russia rejects Georgia's accusations of ethnic cleansings in South Ossetia

  Russia has stated at the International Court of Justice of the United Nations in The Hague that Georgia has falsified charges of ethnic cleansings in South Ossetia and Abkhazia in 2008.

September 13, 2010 22:00

• Court dealing with attack on Nalchik refused to consider challenge of judges

  The court, which is considering the events on October 13, 2005, in Nalchik, refused to consider the challenge of the court staff, petitioned on August 5 by a number of defendants and their advocates. The presiding judge Galina Gorislavskaya has stated that a challenge may be put forward only prior to start of litigation, and thereafter - only on the grounds unknown earlier.

September 13, 2010 21:00

• A tourist from Germany was lost in Karachai-Cherkess

  In ski resort of Dombai in Karachai-Cherkess Alfred Frank, resident of Berlin aged 69, who disappeared yet on September, 7, is being searched for.

September 13, 2010 20:00

• Building houses for Volgograd victims of fire will be started today

  District press service reports that building dwelling houses for residents of Volgograd who have remained homeless as a result of fires will start on Monday, September, 13.

September 13, 2010 20:00

• Members of the top brass in Dagestan report destruction of a gunmen's leader during an special operation

  During two special operations which took place in Dagestan on September, 12, thirteen people involved in armed underground were killed, among them the leader of Kizil-jurt armed group, two militia men perished, too. This was reported by informational center of National Anti-terrorist committee (NAC).

September 13, 2010 19:00

• Oppositional activists detained in Georgia liberated

  On September, 12, Levan Chitadze, leader of youth movement "ARA" (which means "no") and Levan Khochlashvili, member of the movement, detained near the Georgian President's residence on September, 10, for disobedience to the police have been released from the investigative isolation ward of Mzkheta (near Tbilisi).

September 13, 2010 18:00

• 13 Children in Maikop taken to hospital for suspected intestinal infection

  Local emergency services reported that thirteen children aged from 3 to 6 were taken to District Infectious diseases hospital for suspicion of intestinal infection.

September 11, 2010 20:00

• Residents of pre-border districts of Russia and Georgia hope for simplified border crossing

  In order to cross the Russian-Georgian border through the "Kazbegi-Verkhni Lars" check point, Georgian citizens need Russian visas issued by the Swiss Embassy in Tbilisi. According to one of Georgian passenger forwarders, it prevents to increase passenger traffic. Residents on both sides of the border see a need to simplify the procedure of crossing the border.

September 11, 2010 19:00

• Anti-terrorism picket held in Vladikavkaz

  Today, about 250 persons gathered in Freedom Square of the capital of North Ossetia to hold a non-sanctioned picket against terrorism. The rally demanded from local authorities to ensure their safety and stop terror acts in the republic.

September 11, 2010 18:00

• Memorial blown up in Kabardino-Balkaria

  Today in the morning, an explosive device was triggered in the city of Tyrnyauz, Kabardino-Balkaria, at the Eternal Flame of the Memorial. Fortunately, nobody suffered.

September 11, 2010 17:00

• Another monument to General Yermolov erected in Stavropol Territory

  Today, in Pyatigorsk (Stavropol Territory), a monument to General Alexei Yermolov was opened.

September 11, 2010 16:00

• All casualties of explosion in Vladikavkaz identified

  All the bodies of all the casualties of the terror act committed in Vladikavkaz on September 9, including the terrorist-suicide bomber, are identified, the administration of the city reports.

September 11, 2010 15:00

• Internet account of payment system, where funds were raised for blogger Dudko's wife, is blocked

  The account of the payment system, through which funds were raised for the wife of the opposition-tuned blogger Alaudin Dudko, known under nick name ingushetiya_ru, is blocked. This became known from one of his friends - Vanda Khugaeva, who had earlier announced the fund-raising campaign in her blog in Livejournal.

September 11, 2010 14:00

• Gas main damaged at explosion of militia car in Kabardino-Balkaria

  When at night a Ural armoured truck with OMON (special militia) fighters inside was blown up, the gas pipeline Elborus-Terskol was damaged.

September 11, 2010 13:00

• NATO exercises begin in Armenia

  Today, the country started the NATO exercises "Armenia-2010" aimed at elimination of calamity consequences and involving 333 experts and observers from 28 countries and 5 international organizations, and 373 Armenian specialists.

September 11, 2010 11:00

• Trial of rights defender Oleg Orlov to start in Moscow

  As reported by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, on September 13 a court session will take place in Moscow on the criminal case against Oleg Orlov, Chairman of the Board of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

September 11, 2010 10:00

• Armenian Prime Minister confirms increase of Russian gas tariffs in 2011

  At the moment, Russian and Armenian parties are in negotiations on fixing new higher gas tariffs. According to Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisyan, within two months the Closed Joint-Stock Company (CJSC) "ArmRosGazprom" - supplier of Russian gas to Armenia - will make a statement on the outcomes of the consultations held.

September 10, 2010 23:50

• Women from Russia and Georgia looked for solutions to humanitarian problems

  On September 6-8, meetings took place in Moscow, where women-peacemakers, activists of the Alliance of Russian and Georgian NGOs, discussed the ways to solve problems in conflict regions, which may be addressed by the public.