News

June 19, 2010 10:00

• Court leaves figurant in "Neva-Express" train explosion case behind bars

  On June 18, the Moscow City Court made a decision to leave Tatarkhan Kartoev, a native of Ingushetia, one of the persons accused of blowing up the "Neva-Express" train in November 2009, in custody.

June 19, 2010 09:00

• Ancient settlements found in Olympic construction zone in Sochi

  In the Imereti Lowland of Sochi, where 2014 Winter Olympiad objects are being erected, archaeologists found several ancient settlements dated back to the 4th-5th centuries BC.

June 19, 2010 08:00

• Rights defenders file complaint to ECtHR against Russia and Georgia

  On June 18, the Georgian human rights organization "Priority of Human Rights" sent a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg against the governments of Russia and Georgia in the context of breaching the Minsk Convention in the course of warfare in August 2008.

June 19, 2010 07:00

• Georgian territory from Gori to Tskhinvali is de-mined

  On June 18, the organization named "Help of Norwegian People" finished de-mining of the area from the city of Gori (Georgia) to Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia. The territory, which was full of cassette mines after the August war, is now completely cleared.

June 18, 2010 23:00

• Protest action dated to year after amnesty held in Yerevan

  Today, in a small square adjoining the building of the Armenian Philharmonic Society in the capital of Armenia, a protest action was held in defence of political prisoners. Its participants held a sit-in strike and demanded immediate release of 15 political prisoners remaining behind bars after the amnesty, which was announced right one year ago.

June 18, 2010 22:30

• Orlov: Northern Caucasus needs united investigatory group

  At investigating especially important cases on kidnappings, an issue should be considered on setting up an interdepartmental investigatory group for several republics of Northern Caucasus. This was stated by Oleg Orlov, chairman of the board of the HRC "Memorial", at a press conference in Moscow.

June 18, 2010 22:10

• Lawyer Sapiyat Magomedova severely beaten in Dagestan

  As reported by the HRC "Memorial", on June 17 in the afternoon, employees of the GOVD (City Interior Division) of Khasavyurt, Republic of Dagestan, severely beat lawyer Sapiyat Magomedova.

June 18, 2010 22:00

• Finnish AI section holds solidarity actions for human rights in Russia

  The Finnish human rights activists who held protest actions in Helsinki against inefficient investigation in Russia of the murders of Anna Politkovskaya, Magomed Evloev, Natalia Estemirova and Maksharip Aushev, and an action in support of the Russian "Strategy 31", are going to continue their actions in support of human rights in Russia at the Russian embassy in Helsinki.

June 18, 2010 21:00

• One of Tsechoev brothers released in Ingushetia

  In Ingushetia, the session of the Malgobek City Court on the case of Tsechoev brothers, detained for administrative violations, due to take place on June 17, was reappointed for today. Now the case is given to Judge Kureish Kokurkhaev, who will consider it. Earlier, court sessions were held without the presence of brothers.

June 18, 2010 21:00

• In Sochi, Imereti residents stop their hunger strike

  In Sochi, the participants of the 24-day-long hunger strike stopped their protest action in exchange for the promise of the authorities to get into every particular case of discontent or misunderstanding of Imereti Lowland residents.

June 18, 2010 20:00

• Doku Itslaev, employee of HRC "Memorial" in Chechnya, accuses Italian newspaper of distorting his words

  Mr Itslaev accuses the Italian newspaper Corriere Della Sera, which published an article about the situation in the Chechen Republic, of distorting his words.

June 18, 2010 19:00

• Karimov: Kadyrov did not file new suits against "Memorial" leader

  Ramzan Kadyrov did not file any new claims against Oleg Orlov, head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial". This was stated by Alvi Karimov, press secretary of the President of Chechnya, who confirmed that Kadyrov had recalled his claim against Orlov on his mother's request.

June 18, 2010 18:00

• In Moscow, militiaman, who beat to death a native of Abkhazia, sentenced to 15 years

  The Kuzminki Court of Moscow found militiaman Anver Ibragimov guilty of murdering, while in condition of alcoholic intoxication, a native of Abkhazia and sentenced him to 15 years of imprisonment.

June 17, 2010 23:40

• Two soldiers wounded in special operation at Serzhen-Yurt village in Chechnya

  Two contract soldiers were wounded on June 16 in the course of the special operation undertaken against fighters of the armed underground near the village of Serzhen-Yurt, Shali District of Chechnya. This was reported today by a source in law enforcement bodies of the republic.

June 17, 2010 23:20

• ICPO: all casualties of special operation in Dagestan identified

  As reported by the press service of the Investigatory Committee at the Prosecutor's Office (ICPO) of the Russian Federation for Dagestan, all the persons liquidated in the course of the special operation conducted in Stary Kostek village, Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, have been identified.

June 17, 2010 23:00

• "Transstroy" barred from building Sochi port

  Oleg Deripaska's Corporation "Transstroy" has been deprived of the 2.99-billion-rouble contract on building the second phase of the cargo port in Sochi - one of the main sites of the Olympic construction programme.

June 17, 2010 23:00

• ECtHR finds Russia guilty of seven disappearances in Chechnya

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg has found Russia guilty of disappearance and death of seven residents of Chechnya and ruled that Russian authorities should pay 470,000 euros of compensation. This is stated in the press release of the Court.

June 17, 2010 22:00

• Dagestan residents dissatisfied with law enforcers' nonfeasance

  Recent frequent murders of militiamen and attacks on public catering establishments have causes worry in local residents. People believe that the militia, which is unable to ensure safety of its workers, moreover cannot take care and defend peaceful residents.

June 17, 2010 21:00

• Anniversary of protest action dispersal in Tbilisi passed without excesses

  On June 15, a 30-minute protest action was held at the building of the former Chief Police Administration of Tbilisi. About 80 protesters wanted to remind about the events on June 15, 2009, when in that very place policemen dispersed a rally of the opposition by applying physical violence and arrested several participants, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

June 17, 2010 20:00

• ICG: Russia allotted 28,000 US dollars per resident of South Ossetia

  After the August conflict of 2008, the whole economy of South Ossetia had to reorient towards Russia. The Russian Federation had allocated 840 million US dollars (26 billion roubles) to the breakaway republic; however, the economy, which should have consumed the money, shows no recovery. This was the conclusion of the international NGO named "The International Crisis Group" (ICG).