News

July 03, 2009 12:00

• Karachaevo-Circassia: prominent sambo athlete killed by power agents buried

  On June 1, the body of Murat Ristov, world champion in combat sambo (Russian style of self-defence), who was killed on May 28 in Kabardino-Balkaria, was rendered to the mould in his homeland - Karachaevo-Circassia. Ristov was trained and became a well-known sportsman in Adygea.

July 03, 2009 11:00

• Mutsolgov: 95 percent of bride kidnappings in Ingushetia are pre-agreed

  The majority of bride kidnappings in Ingushetia take place upon prior agreement between the families of the would-be couple. According to Magomed Mutsolgov, a member of the advisory board on human rights in Russia and leader of the human rights NGO "Mashr", only five percent of such kidnappings end with opening of criminal cases.

July 03, 2009 10:00

• Armenian opposition holds rally and street march in Yerevan

  On July 2, in the capital of Armenia, supporters of the opposition held a several thousand strong rally and then marched along the streets of Yerevan.

July 03, 2009 09:00

• Special operation is over in the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria

  Two suspected militants were blocked today at night in a flat of a dwelling block in Nalchik. As reported by a source in law enforcement bodies, they surrendered to militiamen.

July 03, 2009 08:00

• In Ingushetia, grenade blows up in household of UBOP deputy head

  Today, at about 3:30 a.m. Moscow time, an unidentified person has thrown a grenade into the yard of a private household in Nazran, where Rustam Khalukhaev, deputy head of the division for fighting extremism of the Department for Fighting Organized Crime (UBOP) of Republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), lives.

July 02, 2009 22:00

• Woman from Chechnya wins her claim against Russia at ECtHR

  Russia has lost a case at the European Court on Human Rights (ECtHR) on the claim of Zina Pukhigova, a resident of Chechnya, and should pay 39,757 euros for disappearance and death of her husband Salman Abdulazizov in February 2001.

July 02, 2009 21:00

• MIA of Chechnya: terror act against Kadyrov prevented

  In Grozny, as reported by Ruslan Alkhanov, Minister of Internal Affairs of the Chechen Republic, a militant was killed, who had prepared terror acts against the Republic's leadership, including President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov. Also, a woman-militant was wounded and detained; a militiaman was wounded in a special operation.

July 02, 2009 18:00

• Investigation: Doku Umarov and Ali Taziev are main suspects of attempt on Evkurov

  The investigation considers the leader of Chechen militants Doku Umarov and his subordinate and leader of Ingush underground Ali Taziev, also known as Magas, to be the main suspects of organizing the attempt on President of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov.

July 02, 2009 15:00

• MoD of South Ossetia will not take part in "Kavkaz-2009"

  The Ministry of Defence (MoD) of South Ossetia will not take part in the military exercises "Kavkaz-2009", held now in a number of regions of Southern Russia. The Caucasian Knot correspondent has learnt about it from Eduard Gabaraev, Chief of Artillery of the Ministry of Defence.

July 02, 2009 13:00

• Azerbaijan offers Russia to jointly control Samur River

  The Joint Statement of Presidents of Azerbaijan and Russia on the main principles of finalizing delimitation of the state border and distribution of water resources of the Samur River defines the parameters of the compromise, on the basis of which mutually acceptable settlement of these problems in the interests of two countries are possible.

July 02, 2009 12:00

• Estemirova: in Chechnya, pensions and allowances are no longer paid to militants' relatives

  Chechen authorities use new ways of pressing militants: their relatives are deprived of children's allowances and pensions, reports Natalia Estemirova, member of the Grozny branch of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

July 02, 2009 11:00

• Georgia: Appeal Court upholds Joseph Kay's right to dispose of Patarkatsishvili's heritage

  The Tbilisi Appeal Court has upheld the decision of the City Court of February 20 to reject the claim of the family of the late businessman Badri Patarkatsishvili asking to deprive his relative Joseph Kay of the right to execute Patarkatsishvili's will, including disposing of his property.

July 02, 2009 09:00

• In Armenia, oppositionist quits underground and surrenders to authorities

  On July 1, Nikol Pashinyan, an activist of the opposition and the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Armenian Time", got out of his underground status, where he was for 15 months. He appeared at the State Office of Public Prosecutor and stated his voluntary surrender.

July 02, 2009 08:00

• Ingushetia: defendants in "Case of Twelve" dissatisfied with withdrawal of jurymen from litigation

  In Nazran, the figurants in the so-called "Case of Twelve" have expressed their discontent with cancellation by M. V. Zadvornov, Chairman of the Supreme Court of Ingushetia, consideration of their case with participation of jurymen; they announced a hunger strike, which was then suspended.

July 02, 2009 03:00

• In Georgia, opposition clashes with taxi drivers

  On July 1, a clash burst out in the capital of Georgia between taxi drivers and supporters of the opposition, who keep blocking the Rustaveli Avenue for almost three months already with their demand of President's resignation. Taxi drivers arrived to the building of the parliament in an organized column and demanded to open the Rustaveli Avenue for traffic.

July 01, 2009 22:00

• Mutsolgov: more than 170 persons kidnapped since 2002 in Ingushetia

  In 2009, five persons have been kidnapped in Ingushetia. And in total since 2002, over 170 persons were kidnapped in this republic, as reported by Magomed Mutsolgov, a member of the expert council on human rights in Russia and leader of the human rights organization named "Mashr".

July 01, 2009 21:00

• Georgia is ready to sign a non-use of force treaty in Abkhazia and South Ossetia

  Today, at the next round of consultations in Geneva on security and stability in the Caucasus, Georgiy Bokeriya, deputy minister of foreign affairs, has stated that Georgia is ready to sign a non-use of force treaty in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. He has noted that only Russia can be the counterpart of such treaty.

July 01, 2009 19:00

• Human rights activists doubt of Abdullaev's voluntary appearance on Chechen TV

  Human rights defenders have doubts as to appearance of Maskhud Abdullaev, son of Chechen field commander Supyan Abdullaev, who was deported from Egypt, on air of one of TV Channels of Chechnya.

July 01, 2009 17:13

• First casino in gambling zone "Azov-City" to appear by the end of year

  The Kazan-based Company "Royal Time" will build the first casino in the gambling zone "Azov-City", which is created in the border of the Krasnodar Territory and Rostov Region, before the end of 2009.

July 01, 2009 16:00

• In Dagestan, unknown persons executed four local residents

  A source in law enforcement bodies have reported that in the outskirt of Nechaevka village, Kizilyurt District of Dagestan, unknown persons have shot dead four local residents.