News

April 21, 2009 22:40

• In Chechnya, two Districts are under the CTO regime

  Since April 20, in the south of Chechnya, in the Itum-Kalin and Vedeno Districts, the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime was announced. Some local observers believe that these could be power agents' response actions to the Kremlin's decision to cancel the CTO regime that had survived in Chechnya for more than nine years.

April 21, 2009 22:00

• Human rights activists to present list of Azerbaijani political prisoners to PACE session

  The delegation of human rights activists from Azerbaijan was invited to Strasbourg to the regular session of the PACE to take place on April 27-30.

April 21, 2009 21:40

• Baku hosts action in support of expelled student

  Today, in Baku, near the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Azerbaijan, a picket was held by a group of activists of the youth movement "Dalga" (Wave). Their demand was to restore expelled 4th year student Pyarviz Azimov at the Lenkoran State University (LSU).

April 21, 2009 21:10

• In Tbilisi, opposition restarts its rally

  In Tbilisi, in the square in front of the parliament, supporters of the opposition have resumed their rally with participation of more than 10,000 protesters. Oppositionists plan to install "prison cells-cages" along the whole Rustaveli Avenue, and the local Union of Journalists "Objective" starts its project "Free Street Television" for broadcasting "alternative news" onto a big screen.

April 21, 2009 21:00

• Judge Bukreev who had sentenced Budanov declares trial violations

  On April 22, the Moscow Garrison Military Court will continue debates on the case of Vladimir Bukreev accused of bribe-taking. Bukreev, who passed a verdict of guilty in 2003 to Colonel Yuri Budanov for murdering a Chechen girl, is complaining of violations in the course of the trial.

April 21, 2009 19:00

• Defendants in Nalchik attack case refuse to plead guilty

  The majority of defendants who figure in the criminal case on the events on October 13, 2005, in Nalchik refuse to admit their guilt. Some of them have admitted only the charge under Article 222 of the Russian Criminal Code - "Bearing and storage of arms".

April 21, 2009 18:00

• Armenia: Kocharyan claims 16 million drams from "Aikakan Zhamanak" as moral damage compensation

  The family of Robert Kocharyan, the second president of Armenia, who brought an action to the general court of Centre-Nork-Marash community against the oppositional daily newspaper "Aikakan Zhamanak" (Armenian Time) claims compensation moral damage in the sum of 16 million drams (some 40-42 thousand US dollars).

April 20, 2009 23:40

• In Armenia, political prisoner Atspanyan demands treatment

  Political prisoner Sarkis Atspanyan, kept in custody at the Nubarashen criminal corrective establishment, has disseminated a statement with his complaint on bad health condition need of a repeated examination.

April 20, 2009 23:20

• Congress of the "Union of Repressed Nations" opened in Kalmykia

  The city of Elista, the capital of Kalmykia, is hosting the constituent assembly of a new public organization - the "Union of Repressed Nations of Russia". Representatives of six nations are taking part in the event.

April 20, 2009 23:00

• Russian State Duma deputies want to exempt terror victims from tax on aid

  A bill was submitted to the State Duma assuming to exempt victims of terror acts from paying taxes on the help that they receive in kind. Its appearance was caused by the scandal around children-victims of Beslan.

April 20, 2009 22:10

• Evkurov: 47 feuding families reconcile in Ingushetia

  President of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov has stated that 47 families, which were in the state of feud, reached reconciliation. According to the President, it brings hope for peace to be settled in the region.

April 20, 2009 22:00

• CTO regime announced in a village of Ingushetia

  At about 8:00 a.m. today, in Ingushetia, in the village of Verkhni Alkun and adjoining territory, the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime was introduced. Power agents are searching militants.

April 20, 2009 21:00

• General Kizyun recognized Ruslan Yamadaev's killer by his eyes

  Former commandant of Chechnya Sergey Kizyun, who was attacked in a car in central Moscow together with ex-deputy of State Duma Ruslan Yamadaev, has recognized the latter's killer by his eyes. Mr Kizyun has stated that they had been attacked by Aslanbek Dadaev, a native of Chechnya. Dadaev's advocates would not agree with Sergey Kizyun.

April 20, 2009 20:00

• Oreshkin: Russia to preserve control over the objects restored in South Ossetia

  A number of objects, built in South Ossetia for Russia's money, will remain in RF's ownership. According to political scientist Dmitri Oreshkin, this Russia's decision is caused by the desire to keep control over spending of the 10 billion roubles, which RF plans to allot on restoration of South Ossetia.

April 20, 2009 19:00

• Mutsolgov: Esmurziev's murder has nothing to do with shelling of Geroev's house in Ingushetia

  The events that took place almost simultaneously in Ingushetia on April 19 - attempts on Alikhan Geroev, head of the criminal investigation department of Sunzha OVD, and religious figure Musa Esmurziev - are not linked with each other. This is the opinion of human rights activist Magomed Mutsolgov, leader of the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization "Mashr" and a member of the Expert's Board of Russian Ombudsman's office.

April 20, 2009 18:00

• Public prosecutor asks 10 years of colony for Bukreev who sentenced Budanov

  The prosecutor asked the court to sentence Vladimir Bukreev, former deputy chair of the North-Caucasian Regional Military Court, who passed a verdict of guilty in 2003 to Yuri Budanov for killing a Chechen girl, to ten years of imprisonment.

April 18, 2009 22:00

• Evkurov: CTO cancellation in Chechnya will positively affect Ingushetia

  President of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov is sure that Ingushetia, which is bordering on the Chechen Republic, will not be negatively affected by cancellation of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime in Chechnya.

April 18, 2009 21:00

• Employees of hospital in Chechnya complain of non-payment of part of salaries

  In Kurchaloy District of Chechnya, during the last two months, part of salary money of the medical personnel of the district hospital was deduced. The medical people are indignant but fear to complain.

April 18, 2009 20:00

• Abkhazia to hold exercises in response to Georgia's ones

  In response to NATO's military exercises in Georgia, planned in the territory of Georgia from May 6 to June 1, 2009, Abkhazia will hold its own ones, as Republic's President Sergey Bagapsh has stated.

April 18, 2009 19:00

• CE observers to monitor election of Yerevan Mayor

  On May 4-5, a mission of observers of the Congress of the Council of Europe (CE) will come to Yerevan for observing local and territorial elections. The mission members will meet state officials and representatives of political forces who plan to take part in the elections of the Board of Elders of the Yerevan City Mayoralty.