News

February 17, 2009 22:00

• PACE co-rapporteurs call on Armenian authorities not to prevent opposition to rally

  Today, John Prescott and George Colombier, co-rapporteurs for Armenia of the PACE's Monitoring Committee, have promulgated a statement calling the authorities of Armenia not to interfere with the rally of the opposition to be held at 3 p.m. at the Matenadaran building in the centre of Yerevan.

February 17, 2009 22:00

• Zakaev and Baraev get back to Chechnya

  Bukhari Baraev, plenipotentiary of Dokku Umarov, President of self-proclaimed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, has announced his return to Chechnya and abdication of the powers of separatists' special envoy. Ahmed Zakaev, head of the government of Ichkeria, has also states his comeback to the homeland and his intention "to promote long-standing peace in the region."

February 17, 2009 22:00

• In Ingushetia, unidentified persons shell Tsokievs' house

  On February 16, unidentified persons threw a grenade into the yard of the household belonging to the Tsokiev family, located in Bazorkina Street in Malgobek (Ingushetia). The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told about by the owner of the house Magomed Tsokiev; later the fact was confirmed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ingushetia.

February 17, 2009 21:00

• Inspectors have no data about involvement of Dagestan president's son in Radchenko's kidnapping

  Today, Kasumbek Amirbekov, head of the Investigatory Department for the Republic of Dagestan of the Investigatory Committee at the Prosecutor's Office (ICPO) of the Russian Federation, has stated that the investigation possesses no data about involvement of Gadzhimurad Aliev, son of the Republic's President and deputy head of the Department of the Federal Taxation Service (DFTS) for Dagestan, in kidnapping of Vladimir Radchenko.

February 17, 2009 20:00

• Authorities want to expand the area for Sochi Olympiad objects by 45 percent

  On February 16, Larissa Zavedeeva, first deputy head of the Territorial Administration for enforcing powers of preparing the Olympiad, told at the sitting of the Regional Olympic Headquarters that the land area allotted for placing Olympic structures in Sochi will be increased by 45 percent that makes additional 6500 hectares.

February 17, 2009 19:00

• Prosecutor's Office deals with complaints of inmates beaten in Kalmyk colony

  An inspector of the Investigatory Department of the RF's Investigatory Committee for Kalmykia refused four times to initiate a criminal case on applications lodged by parents of the inmates beaten by the employees of the colony-settlement Tsagan-Usn, located in the Yashkul District. However, his rejection statements were cancelled by a higher body. In the end, the prosecutor's office has demanded to eliminate the reasons and conditions that promote violations and to punish those guilty.

February 17, 2009 18:00

• Ingush SC not to move Evloev's murder case trial to another region

  The Supreme Court (SC) of Ingushetia has refused to consider the idea of delivering the criminal case on the death of Magomed Evloev, former owner of the oppositional website "Ingushetia.Ru", to some other region of Russia.

February 16, 2009 23:00

• A man killed in skirmish in the capital of North Ossetia

  Last Sunday, on February 15, in a skirmish that burst out in Vladikavkaz, the capital of North Ossetia, a man was assassinated.

February 16, 2009 23:00

• Picket in defence of Utrish held in Krasnodar Territory

  On February 14, the city of Anapa, Krasnodar Territory, hosted a picket against destruction of unique natural complexes of Utrish, organized by the Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus.

February 16, 2009 22:00

• Casualty of militiamen's shelling of a car was employee of Khasavyurt administration

  The person, who was killed when militiamen opened fire at the car because the driver refused to obey them, was an employee of the security service of the administration of the city of Khasavyurt, and one of those wounded is an employee of law enforcement bodies.

February 16, 2009 21:00

• At Politkovskaya's case trial, prosecution moves a new version

  At the process on Anna Politkovskaya's murder, a new version of the crime was presented: the order to kill the observer of the "Novaya Gazeta" was given to Lom-Ali Gaitukaev, uncle of Makhmudov brothers, back in summer of 2006. However, since he was convicted, he passed the order over to Sergey Hadzhikurbanov.

February 16, 2009 21:00

• Pakhomov urges Imereti residents to move out before March 31

  Anatoly Pakhomov, Acting Mayor of the city of Sochi, has notified the residents of the Imereti Valley that to clear space for construction of Olympic objects they should finally move out of their houses by March 31.

February 16, 2009 20:00

• Kabardino-Balkaria: all seven casualties of special operation identified

  The remaining four persons killed on February 11 in Kabardino-Balkaria in the course of a special operation held in Gerpegezh village have been identified. Three casualties were identified earlier.

February 16, 2009 20:00

• Dagestan: residents of Sergokala District protest against actions of special agencies

  At night of February 16, several thousands of inhabitants of the Sergokala District of Dagestan blocked the "Kavkaz" Federal Highway in the vicinity of Izberbash city. The picketers demanded to punish the employees of law enforcement bodies who heavily wounded, on the previous day, February 15, in the course of their counterterrorist operation, a local resident named Bashir Magomedov, 24, having initially blamed him to be a militant.

February 16, 2009 18:00

• Advocates of Evloev family ask to punish the militiamen who detained the oppositionist in Magas

  Today, the advocates defending the family of Magomed Evloev, former owner of the oppositional website "Ingushetia.Ru", who died on August 31, 2008, have lodged a complaint to the Investigatory Committee at the Prosecutor's Office (ICPO) with a demand to initiate a criminal case against the militiamen, who had illegally detained Evloev at the airport of Magas, as one of the advocates Musa Pliev has explained.

February 14, 2009 23:00

• In Kabardino-Balkaria, three out of seven special operation casualties identified

  Out of seven supposed militants killed on February 11 in the vicinities of Nalchik, three have been identified. They are residents of Khasanya village Takhir Osmanov and Beslan Shavaev, and Khizir Bichekuev, a resident of Kendelen village.

February 14, 2009 20:00

• General development plan of Sochi completed, public is dissatisfied

  Today Sochi has hosted a presentation of the completed city general development plan. Prior to send the general plan for coordination to the Administration of the Krasnodar Territory, the authors presented their work to the Public Town-Planning Board of Sochi.

February 14, 2009 19:00

• "Lyzhnya Rossii" takes its start in Volgograd Region

  Over 200,000 enthusiasts will take part in the open All-Russian mass cross-country ski race "Lyzhnya Rossii" (Russia's Ski Track) to be held on February 15 in the Volgograd Region.

February 14, 2009 18:00

• Court in Kalmykia to consider case on murder because of children's quarrel

  The Supreme Court of the Republic of Kalmykia received a case for consideration of a murder and a murder attempt, which took place when adults went to settle a children's quarrel.

February 14, 2009 17:00

• Cyprus to launch its consulate in Krasnodar Territory

  Cyprus has stated its intention to open a general consulate in Krasnodar. This possibility was announced on February 12 by Sergey Lavrov, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.