News

August 26, 2010 20:00

• Protests against gay parade in Batumi

  In the city of Batumi, Georgia, an action of opponents of the gay parade is held. The organizers of the protest action are the parishioners of the St Barbara Church, who call the local authorities to take into account the statement of the Patriarchy of Georgia and not to admit the gay parade in an Orthodox country. The city mayoralty says that they know nothing about the organizers, place and time of the gay parade.

August 26, 2010 19:00

• Baku: journalist Fatullaev's appeal complaint considered

  Today, the Baku Appeal Court, chaired by Mirashi Guseinov, has started a preparatory session on consideration of the appeal complaint lodged by journalist Einullah Fatullaev. The judge provided the journalist's advocates with the time till September 2 for getting acquainted with the protocols.

August 26, 2010 18:00

• Attackers on tourists in Kabardino-Balkaria looked for militiamen, inspectors assert

  The unidentified persons, who attacked tourists in Kabardino-Balkaria on August 9 and 19, were looking for militiamen, said an informed source from local investigatory bodies and added that both crimes had been committed by one and the same grouping.

August 25, 2010 16:36

• Houses are demolished in Imereti Lowland

  Currently, in the Imereti Lowland of Sochi, in the place, where the stadium for the opening ceremony of the Olympiad-2014 will be built, private households are being demolished.

August 25, 2010 16:13

• After 1998, Nagorno-Karabakh received 25 million US dollars less than Congress planned

  Since 1998, the volume of the US financial help to Nagorno-Karabakh has made 36 million dollars, that is, by 25 million dollars less than it was pre-planned by the Congress. This was announced on August 24 by the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).

August 25, 2010 14:42

• Oppositional electoral block "Karabakh" created in Azerbaijan

  On August 25, two oppositional parties of Azerbaijan – "Umid" (Hope) and the Democratic Party – declared creation of electoral block named "Karabakh" with the aim to jointly run for the parliamentary elections, forthcoming on November 7.

August 25, 2010 13:05

• EU calls Azerbaijan to release imprisoned bloggers

  Catherine Ashton, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union (EU), made a statement, criticizing the decision of the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan of August 19, which upheld the verdict to bloggers Adnan Gadjizade and Emin Milli.

August 25, 2010 12:29

• In Chechnya, four girls join militants, their relatives complain of power agents' pressure

  Recently, four young women from the Sunzha District of Chechnya left their homes and joined the ranks of the armed underground.

August 25, 2010 12:28

• Tbilisi: street traders create their professional league

  The aim of the new league will be to fight for cancellation of the street trade ban. "To have the street trade ban cancelled, the league will use all the methods permissible within the bounds of the Constitution. We'll hold protest actions and file respective applications to the Sacrebulo (local government body), Public Prosecutor's Office and Parliament," Lasha Chkhartishvili, one of the leaders of the oppositional Conservative Party of Georgia, who helped to create the league, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

August 25, 2010 11:29

• Turkish ship "Dafne" leaves Abkhazia's territorial water

  The Turkish cargo ship "Dafne", which stood idle for about two months near Sukhumi, has safely left Abkhazia. This was reported today by Valery Papba, head of the State Authority of the Republic of Abkhazia for Transports and Communications.

August 25, 2010 11:14

• Four Russia-Abkhazia sea runs fulfilled

  So far, sea boats with Russian tourists sailing from Sochi to Abkhazia reach as far as Gagra. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it today by Valery Papba, head of the State Authority of the Republic of Abkhazia for Transports and Communications.

August 25, 2010 10:14

• Akhilgov: access to Livejournal from Ingushetia is open since August 11

  When Ingushetia blocked access to Livejournal in the Internet, people all the same reached it by means of their mobile phones; therefore, such measures are just waste of budget money, said Magomed Mutsolgov, an Ingush human rights defender.

August 25, 2010 09:00

• Shamba: quick solution of Russians' property problems in Abkhazia is impossible

  Abkhazia does not refuse to consider the issues of Russian citizens' property, said Prime Minister of the republic Sergey Shamba.

August 24, 2010 19:59

• Ingushetia to resume alternative parliament

  The city of Nazran has held a sitting of members of Ingush kins, where a decision was made to resume the activity of the alternative parliament – Mekhk-Kkhel.

August 24, 2010 18:28

• Tsagareishvili demands Georgian authorities' report on money to repair refugees' houses

  Georgi Tsagareishvili, an oppositional MP, has sent today requests to the Office of Public Prosecutor and the Ministry on Refugees' Matters and Accommodation demanding to hold investigation and present information on how the money was spent allocated to repair the housing blocks in Potskho village, where the forced migrants (refugees) evicted from privatized compact accomodation centres in Tbilisi, should move in.

August 24, 2010 17:15

• Grozny: eyewitnesses report abduction of "improperly dressed" girl

  In the evening on August 23, in the Zavodskoy District of Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, unknown persons kidnapped a young girl. Eyewitnesses say that the reason of abduction was the girl's light dress. The militia has no data about the incident.

August 24, 2010 15:44

• Evkurov refutes dismissal of Ingush Premier

  President of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov has rejected the information about dismissal of Alexei Vorobyov, head of the local government, but confirmed resignation of Ruslan Miziev, head of the government's office.

August 24, 2010 14:02

• Gyumri base will add stability to the region, Moscow-Yerevan TV debaters assert

  The main topic debated on August 23 at the RIA "Novosti" by the participants of the Moscow-Yerevan TV Bridge "Outcomes of Dmitry Medvedev's visit to Armenia" was the signing of the Russian-Armenia agreement on the rent of the Russian military base in Gyumri till 2044.

August 24, 2010 13:15

• Charge of murdering Umar Israilov presented to three suspects in Austria

  The Austrian Office of Public Prosecutor has presented a charge to three natives of Chechnya, suspected of murdering – in January 2009 in Vienna – Umar Israilov, a former security of Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov.

August 24, 2010 12:39

• Isa Yamadaev: Sulim was buried in Dubai

  The former commander of the "Vostok" battalion, Hero of Russia Sulim Yamadaev was buried today in Dubai, as reported by his brother Isa Yamadaev. Sulim's commemoration is held in the city of Gudermes.