News

May 22, 2010 07:00

• In Dagestan, jurymen ask indulgence for suspected Babayev's killer

  On May 21, at the session of the Supreme Court of Dagestan, where the murder case of Farid Babayev, a public figure, a human rights activist and the leader of the regional branch of the "Yabloko" Party, is considered, the jurymen found Rasil Mamedrizaev guilty and at the same time asked for indulgence for him.

May 21, 2010 23:00

• In Nalchik, Astakhov announces suspension of adoption of Russian children by foreigners

  Currently, the process of adoption of Russian children by foreign citizens is de facto suspended until conclusion of bilateral international contracts. This was stated to journalists on May 20 by Pavel Astakhov, Plenipotentiary (Ombudsman) for Children's rights at the President of Russia, who paid a working visit to Nalchik.

May 21, 2010 22:30

• Rospotrebnadzor and "Electrozink" sign amicable agreement

  The Rospotrebnadzor (Federal Agency for Consumer Supervision) and the "Electrozink" Factory, located in Vladikavkaz, have signed an amicable agreement. The Factory has agreed to carry out nature-protection measures.

May 21, 2010 22:20

• Hearings on liquidation of BEBP start in Nalchik

  Yesterday, on May 20, at the session on the case about liquidation of the Board of Elders of the Balkar People (BEBP), the leaders of this public organization left the hall of the Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria in protest. The demarche was caused by rejection of the petition demanding to hold an independent expert's examination of the analytical report "On Situation with Balkars in the KBR (Kabardino-Balkarian Republic)", which had caused the pretext for initiation of the criminal case.

May 21, 2010 22:10

• Workers of SUE "Ingushautotrans" go on strike

  In Ingushetia, employees of the largest and the only state-own motor transportation enterprise of the republic - State Unitary Enterprise (SUE) "Ingushautotrans" are on strike. It was announced because of salary debts.

May 21, 2010 22:00

• Mutsolgov: Khamzat Tsechoev detained in Ingushetia is accused of keeping weapons

  Magomed Mutsolgov, head of the human rights NGO "Mashr", said that Khamzat Tsechoev, a resident of the village of Plievo, who was detained at night on May 19 in Ingushetia, is accused of keeping weapons. Tsechoev is Mutsolgov's driver.

May 21, 2010 22:00

• Dagestan: oral statements of the parties to take place at Babaev's murder case trial

  Today, the Supreme Court of Dagestan will continue considering the murder case of Farid Babaev, leader of the regional branch of the "Yabloko" Party, a public figure and human rights activist; the parties' oral statements will take place.

May 21, 2010 20:00

• Khatazhukov: I have the impression Medvedev has heard of many things for the first time

  Singularity and novelty of the meeting of activists of socio-political organizations with President Dmitry Medvedev in the Kremlin was that human right activists of the North Caucasus were communicating directly with the president for the first time, and moreover, "there were no pre-registration for making a speech - it took only to raise your hand." This opinion was expressed by head of Kabardino-Balkaria Human Rights Center Valery Khatazhukov who participated in the meeting.

May 21, 2010 19:00

• Deputy prosecutor of the Baksan district has been killed in Kabardino-Balkaria

  In Kabardino-Balkaria, in Baksan, an official spokesman for the Investigations Committee of the Prosecutor General's Office Vladimir Markin informed, "At around 10.20 pm two unidentified men made numerous shots pointblank from guns at the deputy prosecutor of the Baksan district, who died on the spot."

May 21, 2010 18:00

• Abkhazia's parliament ratified visa-free travel accord with Russia

  Agreement between the governments of Abkhazia and the Russian Federation on mutual visa-free travel, which the parliament of Abkhazia has ratified today, envisages a visa-free travel of citizens of both republics for up to 90 days, including holders of both foreign and internal passports and sailor IDs, as well as children below the age of 14.

May 20, 2010 23:30

• Militia officer detained in Chechnya with plenty of firearms in his car

  As reported by law enforcement bodies of the republic, on May 19 in the Gudermes District of the Chechen Republic, power agents detained an officer of the patrol-post service who transported a large batch of weapons and ammunition in his car. A check was initiated on the fact.

May 20, 2010 23:00

• Perm Court confirms Grabovoy's right to CER

  Today, the Perm Territorial Court has left without satisfaction the cassation presentation of the Prosecutor's Office against the court decision on the conditional early relief (CER) of Grigory Grabovoy. The pseudo-healer convicted for swindle can get at large already on May 21.

May 20, 2010 22:50

• Mutsolgov: implementation of results of Medvedev's meeting with NGO leaders will improve situation in Northern Caucasus

  Magomed Mutsolgov, head of the Ingush human rights organization "Mashr", "was almost completely satisfied" with the meeting with the President of the Russian Federation Dmitri Medvedev and his Plenipotentiary in Northern Caucasus Alexander Khloponin, although the human rights activist was not given the floor. According to his version, those colleagues who were given the floor had problems with the timetable - only three minutes were given to every speaker, - therefore, half of the participants failed to speak.

May 20, 2010 22:10

• New charges presented to blogger Dudko detained in Moscow

  Alaudin Dudko, who is known in the Internet under nickname ingushetiya_ru and who is now kept in the SIZO (pre-trial prison) Butyrka in Moscow on suspicion of drug and explosive storage, was presented new charges - under Article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation "Excitation of hatred or enmity and humiliation of one's dignity." Mikhail Kriger and Anna Karetnikova, members of the public observation commission for detention places, who visited Mr Dudko in the SIZO, report about poor blogger's health condition after beating and because of unsatisfactory custody conditions.

May 20, 2010 22:00

• Azerbaijan: journalist Fatullaev asks to attract an independent SAP

  On May 19, the Garadag District Court of Baku continued the trial on the new case of the earlier convicted journalist Einullah Fatullaev, this time accused of illegal drug storage. At the trial, the defendant asked to invite Gusein Guseinov, an independent SAP (substance abuse professional), as the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

May 20, 2010 22:00

• Parents of suspected killer of Dagestan MIA head: Rezanov has alibi

  The parents of Lieutenant Andrei Rezanov, serviceman of the 33rd Separate Mountain Motor-Rifle Brigade of the Ministry of Defence, accused of murdering the head of the MIA of Dagestan Adilgerei Magomedtagirov, state that their son has alibi.

May 20, 2010 20:00

• Two detained citizens of Georgia released

  Two citizens of Georgia detained by the Russian military on the Georgia-South-Ossetia border on 18 May are released, the Sachkhere district militia department reports.

May 20, 2010 19:00

• Zanikoeva: combating corruption in Kabardino-Balkaria does not affect top officials

  There is a problem with the execution of anticorruption legislation in Kabardino-Balkaria. On 18 May, this was discussed by the roundtable participants with the public engagement in the Parliament of Kabardino-Balkaria. As it was stressed by the deputy chairman of the Republic's Supreme Court Leila Zanikoeva, combating corruption affects only the lower- and middle-level officials, and does not reach the top ones.

May 20, 2010 18:00

• European Court held that Russia was to pay 100.000 euro in respect of the death of a Chechen citizen

  Today, the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg fined Russia for 100.000 euros, acknowledging that the Russian authorities were responsible for the death of a Chechen Walid Dzhabrailov in 2003.

May 19, 2010 23:50

• Moscow City Court refused to release figurant of "Neva-Express" explosion case

  The Moscow City Court has found lawful the extension till November 28 of the custody of Timur Kartoev, accused of blowing up the "Neva-Express" train in November 2009, having upheld the decision of the Basmanny Court of Moscow.