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14:14, 16 June 2008

"Kinotaurus" Russian Film Festival over in Sochi

Today, the Sochi Winter Theatre has held the official closing ceremony of the 19th "Kinotaurus" Russian Open Film Festival. The prize for the best feature film was given to the "Shultes" film by director-debutant Bakur Bakuradze. The monetary worth of the prize is 625,000 roubles.

12:08, 16 June 2008

In Chechnya, three frontier guards lost in militants' attack on motor column

Three frontier guards were killed and five more wounded in the Urus-Martan District of Chechnya, where militants attacked a motor column of the FSB Department.

10:04, 16 June 2008

European Court for Human Rights accepts a complaint from Dagestan

On June 16, 2008, Adilgerey Omarov, an advocate from Dagestan, received a notification letter from Strasbourg saying that his claim about collecting 3 million euros from the Russian budget in favour of his client Gasan Baisultanov has been accepted for consideration by the European Court for Human Rights.

13:23, 14 June 2008

Azerbaijan: force applied to journalists at protest action

On June 13, about one hundred of parents of high school graduates who failed their test examination came to the building of the Parliament of Azerbaijan to express their protest against the new procedure of issuing certificates. A conflict burst out between the journalists who covered the action and law enforcement bodies.

13:19, 14 June 2008

Swedish parliament rejects resolution on Armenians' genocide

The Parliament of Sweden (Riksdag) has refused to adopt a resolution to recognize the massacre of Armenians in the Ottoman Turkey during WW I to be an act of genocide.

13:16, 14 June 2008

Georgia refuses to negotiate Russia's accession to WTO

The talks in Geneva on the new version of the report of the working group on Russia's accession to the WTO, planned for June 16, will pass without participation of Georgia.

13:10, 14 June 2008

Russian and Ukrainian scientists to study Azov Sea problems

One of the projects of the South Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, supported by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) of Ukraine and the Russian Fund of Fundamental Researches, will deal with fighting pollution of the Azov Sea.

13:00, 14 June 2008

Azerbaijani authorities refuse to further amend their Electoral Code

The authorities of Azerbaijan have no intention to make any more changes in the Electoral Code of the country.

12:55, 14 June 2008

In Stavropol Region, people commemorate victims of militants' attack on Budyonnovsk

Today, from early morning, the temples and churches of the city of Budyonnovsk (Stavropol Territory) have hosted sermons in memory of the victims of the 1995 attack on the city of armed militants under command of Shamil Basaev.

12:50, 14 June 2008

Armenian opposition to hold rallies despite authorities' ban

In the context of the refusal of the Mayoralty of the capital of Armenia to sanction the oppositional rally and march planned on June 20, the Nationwide Movement has made a statement that the opposition "would give another chance" to the authorities to sanction the events, but the rally will take place despite any possible prohibition.

22:57, 13 June 2008

European Court: Russia to pay 120,000 euros to residents of Chechnya

The European Court for Human Rights has satisfied two claims lodged by Chechnya's natives who had accused Russian authorities of implication in kidnapping their relatives in 2001-2003 and ruled that Russian government should to pay out over 120,000 euros of compensation.

22:51, 13 June 2008

5 persons convicted in Azerbaijan for espionage in favour of Russia

Today, the Court on Heavy Military Crimes of Azerbaijan has finalized the process on the case of a group of former securities of the Baku Airport, accused of cooperating with Russian special agencies.

15:29, 13 June 2008

30-60 militants attack Benoy-Vedeno in Chechnya

At night on June 13, some 30-60 militants entered the village of Benoy-Vedeno, Nozhai-Yurt District of Chechnya, and for several hours kept the settlement under their full control, a source in the law enforcement bodies of Chechnya has informed.

14:43, 13 June 2008

Counterterrorist operation undertaken in Dagestan

The regime of counterterrorist operation has been introduced today in the village of Bairamaul, Khasavyurt District of Dagestan. For two hours special fighters were storming the house, where, under the operative information, militant Saipudin Ibragimov, 32, announced into search, was hiding.

12:25, 13 June 2008

Council of Europe calls on to punish those who tortured the leader of Azerbaijani Democratic Party

The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has called on the authorities of Azerbaijan to detect those persons in charge of torturing Sardar Dzalaloglu, leader of the Democratic Party of Azerbaijan.

11:20, 13 June 2008

European experts discuss changes in Armenian law on rallies

Today, the Venetian Commission of the Council of Europe has started discussing the changes in the Law of Armenia "On Rallies, Meetings, Marches and Demonstrations", which had been passed in the second reading.

10:04, 13 June 2008

International Film Festival held in the capital of Chechnya

Today, the city of Grozny, the capital of the Chechen Republic, has launched the First International Film Festival named "Noah's Ark". The contest comprises 44 movies from 21 countries of the world.

20:02, 12 June 2008

Azerbaijan: journalist Guseinov detained and interrogated

Today in Baku, Emin Guseinov, head of the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety of Azerbaijan, was detained by employees of the Special Service of State Security who are in charge of guarding the presidential administration.

19:54, 12 June 2008

Badalov: situation in Ingushetia looks like pre-war one in Chechnya

The situation in recent years in Ingushetia is comparable with the pre-war situation in the 1990s in the neighbouring Chechen Republic. This is the opinion of Ruslan Badalov, Chairman of the Chechen Committee of National Salvation, expressed at the conference on human rights in Russia that was held on June 9-10 in Finland.

18:45, 12 June 2008

Mamay Mound and Elborus are among seven Russian wonders

The two-peak Elborus mountain, the highest peak of Russia and Europe, located in the junction of the borders of Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachaevo-Circassia, and the Mamay Mound memorial with the statue of Mother-Homeland in Volgograd have been enlisted among seven Russian wonders.

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