News

April 11, 2012 18:00

• Witnesses at a trial on the case of bribery in State Traffic Safety Inspectorate in Volgograd confirmed that they had regularly given money to their superiors

  Two witnesses for the prosecution, inspectors of Road Patrol Service (RPS) Evgeny Andreev and Alexander Tselikov, were interrogated at a trial on the case of the personnel of the second detached battalion of State Traffic Safety Inspectorate (STSI) in Volgograd. They confirmed that after every duty they gave part of the money to their bosses.

April 10, 2012 23:30

• By their visit to Astrakhan deputies hope to draw Putin's attention to hunger strike

  In Astrakhan, the residents, who support hunger-strikers, held a rally in the city centre, marking the arrival of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, physician Elizaveta Glinka, and Dmitry Gudkov and Ilya Ponomaryov, the deputies of the State Duma from the "Spravedlivaya Rossiya" (Fair Russia) Party. Another event is to start at 6:00 p.m. Elizaveta Glinka said that on April 11 she would persuade three persons to stop participating in the hunger strike.

April 10, 2012 23:10

• New participants join political hunger strike in Astrakhan

  Four new participants have joined political hunger strike in Astrakhan. Well-known blogger Alexei Navalny and physician Elizaveta Glinka also arrived to support the protesters.

April 10, 2012 23:00

• Irina Guseva: trip to Italy was paid from personal finances of delegates from Volgograd Region

  A trip to Italy of Volgograd officials was informal and was not paid from the budget. This was stated by the administration of the Volgograd Region. However, bloggers and members of the Regional Duma doubt that the trip was paid from personal finances of the delegates.

April 10, 2012 22:30

• In Azerbaijan, Sabirabad District residents hold protest action

  Today, about 500 residents of the village of Minbashi and Zalgaragat of the Sabirabad District of Azerbaijan, who were affected by the flood of the Kura River, have held a protest action.

April 10, 2012 22:20

• Sochi hosts rally for preservation of beaches and parks of Imereti Lowland

  Today, Sochi hosted sanctioned rally against privatization and destruction of beaches and park areas, organized by the territorial public self-administration (TPSA) "Psou". The protest action was attended by more than 300 persons.

April 10, 2012 22:10

• Ingush Security Council does not rule out association of Umar Gadaborshev's murder with clannish conflict

  The murder of Umar Gadaborshev, Chairman of Council of Ingush Clans may be connected with the conflict between clans; however, investigators do not rule out other versions. This was reported by the Security Council of the Republic.

April 10, 2012 22:00

• Yunus-Bek Evkurov: three casualties of special operation in Nazran had nothing to do with IAFs

  There is no information about the involvement into the armed underground of Salakhuddin Buruzhev, Zina Velkhieva, and Shamsudin Gardanov, who were killed on April 3 during a special operation in Nazran. This was announced by Yunus-Bek Evkurov, the leader of Ingushetia, on April 9 at a meeting with relatives of the deceased people.

April 10, 2012 21:10

• Azerbaijani SC leaves human rights defender Vidadi Iskenderov in prison

  On April 10, the Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijan chaired by Judge Gyulzar Rzaeva dismissed an appeal filed by human rights defender Vidadi Iskenderov and upheld the verdicts of guilty pronounced by lower court instances.

April 10, 2012 21:00

• Magomedova: Head of Committee of Inquiry of Russia controls investigation of beating up a resident of Dagestan by the police

  Head of Committee of Inquiry of Russia Alexander Bastrykin has taken control of inspection on the complaint of beating up Abdurahman Djakaev suspected of illegal storage of arms by the police personnel of Khasavyurt, Djakaev's attorney Sapiyat Magomedova reported.

April 10, 2012 21:00

• Georgian court releases Russian citizen Konstantin Rodionov

  The Tbilisi City Court decided to release businessman Konstantin Rodionov, a Russian citizen, who is accused of illegal visit to Abkhazia.

April 10, 2012 20:00

• The young people of Nagorno-Karabakh held a procession in memory of the victims of the tragedy in Maraga

  A youth procession devoted to the 20th anniversary of the tragic events in the settlement of Maraga, Martakert district, was held in Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh.

April 10, 2012 19:00

• Residents of the settlement of Minbashi, Azerbaijan, held an action of protest

  Residents of the settlement of Minbashi, Sabirabad district of Azerbaijan, recommenced their actions of protest demanding resignation of local municipality Ruhulla Godjaev and representative of executive authority of the settlement Beiler Iskanderov. They also demand release of Coordinator of the staff of civil community "Kura" Oktay Giulalyev.

April 10, 2012 18:00

• The participants of the hunger strike in Astrakhan held an unauthorized action of protest

  The participants of the hunger strike in Astrakhan protesting against the results of Mayor's election held an unauthorized street action which developed into a collision with supporters of the incoming Mayor Mikhail Stolyarov.

April 09, 2012 23:00

• In Azerbaijan, coordinator of headquarters of civil organization "Kura" arrested

  In Azerbaijan, Oktai Gyulalyev, the coordinator of the civil organization "Kura" was sentenced to 12-day administrative arrest on charges of disorderly conduct.

April 09, 2012 23:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of April 2-8

  Election of Speaker and Vice-Speaker in Abkhazia; verdict to Georgian citizens accused of drug trafficking in Malaysia; protest action against "Electrozink" Factory in Vladikavkaz; reintroduction of direct election of Volgograd Mayor; the second round of repeated presidential election in South Ossetia, - look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of April 2-8, 2012, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

April 09, 2012 22:30

• Public figures and politicians go to Astrakhan to support hunger-strikers

  To support participants of the political hunger strike, who do not recognize the results of the election of the Mayor of Astrakhan, a number of public figures, journalists and politicians go to visit them.

April 09, 2012 22:20

• In Moscow, hunger strike in solidarity with Astrakhan hunger-strikers begins

  Sergey Udaltsov, the coordinator of the movement "Left-Wing Front", announced the beginning of a hunger strike in solidarity with Oleg Shein, ex-candidate for the position of Mayor of Astrakhan. At present, five members of the "Left-Wing Front" participate in the hunger strike.

April 09, 2012 22:10

• In Baku, court sentences seven activists of "Musavat" Party and PFPA to administrative arrests

  In Azerbaijan, seven activists, who were detained prior to the opposition rally held on April 8 at the time of distributing leaflets calling to participate in that action, were sentenced to administrative arrests.

April 09, 2012 22:00

• During rally in Sochi, teachers demand to stop tree felling

  Today, six teachers from the Centre for Creative Development and Humanitarian Education in Krasnoarmeyskaya Street held a rally, demanding to stop felling of trees and construction of parking facilities in the territory of the educational institution.