News

April 06, 2012 18:00

• Human rights activists call on Russian authorities to investigate attack on journalist Elena Milashina

  The Russian authorities should promptly and impartially investigate the attack on Elena Milashina, the well-known Russian journalist and human rights activist, who was severely beaten by unidentified persons. This appeal was delivered by the human rights organizations "Human Rights Watch" and "Committee to Protect Journalists".

April 06, 2012 16:00

• Magomed Sultygov: Ingush leaders know that woman killed during special operation was innocent

  The leadership of Ingushetia is aware of innocence of Zina Velkhieva, who was killed during a special operation, and the leader of the republic took investigation into the circumstances of her death under his personal control. This was reported today on behalf of Yunus-Bek Evkurov by Magomed Sultygov, the head of the municipal district of Plievo, who visited the family of the deceased woman.

April 06, 2012 14:00

• Investigation into murder of Antonina Mayevskaya in Sochi goes with violations, lawyer asserts

  Investigation into the murder of Antonina Mayevskaya may be delayed, since the defendant is to undergo a forensic psychiatric examination, which is to be held in Moscow. This was reported by Ivan Senegerov, the spokesman of the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) in the Krasnodar Territory. Relatives of Antonina Mayevskaya and the lawyer, who represents their interests, believe that the investigation is being carried out with violations.

April 06, 2012 11:00

• Pickets against stealing of election passed off in Astrakhan

  On April, 5, Salavat Zhamankulov, participant of a political hunger strike going on in Astrakhan, and Vasily Vorokh supporting the protesters picketed schools No 11 and No 14 where persons who, in their opinion, took part in stealing of the election worked.

April 06, 2012 10:00

• Residents of Sochi recommenced actions of protest against developing parking lots

  On April, 5, picketing of the children’s center in Constitution street where a parking lot is being built was recommenced in Sochi. Resident of Sochi Marina Sokolova held a single-person picket demanding to stop the construction.

April 06, 2012 09:00

• Representatives of the nationalists and Armenian diaspora of Anapa call for negotiations to settle interethnic conflicts

  A confrontation emerged in Anapa between the nationalists and Armenian youth which was caused by an action “Russian jog” held in the town on April, 1. After a mass scuffle and mutual accusations representatives of the nationalists and Armenian diaspora called the parties to settle the controversy peacefully.

April 05, 2012 23:00

• PACE delegation comes to Armenia to assess election campaign

  The delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will arrive in Armenia on April 11 in order to assess the agitation campaign before the elections to the country's National Assembly of the country.

April 05, 2012 22:00

• In North Ossetia, three children are still in hospital after poisoning in kindergarten

  Three children are still taking their treatment at North-Ossetian hospitals after poisoning in kindergarten "Ivushka" in the village of Elkhotovo. Initially, 13 children were taken to hospital with symptoms of poisoning.

April 05, 2012 21:00

• Rally against "Electrozink" Factory held in Vladikavkaz

  More than 200 persons have gathered today to hold a protest action against the work of the "Electrozink" Factory located in the capital of North Ossetia.

April 05, 2012 20:00

• Users of social networks report mass hunger strike of North-Caucasian natives in colony in Mordovia

  A report has appeared in social networks about a mass hunger strike of prisoners from Northern Caucasus who serve their terms in Penal Colony Mo. 5 located in Mordovia. Members of the Public Oversight Commission (POC) of Mordovia and the Territorial Department of the Russian Federal Correction Agency (FSIN) deny this information.

April 05, 2012 19:00

• Four policemen wounded by explosion in Ingushetia

  Four policemen suffered in an explosion of a patrol car in Malgobek, the spokesman of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ingushetia has reported.

April 05, 2012 18:00

• Check of Cherkesov's beating in Krasnoyarsk SIZO extended by a month

  The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed by the lawyer Igor Kuznetsov, one of the advocates of Aslan Cherkesov, a native of Nalchik, who was convicted for murdering the football fan Yegor Sviridov, that advocates have no results of the check of the fact of beating their client at the Krasnoyarsk SIZO (pre-trial prison); the check was extended by one month.

April 05, 2012 17:00

• Court dealing with torture case in Ingush MIA sends witnesses' handwriting to re-examination in Moscow

  The Karabulak Court of Ingushetia has satisfied the defence's petition to hold a re-examination of the handwriting of the witnesses Adam Nagadiev and Yakhya Kostoev, who figure of former employees of the Ingush Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) Nazir Guliev and Ilyas Nalgiev accused of torturing detainees.

April 05, 2012 16:00

• Armenia: women-candidates for MPs get special training in speech etiquette

  Within the programme "Development of Women's Skills in Politics'', the British Council in Armenia holds training sessions, during which women-candidates for parliament are taught to properly build their statements, manage emotions and work with the audience. The training covers 24 candidates from eight parties.

April 05, 2012 14:00

• In Kazakhstan, native of Ingushetia goes on hunger strike in SIZO

  Gapur Garchkhanov, a native of Ingushetia, kept at the SIZO of the city of Pavlodar in Kazakhstan, has announced hunger strike, demanding to cancel his illegal, in his opinion, verdict. His protest action was reported by his brother Magomed Garchkhanov.

April 05, 2012 13:00

• Human rights defenders ask Russian president to pardon political prisoners

  On April 4, human rights activists and figures of culture sent an appeal to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev with a request to pardon those from the so-called "lists of political prisoners". On February 8, the organizers of the rally "For Fair Elections" conveyed the list of people whom they consider to be political prisoners to Mikhail Fedotov, the Chairman of the President's Council on Human Rights. Dmitry Medvedev instructed the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) to study the sentences passed to the figurants of the list.

April 05, 2012 08:00

• Oppositionists in Azerbaijan got a permission of holding a meeting on April, 8

  The authorities of Baku suggested the civil movement for democracy “Public Chamber” (CMDPC) to hold their meeting on April, 8, in a parking lot of a driving school in the settlement of Baiilovo, South-Western suburb of Baku. During the action of protest its participants will demand to carry out democratic reforms in the country.

April 04, 2012 23:00

• Georgia: Christian Democrats offer to amend Constitution for Ivanishvili to take part in elections

  Today, activists of the Christian-Democratic Movement have moved an initiative to amend the Constitution of Georgia in order to make it possible for the billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, the leader of the coalition "Georgian Dream" to take part in the parliamentary elections.

April 04, 2012 22:00

• Gravestones used as foundations found in the capital of Chechnya

  In Chechnya, in the process of building underground utilities in the Lenin District of Grozny, gravestones monuments – the so-called "churts" – that were walled into the concrete foundation of the former buildings of the Republic's Hospital.

April 04, 2012 21:00

• In Armenia, court rejects Sukiasyan's appeal against CoEC's refusal to register him as candidate for deputy

  Today, the Administrative Court of Armenia has dismissed the complaint of the oppositionist Khachatur Sukiasyan against the decision of the Constituency Election Commission (CoEC) No. 10 and upheld the refusal to register him as a candidate.