News

August 01, 2011 21:00

• Sochi residents hold protest to demand fair compensation for their alienated houses

  The city citizens, whose real estates are alienated for construction of the Olympic infrastructure instead, are dissatisfied with compensation amounts.

August 01, 2011 20:00

• New IDs have maximum protection, Georgian Ministry of Justice asserts

  The maximum protection level of a new generation identity card – ID card – is provided, in particular, by the code and password known only to the ID's owner. This was reported by Valery Tkeshelashvili, a staff member of the service for the technologies and management of the civil registry of the Georgian Ministry of Justice.

August 01, 2011 19:00

• In Dagestan, motor traffic through Gimry Tunnel to be completely stopped on August 3

  On August 3, the tunnel "Gimry-Chirkata" will be completely closed for the passage of vehicles and the construction works will be started in it. This was reported today by Rizvan Gazimagomedov, Deputy Prime Minister of Dagestan. He addressed residents of the nearby districts asking not to organize protests in that connection.

August 01, 2011 18:00

• Woman from North Ossetia demands to investigate her husband's disappearance in Ingushetia

  Ruslan Poshev, a resident of the village of Dongaron of the Prigorodny District of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, who had disappeared on this May 14, was still not on the federal wanted list. This was reported by his wife Marina Posheva. Representatives of the authorities and investigators say they are investigating the disappearance of Poshev and have initiated by this fact the criminal cases under the articles of murder and kidnapping.

August 01, 2011 17:00

• KVN team from Abkhazia failed to come to festival in Jurmala because Latvia refused to give visas

  The KVN (Club of Funny and Inventive) "Narty from Abkhazia" failed to participate in the festival "Golosyaschiy KiViN-2011" (Singing KiViN Bird) in Jurmala because of the refusal of visas by the Latvian party. This was reported today by Vianor Bebiya, the team leader, on his arrival from Moscow.

August 01, 2011 16:00

• Chechen Muftiat declared month of Ramadan starting August 2

  In Chechnya, the Muslim holy month of Ramadan will begin on August 2, a day later than in the entire Muslim world. This decision was adopted by the Republic's Muftiat. Some believers are discontent with that decision.

August 01, 2011 15:00

• In Astrakhan Region, archaeologists discover unique children's things in ruins of Golden Horde capital

  During excavations of Sarai-Batu, the Golden Horde's capital, situated near the village of Selitrennoye of the Kharabali District of the Astrakhan Region, archaeologists from the cities of Astrakhan and Yoshkar-Ola discovered rare findings belonging to a medieval child.

August 01, 2011 11:00

• The European court demanded that the authorities of the Russian Federation should verify the information on the location of a kidnapped resident of Chechnya

  The European Court of Human Rights for the first time in its practice concerning Northern Caucasus demanded from the Russian Federation to take urgent and concrete measures to secure safety of Tamerlan Suleimanov kidnapped in Grozny this May.

August 01, 2011 10:00

• Four more oppositionists in Azerbaijan will be brought before the court

  A preparatory session on the case of four oppositional activists made criminally liable for participation in an unauthorized meeting with the demand of democratic reforms on April, 2, in the capital of Azerbaijan is appointed on August, 12, in Sabaiil district court of Baku.

August 01, 2011 09:00

• Activists of the opposition in Rostov-on-Don held a meeting within the framework of “Strategy-31”

  On July, 31, a meeting within “Strategy-31” project in protection of freedom of assembly permitted by a decision of the court passed off near Gorky Park of Rostov-on-Don.

July 30, 2011 23:00

• Caucasian Mineral Waters Region welcomes the First Caucasian Singer-Rock Festival

  The village of Pervomaisky of the Caucasian Mineral Waters Region welcomes the first Open Caucasian Singer-Rock Festival "We want peace!" The registered list of singers and rock musicians includes not only representatives of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), but also guests from many regions of Russia, the CIS countries and far-abroad countries.

July 30, 2011 22:00

• Human rights activists ask FSIN Director to release Chechen native from custody

  Human rights activists, lawyers and relatives of Zubair Zubairaev, a convicted Chechen resident, filed an application to Alexander Reimer, Director of the Russian Federal Correction Service (FSIN), to release Zubair Zubairaev on health grounds.

July 30, 2011 20:00

• In Azerbaijan, defence to appeal against sentence to oppositionist Gasanli

  The sentence against Shakhin Gasanli, the head of the organizational division of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), who had been convicted to two years of imprisonment, will be challenged at the court of appeal. This was reported by Mansum Bairamov, the Gasanli's lawyer.

July 30, 2011 19:00

• In Akhty District of Dagestan, protesters unblocked highway

  The highway in the Akhty District of Dagestan, which was blocked by the picketers for more than a day, last night was opened to vehicle traffic. The picketers, who organized the protest action demanding to detain the offender who had killed a man and wounded five other people in a mass brawl, agreed to open the highway for a promise that the head of Dagestan would meet with them.

July 30, 2011 18:19

• Batumi sets new khachapuri record

  Yesterday, on July 29, a new record in baking a giant Adzharian khachapuri was set in Batumi.

July 30, 2011 17:00

• Memorial to victims of Circassians' genocide to be built in Anaklia

  The resort dwelling settlement of Anaklia has been chosen to be the place for the memorial sacred to the victims of genocide against the Circassian people. This was reported by Papuna Davitaya, Georgian State Minister for Diaspora Affairs. The opening of the memorial is scheduled for 2012.

July 30, 2011 16:00

• Dagestani leader promises to support "AgroDagItaly"

  At a meeting with representatives of the LLC "Sofrakht-Invest" on the investment project "Establishment and Development of the Agricultural Industrial Park "AgroDagItaly", which was held on July 29, the Dagestan leader Magomedsalam Magomedov called the project "one of the most interesting, attractive, and socially significant" and promised his support for the project.

July 30, 2011 15:00

• 17 teenagers accused of riots in juvenile colony in Krasnodar Territory

  The court in the Krasnodar Territory will consider the case against 17 teenagers accused of organizing riots in a juvenile correctional facility in the city of Belorechensk.

July 30, 2011 14:00

• Eduard Kokoity: South Ossetia to create union state with Russia

  South Ossetia sees itself as an independent international entity; however, it will strive to create a union state with Russia, said its president Eduard Kokoity.

July 29, 2011 23:00

• Albogachiev, resident of Ingushetia, describes circumstances of his kidnapping

  In Ingushetia, Zurab Albogachiev, a resident of the village of Gamurzievo, who had been firstly kidnapped and then released by the unidentified persons, gave testimony to testified investigator Evloev from the Investigatory Committee, who leads the criminal case of kidnapping. According to the human rights activists, the unidentified persons tortured Albogachiev to confess his involvement in the armed underground.