News

November 16, 2010 22:30

• Residents of Chechnya are celebrating Kurban Bairam

  Today the population of Chechnya like the whole Moslem world started celebrating the holiday of sacrificial offering Kurban Bairam (Id-al-Adkh). From the early morning the Moslem believers gathered in the mosques for festive prayer after which the ceremony of sacrificial offering traditionally starts.

November 16, 2010 22:20

• Gamsakhurdia will sue to ECtHR on procrastination of trial on his cases by the court of Tbilisi

  The party of Tsotne Gamsakhurdia's defense declared they would appeal to the European Court of Human Rights in connection with unlawful prolongation of the terms of trial on his cases by the Municipal court of Tbilisi.

November 16, 2010 22:10

• Two militiamen from Chechnya blown up by a mine in a forest in Dagestan

  On November, 15, two officers of law enforcement bodies of Chechen Republic got wounded as a result of an explosion of a mine in Kazbek district of Dagestan, a source in the Ministry of Interior Affairs reported.

November 16, 2010 22:00

• Deceived housing shareholders in Rostov Region declare their intention to fight for their flats

  According to regional authorities, today in the Rostov Region more than 80 percent of high-rise buildings under construction are funded by shareholders. In some cases, they fall into the category of deceived shareholders and start fighting for rights to own apartments. According to activists, there's little success in this fight; while the government, while dealing with the problem, not always involves victims in the process.

November 16, 2010 21:00

• Explosion of ammunition kills two persons in Volgograd Region

  An explosion was triggered today in the morning in the Volgograd Region in the field of an agricultural enterprise in the vicinity of the village of Karpovka, which resulted in two deaths; two more persons with injuries were taken to hospital.

November 16, 2010 20:00

• Alternative show of film about journalist Baburova to take place in Moscow on November 19

  Today, in the House of Journalists, friends of the "Committee of January 19" will hold an action intended to invite the visitors of the festival "Profession: Journalist" to the show of the alternative documentary dedicated to Anastasia Baburova, a journalist who was shot dead on January 19, 2009, together with lawyer Stanislav Markelov.

November 16, 2010 19:00

• Ex-Minister of alternative government of South Ossetia sentenced to 13 years of high security colony

  The Supreme Court of South Ossetia has completed consideration of the case, initiated against Teimuraz Dzherapov, former minister of economy of the government of South Ossetian in exile (temporary administration of the republic formed in Tbilisi).

November 16, 2010 18:00

• Umar Israilov's murder case tried in Vienna

  Today, Vienna saw the first court session considering the murder case of Umar Israilov, a native of Chechnya and ex-security guard of Ramzan Kadyrov. Enhanced security measures have been introduced by the police in the district where the litigation takes place.

November 15, 2010 23:10

• Kamalov: in Dagestan, Cossacks are cultural phenomenon

  In Dagestan, Cossacks have ever been, above all, a binding link between all nationalities; it was stated by Zirkula Ilyasov, First Deputy Minister for National Policy, Religion Matters and Foreign Relations of Dagestan. Enver Kisriev, a researcher of the Caucasian, believes that there is no serious conflict between Dagestanis and Cossacks in the republic; while Hadjimurat Kamalov, founder of the newspaper "Chernovik", confirms this idea and indicates that local Cossacks have become more a cultural phenomenon than a military force.

November 15, 2010 23:00

• Militiaman assassinated at service in Grozny

  Last night, in the Staropromyslovskiy District of Grozny, unidentified persons shot dead a GIBDD (State Traffic Safety Inspectorate) senior militia lieutenant. On this fact, a criminal case was opened under two articles of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

November 15, 2010 22:50

• Armenians are concerned of gender inequality in governing bodies, poll results say

  Eighty-one percent of Armenians are convinced that the country has a problem of inequality of men and women in their representation in power bodies. Of them, 38 percent of respondents believe the problem is very acute, and only 15 percent believe that the quantitative inequality is not a problem. The study was conducted within the framework of the Programme "Women's capacity building in peace construction in Southern Caucasus".

November 15, 2010 22:40

• Krasnodar Territory: deputy suspected of murdering 12 persons

  One of the detainees in the case of murdering 12 persons in the village of Kuschevskaya, Krasnodar Territory - Sergey Tsepovyaz, - is a deputy of the rural settlement. This was reported today by a source from the administration of the Kuschevskiy District.

November 15, 2010 22:30

• Man searched for kidnapping detained in Chechnya

  In the southwest of Chechnya, in the foothill Achkhoi-Martan district, employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) detained a man of 50, suspected of involvement in kidnapping. The alleged kidnapper was released under recognizance not to leave.

November 15, 2010 22:30

• Kadyrov's lawyer files lawsuit against "Memorial"

  Andrei Krasnenkov, advocate of the Chechen President, filed a civil claim on his own behalf on protection of business reputation against the Human Rights Society "Memorial", demanding compensation of 500,000 roubles.

November 15, 2010 22:20

• "Voice of Beslan" protests against deprivation of Kesaeva's brother of driver's license

  Members of the "Voice of Beslan" Committee blocked themselves in the courtroom in Beslan in response to decision of Judge Tsallaev to deprive Alan Tagaev, a victim of the terror act in Beslan in September 2004 and brother of Ella Kesaeva, the leader of the Committee, of his driver's license for 18 months.

November 15, 2010 22:10

• Residents of Chechnya report that power agents beat two men for tinted car glasses

  On November 14, in the car market located in the outskirts of Urus-Martan, a district capital, local militiamen opened fire and beat two young men, who later were detained and taken away to some unknown place. This was reported by local residents, who added that tinted car glasses were the reason of the incident. Power agents refrain from comments.

November 15, 2010 22:00

• Resident of Nevinnomyssk states disappearance of her 12-year-old daughter in Makhachkala

  Elena Ivanova, a resident of the city of Nevinnomyssk, Stavropol Territory, states that her daughter - Ruzana Ivanova, born in 1997, - disappeared in the morning of November 10 in Makhachkala. A few days later the Ivanov family received a demand of 50,000-rouble ransom for her liberation.

November 15, 2010 21:00

• Show of film about Anastasia Baburova cancelled in Moscow

  The documentary by Valery Balayan "Love Me, Please" dedicated to Anastasia Baburova, who was assassinated on January 19, 2009, together with lawyer Stanislav Markelov, has been taken away from the programme of two festivals held in Moscow. The organizers referred to "security considerations" as the main reason of cancellation.

November 15, 2010 20:00

• Teachers and civil activists in Nagorno-Karabakh suggest improvement of schoolchildren 's vocational guidance

  On November, 13, a circular table meeting "Problems of education in the context of national security" was held during which a reform on Nagorno-Karabakh educational system was discussed. High-level personnel of Nagorno-Karabakh educational sphere, representatives of institutes of higher education, colleges, senior schools and civil activists had been invited to the meeting.

November 15, 2010 19:00

• "Face to Face" lecture centre in Moscow held a meeting devoted to Abasin people

  On November, 14, a meeting devoted to the culture of the Abasin people was held in one of the Moscow restaurants within the framework of "Face to Face" lecture centre. Bella Shahmirza, organizer of the meeting, said that over 100 people identifying themselves as members of more than 20 ethnic communities were present.