News

November 08, 2010 22:30

• "Strategy-31" activists of Rostov-on-Don to challenge the imposed fines

  The participants of the "Strategy-31" protest action, fined under the Administrative Code for holding their event without coordination with the city administration of Rostov-on-Don, would not pay the fine imposed by the court.

November 08, 2010 22:10

• Dagestani Prosecutor's Office reveals numerous law violations in implementation of national projects

  In 2010, the Dagestani Prosecutor's Office has detected more than three thousand law violations committed in the course of implementing national projects. Now, 16 criminal cases are investigated on facts of budget embezzlement and under other articles of the Criminal Code.

November 08, 2010 22:00

• Abkhazia: Garry Dzhopua released by his kidnappers

  Garry Dzhopua, a citizen of Abkhazia, whose fate remained unknown after his kidnapping on October 9, is at large. The former hostage is almost unable to recognize his relatives; he is now examined at one of local hospitals.

November 08, 2010 21:00

• Anti-corruption "hotline" established in the Government of Ingushetia

  An anti-corruption "hotline" has been opened in the Government of Ingushetia. Telephone calls from the residents are received round-the-clock.

November 08, 2010 20:00

• A "KamAz" car of "Rosneft" fired upon in Kabardino-Balkaria, the driver wounded

  Law enforcement bodies of the republic reported that in the evening of November, 7, some unidentified people in Baksan district of Kabardino-Balkaria fired upon a car of "Rosneft" oil company, the driver of the "KamAz" was hospitalized as a result.

November 08, 2010 19:00

• Participants of oppositionists' action in Georgia are creating a "Book of Honour"

  During the action held on November, 7, in front of the Georgian Parliament in Tbilisi by representatives of NGOs and members of the opposition it was decided to issue a "Book of Honour" where the desires of the residents of the country concerning the future of Georgia would we collected.

November 08, 2010 18:00

• Communists in Volgograd celebrated November the Seventh with a meeting and a procession

  A procession and a ceremonial meeting devoted to the 93-rd anniversary of October revolution passed off in Volgograd. Different sources evaluate the number of the participants from 1500 to 5000 people.

November 07, 2010 18:00

• Husband of Georgian woman detained in Malaysia takes the blame

  The husband of one of the two female citizens of Georgia, detained in Malaysia on October 27 and accused of importing pretty plenty of drugs, has surrendered to Georgian police and gave evidence revealing his guilt, reports the press service of the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

November 06, 2010 19:00

• Experts doubt that Dagestani commission on militants' amnesty will be efficient

  In Dagestan, experts and public figures question the effectiveness of the commission established under the republic's leader and aimed to assist in adaptation of pardoned militants.

November 06, 2010 18:00

• In Armenia, experts find newly elected US Congress to be pro-Armenian

  Experts believe that the totals of the November 2 midterm US Congress elections will be positive for Armenia: more than 90 percent of the candidates supported by Armenian community in the USA were elected to the House of Representatives and the Senate.

November 06, 2010 17:00

• NGOs to hold protest rally in Tbilisi on November 7

  On November 7, in the capital of Georgia, near the building of the parliament, a protest action will take place at the initiative of Georgian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and human rights activists.

November 06, 2010 16:00

• Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan exchange casualties

  Today, Nagorno-Karabakh has handed over the bodies of two Azerbaijani soldiers - Mubariz Ibragimov and Farid Akhmedov - to the Azerbaijani party. In return, Karabakh received the body of Gavrosh Arustamyan, 86.

November 06, 2010 14:00

• Armenian opposition to rally in demand to release political prisoners

  On November 9, the Armenian capital of Yerevan will host an opposition rally demanding to release political prisoners.

November 06, 2010 12:00

• Relatives of Georgian sailors captured in Somalia hold protest in Batumi

  On November 5, relatives of the Georgian sailors captured by Somali pirates held picket at the building of Adzharian government. They demanded a meeting with local officials and called on the authorities and diplomatic corps of Georgia to be proactive in their efforts to free the hostages.

November 06, 2010 10:00

• GPO of Armenia: body of the captive delivered by Azerbaijan has traces of torture

  The body of Manvel Saribekyan, a citizen of Armenia, who died in Azeri captivity, which was handed over on November 4 by Azerbaijan to the Armenian party, has signs of torture revealed by the examination, said the press service of General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Armenia.

November 05, 2010 23:10

• Georgia: Burdzhanadze's party is against "Freedom Charter"

  The opposition party of ex-parliament speaker Nino Burdzhanadze - "Democratic Movement-United Georgia" stands against adoption by the Parliament of Georgia in the first hearing of the bill named "The Freedom Charter".

November 05, 2010 23:00

• Two soldiers lost in special operation in Dagestan

  According to preliminary data, in the course of a special operation in Dagestan conducted by power agents in the border of the Karabudakhkent and Kayakent Districts near the city of Izberbash, there are losses on both sides.

November 05, 2010 22:50

• Persons detained in Georgia have no attitude to Russian special agencies, power agent says

  According to Zurab Gvenetadze, spokesperson of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, the detainees in a large-scale operation under the code name "Enver", conducted with the aim to identify those recruited by the Russian intelligence service, are in pre-trial custody. According to a competent source in Russian law enforcement agencies, the persons arrested in Georgia on charges of spying for Russia have nothing to do with Russian special agencies.

November 05, 2010 22:40

• "Russian March" in Krasnodar was non-sanctioned

  On November 4 - the National Unity Day - local nationalists made a march along the main street of Krasnodar, despite the ban of the city authorities.

November 05, 2010 22:30

• Anti-Corruption Committee makes public scale of corruption in Tabasaran District of Dagestan

  The office of Alexander Khloponin, Plenipotentiary Representative of Russian President in Northern Caucasus, got interested in the activities of the Anti-Corruption Committee of the Tabasaran District of Dagestan. Mr Khloponin's deputy got in touch with the opposition in order to receive information about authorities' malversations.