News

May 14, 2009 20:00

• Editorial board of "Corruption and Crime" wants to punish the attacker on journalist in Rostov

  The collective of the newspaper "Corruption and Crime" is conducting its own investigation into the attack in Rostov-on-Don on journalist Vyacheslav Yaroshenko and plans to punish the culprit without involving the militia. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Sergey Sleptsov, deputy editor-in-chief of the edition, who complained of inactivity of law enforcers.

May 14, 2009 19:00

• Khazbiev: Evkurov failed to bridle special agencies in Ingushetia

  President of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov failed to meet the expectations and trust of the population and could not bridle the special agencies guilty of spread of violence over the republic. This was stated by Magomed Khazbiev, one of the leaders of the Ingush opposition.

May 14, 2009 18:00

• Georgia: opposition relies on Western help in talking with authorities

  Today, a meeting took place of the foreign diplomats accredited in Tbilisi with representatives of the opposition. The leaders of the latter acquainted the diplomats with their vision of the outcomes of the meetings with President Mikhail Saakashvili and Parliament Speaker David Bakradze.

May 13, 2009 23:00

• Stavropol names laureates of charity nurse Rimma Ivanova award

  The First Congress of Orthodox Women of South of Russia, held now in Stavropol, hosted the first ever ceremony of awarding prizes "For Sacrifice and Mercy" named after George Cross (old Russian soldier's order) laureate charity nurse Rimma Ivanova.

May 13, 2009 23:00

• Magomedov: no results of working group on human rights and freedoms in Dagestan yet

  The working group on problems of human rights and freedoms in Dagestan can turn into "a circle on interest" with no practical value, and its decisions will remain formal. This is the opinion of Dagestanian journalist Magomed Magomedov, who gave detailed coverage of the meeting of the head of Dagestan Mukhu Aliev with Russian human rights activists and members of the Commission of Russian Public Chamber on Interethnic Relations and Freedom of Religion that took place on March 10.

May 13, 2009 22:10

• Car with militiamen blown up and shelled in Chechnya

  A "Zhiguli" car with two Chechen militiamen and a local resident inside was first blown up and then shelled from automatic firearms. This was stated by a source in law enforcement bodies of Chechnya.

May 13, 2009 22:00

• Ombudsman of Georgia: detainees on mutiny case exposed to beating

  Ombudsman of Georgia Sozar Subari has demanded to investigate the fact of beating of the five detainees, figuring in the mutiny case in the military unit near Tbilisi.

May 13, 2009 21:10

• Arrested journalist Fatullaev thanks Obama for assessing freedom of speech in Azerbaijan

  Journalist Einullah Fatullaev, who is kept in custody in Azerbaijan, has sent a letter of gratitude to US President Barrak Obama in the context of his statement on the World Day of Freedom of Press on May 3.

May 13, 2009 21:00

• In Abkhazia, car with "Siemens" specialists blown up by trip wire mine

  In the Gali District of Abkhazia, a car with "Siemens" specialists who work to recover the Inguri HPP, the biggest in Transcaucasia, got blown up by a trip wire explosive.

May 13, 2009 20:00

• Mutsolgov: Sulim Yamadaev could not declare blood feud to President of Chechnya because of the attempt

  Magomed Mutsolgov, leader of the Independent Non-Commercial Organization "Mashr", expressed his doubts to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that the data about an attempt of Sulim Yamadaev, ex-commander of the "Vostok" battalion, to declare by phone his blood feud to President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov and State Duma Deputy Adam Delimkhanov, as this method is not in the customs of blood feud.

May 13, 2009 19:00

• Delimkhanov, State Duma deputy from Chechnya searched by Interpol, works in his usual way

  More than two weeks have expired after the Interpol had announced search of Adam Delimkhanov, a Russian State Duma deputy, a figurant in the case about the attempt on Sulim Yamadaev, ex-commander of the "Vostok" battalion. In the meantime, Mr Delimkhanov is working in his usual way.

May 13, 2009 18:00

• Berkut: no signs of war of ethnic criminal groupings in Moscow yet

  The topic of "the start of interethnic war" that appeared in the context of the recent murder of an Azerbaijani and shooting at a Dagestanian in the Russian capital is nothing more than another "mobilization horror story" for law enforcement bodies and "a pleasant topic of informational hysteria" for mass media. This is the opinion of Dmitri Berkut, a former employee of special subdivisions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of the Russian Federation.

May 12, 2009 22:00

• Dzaganiya still challenges legality of Pakhomov's registration as candidate for Sochi Mayor

  Today, on the inauguration day of the Sochi Mayor elect, his rival in the election race Yuri Dzaganiya has stated continuation of his litigation against legality of registration of Anatoly Pakhomov as a candidate at the election.

May 12, 2009 21:00

• Armenian organizations of Europe ask to publish the roadmap

  The Armenian Assembly of Europe (AAE) (Brussels) and the Armenian National Cultural Centre (ANCC) (Berlin) have demanded from the authorities of Armenia to promulgate the text of the Armenian-Turkish "roadmap". The activists of these entities are sure that the signed document is an evidence of a failure of the foreign policy of Armenia.

May 12, 2009 20:00

• Nalchik: hearing on non-payment for overtime militiamen's work starts

  Today, the Nalchik City Court, presided by Federal Judge Aslanbek Zhigunov, has started consideration of the suit of 84 militiamen of the Terek District of Kabardino-Balkaria against the Republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) on collection from the latter of salaried for overtime work, work on weekends and holidays and other mandatory payments stipulated by Russian legislation.

May 12, 2009 19:00

• President of Ingushetia reports his incomes

  President of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov has reported his incomes. His tax declaration was published in the official website of the Republic of Ingushetia.

May 12, 2009 18:00

• Armenia to receive gas from Iran in the next few days

  The gas main Iran-Armenia will start operating quite soon. With the aim to clarify all the details of the agreements reached earlier by the two countries, Armenia will be visited by Seed Reza Kasaizade, Director of the Iran National Gas Company, as reported by the local Ministry of Energy.

May 12, 2009 17:00

• Anatoly Pakhomov takes the post of Sochi Mayor

  At the inauguration ceremony, Anatoly Pakhomov, the newly elected Mayor of Sochi has taken an oath of commitment to city dwellers.

May 12, 2009 16:00

• Bekhbudov: two detainees on Baku Academy massacre plead guilty

  The defendants on the case of the mass murder on April 30 at the Azerbaijani State Oil Academy (ASOA) have no complaints of their custody conditions and any pressure exerted on, two of them have pled guilty. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it by Elchin Bekhbudov, head of the Azerbaijani Committee against Torture.

May 12, 2009 14:00

• Human rights activists call authorities of Georgia to investigate into attacks on rally participants

  The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called the authorities of Georgia to hold investigation into the facts of attacks on supporters of the opposition in the course of the protest actions held in Tbilisi with the demand of President Mikhail Saakashvili's resignation.