News

May 27, 2009 19:00

• Stepashin: Kadyrov owns the whole of Chechnya

  President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov has the whole republic in his ownership. This was the comment made by Sergey Stepashin, Chairman of the Russian Federation Audit Chamber, on the data of the incomes of the President of the Chechen Republic.

May 27, 2009 18:00

• Tsiskarishvili: opposition's war on Saakashvili takes new level

  The manifestations and political battles that took place on May 26 in Tbilisi gave grounds to cast a new look on the situation in the country. Politicians and observers note that the struggle of the oppositionists has passed over to a new level.

May 26, 2009 23:50

• Polish journalist considers the attack on him in Moscow by persons of Caucasian origin as an accident

  Andjey Zaukha, Polish TVN channel correspondent, calls the attack on him in Moscow on May 24 when he was crossing the street "an absolute accident" not connected with his journalist's work.

May 26, 2009 23:20

• Lawyer Kuznetsov intends to insist on his rehabilitation

  Lawyer Boris Kuznetsov who represented the interests of Levon Chakhmakhchian, convicted earlier ex-senator of Kalmykia, expects his criminal case to be dropped and intends to get rehabilitation.

May 26, 2009 23:00

• Aseev claims the law on parliamentary elections in South Ossetia infringes on the rights of citizens

  The new law prevents people of South Ossetia from electing persons whom they trust to manage the state, although elections are arranged in order to periodically delegate the right to govern the society on behalf of people. This is the view of Vissarion Aseev, deputy of the RF National Assembly and a political scientist.

May 26, 2009 22:30

• Relatives of people accused of preparing a coup in Karachai-Cherkes apply to human rights activists for help

  For several years now Moslems in Karachai-Cherkess have been persecuted only because they regular pray, refrain from smoking or drinking, and their wives wear hijabs, runs the open letter of the relatives of persons accused of an attempt of a violent coup and preparation of terrorist acts on the republic's territory, who are on trial now in Cherkessk.

May 26, 2009 22:10

• Vage Stepanian intends to withdraw from the Group on Collecting Facts about March 1, 2008 in Yerevan

  Vage Stepnian, representative of Armenian Ombudsman in the Group on Collecting Facts about March 1, 2008 intends to leave his post. Stepanian explains his decision by a heavy confrontation in the Group between representatives of the authorities and the opposition.

May 26, 2009 22:00

• 8 out of 15 local residents detained for carrying arms are released in Ingushetia

  Eight out of fifteen Ingushetia residents detained for illegal possession of arms and ammunition have been released, the others are under check. This information is claimed by a source of the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent at the republic's law enforcement agencies.

May 26, 2009 21:00

• Residents of Dagestan capital seize electric substations and block streets

  Today, about one hundred residents of the Sulak village seized an electric substation and switched on the cut off equipment. In the evening, Makhachkala residents again blocked the city streets in a protest against switching off light.

May 26, 2009 20:00

• Tens of thousands of people on the stadium demand resignation of Georgian president

  The central stadium of Tbilisi, Georgian capital, with the 80,000 capacity is overcrowded. Tens of thousands of opposition representatives and their supporters, including oppositionists from West Georgia headed by Giya Gachechiladze, well-known singer and brother of the opposition leader Levan Gachechiladze, have gathered in order to mark Georgian Independence Day and demand resignation of Michail Saakashvili, Georgian president.

May 26, 2009 19:00

• Tsyganok claims data of presidents of Chechnya and Ingushetia on militants differ from data of MoI and FSS

  The statements of presidents of Chechnya and Ingushetia on the number of militants in their republics widely differ form the data from MoI and FSS, claims Anatoli Tsyganok, head of the Military Forecasts under the Institute of Political and Military Analysis.

May 26, 2009 18:00

• A local resident kidnapped in Chechnya

  On May 25, a 19-year old resident of Urus-Martan district, Chechnya, was kidnapped by officers of unidentified power authorities.

May 25, 2009 23:40

• European Court of Human Rights finds Azerbaijan guilty on 16 cases

  Most of the 16 decisions passed by the European Court against Azerbaijan are connected with violation of the right of citizens to association, stated Chinghiz Askerov, plenipotentiary representative of Azerbaijan at the European Court, on May 22.

May 25, 2009 23:00

• Georgian Prosecutor's Office investigates police actions at detaining persons accused of a riot in Mukhrovani

  The Prosecutor's Office in Tbilisi has started a check on the fact of excess of power by policemen in the course of May 20 special operation to detain Giya Krialashvili, Koba Otanadze and Levan Amiridze, the persons accused of taking part in the riot at Mukhrovan military unit. This has been reported by Onice Meboniya, Otanadze's lawyer.

May 25, 2009 22:30

• Director general of the TV company "Maestro" claims the explosion in Tbilisi may have been connected with the film about Ghirgvliany

  The explosion near the Tbilisi independent TV company "Maestro" may be connected with the documentary on the scandalous murder of Sandro Ghirgvliany, employee of the United Bank of Georgia, by policemen, claims Mamuka Glonti, Director General of the TV company.

May 25, 2009 22:10

• 15 detained residents of Ingushetia are not accused of connections with militants

  15 Ingushetia residents detained on May 23 are only accused of illegal possession of arms and ammunition. Representatives of the republic's MoI do not confirm their connections with illegal armed formations. According to some reports, they all have been released.

May 25, 2009 22:00

• The son of well-know poet Adallo Aliyev arrested in Dagestan

  At 7 a.m. today, a search has been conducted in Makhachkala in the house at 3, Siniavin Street where Adallo Aliyev, a well-known Dagestan poet, lives. Upon its completion, militiamen from Lenin district militia of the Dagestan capital have taken Gamzat, the poet's youngest son, to the militia station.

May 25, 2009 21:00

• Chechen MoI reports 19 militants and nine militiamen killed during one month

  19 militants have been killed and 27 of their bases annihilated in Chechnya during one month. The losses of the power authorities amount to nine persons. These data have been cited by Colonel Roman Edilov, the republic's acting Minister of Interior.

May 25, 2009 20:00

• Khazbiyev claims the youth of Ingushetia take arms or emigrate due to unlawful actions by power authorities

  There is no one to complain to in Ingushetia, except to the perpetrators themselves - this is why young Ingushes leave their motherland, claims Magomed Khazbiev, one of the leaders of Ingushetia opposition, citing an example of Ilez Gardanov's arrest.

May 25, 2009 19:00

• Azeri authorities investigate reasons why a soldier shot his comrades-in-arms

  The Azeri Ministry of Defense has confirmed the fact of shooting five persons to death on May 23 and stated that the reasons for the incident are being clarified. The prosecutor's office has not confirmed any reports on harassments among servicemen so far.