News

May 09, 2009 02:00

• In Georgia, political scientist accused of espionage arrested

  The City Court of Tbilisi has sentenced political scientist Vakhtang Maisaya, who was accused of espionage and arrested on May 5 by counter-intelligence agents, to two months of pre-trial detention.

May 09, 2009 01:00

• In Stavropol, unidentified persons drew swastikas on house walls

  In the city of Stavropol, unidentified persons covered walls of buildings with fascist swastikas and inscriptions. Linguistic examination has revealed that inscriptions contained extremist appeals.

May 08, 2009 23:30

• CPJ calls Rostov authorities to investigate into attack on editor-in-chief of "Corruption and Criminality"

  Authorities in Rostov-on-Don must launch a criminal investigation into a possible attack on the editor-in-chief of an independent newspaper, who was found unconscious with a head wound in the early morning of April 30, as stated by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).

May 08, 2009 23:00

• Court of Volgograd to consider cassation of convicted Chechen native

  On May 12, the Volgograd Regional Court will have a cassation session on the case of Zubair Zubairaev, a convicted native of Chechnya, who is now serving his term in Colony LIU-15 (medical-corrective establishment) in Volgograd region.

May 08, 2009 22:00

• Armenian Ombudsman to strengthen litigation control

  With account of numerous complaints of the witnesses who figure in the former "Case of Seven" on application of torture and violence to them with the aim "to obtain evidences wanted by the investigation," Armen Arutyunyan, Ombudsman in Armenia, has made a decision to add personnel to his office with the aim to monitor the trials.

May 08, 2009 21:10

• Former prisoner tells how Dagestan citizen was tortured in Kirov colony

  The convicted resident of Dagestan Sultan Umashev is tortured in a colony of the Kirov Region and forced to confess of committing terror acts under orders of Zakaev and Berezovskiy; this was reported by a former prisoner, who served his term in this colony up to the end of 2008.

May 08, 2009 21:10

• Ingushetia: investigation into two large corruption cases is over

  Under the war on corruption announced the new head of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov practically immediately after he took the office, investigation into two most resonant criminal cases is over. Former top managers of large Republic's enterprises are accused of plundering budgetary funds.

May 08, 2009 21:00

• Congress of forced Chechen migrants in Ingushetia planned for June 1 cancelled

  The congress of forced migrants from Chechnya living in Ingushetia to be held in Nazran on June 1 was cancelled. On May 7, this decision was announced by Aslambek Apaev, one of the organizers, expert of the Moscow Helsinki Group for Northern Caucasus and Chairman of the Committee in Defence of Forced Migrants' Rights.

May 08, 2009 19:00

• In Saratov, case of militiamen accused of burning up an Armenian sent to court

  The indictment against three operative agents of the Leninskiy RUVD (District Interior Department) of the city of Saratov, accused of murdering Armen Gasparyan, a citizen of Armenia, in October 2008, has been approved.

May 08, 2009 18:00

• Ingushetia buries casualties of militiamen vs. civilians skirmish; Evkurov supervises investigation

  President of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov has taken the investigation into the fire-fight that resulted in loss of his security and a civilian under his personal control. On April 29, Mr Evkurov was present at the casualties' funerals.

May 07, 2009 23:30

• Panuashvili: main traumas at dispersal of opposition in Georgia were caused by rubber bullets

  As a result of clashes in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, in the evening on May 6, main traumas in the victims were caused by shots of special pistols and guns using traumatic bullets. This was stated by Soso Panuashvili, representative of the organization named "Human Rights" in Tbilisi.

May 07, 2009 23:00

• Fact-finding group on March 1 events: policeman's death needs new examination

  The fact-finding group about the events on March 1, 2008, in Yerevan believes that the materials of the criminal case dealing with death of police officer Hamlet Tadevosyan have obvious contradictions and violations of the law. In particular, repeated complex technical and medical examinations are required with participation of international experts.

May 07, 2009 22:00

• Targeted programme of waste disposal is designed in North Ossetia

  North Ossetia is developing a programme named "Wastes". The document will suggest a complex of measures to solve the problem of solid domestic wastes (SDW), starting from collection, transportation, sorting, and up to complete liquidation of wastes. This was reported on May 6 by Taimuraz Mildzikhov, Minister for Environment and Natural Resources.

May 07, 2009 21:10

• Investigation into attack on Argishti Kiviryan is held by Armenian NSS

  The criminal case on the attempt on Argishti Kiviryan, coordinator of the Internet edition "Armenia Today", committed at night on May 1, was transferred from the police to the National Security Service (NSS). So far, the official bodies gave no comments on the fact.

May 07, 2009 21:00

• In Yerevan, master of information-analytical programme at "Shant" TV Company beaten

  In Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, Nver Mnatsakyan, master of the information-analytical programme "Erankar" (Perspective) at the "Shant" TV Company, was beaten. The journalist addressed the "Armenia" medical centre, and after receiving medical aid went home.

May 07, 2009 21:00

• In Chechnya, militaries shell Benoy village and wound a resident

  At night on May 2, one of the villages of the mountainous Vedeno District of the Chechen Republic was shelled by the artillery of the federal forces. As a result of shell explosions, a man was wounded and some households were damaged.

May 07, 2009 20:00

• Adelkhanov: Tbilisi will be quiet only till evening

  Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, is quiet after yesterday's clash with the police; the opposition has announced a time-out till the evening, as Emil Adelkhanov, deputy chair of the board of the Caucasian Institute for Peace, Democracy and Development, said to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

May 07, 2009 19:00

• Process on Nalchik attack takes break till June 1

  Today, the session of the Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria has made a decision to delay the next session of the trial on the criminal case about the attack on Nalchik on October 13, 2005, till June 1, 2009. The break is caused by the state of health of three defendants, who need hospitalization, and also with the need for the defendants to get additionally acquainted with the materials of the criminal case.

May 07, 2009 18:00

• Constitutional Court would not consider the complaint of "Voice of Beslan"

  Russian Constitutional Court refused to consider the complaint lodged by the All-Russian Public Organization "Voice of Beslan", asking to recognize point 2 of Article 14 of the Federal Law contradicting to the Constitution of the Russian Federation.

May 06, 2009 23:00

• "Reporters without Borders" help satirist Mirza Sakit

  The international organization "Reporters without Borders" (RwB) engaged in defending the freedom of press has allocated material help to satirist Mirza Sakit (Sakit Zakhidov), employee of the newspaper "Azadlyg" (Freedom), who was released from custody on April 9.