News

September 04, 2008 12:21

• Involvement of Ingush OMON commander in Evloev's murder not confirmed

  The information about participation of commander of the OMON (Special Militia) of Ingushetia in murdering Magomed Evloev, owner of the website "Ingushetia.Ru", is not confirmed. Magomed Tsoroev has alibi and is ready to swear on the Koran of his innocence.

September 04, 2008 12:18

• Murder of young man in Chechnya recognized as manslaughter

  In Chechnya, investigation goes on of the circumstances of the murder of Askhab Zakriev, 17, who died, as reported, for the guilt of power agents. A criminal case on the fact of the incident was initiated under Article "Causing death by imprudence (manslaughter)".

September 04, 2008 12:12

• Georgia simplifies visa procedure for Russian citizens

  According to today's decision of Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, Georgia will soften the visa regime with the Russian Federation. All RF citizens can now get Georgian visas at all check point by paying 30 US dollars.

September 03, 2008 16:00

• Medvedev asserts that President of Georgia is "politically dead"

  Russian President Dmitri Medvedev is sure that the ruling regime in Georgia is incapable, and President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili is a "dead politician." Dmitri Medvedev also noted that the United States should reconsider their relations with Georgian authorities, "because of their aggression, which killed over a thousand persons."

September 03, 2008 15:56

• President of Nicaragua declares recognition of South Ossetia's and Abkhazia's independence

  President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega has expressed his support to Russia in seeking the solution of the conflict in the Caucasus through a dialogue with European countries and has declared his recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

September 03, 2008 15:53

• MIA denies prosecution of believers in Azerbaijan

  A spokesman of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Azerbaijan has refuted the information that believers are prosecuted in this country for their faith.

September 03, 2008 15:46

• Persons accused of blowing up Nevinnomyssk bus are under threat of long imprisonment

  The state prosecutor has demanded to sentence the defendants accused of exploding the "Pyatigorsk-Stavropol" route bus at the bus station of the city of Nevinnomyssk, Stavropol Territory, in December 2007, when three passengers were killed and 17 wounded, to long terms of imprisonment.

September 03, 2008 15:42

• Ingushetia: criminal cases opened against two opposition leaders

  Criminal cases on suspicion of attempting to seize firearms from employees of law enforcement bodies have been initiated against Maksharip Aushev and Magomed Khazbiev, leaders of the Ingush opposition.

September 03, 2008 15:39

• Russian cities hold mourning in memory of Beslan victims

  The actions in memory of the victims of Beslan tragedy were held in the cities of Russia.

September 03, 2008 15:35

• Fridinskiy: 71 Russian peacekeepers perished and 340 wounded in conflict with Georgia

  As of September 3, 71 Russian peacekeepers are regarded to be casualties and 340 more as wounded victims as a result of Georgia's aggression, said Sergey Fridinskiy, Chief Military Public Prosecutor of the Russian Federation, during the TV-Bridge Show held with the city of Tskhinvali.

September 03, 2008 15:20

• Journalist Alishaev was killed by Wahhabites, investigation asserts

  In the opinion of the investigation, Telman Alishaev's fight on Wahhabism was the main reason of the attempt on the TV reporter who died this night in the capital of Dagestan from received wounds.

September 03, 2008 15:17

• States call Russia to inquire into Magomed Evloev's death

  The USA urge Russian leaders to conduct a complete investigation of the circumstances around the death of Magomed Evloev, owner of the oppositional website "Ingushetia.Ru", Sean McCormack, spokesman of the US Department of State, said in a briefing.

September 02, 2008 13:09

• European Union condemns Russia's recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia

  On September 1, the participants of the extraordinary EU summit held in Brussels condemned recognition by Russia of Abkhazia's and South Ossetian's independence. In his turn, Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France, current EU chair, has called to continue dialogue with Moscow and not to break partnership relations.

September 02, 2008 13:05

• In Kabardino-Balkaria, unknown persons beat editor-in-chief of independent newspaper

  In Nalchik, the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria, an attack was made today on Miloslav Bitokov, editor-in-chief of the independent "Newspaper of the South". He was beaten in the doorway of his own house and hospitalized, as the editorial board of the newspaper reported.

September 02, 2008 12:54

• Georgia has officially broken diplomatic relations with the Russian Federation

  Tonight, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Russian adviser-envoy Andrei Smaga was served a note on break of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

September 02, 2008 12:51

• OSCE equals Evloev's death to Politkovskaya's murder

  The death from militia's hands of Magomed Evloev, owner of the website "Ingushetia.Ru", can be compared with the murder of lady-journalist Anna Politkovskaya; it evidences aggravation of the situation with the freedom of press in Russia, said Miklosh Charasti, OSCE representative on media freedom.

September 02, 2008 12:49

• Nukhazhiev demands investigation of "Vostok" battalion crimes in Chechnya

  Ombudsman in Chechnya Nurdi Nukhazhiev has demanded, in the context of death in the Kurchaloy District of Askhab Zakriev, 17, that the Military Prosecutor's Office finish the investigation of all the crimes committed by Sulim Yamadaev, commander of the "Vostok" (East) battalion and his fighters.

September 02, 2008 12:40

• Ter-Petrosyan: Armenian opposition will continue lawful protests

  Despite all the authorities' attempts to translate political struggle into violent actions, the opposition will stick to its principles of holding protests exclusively within the law. This was stated by Levon Ter-Petrosyan, first president of Armenia and leader of the opposition, on September 2 in a press conference. Levon Ter-Petrosyan has also presented three documents, which, by his definition, are of great value for opening a "monstrous plot" of the authorities against the opposition.

September 02, 2008 12:36

• Georgia denies use of cluster bombs in South Ossetia

  The Ministry of Defence of Georgia has stated that "during the armed conflict with Russia the Georgian party never used cluster bombs against population and civil aims of South-Ossetian or any other region."

September 01, 2008 14:14

• Lavrov: arms deliveries to Georgia should be embargoed

  Sergey Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister, who has already expressed his views on the desirability of Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili's voluntary retirement, has suggested introducing embargo on arms deliveries to Georgia until the power changes in this republic.