News

August 20, 2007 11:41

• Film about refugees from the mountain Chechnya shown in Sakharov Centre

  On August 10, a festival of Caucasian films opened at A. Sakharov Public Centre. Eight films made by young Caucasian film directors, already presented at international film festivals and recognized by leading humanitarian organizations, were applied for demonstration during two weeks.

August 20, 2007 00:33

• Mother of Rasul Kudaev, resident from Kabardino-Balkaria on trial, asserts that her son is punished for his complaints

  Rasul Kudaev, an inmate of SIZO-1 (pre-trial facility) of Nalchik, was transferred into a dungeon till August 30.

August 20, 2007 00:20

• Yuri Budanov was rejected early relief

  The Court of the city of Dimitrovgrad, Ulyanovsk Region, has refused today to satisfy the petition for conditional early relief of ex-colonel Yuri Budanov, convicted for murdering a Chechen girl in 2000.

August 18, 2007 14:16

• Emin Guseinov: there is a real threat to life of arrested journalists in Azerbaijan

  In the opinion of Emin Guseinov, Chairman of the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety, the life and health of the journalists kept in custody in Azerbaijan are in danger.

August 18, 2007 13:46

• Acts of terror prevented in Kabardino-Balkaria and Ingushetia

  On August 16, a powerful explosive was detected near the Elborus dwelling settlement in Kabardino-Balkaria.

August 18, 2007 09:26

• Authorities of Georgia move opposition party out of its office

  The authorities of Georgia are inclined to deprive the oppositional "Party of National Independence" of its central office.

August 18, 2007 08:31

• Union of Georgian Writers filed a complaint to the Ministry of Economic Development

  The Union of Georgian Writers lodged an official complaint to the Ministry of Economic Development with a demand to suspend privatization of the building, where they have their office.

August 18, 2007 07:40

• Eduard Kokoity forbids population of South Ossetia to visit resorts of Adzharia

  President of the self-proclaimed Republic of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity has forbidden the officials and population of his non-recognized Republic to take rest on resorts of Adzharia.

August 17, 2007 10:53

• Imam Hamzat Gitsba shot dead in Abkhazia

  Today, at about 1:30 p.m., in the centre of Gudauta (Abkhazia) imam Hamzat (Rocky) Gitsbu and Ruslan Assadulin from Ufa were assassinated.

August 17, 2007 10:42

• Investigation into attack on the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria is over

  Ivan Sydoruk, Deputy General Public Prosecutor of Russia has approved the indictment on the criminal case on the armed attack on the city of Nalchik, capital of Kabardino-Balkaria, on October 13-14, 2005.

August 17, 2007 10:36

• Swiss court decides to release Vitaly Kaloev

  The court of the Swiss canton of Zurich has made a decision on early release of Vitaly Kaloev, a resident of North Ossetia, who is serving his term for murdering Peter Nielsen, an air traffic controller from the SkyGuide Company.

August 17, 2007 10:25

• Distributor of video with execution released under recognizance not to leave in Adygea

  The student from Adygea, who pled guilty of distribution through the Internet of the video clip with execution of Dagestan and Tajikistan natives, has been released today under recognizance not to leave.

August 17, 2007 00:17

• In Azerbaijan, police exerts pressure on oppositional journalist

  Mamedgulu Aliev, Nakhichevan correspondent of the "Eni Musavat" newspaper, is exposed to pressure from the Shakhbuz Police Department of Azerbaijan.

August 17, 2007 00:08

• Dmitrievskiy finds court ruling on toughen his verdict to be political

  Stanislav Dmitrievskiy, former director of the Society of Russian-Chechen Friendship, has told that the today's ruling of the Nizhni Novgorod District Court of the city of Nizhni Novgorod is purely political, not legal.

August 16, 2007 15:49

• "Dagestan Mothers" report another kidnapping

  Svetlana Isaeva, a representative of the NGO "Dagestan Mothers," has told that another kidnapping was committed in Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan. In the evening on August 15 a young man left his home for a walk in the city park and never came back.

August 16, 2007 14:14

• Editor-in-chief of the "Hural" newspaper expects his arrest in Azerbaijan

  Avez Zeinally, editor-in-chief of the "Hural" newspaper, published in Azerbaijan, could not exclude that he might be arrested in the near future. As he said, the authorities have unleashed a real campaign against himself and his newspaper.

August 16, 2007 14:04

• Examinations of video record of the execution appointed in Adygea

  The Prosecutor's Office of the city of Maikop has appointed examinations on the case concerning placement in the Internet of the video record showing execution of two persons.

August 16, 2007 13:33

• In Dagestan the Foundation "Charitable Women's Hospital" has defended its right to own the building

  The Arbitration Court of the Republic of Dagestan has stopped its proceedings on the case connected with the claim of the Prosecutor's Office of Dagestan on cancelling the statement of the Ministry of Property of the Republic about allotment of premises to the Regional Public Foundation "Charitable Women's Hospital".

August 16, 2007 13:24

• Wreck of "Neva Express" prevents hundreds of people from leaving St-Petersburg

  As a consequence of the explosion of No. 166 Moscow - St-Petersburg train, in the evening on August 14 hundreds of people had a more than 10-hour delay on the way.

August 16, 2007 12:20

• Azerbaijan: Meskhetian Turks ask for help from international organizations

  Ibragim Burkhanov, Chairman of the "Vatan" Society of Meskhetian Turks, has informed that in the near future they intend to address international donor organizations and heads of states asking for help in settling problems than can arise during the return of the Turks back home.