Airport in Stepanakert to start operation on May 9 March 12, 2011 17:00 On May 9, 2011, the Stepanakert Airport will be completely ready for operation, said the Division for Civil Aviation under the Government of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Sochi holds job fair "Employment Service to Women" March 12, 2011 16:00 About 20 enterprises and organizations of Sochi took part in the job fair "Employment Service to Women", where the highest demand for specialists was demonstrated by municipal health care and education institutions.
Georgian "Resistance Movement" to hold pickets in defence of prisoners' rights March 12, 2011 13:00 Starting from March 14, the public organization "Nationwide Resistance Movement" will hold protest actions in defence of prisoners' rights of detainees in prisons, and now encourages the public to rally around this problem.
Adygea debuts at international tourist fair in Berlin March 12, 2011 10:00 The delegation of Adygea is for first time participating in the ITB international tourism fair held in Berlin on March 9-12.
Twice in two days Stavropol evacuated its students because of explosion threats March 11, 2011 23:50 On March 10, in Stavropol, they had to evacuate students and personnel of the North-Caucasian State Technical University after a report that a bomb had been planted in the building. The threat proved to be false. It was the second within two days message about a threat of a terror act in higher schools of Stavropol.
International filming group detained in Armenia March 11, 2011 23:30 On March 10, at the Yerevan International Airport "Zvartnots", an independent international group of journalists and producers, who planned to film a documentary in Armenia about armed conflicts in the Caucasus, was detained without any explanations.
Azerbaijan continues arresting activists of March 11 action March 11, 2011 23:20 In Azerbaijan, on the eve of the "Great People's Day", scheduled on March 11 by the group of the Facebook, detentions of youth activists continue. On March 9, Orkhan Bayramov, a member of the youth movement "Nida" (Cry) was detained and taken to the 18th station of the Nariman District Police Division.
Head of ID of ICRF for Kabardino-Balkaria equates "Black Hawks" to militants March 11, 2011 23:10 The "Chornye Yastreby" (Black Hawks) are "same criminals as the bandit underground", whatever principles they are guided by. This was stated today by Valery Ustov, head of the Investigatory Department (ID) of the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) for Kabardino-Balkaria, at a press conference in Nalchik.
Resident of Dagestan reports kidnapping of his son March 11, 2011 23:00 On March 9, unidentified armed persons in masks abducted Rustam Kurbanaliev, born in 1971, a resident of the village of Sultanyangiyurt, Kizilyurt District of Dagestan. Dagestani rights defenders were informed about it by his father Kurbanali Kurbanaliev.
Nine persons lost within a week in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus March 11, 2011 22:40 During the week from February 28 to March 6, the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus took away at least nine lives; at least four persons were injured during this period. These are the count results of the "Caucasian Knot", based on its materials and information from other open sources.
UN Security Council puts Dokku Umarov on list of dangerous terrorists March 11, 2011 22:30 The Committee of the UN Security Council on sanctions against Al-Qaeda, Taliban and persons and organizations associated therewith has put the North-Caucasian militants' leader Dokku Umarov on its consolidated list. It was reported by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).
43 young persons detained at protest actions in Baku March 11, 2011 22:20 They were detained today in the centre of the capital of Azerbaijan in the course of the youth anti-government action in response to the call of the social network Facebook "Great People's Day".
Merab Kolbaya, a kidnapped resident of Abkhazia, is still being forcibly kept in the territory of Georgia March 11, 2011 19:00 Merab Kolbaya, resident of Gali district of Abkhazia, is still being forcibly kept in the territory of Georgia. "Caucasian Knot" received this news from law enforcement bodies of Abkhazia.
Stolen property confiscated from the suspects of a triple murder in Stavropol region March 11, 2011 18:00 Stolen money and valuables have been confiscated from the suspects of a murder of three persons in Mineralniye Vodi district of Stavropol region. According to the investigation's data, they are acquaintances of a murdered woman. They have already confessed the fact of committing the crime.
Bonde: Azerbaijani Human Rights House was deprived registration for political reasons March 10, 2011 23:50 The reasons for cancellation by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of Azerbaijan of registration of the Azerbaijani Human Rights House are sooner political than technical, believes Ane Tusvik Bonde, the regional manager for Eastern Europe and the Caucasus of the Norwegian Foundation "Human Rights House".
Baisaev: refusal to grant residence permits to Chechens in Norway looks like political order March 10, 2011 23:40 Refusals to grant residence permits by Norway to refugees from Northern Caucasus are politically motivated. This was stated by Usam Baisaev, a human rights defender and a member of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".
Freight train blown up in Dagestan March 10, 2011 23:30 Today, an explosive device went off en route of a freight train in Dagestan, said the spokesman for the Republic's Interior Department for Transports. There are no casualties and victims.
Ingush Govt forced to resign March 10, 2011 23:20 Alexei Vorobyov, Chairman of the Government of Ingushetia, was dismissed on his own will because of going to some other job, the head of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov said today at a sitting in Magas, Ingushetia. Together with the Prime Minister, the entire government was sacked.
In Dagestan, roundtable participants state poor efficiency of Kremlin's regional policy March 10, 2011 23:10 Today, the newspaper "Chernovik" hosted the last roundtable with participation of candidates for Deputies of the National Assembly of the Republic of Dagestan on the topic "Regional Policy and Dagestan". According to the participants, the measures to help in solving regional problems include changes of the tax system, update of draft laws on regional policy and development of legal framework for strategic planning.
Family in Stavropol Territory was massacred by two gunmen, surviving boy said March 10, 2011 23:00 According to preliminary data, the family of three persons from the farm yard Vozrozhdenie, Mineralovodskiy District of the Stavropol Territory, was assassinated by two unidentified criminals. This became known after questioning of the surviving child.