President of Georgia pardons 200 prisoners by Easter April 14, 2012 22:30 Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has decreed - on the eve of the Easter - to pardon 200 prisoners.
In Krasnodar, "Yabloko" activist sentenced to 15 days in jail April 14, 2012 22:10 Yaroslav Nikolskiy, an activist of the "Yabloko" Party, who was detained in Krasnodar in the course of his picket at the residence of the Governor of the Territory Alexander Tkachov, was sentenced to 15 days in jail.
Actions in support of Astrakhan hunger-strikers are held in many cities across Russia April 14, 2012 22:00 Today, Pushkin Square in Moscow was the venue of a rally in support of the political hunger-strikers in Astrakhan. They were also supported by activists of the protest movement in Tula and St Petersburg.
In Astrakhan, drivers of fixed-route taxis plan to go to Arbitration Court against Mayoralty April 14, 2012 21:00 The drivers who demanded from the city bosses to ensure their employment and leave their Gazel minivans in the urban transport network, have stopped their strike; they are preparing lawsuits to the Arbitration Court trying to challenge the actions of the Mayoralty, said Damir Bulatov, the vice-president of the Regional Association of Motorists (RAM).
Relatives of Antonina Maevskaya assassinated in Sochi demand to reclassify the criminal case April 14, 2012 20:00 In Sochi, the criminal case against suspects of murdering Antonina Maevskaya should be re-qualified, her relatives believe.
In Slavyansk-on-Kuban, 500 people rally against doctor's negligence April 14, 2012 19:00 The action against doctor's errors, held today in Slavyansk-on-Kuban, has brought together more than 500 people: residents of the Slavyansk and Krasnoarmeisk Districts and the cities of Krasnodar, Gelendzhik, Anapa, Gyulkevichi and Krymsk.
Azerbaijani soldier wounds his comrade April 14, 2012 18:00 In Azerbaijan, a serviceman of the National Army has wounded his comrade-in-arms from his service firearm by negligence.
Stolyarov promises to employ jobless Astrakhan taxi drivers April 13, 2012 23:20 Today, the Mayor of Astrakhan Mikhail Stolyarov has met the protesting fixed-route taxi drivers, who demand to preserve their Gazel mini-vans in the city transport network, and promised soon to solve the problem of their employment. The protesters were invited for a meeting in the building of the regional administration to address all the issues of their concern.
Demining of Chechnya to be over in 2015, local MfE asserts April 13, 2012 23:10 The large-scale clearing of the Chechen Republic of mines, shells and other explosive devices, initiated by military sappers, will take three years, according to the Republic's Ministry for Emergencies (MfE).
Russian State Duma refuses to discuss hunger strike in Astrakhan April 13, 2012 23:00 At today's session, the majority of State Duma MPs have refused to support the proposal of the parliamentarians from the "Spravedlivaya Rossiya" (SR) (Fair Russia) Party to put the special report of the parliamentary group which visited the Astrakhan hunger-strikers in late March on the agenda of the plenary session.
Nurgaliev promises State Duma deputy to clarify number of persons kidnapped for two years in Ingushetia April 13, 2012 22:50 The data about kidnapping of 88 persons in Ingushetia over the past two years and involvement of power agents in these crimes need to be checked, said today Rashid Nurgaliev, Russia's Interior Minister, in response to a request of a State Duma MP.
In Moscow, farewell ceremony to Mekhtiev attended by about two thousand April 13, 2012 22:40 Moscow hosted a farewell to the public figure, a native of Azerbaijan Metin Mekhtiev, who was killed on April 10 in the centre of the Russian capital. The ceremony was attended by about two thousand people.
Commissar of "Nashi" goes on hunger strike in response to Shein's action in Astrakhan April 13, 2012 22:30 Today, a protest action of the youth movement will start in Astrakhan against the ex-candidate for the city Mayor Oleg Shein and his supporters. This was reported by Konstantin Goloskokov, Commissar of the movement "Nashi".
In Georgia, suspects of committing terror acts complain of torture April 13, 2012 22:10 Merab Kolbaya and Gogita Arkaniya, convicted on charges of organizing terror acts in the territory of Georgia, have changed their initial evidences. As stated by their advocate Gela Nikolaishvili, Kolbaya and Arkaniya had earlier evidenced under pressure.
Resident of Cherepovets blames Krasnodar policemen for torture April 13, 2012 22:00 Mikhail Kalinin, a resident of the city of Cherepovets has applied to the Investigatory Division of Krasnodar, saying that his son Denis Kalinin was detained by policemen from the Krasnodar UVD (Interior Department), after which doctors diagnosed traumas in his son.
LDPR party in Stavropol held an action demanding resignation of the Governor April 13, 2012 21:00 On April, 12, activists of Stavropol regional branch of LDPR party held an action under the slogan "Launch the Governor to space!". Concurrently the department of the party started collecting signatures under the demand of the Governor's resignation.
Drivers of route taxis went on a strike in Astrakhan April 13, 2012 20:00 Over 50 route taxi drivers of Astrakhan discontented with the actions of municipal Administration suspended work, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
A former serviceman in Armenia went on a hunger strike April 13, 2012 20:00 Former soldier of statutory service Suren Kirakosyan in Armenia has been on a hunger strike in a correctional ward "Goris" since April, 5.
Contract soldiers in Astrakhan region suspected of beating up a soldier of statutory service April 13, 2012 18:00 Two contract servicemen are suspected of regular beating up a soldier of statutory service in Ashuluk firing range, Astrakhan region, Natif Gadjimetov, official representative of Public prosecutor's office of Southern military region, reported.
In Astrakhan, car of activists of Russian Federation of Car Owners detained by police April 12, 2012 22:40 A car with activists of the Russian Federation of Car Owners (RFCO), who were going to Astrakhan to support the local opposition and political activists, was detained by law enforcers.