Bureaucrats and clergy will respond for bride abduction in Chechnya January 13, 2011 22:50 Along with kidnappers, heads of district administrations, militia bosses and Imams of local mosques will respond for abduction of brides in the Chechen Republic.
Head of village administration assassinated in Dagestan January 13, 2011 22:40 Rabadan Rabadanov, head of the village of Verkhneye Ubeki, Levashin District of Dagestan, was shot dead this evening in the yard of his house.
Second assailant on militiamen in Dagestan liquidated January 13, 2011 22:30 In the course of a special operation in central Makhachkala, power agents of Dagestan killed the second attacker on militiamen.
"Sova": prosecution of female journalists accused of extremism because of article about deportation of Caucasian nations is illegitimate January 13, 2011 22:20 Experts of the "Sova" Information-Analytical Centre studied the cases of journalists Natalia Nizovkina and Tatiana Stetsura, who are now tried in the city of Ulan-Ude, and concluded that the allegations of extremism were illegitimate.
Krasnenkov: Kadyrov may fail to attend litigation vs. Orlov because of preoccupation January 13, 2011 22:10 Ramzan Kadyrov had expressed his intention to speak at the criminal trial of Oleg Orlov, head of the HRC "Memorial", but it may happen that he will not manage to do it because of his extremely high occupation, said Andrei Krasnenkov, legal representative of the head of Chechnya.
Defence witness questioned on Orlov's case January 13, 2011 22:00 Today, the trial of Oleg Orlov, head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", in connection with his statements about responsibility of the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov for the murder of Natalia Estemirova. The court heard evidences of Grigory Shvedov, editor-in-chief of the Internet medium named "Caucasian Knot".
An exhibition of modern art "North-Caucasian biannual festival" will be arranged in Dagestan January 13, 2011 21:00 An exhibition of modern art "North-Caucasian biannual festival" will pass off from April, 22, till June, 22, 2011, in Kaspiisk, Dagestan. All the modern forms and tendencies in art will be represented at the exhibition: painting, graphic arts, sculpture, theatrical decoration art, photo, photo a video installation, performance.
Leader of "Slavic Union" arrested for three days for resistance to militia January 13, 2011 20:00 Dmitry Demushkin, head of nationalist organization "Slavic Union", has got three days of administrative arrest for resistance to militia on January, 11, in Manezh square of Moscow.
Authorities of South Osetia forbade the doctors to cross the border of Leningor district, Georgian sources report January 13, 2011 19:00 The authorities of South Osetia forbade the physicians of Leningor district to cross the administrative border with Georgia, Georgian mass media report referring to the information from the population of the district. There are no official comments on the matter.
Officer of Department of Federal Security Service in Malgobek district wounded in Ingushetia January 13, 2011 18:00 A car of an officer of the Department of Federal Security Service in Malgobek district was fired upon this morning at the approaches to the town of Nazran, near the administrative border between Ingushetia and North Osetia.
In Georgia, Sanakoev's statement on work for FSB is not taken seriously by politicians January 12, 2011 22:00 The statement of Vladimir Sanakoev, a former employee of the pro-Georgian administration of South Ossetia, who is currently in Russia, that during his stay in Georgia he fulfilled instructions of Russian security services and was a secret agent, was regarded as frivolous by Georgian politicians and experts.
Attempt on Elimkhanov is the main version of attack on checkpoint in Grozny January 12, 2011 21:00 The main version of the investigation dealing with the case of the attack on the convoy of servicemen committed on January 9 in Grozny is an attempt to kill Bislan Elimkhanov, commander of the special-purpose battalion of the GRU (Russian Military Intelligence) (former "Zapad" (West) battalion).
Tugushi: Barbakadze is tried with violations in Georgia January 12, 2011 20:00 On January 10, the City Court of Akhaltsikh postponed its session on the case of Suleiman Barbakadze, former chairman of the International Fund for Repatriation of Meskhetian Turks in Georgia, who is accused of a fraud.
Nogaideli joins Movement "For Fair Georgia" as rank-and-file member January 12, 2011 19:00 On January 11, the Ministry of Justice of Georgia passed a decision in favour of the members of the Party "For Fair Georgia" who opposed Zurab Nogaideli.
Inspectors establish those guilty of worker's death at Volgodonsk NPP January 12, 2011 19:00 The investigatory authorities of the city of Volgodonsk have confirmed the death of a worker at construction of the third unit of the Volgodonsk Nuclear Power Plant on December 8, 2010. However, the NPP administration reported that there were no deaths of plant workers.
Moscow authorities ban action in memory of Markelov and Baburova applied for by "Committee of January 19" January 12, 2011 18:00 The Moscow Mayoralty has refused to coordinate the action applied for by the "Committee of January 19" and dated to the second anniversary of the murder of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova and offered instead to hold a rally in the centre or a march along Taras Shevchenko Embankment.
Representatives of retired miners of Rostov region are seeking for a meeting with Governor Golubev January 12, 2011 17:00 Representatives of about five thousand former miners of Rostov region are asking the new Governor Vasily Golubev to receive them in order to move forward a request to return the payments cancelled by the local officials.
Militia detained accidental passers by in Manege Square, mass media report January 12, 2011 16:00 On January, 11, in Manege Square were an action of nationalist “Movement of December, 11” had been planned from 10 to several tens people according to various sources were detained. About 2 000 militiamen were on duty in the square, the area was blocked.
The authorities of Azerbaijan reported confiscation of arms from the relatives of the leader of Islamic Party January 12, 2011 15:00 Prosecutor General’s and the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Azerbaijan issued a joint statement in connection with the arrest of Movsum Samedov, leader of Islamic Party of Azerbaijan (IPA).
A complaint of Sapiyat Magomedova beaten up by militiamen will be considered by the Supreme Court of Dagestan January 12, 2011 14:00 Lawyer Sapiyat Magomedova beaten up by militiamen has submitted a complaint to the Supreme Court of Dagestan against the actions of a judge of Sovietsky Federal court of Makhachkala who had passed the materials of the case over for an expertise.