Action against abortions held in central Krasnodar May 30, 2011 23:10 Within the framework of the international action "STOP Abortions", an action "For the life of unborn babies" was held in Krasnodar on May 29.
Parliament of Georgia not to investigate dispersal of May 26 rally May 30, 2011 23:00 Today, the sitting of the Bureau of the Georgian Parliament dismissed the idea to set up an ad hoc parliamentary commission for inquiry into the dispersal of the opposition's rally in Tbilisi in Rustaveli Avenue on May 26.
Armenian amnesty releases 274 persons May 30, 2011 22:50 Under the amnesty law adopted on proposal of President Serzh Sargsyan, the Armenian authorities have released 274 inmates from the country's penal institutions. This was announced today by Arsen Babayan, the press secretary of the local Ministry of Justice.
Danish court finds Russian Dukaev guilty of terrorism May 30, 2011 22:40 Lors Dukaev, 25, a Russian citizen and a native of Chechnya was found guilty of terrorism by a court in Denmark.
Preliminary hearing on murder of anti-fascist Ilya Dzhaparidze held in Moscow May 30, 2011 22:30 The Moscow City Court will consider the murder case of anti-fascist Ilya Dzhaparidze by means of a jury. It was decided on May 24 at the preliminary hearing on the case.
Last respects ceremony towards Sergey Bagapsh will be held in Moscow today May 30, 2011 21:00 Last respects ceremony towards President of Abkhazia Sergey Bagapsh will be held in Moscow Cultural Center of the Ministry of Defense at eleven o'clock in the morning today. A representative of Press service of the Cultural Center confirmed this information.
One person wounded as a result of firing upon a restaurant in Dagestan May 30, 2011 20:00 A restaurant in Makhachkala located in the territory of the town's beach, at the coastline of the Caspian Sea, was fired upon from self-firers at night of May, 29, one person was wounded.
A policeman killed in Kizlyar May 30, 2011 20:00 An officer of law enforcement bodies was killed at night of May, 29, in the town of Kizlyar, Dagestan. The attacker managed to escape.
A bass guitarist from Grozny "Dead Dolphins" band killed in Moscow May 30, 2011 19:00 A member of a rock group "Dead Dolphins" from Grozny Alexander Ponomarev was shot down in Moscow tonight.
The investigation considers that the scuffle in which Sviridov perished was initiated by natives of the Caucasus May 30, 2011 18:00 The investigation on the case of murder of "Spartak" fan Egor Sviridov in Moscow considers that the scuffle which resulted in the fan's death was initiated by natives of the Caucasus and the conflict emerged from "the difference of behaviour codes". The defendants have studied the materials of the investigation and the indictment is being prepared for referring to Public prosecutor's office for validation, Committee of Inquiry of the Russian Federation (CIR) reported.
Over 600 applications submitted to Yerevan Festival "Golden Apricot" May 28, 2011 23:00 The Eighth International Film Festival "Golden Apricot", which will be held on July 10-17 this year, has already received more than 600 entries from 57 countries worldwide.
Anna Donatova's play cancelled at "Rostov Readings" festival May 28, 2011 22:00 At the playwrights' festival "Rostov Readings" held in Rostov-on-Don on May 25-27, apart from the play "Prebiotics" by Vladimir Golyshev, the play by the playwright Anna Donatova "Cat Is Guilty of My Sexuality" was also forbidden to demonstration. According to the author, it was cancelled at the last minute.
Ara Ovannisyan is at large in Armenia May 28, 2011 21:00 On May 27, an opposition activist Ara Ovannisyan, convicted on the case of the events of March 1-2, 2008, in Yerevan, was released under the amnesty from the penal institution "Sevan".
Tskhinvali residents wear respiratory masks to protect from dust May 28, 2011 20:00 High concentration of dust in the air has become one of the most acute problems for residents of the capital of South Ossetia, after they started replacing underground utilities. City authorities lack cleaning equipment to combat the dust; while local residents have to put on respiratory masks.
Ombudsman of Georgia reports 152 detainees at opposition rallies in May May 28, 2011 19:00 On May 28, the Office of the Ombudsman of Georgia published a list of 152 persons detained during the May protest actions, found in 17 IVSs (temporary isolation facilities) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), located both in Tbilisi and in regions of the country.
Action against violence held in central Tbilisi May 28, 2011 18:00 Today, a protest rally against the violence of the ruling regime was held in Tbilisi, in front of the Parliament of Georgia, where on May 26 the police dispersed the opposition rally.
Azerbaijan celebrates Day of the Republic today May 28, 2011 17:00 Today, Azerbaijan marks its Day of the Republic - on May 28, 1918, the Azerbaijani Democratic Republic (ADR) was proclaimed, which was the first republic in the Muslim world.
Worker at Sochi Olympic construction loses his arm at shell explosion May 28, 2011 16:00 Two construction workers from Uzbekistan suffered in Krasnaya Polyana in Sochi. A shell explosion tore away an arm of one of them and caused minor injuries to the other.
Azerbaijani opposition to hold rally on June 19 May 28, 2011 15:00 At its session held on Friday, the oppositional Public Chamber of Azerbaijan made a decision to hold a new rally on June 19.
In Georgia, one of suspects of insulting Saakashvili arrested, another one fined May 28, 2011 14:00 In Georgia, the Tbilisi City Court has sentenced Vakhtang Maisuradze and Georgi Lapiashvili, who were detained on May 27 on suspicion that they threw chocolate at Mikhail Saakashvili, when the latter was in the theatre. Maisuradze was sentenced to three months in jail; Lapiashvili was fined by 300 US dollars.