Islamic Party of Azerbaijan calls on Denmark to apologize to Moslems February 16, 2008 11:41 The Islamic Party of Azerbaijan has made a statement in connection with publication of caricatures on Prophet Mohammed in Danish newspapers.
Protest actions in Ingushetia postponed: authorities promise to release some of the oppositionists February 16, 2008 11:38 In Ingushetia, actions of civil disobedience have been postponed till February 19 against the promise of the authorities to release the first six persons arrested during the events on January 26.
Suspect of attack on Nalchik dies in Kabardino-Balkaria February 16, 2008 11:33 On February 15, Valery Bolov, one of the defendants in the case about the attack to Nalchik on October 13, 2005, died in Kabardino-Balkaria from liver cirrhosis.
Lawyer Boris Kuznetsov gets political asylum in the States February 16, 2008 11:30 Lawyer Boris Kuznetsov who earlier defended ex-senator from Kalmykia Levon Chakhmakhchyan and was suspected of disclosing state secrets was granted political asylum in the United States.
Mother of Guantanamo prisoner Kudaev detained in Kabardino-Balkaria February 16, 2008 11:27 On February 14, Fatima Tekaeva, mother of Rasul Kudaev, a defendant in the criminal case on the events on October 13, 2005, was detained in the city of Nalchik.
In Krasnodar Territory, human rights activists demand to settle the Kurds' problems February 15, 2008 15:02 The Public Organization "Southern Regional Resource Centre" has sent an application to the Regional Department of the Federal Migration Service (FMS) with a request to inspect the situation of the Kurds who are living in the Krasnodar Territory since 1992.
Hunger strike in defence of Vasily Aleksanyan goes on in Rostov-on-Don February 15, 2008 14:58 Human rights activist Raissa Grishechkina continues her hunger strike in support of fatally sick former vice-president of the YUKOS Company Vasily Aleksanyan in Rostov-on-Don. Now, Vasily Aleksanyan is under arrest in one of Moscow clinics.
Officials-lawbreakers are not trialled in Kabardino-Balkaria February 15, 2008 14:55 On February 14, the Judicial Department of Kabardino-Balkaria held a Collegium sitting to sum up the work of the courts in 2007. Leila Zanikoeva, Deputy Chair of the Supreme Court, spoke at the sitting and noted that out of 41 officials, brought to criminal liability in 2007, none was actually punished.
Criminal case initiated against "Voice of Beslan" activists in North Ossetia February 15, 2008 14:48 Today, a criminal case was initiated in North Ossetia against Ella Kesaeva, Svetlana Margieva and Emilia Bzarova - the core members of the "Voice of Beslan" Organization.
Consideration of the suit of the Ministry of Property of Dagestan against the Women's Charitable Hospital postponed February 15, 2008 14:45 Today, the Arbitration Court of the Republic of Dagestan held a preliminary hearing of another suit with a demand to abandon the premises lodged by the Ministry of Property Relations against the Regional Public Foundation named "The Charitable Women's Hospital".
Georgian opposition starts a mass protest action in the capital of the country February 15, 2008 14:18 Today at 2:00 p.m. local time (1:00 p.m. Moscow time), a mass protest action of Georgian opposition has started in Tbilisi.
Evloev, arrested in Ingushetia, is suspected of organizing mass disorders in Nazran February 14, 2008 15:25 Magomed Evloev, a resident of Ekazhevo village, Nazran District of Ingushetia, who was detained on February 13 by power agents, is suspected of organizing mass disorders in Nazran on January 26, when the buildings of the Republic's newspaper "Serdalo" and hotel "Assa" were set on fire.
Residents of Dagestan capital accuse law enforcement bodies of kidnapping February 14, 2008 15:22 Two residents of the capital of Dagestan - Dzhabir Kamaludinov and Shamil Omarov - declare that they were kidnapped by law enforcement bodies. They disappeared in the end of January and returned home in a week with bodily injuries.
Advocates of ex-Minister of Economic Development of Azerbaijan fear for his life February 14, 2008 15:18 According to the statement made by the advocates of Farkhad Aliev, former Minister of Economic Development of Azerbaijan, if the authorities want their client to escape the fate of Patarkatsishvili, they should admit attending physicians to him.
Spontaneous rally in Ingushetia was caused by detention of an Ekazhevo villager February 14, 2008 15:14 The reason for a spontaneous rally held last night in Nazran was the detention on February 13 by employees of power agencies in the centre of Nazran of Magomed Evloev, a resident of Ekazhevo village, Nazran District of Ingushetia.
Experts: Patarkatsishvili died a natural death February 14, 2008 15:11 British policemen have promulgated the first results of the post mortem examination of Badri Patarkatsishvili's body. It was found out that the death of the Georgian businessman was a result of natural causes, runs their special statement.
Ingushetia: relatives of Chapanov killed by power agents are dissatisfied with investigation February 14, 2008 15:06 The relatives of Yusup Chapanov, who was killed on February 1, 2008, in the centre of Nazran by employees of power agencies of the Russian Federation, express their discontent with the progress of investigating the murder.
Head of Ter-Petrosyan's election office beaten in the capital of Armenia February 13, 2008 17:58 In Yerevan, head of the election office of Levon Ter-Petrosyan, who is running for presidency in Armenia, was beaten.
In Armenia, investigation is underway of attacks on Sarkisyan's election offices February 13, 2008 17:53 The attacks on election offices of Serzh Sarkisyan, one of Armenian presidential candidates, committed on February 10 and 11, caused an investigation now underway within a criminal case initiated under point 1, part 2, Article 185 of the Criminal Code of the Republic Armenia.
Court marshals deny that they we beaten by "Voice of Beslan" members February 13, 2008 17:50 The Department of the Federal Service of Court Marshals (FSCM) of the Pravoberezhny District of North Ossetia has stated that nobody from the "Voice of Beslan" Public Organization beat the judge and seven court marshals.