New charge presented to Robert Kocharyan September 12, 2018 10:29 Robert Kocharyan, the second president of Armenia, is accused of financial frauds and money laundering, Arthur Vanetsyan, the head of the National Security Service (NSS) of Armenia, has stated.
Father of schoolboy killed in Georgia felt bad during conflict with policemen September 12, 2018 08:32 Policemen did not allow the participants of the "Don't kill!" action, who demand resignation of the Georgian government, to set up tents in the central Tbilisi avenue. The initiator of the action Zaza Saralidze fainted and was taken away by an ambulance.
Kadyrov supports "Rosgvardia" boss' challenge to Navalny September 12, 2018 08:24 Victor Zolotov, the head of the "Rosgvardia" (Russian National Guard) is defending the honour of his organization by inviting the oppositionist Alexei Navalny to a duel, said Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Chechnya.
Kalmykia: observer disappears after talking to investigator September 11, 2018 21:50 For the last time, Aisa Khulaeva, who shot a video about ballot-stuffing at a polling station, was seen in the investigator's office; she is out of contact for the second day, the Kalmyk branch of the "Spravedlivaya Rossiya" (Fair Russia) Party has informed.
Azerbaijani activist placed in dungeon after going on hunger strike September 11, 2018 21:41 Murad Adilov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), who is on the fifth day of his hunger strike in colony, was placed into the dungeon (a punishment cell), his brother, Natig Adilov, has reported. In its turn, the Penitentiary Service asserts that Adilov refused from his hunger strike.
Timati-Nurmagomedov conflict sparks disputes on radicalism in Dagestan (+video) September 11, 2018 21:31 The virtual dispute of the performer and producer Timati with the Dagestani fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov that broke out after the cancellation of the concert of singer Yegor Krid in Makhachkala caused a heated discussion among social network users about the admissibility of banning the music, which fails to meet religious and traditional values of Dagestan.
Appeal to Kadyrov raises problem of extortions in Chechen schools September 11, 2018 17:41 An appeal to Ramzan Kadyrov with a complaint about money extortions from parents at schools was spread on the WhatsApp by a user who introduced herself as a resident of the village of Starye Atagi of the Grozny District.
Oppositionists report ballot-stuffing at polling stations in Volgograd September 11, 2018 17:35 Observers from oppositional parties told the "Caucasian Knot" about ballot-stuffing, falsifications during vote tabulation and threats of physical execution, which they fixed during the recent elections in Volgograd; they filed complaints about violations.
"Vayfond" head stops hunger strike against Chechen's extradition to Russia September 11, 2018 14:32 Mansur Sadulaev, the head of the "Vayfond" Swedish charitable association, has stopped, after a deterioration of his health condition, the hunger strike announced on September 6 in protest against the decision of Bosnian authorities to extradite Akhmed Altamirov, an ethnic Chechen and a native of Ingushetia, to Russia.
Azerbaijan reports machine-gun fire in conflict zone September 11, 2018 14:28 During the last 24 hours, Armenian Armed Forces violated the ceasefire in the Karabakh conflict zone for 84 times, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated today.
Three teens injured at building collapse in Tbilisi September 11, 2018 14:20 The health condition of one of the three children who received traumas, when a wall of the garage located in Gardabani Highway in Tbilisi collapsed, is grave, the Georgian Ministry of Public Health has reported.
Human rights defenders criticize Albert Khamkhoev's verdict September 11, 2018 14:08 In the course of judicial investigation, no proofs of Khamkhoev's guilt, accused of possessing weapons, were presented; and the sentence rendered on him is unfair, Timur Akiev, the head of the Ingush office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", believes.
Azerbaijani oppositionist Ilgar Mamedov demands to punish judges September 11, 2018 09:52 Ilgar Mamedov, the Chairman of the Republican Alternative (ReAl) Party has appealed to the Azerbaijani Prosecutor's Office demanding to punish the judges involved in his arrest and imprisonment.
Lawyer Benyash arrested for 14 days September 11, 2018 09:37 Lawyer Mikhail Benyash, detained in Krasnodar at an unsanctioned march against the pension reform, was arrested for 14 days and sentenced to 40 hours of compulsory works.
Four Ingush Vice-Premiers dismissed September 11, 2018 09:29 Yunus-Bek Evkurov, who was elected to the post of the head of Ingushetia for the third time, reduced the number of Vice-Premiers in the republic's government.
Father of schoolboy killed in Georgia goes on hunger strike September 11, 2018 08:38 At the protest actions "Don't kill – together on guard of justice" in Tbilisi, Zaza Saralidze announced a hunger strike demanding resignation of the Georgian government.
Lawyer Benyash tells he was beaten up after arrest September 11, 2018 08:27 Doctors have fixed numerous bruises on the lawyer Mikhail Benyash, detained in Krasnodar. About 200 lawyers from various Russian regions have signed an appeal to the Federal Bar Association demanding to investigate the beating of their colleague.
Participants of "Don't kill!" action demand resignation of Georgia's Govt September 11, 2018 08:19 In Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, at the action "Don't kill – together on guard of justice", protesters have demanded to punish those guilty of killing the schoolboy, David Saralidze, and create an interim government.
Khazbiev complains to ECtHR about his custody conditions September 10, 2018 22:10 The Ingush oppositionist Magomed Khazbiev has complained to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) about inhuman treatment and unjustified isolation, said his advocate.
Investigators get interested in ballot stuffing in Kalmykia September 10, 2018 22:00 The spokesman of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has informed about the start of checking the video record of the incident at the elections to the People's Khural of Kalmykia. The female-observer, who shot the video, is out of contact for the second day, the office of the regional branch of the "Spravedlivaya Rossiya" (Fair Russia) Party informs.