Court holds closed session on Saakashvili’s case May 01, 2015 15:41 Today, the Tbilisi City Court has held a session on the case of the ex-Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili on the dispersal of the rally on November 7, 2007.
Opposition activist Tofig Yagublu returned to penal colony in Azerbaijan May 01, 2015 13:26 Today, Tofig Yagublu, the Deputy Chairman of the opposition "Musavat" Party of Azerbaijan, temporary released to attend the funeral of his daughter, has returned to the penal colony.
Armenian experts advise Yerevan to voice clear claims to Turkey concerning genocide May 01, 2015 12:56 The process of recognizing the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey should be continued in the clear formulation of claims by Armenia, which still has not been prepared. This was declared by participants of the "round table" "On the way to the 101st anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey: a new stage?", which took place in Yerevan on April 29.
Baku threatens to initiate criminal proceedings against observers on elections in Nagorno-Karabakh May 01, 2015 12:35 The Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has warned foreign observers about possible criminal prosecution in the case of their arrival in Nagorno-Karabakh to monitor the elections. The OSCE Minsk Group co-Chairs claimed non-recognition of the results of the elections scheduled for Sunday, May 3.
In Rostov-on-Don, case of patient's death near walls of hospital brought to court May 01, 2015 02:48 Tatiana Kornaeva, a physician of the hospital No. 8 of Rostov-on-Don, is accused of failure to provide medical assistance to Vyacheslav Ivanov, an elderly patient, who died not far from the hospital. The case has been brought to court.
HRW speaks in support of members of "Founding Parliament" May 01, 2015 01:52 The human rights organization "Human Rights Watch" (HRW) has sent a letter to Gevorg Kostanyan, the General Prosecutor of Armenia. In its letter, the HRW made a statement in support of the arrested activists of the opposition movement "Founding Parliament".
In Sochi, case of fire in dilapidated house brought to police May 01, 2015 00:03 In Sochi, the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) has seen signs of deliberate destruction of property in fire in the dilapidated house and brought the case to the police.
CaT files cassation complaint against verdict to Kutaev April 30, 2015 16:48 On April 28, a cassation complaint against the verdict to Ruslan Kutaev, the President of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations, convicted in Chechnya on charges of drug possession, was submitted by the Committee against Torture (CaT) to the presidium of the Supreme Court of Chechnya.
Kadyrov is ready to testify in Nemtsov's murder case April 30, 2015 16:41 The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has offered his help in the inquiry into the murder of Boris Nemtsov and expressed his readiness to testify. The advocates for the children of the slain politician insist on that.
Relatives of Tyrnyauz resident assert he was tortured by law enforcers April 30, 2015 16:17 Relatives of Ruslan Etezov, a resident of the village of Tyrnyauz, have turned to rights defenders claiming that he was tortured and beating by law enforcers.
South Ossetia to amnesty 10 prisoners April 30, 2015 16:13 Under the amnesty on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, South Ossetia will pardon and release 10 earlier convicted citizens of the republic.
Defence of Sergey Reznik claims contradictions in verdict to journalist April 30, 2015 11:57 During the debates in the Rostov Regional Court, advocates of journalist and blogger Sergey Reznik, accused of false denunciation and insult of the authorities, have claimed the contradictions in the verdict announced by the court of first instance.
"Kommersant": Eugenia Vasilieva suspected of illegal sale of MoD's company in Krasnodar Territory April 30, 2015 10:05 Investigators suspect Eugenia Vasilieva, the former head of the Department of Property Relations of the Ministry of Defence (MoD), of fraud while selling agricultural Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) "Leningradskoe" in the Krasnodar Territory, controlled by the Russian MoD, the newspaper "Kommersant" reports.
In Tbilisi, protesters demand to restore diplomatic relations with Russia April 30, 2015 08:26 In Tbilisi, in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Georgia, activists held an action with the demand to comply with the country's neutrality and restore diplomatic relations with Russia.
Banners depicting Stalin dismantled in Makhachkala April 30, 2015 07:15 In Makhachkala, the authorities have dismantled the billboards with the portrait of Joseph Stalin, installed on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War.
In Armenia, member of "Founding Parliament" stops his hunger strike April 30, 2015 04:27 Gevorg Safaryan, a member of the "Founding Parliament" movement, accused in plotting riots in Armenia, has stopped his hunger strike.
In Dagestan, five nominees granted "Golden Eagle" Award April 30, 2015 02:40 On April 29, the Union of Journalists of Dagestan granted the "Golden Eagle" Award to four journalists and one creative team for their activities in 2014.
HRC head calls on to release Novorossiysk dancers April 29, 2015 18:46 Today, Mikhail Fedotov, the head of the Presidential Human Rights Council (HRC), has called on to release the young women, who danced near the WWII memorial museum "Malaya Zemlya" (Small Land) in Novorossiysk.
Prisoners sentenced on charges of attack on Nalchik complain about violation of their rights at SIZO April 29, 2015 15:50 Relatives of the five persons sentenced to life imprisonment in the criminal case of the attack on Nalchik have appealed to human rights activists with complaints about violations, including complaints about the detention of the prisoners in one-man cells and everyday inconveniences.
Resident of Stavropol Territory sentenced to three years of imprisonment for involvement in Syrian conflict April 29, 2015 13:41 The Lenin District Court of Stavropol has sentenced K.M. Djamaldinov to three years of imprisonment for involvement in an illegal armed formation (IAF) in Syria. This has been reported today by the Prosecutor's Office of the Stavropol Territory.