Access of vehicles to railway station of Volgograd blocked to prevent terror acts January 03, 2015 12:55 In order to prevent a recurrence of the December 2013 terror acts in Volgograd, they have banned access of vehicles to the railway station.
Two soldiers killed and one wounded in Karabakh conflict zone January 03, 2015 11:57 Two servicemen of the Defence Army of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) were killed and another one wounded in response to diversions from the Azerbaijani party, said the NKR's Ministry of Defence (MoD).
Maikop residents paid tribute to victims of local conflicts January 03, 2015 09:12 The city of Maikop, the capital of Adygea, has held a commemoration rally of victims of local conflicts. The rally, which was attended by combat veterans from Krasnodar, read out the names of the victims; and fired a salute in their honour.
Residents of Southern Caucasus have New Year holidays from five to twelve days January 03, 2015 05:40 Residents of Southern Caucasus will have from five to twelve days-off to celebrate the New Year – the decision was made by the authorities of the countries of the region.
Defence of Rasul Kudaev appeals against verdict in Nalchik attack case January 03, 2015 04:34 At sentencing Rasul Kudaev in the case of the attack on Nalchik in 2005, the court failed to consider a number of testimonies and defence information; the verdict has been challenged, said the advocate Batyr Akhilgov.
NGO activists accuse Azerbaijani MoJ of protracting grant registration January 02, 2015 16:25 The slowness of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of Azerbaijan, which was supposed to develop, with account of recent legislative changes, a mechanism for registration of grants in the country, is in fact paralyzing the work of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), their activists assert.
NKR veterans receive financial aid by the New Year January 02, 2015 15:26 Lunpsum financial help was allocated by the authorities of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic to World War II and Karabakh War veterans. This decision was made on the occasion of the New Year, which will be celebrated in the republic until January 12.
Volgograd organization of Director of the Georgian-Russian Forum of NCOs recognized as foreign agent January 02, 2015 13:27 The Youth Centre for Consulting and Training under the supervision of Temur Kobaliya, Director of the Georgian-Russian Forum of non-profit organizations (NPOs), has been considered as a "foreign agent" at the demand of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of the Volgograd Region.
Azerbaijan announced 86 shelling episodes of its positions in Karabakh conflict zone January 02, 2015 12:27 During January 1, the Armenian party violated the ceasefire for 86 times, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated today. According to the Ministry, the fire was delivered at positions in two districts of Azerbaijan.
Armenia officially joins EAEU January 02, 2015 11:28 From today, Armenia has officially become a member of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), which unites Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan; however, till the end of 2015, Yerevan will have a limited representation in the executive bodies of the Union.
Four power agents wounded in special operation in Naur District of Chechnya January 02, 2015 10:29 Four law enforcers involved in the special operation on January 1 in the village of Mekenskaya were slightly wounded. According to Chechen authorities, they were wounded by grenade fragments.
Chechen authorities announce new tactic to combat militants January 02, 2015 05:23 The new tactics to combat the armed underground in Chechnya assumes a personal search of each wanted person by each individual official, said the press service of the head of the republic.
Journalist Ismayilova sends appeal in support of Radio Liberty from Baku SIZO January 02, 2015 02:02 Khadija Ismayilova, an investigative journalist and an employee of the Baku office of Radio Liberty, who is kept in the Baku SIZO (pre-trial prison), has sent an open letter with words of support to her colleagues.
MIA sends appeal of relatives of missing resident of Stavropol for check to the ICRF January 02, 2015 00:58 The whereabouts of Jamal Makhmudov, a resident of Stavropol, who disappeared on December 8, is still unknown. According to unconfirmed information of his relatives, he may be kept at the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of the Stavropol Territory.
NKR’s authorities report calm situation on contact line on New Year night January 01, 2015 23:58 There were quite a few violations of the ceasefire on the contact line in Karabakh on December 31, 2014, and at night on January 1, 2015; and the overall situation can be treated as calm, the press service of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has reported.
Azerbaijan: news site "Media Forum" suspended due to problems with grant registration January 01, 2015 22:55 Azerbaijan has suspended the work of the popular news site "Media Forum". The project staff was sent to forced leave because of absence of notification from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) on the results of the consideration of the founder’s appeal to register the grant agreement related to the above website.
Chechen authorities announce that killed militants had prepared a series of terror acts January 01, 2015 21:59 The members of the armed underground killed in the special operation conducted in the village of Mekenskaya, Naur District of Chechnya, had prepared a series of terror acts, said the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov.
Two residents of Dagestan detained on suspicion of undermining motor convoy January 01, 2015 20:36 Law enforcers of Dagestan have detained two local residents suspected of involvement in the bomb explosion during the travel of police cars in the Untsukul District. According to power agents, the detainees had two accomplices.
Author of clip urging to refrain from welcoming New Year detained in Makhachkala January 01, 2015 19:42 Murad Nurmagomedov, the author of the video clip, popular on the Internet, in which well-known Muslims criticize the New Year celebration in Dagestan, was detained by policemen in Makhachkala.
Second casualty of special operation in Naur District of Chechnya identified January 01, 2015 16:57 The second person killed in the special operation conducted in the Chechen village of Mekenskaya was identified as Bashir Omarov. According to the republic’s law enforcement bodies, Omarov and one of the leaders of local militants Musa Zavgaev, also killed today in Mekenskaya, were natives of the same village.