Part of Malgobek is in flooding zone March 30, 2013 15:00 The streets of the eastern part of the city of Malgobek in Ingushetia are at risk of flooding because of the rise of ground water, said Akhmed Dodov, the head of the city administration.
Azerbaijani public asks to extend the mandate of PACE Rapporteur on political prisoners March 30, 2013 14:00 On March 27, a group of oppositional politicians, human rights defenders, civil society experts and former political prisoners of Azerbaijan addressed Jean-Claude Mignon, the head of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) asking to extend the mandate of the PACE Rapporteur on political prisoners in Azerbaijan.
Chechnya: over 12,000 entrepreneurs stopped their businesses within last three months March 30, 2013 13:00 More than 12,000 entrepreneurs of Chechnya stopped operation, claiming a sharp increase in insurance premiums as the main reason.
Photo of Governor of Astrakhan Region in Nazi uniform caused resonance in blogosphere March 30, 2013 12:00 A photo of Alexander Zhilkin, Governor of Astrakhan Region, dressed in the uniform of the Nazi army, caused resonance in the Russian blogosphere. There are no official comments; however, the governor's friends assert that the photo was made at a revue-sketch comedy 20 years ago.
Power agents of South Ossetia hand five border trespassers over to Georgian authorities March 30, 2013 11:00 During three days, on March 27-29, law enforcement officials of South Ossetia delivered to the Georgian party five persons detained on suspicion of illegally crossing the border.
Last day of open civil forum in Yerevan was attended by 500 people March 30, 2013 08:00 On March 17-28, the Yerevan's Freedom Square hosted an open civil forum, organized by supporters of Raffi Ovannisyan, the runner-up in the February 18 presidential election and the leader of the "Heritage" Party. Representatives of the political forces, activists and ordinary citizens were invited to speak there.
Armenia holds action in defence of ecologist March 29, 2013 23:00 Today in Yerevan, a number of environmental organizations and activists held am action in support of the ecologist Egiya Nersisyan, who is sued by a mining company.
Woman from Ingushetia claims she was beaten because of her nationality March 29, 2013 22:00 Marina Nasirova, a resident of Ingushetia and a Chechen by her origin, said she was beaten because of her nationality.
Arrested editor-in-chief of "Tolyshi Sado" receives Ashurov Award March 29, 2013 21:00 In Azerbaijan, Hilal Mamedov, the detained editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Tolyshi Sado", has become the first laureate of the award named after the lawyer Isakhan Ashurov. A Themis statuette was given to Ramiz Mamedov, the inmate's lawyer on March 29.
"Liakhvi" Group to address the problem of water supply in South Ossetia March 29, 2013 20:00 The international "Liakhvi" Group, set up by the initiative of the Georgian party, will deal with the issues of rational management of water resources in the South-Ossetian conflict zone.
Abkhazian president disagrees with the opposition to form a coalition government March 29, 2013 19:00 At a briefing on March 28, Christian Bzhaniya, the official representative of the president of Abkhazia, voiced out the position of his boss in relation to the demands of the opposition expressed on March 11 at a rally in Sukhumi. The president has rejected all the points of the resolution adopted by the rally.
KBR marks Revival Day of the Balkar people March 29, 2013 18:00 On March 28, the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) celebrated the Revival Day of the Balkar people with a motor rally, folk festivals, literary parties and sporting events.
Diabetics complain about lack of insulin in Stepanakert pharmacies March 29, 2013 17:00 The residents of Nagorno-Karabakh who suffer from diabetes mellitus complain about the absence of insulin in all the pharmacies of the republic. Those in Stepanakert have confirmed that there were no shipments of insulin for sale since the beginning of January.
Sochi: storm destroys shore reinforcement of Imereti Lowland March 29, 2013 16:00 In Sochi, the storm has destroyed the shore-stabilization structures built in the Imereti Lowland. According to local residents, the reason is in design errors and poor work quality.
“Armavia” air company in Armenia announced suspension of flights beginning from April, 1 March 29, 2013 15:00 National air carrier of Armenia “Armavia” suspended flights from April, 1, and initiated a bankruptcy procedure, Press service of the company reported.
Investigators consider the Georgian politician one of the organizers of mass disturbances in Bolotnaya square March 29, 2013 14:00 The investigation considers that mass disturbances on May, 6, 2012, in Bolotnaya square of Moscow were organized by leader of the “Left Front” Sergey Udaltsov, Russian oppositionists Leonid Razvozzhaev and Konstantin Lebedev and Georgian politician Givi Targamadze.
Today it is an anniversary of terrorist acts in the Moscow metro in 2010 March 29, 2013 12:00 Today Muscovites and guests of the capital are bringing flowers to the metro stations “Lubiyanka” and “Park Kultiri” where acts of terror with the participation of women suicide bombers were committed three years ago. The investigators are going on with their work to establish persons involved in this terror.
One person perished and over 300 houses got damaged during the storm in Adzharia March 29, 2013 11:00 During the hurricane that fell upon Adzharia several days ago one man perished. It was David Geladze, fisherman from the settlement of Sarpi, who was washed down by a wave. Over 300 houses got damaged. The Government of Georgia decided to help the owners of the damaged houses to restore them but many local residents are still doing it at their own expense.
Armenian Govt allots 50,000 US dollars to treat Airikyan abroad March 28, 2013 21:00 Paruir Airikyan, a former presidential candidate in Armenia, has received 20.5 million drams (about 50,000 US dollars) from the government for taking his treatment after the suffered attack and has left for Holland.
Georgia returns over thousand sacked militaries back to state service March 28, 2013 20:00 According to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Georgia, more than a thousand servicemen, illegally dismissed from the Ministry, have been reinstated.