In Chechnya, five local residents sentenced for armed attacks August 10, 2013 04:56 The Supreme Court of the Chechen Republic found guilty five local residents of banditry and attacks on law enforcers and sentenced them to various terms of imprisonment.
In Georgia, CDM offers to constitutionally ban same-sex marriages August 09, 2013 23:01 The Georgian oppositional Christian-Democratic Movement (CDM) had offered to add the Constitution with the provision allowing marriages only of different sexes.
Yerevan hosts picket against increase of tuition fees in universities August 09, 2013 22:15 On August 9, a protest action was held at the building of the Armenian government against the decision of the authorities to raise tuition fees in universities.
Volgograd: seventeen people picket against use of animals in circus August 09, 2013 21:48 On August 9, at the building of the circus in Volgograd, a picket against the use of animals in circus, coordinated with the authorities, was held.
Stanislav Khatskevich, former CEO of "Krasnaya Polyana", arrested August 09, 2013 17:04 The Tverskoy Court of Moscow has arrested Stanislav Khatskevich, the former Director General of the Open Joint-Stock Company "Krasnaya Polyana", suspected of abuse of power at obtaining revenues from the construction of Olympic facilities in Sochi.
Moscow court finds activities of Transparency International-Russia political August 09, 2013 15:57 The Zamoskvoretskiy Court of Moscow has dismissed a complaint against the warning of the Moscow Prosecutor's Office demanding from the non-profit organization (NPO) Transparency International-Russia, which carries out its work among other regions in the Caucasus, to get registered as a "foreign agent".
While alive, Ruslan Akhtakhanov received no threats, his daughter asserts at trial in case of her father's murder August 09, 2013 12:13 On August 8, at court session in case of the murder of Chechen poet Ruslan Akhtakhanov, the Savyolovo District Court of Moscow listened to four witnesses, including Zarema Akhtakhanova, the daughter of the murdered poet.
In Krasnodar Territory, ICRF verifies information that child was raped in children's camp August 09, 2013 08:03 The Investigating Department of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) for the Krasnodar Territory verifies the information on the fact of a crime committed against a minor girl in one of the children's camps of Anapa.
On August 18, Sochi to hold rally against construction in park area August 09, 2013 06:36 In Sochi, Lyudmila Shestak, a City Council deputy from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), has filed to the Mayoralty an application on holding in Primorsky Park a rally against capital construction of a well-room in the park area. The rally is scheduled for August 18.
Dmitry Sanakoev: Georgia invaded by 23,000 refugees because of August war August 09, 2013 03:42 In Georgia, the problem of refugees remains unsolved for five years since August 2008. Their number reaches about 23,000 persons; however, the exact number of refugees still has not been calculated.
In Kabardino-Balkaria, residents of Verkhny Kurkuzhin village batten ambulance station doors to protest against dismissal of physician August 09, 2013 03:18 Residents of the village of Verkhny Kurkuzhin of Kabardino-Balkaria battened doors of the local ambulance station to protest against the dismissal of Mukhamed Tatimov, acting head of the local ambulance station.
Detained Mayor of Karachaevsk pleads not guilty, his lawyer reports August 09, 2013 02:03 Soltan Semenov, Mayor of Karachaevsk, who was detained on August 8 after charges of misuse of budgetary funds, has agreed to testify in the case. However, he pleaded not guilty.
300 signatures collected in Volgograd against construction of hotel in green zone August 08, 2013 20:42 On August 8, picketers demanded from the authorities of Volgograd to stop building a hotel in Predmostnaya Square, felling the greenery and capturing parkland, and to hold public hearings initiated by residents, not officials.
Krasnodar court extended Mikhail Savva's custody August 08, 2013 17:35 By the decision of the Oktiabrsky District Court of Krasnodar, the custody term of Mikhail Savva, the director of grant programmes of the Southern Regional Resource Centre, accused of a fraud, has been extended by two months.
Residents of South Ossetia pay tribute to victims of August 2008 events August 08, 2013 15:19 At night on August 8, the Theatre Square of Tskhinvali hosted the action "Living Light of Memory", which brought together several hundreds residents of South Ossetia.
ReAl activists complain that authorities hamper Ilgar Mamedov's participation in presidential election August 08, 2013 14:38 Artificial obstacles are set up for the official nomination of Ilgar Mamedov, the leader of the civil movement "Republican Alternative" (ReAl), now under arrest, as a presidential candidate at the upcoming election in Azerbaijan on October 9.
Unidentified persons threaten to kill Mufti of Stavropol Territory August 08, 2013 12:25 The Pyatigorsk police started to search for the unidentified persons, who threatened to kill the Mufti of the Stavropol Territory.
In Volgograd, opposition not rule out explosion connected with possible Vladimir Putin's visit to bike show August 08, 2013 11:44 Investigators have not yet announced the versions of explosions committed in the Kirov and Voroshilov Districts of Volgograd. Local activists do not rule out that the explosions could be connected with possible visit of President Vladimir Putin to Volgograd to the bike show.
Militants confirm underground leader Khasanbi Fakov killed in Nalchik August 08, 2013 11:34 In Nalchik, during the fire fight that occurred at night of August 7, Khasanbi Fakov, the leader of the armed underground of Kabardino-Balkaria, and his wife Irina Ortanova were killed. This was reported by the information resources that support militants of Northern Caucasus.
In Dagestan, house of rural school principal shelled August 08, 2013 08:33 Last night, in the village of Chontaul of the Kizilyurt District of Dagestan, unidentified persons shelled the house belonging to a local school principal.