Georgian NGOs demand restoration of Ivanishvili's citizenship November 03, 2011 23:30 Today, the Georgian NGOs begin to collect signatures demanding to restore the Georgian citizenship for the businessman Bidzina Ivanishvili.
In Grozny, First Caucasian Internet Prize "Prometheus-2011" awarded November 03, 2011 23:10 Yesterday, on November 2, in the city of Grozny, the official ceremony of awarding the winners of the First Caucasian Internet Prize "Prometheus-2011" was held.
Tigran Sarkisyan: Trchkan Waterfall in Armenia to be under special protection November 03, 2011 23:00 Today, the Armenian government decided to grant the status of the specially protected area to the Trchkan Waterfall.
Court sentences defendants in Volkov's murder case to 17 and 6 years of imprisonment November 03, 2011 22:40 The Moscow City Court has pronounced the verdict on the case of the murder of Yuri Volkov, a fan of the "Spartak" FC.
Dagestani woman reports that she is not given her son's body for funeral November 03, 2011 22:30 Djubairiyat Paizullaeva, a native of the city of Izberbash, claimed that officials refused to give out the body of Shamil Paizullaev, her son, to her. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan, on June 19, he was killed when he rendered resistance to the police officers.
In Baku, deceived housing shareholders hold three protest actions November 03, 2011 22:10 Today, more than 50 deceived co-investors of construction companies in Azerbaijan held three protest actions in Baku.
Halo Trust: Abkhazian territory is completely de-mined November 03, 2011 22:00 The territory of Abkhazia has been cleared of mines. This was reported by the British de-mining NGO Halo Trust. In this regard, the organization almost closed its activities in the country.
The European Court of Human Rights has taken cognizance of the case of a former Armenian military prisoner November 03, 2011 21:00 The case of former Armenian military prisoner Arthur Badalyan was registered in the European Court of Human Rights.
Radical vegetarians held a picket in Rostov-on-Don November 03, 2011 20:00 A picket of a vegetarian organization "First Stage" passed off in the center of Rostov-on-Don. Several tens young people called for the by-passers to reject meat, milk and eggs.
The number of people poisoned in a cafe in Kabardino-Balkaria increased up to 31 November 03, 2011 19:00 13 more persons were hospitalized in Nalchik with suspected botulism. So, the number of people who got poisoned in the cafe of Agricultural Academy of Kabardino-Balkaria increased up to 31 persons, Head of Press service of the Ministry of Public Health of the republic Marina Osmanova reported.
An unknown man in Dagestan shot down the shop windows of a store selling alcohol from a tommy gun November 03, 2011 18:00 An unidentified armed person in Kaspyisk entered a food store and shot down the shelves where bottles with alcohol drinks were standing from a self-firer. There were no victims or injured persons, the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Dagestan reported.
In Volgograd, Jewish community offers to commemorate Holocaust victims November 02, 2011 23:10 In Volgograd, the place of execution of the Jews should be memorialized in memory of victims of the Holocaust. This is stated by the Volgograd Jewish community. Experts of the "Rosokhrankultura" (Federal Service for monitoring compliance with cultural heritage protection law) consider creation of the memorial complex in memory of all victims of fascism to be more appropriate.
"Caucasian Knot" is one of most frequently quoted Runet resources November 02, 2011 23:00 The Internet medium "Caucasian Knot" has entered the top ten most quoted news sources of the Russian Internet. These are the results of the research for October conducted by the company "Medialogy".
"Anji" footballer nominated to be world's best player November 02, 2011 22:40 Samuel Eto'o, the forwarder of the Makhachkala "Anji" FC (Dagestan) and the member of the national team of Cameroon, was put into the list of 23 football players competing for the title of the best player in the world on the basis of the year's award. Samuel Eto'o is the only member of the Russian Championship, who entered the list of candidates, the FC's press service told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
New issue of magazine "Dosh" focuses on human rights violations November 02, 2011 22:30 On November 1, the regular, namely, the third in this year, issue of the independent Caucasian magazine "Dosh" has been released. It contains materials on human rights violations in the North-Caucasian republics, interviews with famous people, photographs, cultural and historical sketches.
Azerbaijani Court of Appeal upholds verdict to rights defender Vidadi Iskenderov November 02, 2011 22:10 The Sheki Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the first instance court, which had sentenced the human rights activist Vidadi Iskenderov to 3 years of imprisonment.
Karachay-Cherkessia commemorates deportation victims November 02, 2011 22:00 Today, the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) hosted events dedicated to the 68 anniversary of the deportation of the Karachay nation to Central Asia.
Woman from Dagestan claims disappearance of her daughter November 02, 2011 21:00 Naima Alborueva, a resident of the city of Makhachkala, claims disappearance of Fatima Alborueva, her 19-year-old daughter.
IC: soldier enslaved in Dagestan pleads guilty of desertion November 02, 2011 20:00 The Main Military Investigatory Department disseminated the information that the soldier Andrei Popov, who claimed that he had spent ten years in captivity in Dagestan, acknowledged the fact of his desertion and asked to consider his case in a particular order. However, Andrei Popov refutes this information.
About 200 people gathered at an action in protection of Trchkan waterfall in Armenia November 02, 2011 19:00 Yesterday, November, 1, about 200 people gathered in front of the Ministry of Nature Preservation of Armenia in order to stand up for maintenance of Trchkan, the most full-flowing waterfall of the republic. The participants of the action handed the Minister of Nature Preservation Aram Arutiunyan their statement consisting of seven demands.