Georgian TV "Maestro" to be on air since January 10 January 08, 2011 20:00 The TV Company "Maestro" will partially resume its broadcasting on January 10. However, no money for full-scale operation has been found yet.
Blogger Dudko will stay in custody January 08, 2011 19:00 The Lefortovo District Court of Moscow has extended the detention term of blogger Alaudin Dudko, also known under the nickname ingushetiya_ru, by three months more. The investigation into his case is still on.
Activists of Islamic Party detained in Azerbaijan January 08, 2011 18:00 Employees of the Nariman District Police Department of the city of Baku have detained Mokhsun Samedov, leader of the Islamic Party of Azerbaijan (IPA), his driver Mirgusein Kazymov, Vagif Abdullaev, head of the organizational division of the IPA, and a member of the Party Elchin Gasanov.
Solo pickets in support of political prisoners held in Rostov-on-Don January 08, 2011 15:00 On January 7, activists of opposition movements "Solidarity", "United Civil Front" and "Left-Wing Front" held solo pickets in support of political prisoners. The organizers report about militiamen's attempts to detain them.
In Georgia, march "Alilo" held in honour of Christmas January 08, 2011 08:00 The Christmas procession "Alilo", which has 15 centuries of history, was held on January 7 in Georgia. During the "Alilo" donations were gathered to be later distributed among orphanages, old-age homes, hospitals and needy families.
Human rights activists in Georgia demand impartial investigation of dispersal of the veterans’ action January 07, 2011 23:00 Twelve non-governmental organizations of Georgia have signed a joint statement with a demand that the Ministry of Interior Affairs and Prosecutor General's of Georgia should carry out an impartial investigation of dispersal of the veterans’ action in Tbilisi.
Over 240,000 citizens of Chechnya are jobless January 07, 2011 22:00 According to the spokesman of the Chechen Ministry of Labour, in 2011 the emphasis in the fight on unemployment will be placed on development of small businesses.
People's Party holds rally in the capital of Armenia January 07, 2011 21:00 The People's Party, its supporters, as well as many of the viewers of the TV Channel "ALM", will continue their struggle for justice. This was stated by Tigran Karapetyan, leader of the People's Party and the owner of the "ALM", at a rally in Yerevan, where about one thousand persons gathered.
In Sochi, public activist Valery Suchkov was hospitalized with traumas January 07, 2011 20:00 Valery Suchkov, a member of the Sochi City Planning Council and an active public figure, was hospitalized with traumas. He was told that he was hit by a car. Suchkov himself believes that he was a victim of an intentional attack.
Azerbaijan: Russian officer was killed by his guests, inspectors assert January 07, 2011 19:00 The Russian officer Sergey Grachov, an employee at the Gabala Radar Station in Azerbaijan, was killed by his co-workers at night on January 1, after celebration of the New Year. His apartment was robbed, said a source from law enforcement bodies of Azerbaijan.
Armenians cannot afford winter resorts because of high prices January 07, 2011 18:00 Excessively high accommodation rates of hotels, rest and guest houses of Armenia make the country unattractive for winter holidays. The "Caucasian Knot" learnt about it from the interpreter-guide Ovanes Karapetyan.
Counterterrorism in Northern Caucasus-2010: Kabardino-Balkaria January 07, 2011 17:00 In 2010, Kabardino-Balkaria saw a marked splash of activities of the armed underground.
Orthodox believers of North-Caucasian Federal Okrug celebrate Christmas January 07, 2011 16:00 Preparation for the holiday was darkened by firing upon an Orthodox church in the stanitsa of Orjonikidzevskaya from a grenade launcher. None of the congregation or churchmen was injured.
In 2010 Abkhazia received 1,8 billion rubles financial aid from Russia January 07, 2011 15:00 In 2010, 1,8 billion rubles out of gratuitous financial aid from Russia for social and economic development were drawn in Abkhazia. Vested remainder for 2011 is equal to 1,2 billion rubles.
A statement of residents of Tavush district about beating them up in a military unit is under investigation in Armenia January 07, 2011 14:00 Military police of the town of Tavush, Armenia, is investigating an incident in one of the military units of Ijevan during which, according to two residents of Tavush district, the commander of the unit beat them up.
In Chechnya, militia officer and local resident are accused of large-scale fraud January 06, 2011 23:10 An unemployed resident of the Naur District of Chechnya and a militia officer, who served as an on duty officer of the temporary detention facility (known as "IVS") of the local ROVD (District Interior Division) are suspected of a large-scale fraud with the so-called "combat" payments, which amounted to 900,000 roubles. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed at the republic's law enforcement agencies that a criminal case was initiated against them.
Resonant cases and trials of 2010 January 06, 2011 23:00 The past 2010 was marked by many resonant trials, where natives of Southern Russia and the Caucasus were figurants; a full stop was put in many of them. Some of these trials were held abroad and acquired great public resonance because notable political figures were involved. Most often it concerned one of the regions of Russia - the Chechen Republic, which is still under close scrutiny of human rights defenders. Also, last year was marked by passing final decision on cases of Moscow-based groupings, which had been killing people of non-Slavic nationalities, by trials started in Northern Caucasus on murders of prominent people, as well as by further consideration in Kabardino-Balkaria case of the case dealing with attack on Nalchik in 2005.
Azerbaijan: Russian officer shot dead at Gabala Radar Station January 06, 2011 23:00 As reported by the Police Division of the Gabala District, a Russian office - Major Sergey Grachov, 47, an employee of the Gabala Radar Station, was killed.
"Siberia" Airlines to fly to Georgia till end of March January 06, 2011 22:00 The Russia's "Siberia" Airlines were granted a permit from the "Rosaviatsiya" (Federal Air Transportation Agency) to go on with Moscow-Tbilisi direct charter flights till the end of March 2011. This was announced on January 5 by Paata Kamarauli, the Airlines' representative in Georgia.
Nagorno-Karabakh denied involvement of its servicemen in injuring Azerbaijani soldier January 06, 2011 21:00 As reported by Senor Asratyan, press secretary of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh, the information of their Azerbaijani counterpart that the Karabakh armed forces had broken the ceasefire and wounded an Azerbaijani soldier is not true.