Trial on Baksan HPP attack questions witnesses August 26, 2011 21:00 On August 25, at the trial, where the attack on the Baksan Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) is considered, witnesses were questioned, including employees of the plant and operative agents.
Ministry of Education: Chechnya sees acute shortage of teachers August 26, 2011 20:00 Chechnya suffers from deficit of educational institutions and lacks teachers. By the new school year the Republic's schools have more than 800 vacancies, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told by a source from the Ministry of Education and Sciences of Chechnya.
Dagestan: son who ordered murder of his father, Colonel of Justice, sentenced to 15 years of high security August 26, 2011 19:00 The Supreme Court of Dagestan has sentenced Gadjimurad Khulataev, 19, accused on ordering the killing of his father – Lieutenant Colonel of Justice Yunus Khulataev – to 15 years of high security colony.
Nationalists rally in Moscow against release of Rasul Mirzaev August 26, 2011 18:00 On August 25 the Moscow police suppressed an attempt of nationalist-minded young people to organize an unauthorized march to the building of the Zamoskovoretskiy Court, which considers the case of Rasul Mirzaev, the world champion in mixed martial arts, accused of involvement in the death of student Ivan Agafonov.
Deputy Mayor of Novocherkassk suspected of fomentation of interethnic animosity suspended from office August 26, 2011 15:00 Novocherkassk city court suspended Head of municipal Administration Vladislav Zhuravlev accused of fomentation of interethnic animosity from office for the period of investigation.
Armenian opposition broke off negotiations with the authorities until release of their activist August 26, 2011 14:00 Armenian National Congress broke off its participation in the dialogue with the authorities of Armenia and will return to the negotiating table only after alteration of preventive punishment for activist Tigran Arakelyan. This was reported by Levon Zurabyan, coordinator of ANC, leader of the delegation of oppositionists at the negotiation.
The court on the case of disturbances in Manezhnaya square declined all the motions of the defense August 26, 2011 13:25 All the motions of the defense party entered on August, 25, at a preliminary session on the case of organization of disturbances in Manezhnaya square of Moscow last December were declined today. The first hearing of the case on the merits was appointed for September, 7.
Dagestan: protesters demand release of Kizlyar residents detained by power agents August 25, 2011 21:00 On August 26 a protest action will be held at the building of the Dagestani Prosecutor's Office, where people will demand to release three residents of the Kizlyar District, detained under suspicion of helping militants.
In Georgia, experts differ in opinions on need to change articles on espionage in the Criminal Code August 25, 2011 20:00 Georgian experts are not unanimous regarding the unconstitutional nature of Article 314 of the Criminal Code (espionage).
Azerbaijan: six opposition activists detained on April 2 convicted August 25, 2011 19:00 The Sabail District Court of Baku has announced its sentence to six oppositionists accused of violating public order during the unsanctioned rally on April 2. The defendants were given from 1.5 to 3 years of imprisonment.
Foreign observers at election in Abkhazia promise to attend every polling station August 25, 2011 18:00 The foreign observers who have arrived in Abkhazia have promised that they will be able to control the course of the presidential election.
Athletes and coaches urge not to stir up ethnic conflict from the case of Dagestan sambo champion Mirzaev August 25, 2011 17:00 Sport officials, coaches and athletes believe that only the court should define the guilt of Rasul Mirzaev, the world champion in sambo, who was arrested in the case of the death of a student Ivan Agafonov.
Tedeev: North-Ossetian footballers happy with reception in Ingushetia August 25, 2011 16:00 On August 21 the Rashid Aushev Stadium in Nazran hosted a football match in the southern zone of the second division of Russian championship between "Angusht" (Nazran) and "Fayur" (Beslan). In the first-ever football match between Ingushetia and North Ossetia not on the neutral pitch "Fayur" beat "Angusht" 2:0.
The court declined a lawsuit of a resident of Volgograd who demanded recurrence of direct election of Head of the city August 25, 2011 15:00 Volgograd regional court dismissed the case on the lawsuit of Alexander Galuzo who demanded adoption of the decision of announcement of direct election of Head of Volgograd.
Prosecutor General’s of Azerbaijan accuses a publisher of a newspaper of corruption and nonpayment of taxes August 25, 2011 14:00 A criminal charge was brought in Azerbaijan against Shirin Jafari, constitutor of the newspaper “Giundem Khabar” (“News of the Day”). He is accused of tax evasion and abuse of authority. The investigation is being carried out by Directorate of struggle against corruption under Prosecutor General based on an appeal of Press Council.
The court in Moscow accepted a lawsuit of eviction of the Section of the interests of Georgia from the house in Ostozhenka street August 25, 2011 13:00 The Court of Arbitration in Moscow registered the lawsuit of “Ostozhenka Business center” limited company of eviction of Consular Department of the Section of the interests of Georgia with the Embassy of Switzerland in Russia from the mansion in Ostozhenka street, No 26/1. This was reported by a representative of the court.
Mass searches in the houses of Jehovah's Witnesses going on in Taganrog August 25, 2011 12:00 Today operative groups of the Ministry of Interior Affairs and Federal Security Service are carrying out searches in ten houses of Jehovah's Witnesses in Taganrog and the neighbourhood.
The first women’s beach in Dagestan built in Makhachkala August 24, 2011 21:00 Building of the first in Dagestan women’s beach complex has been accomplished at the coast of the Caspian sea, in Makhachkala.
A polling station for the election of President of Abkhazia presented in Moscow August 24, 2011 20:00 Polling stations for citizens of Abkhazia residing in the Russian Federation will be opened in Moscow and Cherkessk. Presentation of such a polling station was held in Moscow on August, 23.
Chalatashvili: the damage caused by flood in Sagarejo district made over 363 thousand lari August 24, 2011 19:00 The rivers of Sagarejo district of Georgia which outflowed the banks inflicted a damage of 600 thousand lari (over 366 US dollars), Head of Municipality Sagarejo Gia Chalatashvili declared.