The first “Lada-Priora” cars came off the assembly line in Chechnya August 24, 2011 18:00 On August, 23, the first makes of “Lada-Priora” cars were produced in Argun, the third biggest town of Chechnya, at the plant “Chechenavto”.
Resident of Ingushetia reports kidnapping of his son August 24, 2011 17:00 Salman Ugurchiev, a resident of the village of Ordzhonikidzevskaya, Sunzha District of Ingushetia, said about kidnapping of his son Akraman Ugurchiev, born in 1984. The father brought his application to the human rights organization "MASHR".
Victims of fire from the settlement of Tsibari, Dagestan, received compensation only in part August 24, 2011 16:00 Victims of fire in the settlement of Tsibary sent letters to Victor Basargin, Minster of Regional Development of the Russian Federation, and Sergey Shoigu, Minister of Emergency Situations of Russia, asking to pay them the whole due sum of compensation.
Woman from Chechnya asserts that power agents took away her flat, where they conducted special operation August 24, 2011 15:00 Khadish Ibaeva, the owner of the flat in Grozny, where a special operation was conducted on August 18, told rights defenders that power agents took away the documents on the flat, where she had been registered since 2004, and evicted her from the flat.
Woman from Dagestan reports kidnapping and murder of her husband August 24, 2011 14:00 Shamil Alisultanov, a resident of Kaspiisk, who had been missing since August 19, was found murdered in the Buinaksk District, said his wife Kamilla Mamaeva. According to her story, power agents had to do with her husband's death.
Explosion in Astrakhan Region was shell self-triggering, militaries say August 24, 2011 13:00 As reported today by a source from the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD), the reason of explosion of ammunition on August 23 in the Astrakhan Region in the Ashuluk training range was a spontaneous self-triggering of the propulsion engine of one of the shells.
Eviction of residents of Russian enclave from Azerbaijan to Dagestan suspended August 24, 2011 12:00 Today is the deadline of the three-month period, which was provided by the Azerbaijani party to residents of the villages of Khrakh-Uba and Uryan-Uba for making their decision: either to get legalized in Azerbaijan or to move to Dagestan. Forced deportation was avoided after the talks of the leader of Dagestan Magomedsalam Magomedov and First Vice-Premier of Azerbaijan Yagub Eyubov.
Youth expert-political forum "Foros. Abkhazia" opened in Gagra August 23, 2011 20:00 80 young people from Karachay-Cherkessia, Adygea, Ingushetia, Chechnya, Dagestan, Stavropol and Moscow are participating in the international youth expert-political forum "Foros. Abkhazia" that was launched in the city of Gagra.
Residents of Razdan are concerned about development of mine with possible uranium content August 23, 2011 19:00 The Armenian government is considering the application of residents of the city of Razdan and a number of public organizations, in which they expressed their concern about the exploitation of the iron mine. According to their story, uranium was detected in the area of the deposit.
In Georgia, theatre staff refuses to accept dismissal of stage director Sturua August 23, 2011 18:00 The company of the Rustaveli Theatre said that they still consider Robert Sturua, who was dismissed from his post of artistic director by the Minister of Culture of Georgia, to be their stage director. The statement on behalf of the company was announced on August 22 by actor Zaza Papuashvili in front of the theatre building.
Dagestan: case of beating lawyer Sapiyat Magomedova by militiamen sent to court August 23, 2011 17:00 The indictment has been approved in Dagestan on the criminal case against employees of the OVD of Khasavyurt, accused of beating the lawyer Sapiyat Magomedova, said the prosecutor's office of Dagestan.
Resident of Dagestan reports kidnapping and murder of his brother by power agents August 23, 2011 16:00 Abdurakhman Asludinov, a resident of the village of Shamkhal (a suburb of Makhachkala), who was killed on August 18 by MIA agents in the capital of Dagestan, had been kidnapped before his death by power agents, said today Magomed Asludinov, Abdurakhman's brother.
League of Voters: "Georgian card" again played at presidential election in Abkhazia August 23, 2011 15:00 In Abkhazia, the League of Voters "For Fair Elections" has published an interim report on results of observation over the election process of President of Abkhazia.
Ex-head of Georgian Forestry Department released in Spain August 23, 2011 14:00 Bidzina Giorgobiani, the secretary for international affairs of the Conservative Party of Georgia and former head of the Forestry Department, who was detained in Spain at the request of the Georgian party, is at large, said Lasha Chkhartishvili, one of the leaders of the party.
"Anji" officially announces purchase of Samuel Eto'o August 23, 2011 13:00 Today, the final agreement was reached between Football Clubs "Anji" (Makhachkala) and "Inter" (Milan) on transfer of Samuel Eto'o, the latter's striker, into the Makhachkala club.
Ex-militia lieutenant-colonel detained on Politkovskaya murder case Retired August 23, 2011 12:00 Lieutenant-Colonel Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov was detained on suspicion of organizing the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya, said Vladimir Markin, the official spokesman of the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).
Dagestan: policemen's rally postponed, because of participants' absence August 22, 2011 21:00 The rally of policemen, who had failed to pass attestation and stand against corruption in the law enforcement system of Dagestan, scheduled for today in Makhachkala, has been postponed to September 30.
Twenty-one persons suffered in explosions in Makhachkala August 22, 2011 20:00 According to latest data, the two explosions triggered near the supermarket "Yastreb" (Hawk) in Makhachkala wounded and contused 21 persons, including three children and six policemen, briefed the MIA of Dagestan.
In Azerbaijan, activist of "Yeni Fikir" denied CER August 22, 2011 19:00 Today, in Baku, a travel session of the Nizami District Court was held at the high security penal institutions No. 1 of the Penitentiary Service of Azerbaijan and considered an application of Ruslan Bashirli, the head of the youth organization "Yeni Fikir" (New Thinking), about conditional early relief (CER).
Strasbourg Court accepts lawsuit of Dagestani rights defender against Khasavyurt OVD August 22, 2011 18:00 The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has accepted a complaint submitted by Nasurdin Rasulov, a human rights activist from Khasavyurt and the lawyer of the public organization "Fighter for Justice". According to his story, employees of the OVD (Interior Division) of Khasavyurt had illegally initiated a criminal case against him.