Dagestan: rally demands resignation of Tabasaran District head November 01, 2010 21:00 Today, in Khuchni village, centre of the Tabasaran District, several hundreds of local residents rallied to express distrust to district head Nurmagomed Shikhmagomedov.
Armenia starts considering applications of TV companies to broadcasting tender November 01, 2010 20:30 At its sitting on November 1, the National Television and Radio Commission of Armenia considered tender packages of eight bidders-applicants for the right to broadcast: "Kaim", "Paradise", "Dar-21", "Ar", "Shark", "Tavush TV", "Armnews" and "A1".
"Memorial" Human Rights Center: Tsoloyev kidnapped in Ingushetia had had a militia record November 01, 2010 20:00 The editorial board of "Caucasian Knot" has got a message from "Memorial" Human Rights Center informing that Arthur Tsoloyev, brother of Zurab Tseloyev (Tsoloyev) kidnapped on October, 29, by armed people wearing masks and camouflage uniform from his home in Nazran, who according to official information had installed a fougasse in the center of Nazran, perished in 2008. After that Zurab got a militia record.
In Dagestan, Shamkhal resident reports illegal detention of 33 citizens November 01, 2010 19:00 On October 29, in the settlement of Shamkhal, Kirov District of Makhachkala, law enforcers detained pretty plenty of citizens. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it by local resident Shamsudin Magomedov.
Krasnodar Territory: case of children's death in "Azov" camp sent to the court November 01, 2010 18:25 The Prosecutor's Office of the Krasnodar Territory has sent to the court the criminal case against the teachers accused of the death of six pupils during bathing this summer in the Yeysk Spit, the Office has reported.
"Strategy-31" activists are fined in Rostov-on-Don November 01, 2010 18:00 Under decisions of magistrate courts, the organizer and two protesters of the "Strategy-31" action held on October 31 in Rostov-on-Don were found guilty under the article of the Administrative Code: "disobedience to lawful order of a militiaman" and fined.
Ex-head of Armenian community arrested in Georgia as Russian spy November 01, 2010 17:00 Armen Gevorgyan, former head of Armenian community in Adzharia, is among the 20 persons arrested by Georgian law enforcers on charges of spying for Russia. However, the members of his community believe that the latter came under suspicion only because of his ties in Russia.
"Patriots of Russia" believe that Dagestan needs two-house parliament November 01, 2010 16:30 The October 29 session of Dagestani Parliament passed amendments to the Constitution of the Republic of Dagestan (RD) and the Law "On Elections of People's Assembly of Dagestan". Under the amendments, the number of seats in the parliament will go up from 72 to 90.
The court prolonged the term of arrest for those suspected of Markelov's murder November 01, 2010 16:00 Today the Moscow municipal court prolonged the term of arrest for 3,5 months, till February, 2011, for Eugenia Khasis, figurant of the case of murder of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova and the defendant on the same case Nikita Tikhonov.
Gelendzhik opens free "legal clinic" November 01, 2010 15:15 The city of Gelendzhik, Krasnodar Territory, has started its "legal clinic". Free legal consultations to everyone will be provided by law students of the Kuban State University.
Unidentified persons set fire to three Christian churches in Karachai-Circassia November 01, 2010 15:00 Last night some unknown people set fire to three Christian churches in Karachai-Circassia. The Ministry of Interior Affairs of the republic reported that two churches had caught fire in the town of Karachayevsk and the third one in stanitsa of Orjonikidzevskaya.
Two Georgian residents in Malaysia may be sentenced to death penalty for accusation of drugs contraband November 01, 2010 14:00 Darejan Kokhtashvili and Babutse Gordadze, two women natives of Georgia, may be sentenced to death penalty if they are acknowledged guilty of contraband of 10 kilogram of drugs. The trial is appointed for November, 2.
40 new private houses are ready for commission in Tskhinval November 01, 2010 13:00 New private houses restored after the events of 2008 will be commissioned in the capital of South Osetia in the nearest future. This news was reported by Soslan Bekoyev, Director of State Unitary Enterprise "Directorate of Implementation of Priority National Projects" during his circuit round the municipal objects under restoration.
Ten militiamen suffered in special operation in Grozny November 01, 2010 12:00 Ten law enforcers received wounds and contusions in the course of a special operation aimed to neutralize a supposed member of the armed underground in the Oktiabrskiy District of Grozny.
NGOs of Ingushetia: consequences of Ossetian-Ingush conflict not eliminated November 01, 2010 11:00 The tragic consequences of the 1992 Ossetian-Ingush conflict have not been eliminated, while Ingush leaders and deputies of the People's Assembly of the Republic fail to take legal action towards defending the constitutional rights and vital interests of the Ingush people. This was stated by the members of the Coordination Board of Ingush NGOs in their address to Ingushes.
Prosecutors check violations during elections in Makhachkala October 30, 2010 20:00 The Prosecutor's Office of the capital of Dagestan has initiated checks of violations during the vote on October 10, the details of which were published by the "Caucasian Knot".
Woman from Ingushetia states kidnapping of her son October 30, 2010 19:00 Lisa Tseloeva, a resident of the city of Nazran, asserts that her 28-year-old son Zurab was kidnapped.
Action in memory of victims of political repression held in North Ossetia October 30, 2010 18:00 The event took place at the monument "Stone of Tears" in Vladikavkaz, where more than 100 persons gathered: city residents, NGO activists, state officials and high school pupils.
Political prisoner Ashot Manukyan released in Armenia October 30, 2010 17:00 Today, by a court ruling, Ashot Manukyan, one of the thirteen opposition activists remaining in prison, was released before term.
North Ossetia commemorates victims of Ossetian-Ingush conflict October 30, 2010 16:00 Today, more than 1500 persons came to the memorial cemetery in Vladikavkaz to pay tribute to victims of the Ossetian-Ingush conflict.