Teenagers wounded in South Ossetia sent to Vladikavkaz February 23, 2009 23:00 The teenagers who were wounded by a shell explosion in Tskhinvali are in a grave condition. They were sent to North Ossetia to get their treatment.
Victims of Vainakhs' deportation commemorated in Russia and abroad February 23, 2009 22:00 On February 23, 2009, Chechens and Ingushes, as well as Russian and international community, were grieving over the 65th anniversary of deportation of Chechen and Ingush people to Middle Asia and Kazakhstan.
Polish agents detain Umar Israilov's suspected killer February 23, 2009 22:00 Polish special services have detained a Chechen who is suspected of murdering, earlier in Vienna, Umar Israilov, a former security of Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov.
In Chechnya, unidentified person who killed three militiamen is searched February 23, 2009 21:00 Chechen law enforcers are actively searching an unknown man who opened fire last Saturday, on February 21, in the afternoon, three fighters of the Buryat OMON (Special Militia Unit), after which two of them died. This incident took place in Urus-Martan.
Azerbaijan: oppositionists sentenced to conditional terms February 23, 2009 19:00 On February 20, the Sabirabad District Court put a full stop in the trial of two activists of the local branch of the Party of the People's Front of Azerbaijan (PPFA) Movsum Askerov and Rovshan Sadykhov.
Woman from Kabardino-Balkaria wants to bury her son killed in special operation February 23, 2009 18:00 Maria Mameeva, a resident of Khasanya village, Kabardino-Balkaria, has addressed the Chegem District Court with a complaint against the decision of the inspector of the Baksan Inter-District Investigatory Division of the Investigatory Department of the Investigatory Committee at the Prosecutor's Office (ICPO) of the Russian Federation for the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) on refusal to give out the body of her son Rustam Mameev for burial according to Muslim traditions.
In Armenia, property of oppositional newspaper "Aik" arrested February 23, 2009 18:00 The Agency for Enforcing Judicial Decisions (AFJD) of Armenia has imposed arrest on the property and money of the oppositional newspaper "Aik", as the press service of the Agency has reported.
Chechnya commemorates victims of Chechens' and Ingushes' deportation in 1944 February 23, 2009 17:00 This very day 65 years ago, on February 23, 1944, deportation of Chechens and Ingushes began. Then, during several days practically all the population of the then Checheno-Ingushetian Republic was deported by Stalin's regime out to Kazakhstan and Middle Asia, charged with complicity to Hitlerites.
Krasnodar holds rally against renaming February 21, 2009 19:00 At the rally held today in Krasnodar, over 200 persons moved a demand to the authorities to stop campaigning for return of the historical name - Ekaterinodar - back to the city.
Dagestan under counterterrorist operation again February 21, 2009 18:00 Today, the second time within 24 hours, the counterterrorist operation regime was announced in the capital of Dagestan. It is already the fourth counterterrorist operation in the territory of Republic in February.
Hundreds welcome Patriarch Elias II in Tbilisi February 21, 2009 16:00 On February 19, several hundreds of believers came to the Tbilisi International Airport to welcome back Catholicos Patriarch of All Georgia Elias the Second who returned from Germany after medical treatment.
In Armenia, opposition asks Ombudsman to challenge the emergency decree February 21, 2009 15:00 On February 21, the oppositional Armenian National Congress (ANC) officially addressed Armenian Ombudsman Armen Arutyunyan with a request to challenge at the Constitutional Court the decree of the President of Armenia on introduction of the state of emergency in Yerevan starting March 1, 2008.
Georgian Vice-Premier calls opposition not to occasion Russia's new aggression February 21, 2009 13:00 Vice-Premier of Georgia Giorgiy Baramidze has called all the political forces of the country to consolidation in the face of possible new intervention of Russia.
In Makhachkala, power agents block three streets February 21, 2009 12:00 Today, starting from 5 a.m., three streets - Makhmudova, Mursalova and Khizroeva - in Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, have been blocked by numerous armed law enforcement agents and armoured troop-carriers with decocooned machine guns.
In North Ossetia, fairs will help to confront the crisis February 21, 2009 10:00 On February 20, the Republic's government adopted the regulations on organization of fairs in the territory of North Ossetia. In the opinion of the Ministry of Economy, fairs can help to counteract the implications of the global crisis.
Residents of Molodyozhny settlement move to safe locations February 21, 2009 08:00 Residents of the settlement of Molodyozhny, Astrakhan Region, where houses were repeatedly set on fire in the last week, are leaving their apartments and move to safer locations. Many of them take away their children to relatives. All this time, they live in constant fear for lives their family members.
Kalmyk authorities hope to start the WPP despite the crisis February 21, 2009 06:00 As of today, the project of installing several windmills in Kalmykia has been suspended for a while because of financial difficulties. However, the authorities of Kalmykia plan to make everything possible, even under current force-majeure circumstances, to make a successful launch of the Kalmyk Wind Power Plant.
Court returns Politkovskaya's case to reinvestigation February 21, 2009 05:00 The Moscow Regional Military Court has returned the murder case of Anna Politkovskaya, observer of the "Novaya Gazeta", back to the Investigatory Committee at the Prosecutor's Office (ICPO) of the Russian Federation for reinvestigation.
Lawyers argue on legality of cancelling jury in case on attack on Nalchik February 20, 2009 23:00 The experts interrogated by the "Caucasian Knot" diverge in their opinions on how much lawful the decision is to replace a jury for a panel of judges in the case on attack on Nalchik.
OSCE blames Russian law enforcers for incompetence in Politkovskaya's case February 20, 2009 22:00 The problem of defending journalists in Russia needs addressing at the top level. This was stated on February 19 by Miklos Harasti, OSCE representative on freedom of mass media.