Azerbaijan to take part in "Eurovision-2010" November 28, 2009 09:00 Participation of Azerbaijan in the contest "Eurovision-2010" is officially confirmed, as reported by Adil Kerimli, chairman of the Azerbaijani delegation to the "Eurovision" contest.
Ramzan Kadyrov and Doku Umarov named among most influential Moslems of the world November 28, 2009 07:00 President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov and the leader of militants of Northern Caucasus Doku Umarov are in the 2009 list of 500 most influential Moslems of the world compiled by the Prince Al-Valid ben Talyalya American Centre of Moslem-Christian Understanding (ACMCU) at the Georgetown University.
25 persons lost in "Neva-Express" train accident November 28, 2009 06:00 On Friday, November 27, at 9:34 p.m. Moscow time, at the railway section Alyoshinka-Uglovka in the Novgorod Region, an accident with the passenger train No. 166 Moscow-St Petersburg ("Neva-Express") took place, as a result of which four train cars got derailed and at least 25 persons were lost.
CEM&TD: Azerbaijan has no conditions for democratic elections November 27, 2009 23:50 The Centre of Monitoring of Elections and Training in Democracy (CEM&TD) has promulgated its progress report on monitoring outcomes of the stage of candidates' nomination and registration during the campaign of municipal elections in Azerbaijan appointed on December 23. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports that the monitoring outcomes were presented at the press conference on November 26 at the Baku Media Centre.
Rostov Region is unemployment top among mining regions November 27, 2009 23:20 The Rostov Region is in the lead by the unemployment level among all Russian mining territories. This was stated on November 26 by Lydia Tkachenko, head of the department of the state service for population employment of the Rostov Region, speaking to the Supervisory Board for Development of Mining Territories.
In Azerbaijan, trial of journalist under claim of MIA boss began November 27, 2009 23:10 On Thursday, November 26, the Yasamal District Court of Baku, chaired by Khagani Tagiev, started litigation under the claim lodged by Ramil Usubov, Azerbaijani Interior Minister, against Eyub Kerimov, editor of the newspaper "Femida-007".
Refugee from Abkhazia murdered in Moscow to be buried in Georgia November 27, 2009 23:00 The body of Eduard Gurtskaya, a citizen of Georgia and a refugee from Abkhazia, who was killed in Moscow by a militiaman, will be brought to Tbilisi, as reported by the press service of the Ministry for Refugees' Matters and Accommodation.
Ecologists: Adler-Krasnaya Polyana road is threat to unique woodland November 27, 2009 22:00 At least two relic tree varieties of the Sochi National Park are under threat of extinction as a result of construction of the combined road Adler-Krasnaya Polyana in the Krasnodar Territory within the preparation for Olympiad-2014. This was stated by Andrei Rudomakha, coordinator of the Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus.
Prosecutor's Office of Kalmykia checks spending funds raised for South Ossetia November 27, 2009 21:00 The Office has revealed that almost 6 million roubles, raised for the victims of the war in South Ossetia, were spent not to the purpose.
SE Committee Against Torture points to cases of violence against prisoners in Azerbaijan November 27, 2009 20:00 On Thursday, November 26, the Committee of the Council of Europe Against Torture and Inhuman Treatment, promulgated a report on the outcomes of the visit of its special mission to Azerbaijan in December 2008. The document deals with the cases of violence applied by the prison personnel against life-long prisoners.
Barankevich: no lessons taken from 2008 August war in South Ossetia November 27, 2009 19:00 The Russian party is not interested in any information about the last year's was in South Ossetia. This was stated by General-Lieutenant Anatoly Barankevich, ex-secretary of the Security Council of South Ossetia, at the roundtable "South Ossetia. War. Peace. Uncertainty" dated to the 20th anniversary of the start of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict.
Kadyrov's possible appointment as "Caucasus Boss" is at issue in Russia and Chechnya November 27, 2009 18:00 Russian media and Chechen society believe that President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov will be appointed to the news post of high official in charge of the situation in the whole Northern Caucasus.
CEC of Abkhazia finds no violations in facts listed in Khadzimba's complaint November 26, 2009 23:50 In the context of the complaint submitted by the candidate for the President of Abkhazia Raul Khadzhimba, Batal Tabagua, Chairman of Central Electoral Commission (CEC), made an official statement, running that there are no grounds to state that administrative resource are used during the elections.
Krasnodar prosecutors check for overpricing in drugstores November 26, 2009 23:20 The Prosecutor's Office of the Krasnodar Territory is inspecting the pharmaceutical entities-retailers of medical products for availability of the necessary drugs and facts of unjustified excessively high prices on medicines.
Only 15 percent of Armenian women are ready to state violence applied to them November 26, 2009 23:10 In Armenia, psychological pressure is the most widespread form of violence applied to women; sexual, physical and economic forms of violence are also widespread. This was stated on November 25 by Gene Sargizova, head of the UN programme "Against Gender Violence in South Caucasus".
Actions demanding to stop "Electrozink" continue in Vladikavkaz November 26, 2009 23:00 The conflict around frequent hazardous emissions by the "Electrozink" factory would not abate in the capital of North Ossetia. Despite assurances of the enterprise managers that emissions into the atmosphere took place only on October 5 and 28, people go on complaining of periodical unpleasant smell in the air.
South Ossetia offers Georgia to exchange detainees on condition "all for all" November 26, 2009 22:20 As reported today by Stanislav Kochiev, chairman of the parliament of South Ossetia, who is now in Moscow, South Ossetia offers Georgia to make a simultaneous exchange of all detained Georgians and Ossetians without any preconditions.
Human rights defenders summoned to interrogation on Kadyrov-vs-Orlov case November 26, 2009 22:00 Tatiana Lokshina, deputy director of the Moscow office of the Human Rights Watch, was summoned as a witness in the criminal case, initiated against Oleg Orlov, head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", on the charge of slandering President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov. A number of other human rights activists also received summons.
European Court convicts Russia for kidnapping five Chechen residents in 2003 November 26, 2009 19:00 At the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), Russia has lost another case to relatives of five residents of Chechnya kidnapped in 2003. Under the decision of the Court, the victims should get in total 215,000 euros of compensation.
Court sees no law violations in picketers' actions November 26, 2009 18:00 Ms Chechenova, M. S., Magistrate Judge of Judicial District No. 8 of the city of Nalchik, having considered the materials of the case related to the six persons, detained yesterday for their picket and accused of an administrative offence, has ruled to stop the case because of absence of any offence attributes in their actions.