NGOs of Stavropol Territory: authorities ignore migrants' problems April 28, 2007 17:55 A roundtable on the topic "Integration Problems of Migrants into Local Community - Russian and Swiss Experiences" was held in Stavropol Territory.
A helicopter with troopers crashed down in Chechnya April 27, 2007 22:32 A model Mi-8 helicopter of Ministry of Defence that was transporting rangers fell down in Chechnya.
Forced resettlers are granted documents in Northern Ossetia April 27, 2007 22:27 Today, the working group has finished its regular acceptance session of forced resettlers in Novy settlement of the Prigorodny District, North Ossetia.
Zhernov: kidnappings in SFD remain an alarming factor April 27, 2007 22:23 A briefing was held in Nalchik, at the Chief Department for Fighting Terror of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of the Russian Federation for the South Federal District (SFD) (Centre-T), on the activities of the employees of Centre-T to counteract kidnappings and capture of hostages in the south of Russia.
Defence thinks the person accused of murdering Kislovodsk imam is innocent April 27, 2007 22:19 At the judicial debates of the parties that took place in Pyatigorsk (Stavropol Territory), the defence of Roman Koyushev, accused of murdering the imam of the Kislovodsk mosque, asked the court to acquit him of all the charges.
Russia asks extra time to answer European Court's questions April 27, 2007 22:09 The Russian government has asked for another delay - till May 22 - for preparing answers to the "communication" of the European Court for Human Rights on the complaint lodged by the relatives of the militants, who perished on October 13, 2005, in Nalchik (Kabardino-Balkaria), concerning refusal to give out their bodies for burial.
Georgian national defender is anxious about pressure on mass media April 26, 2007 23:37 The fact that the authorities of Georgia are funding new media outlets in the regions is creating serious problems for the existing newspapers - they have not only stopped to develop in order to gain independence in the local market, but in many cases get bankrupt.
European Parliament scarifies Russia for abuse of human rights April 26, 2007 23:28 Today, members of the EU Parliament have criticized the violations of human rights in Russia, Iran and China and demanded that the EU Government should raise this issue at cooperation negotiations in Moscow.
Residents of "Maiskiy" settlement, North Ossetia, can be forced out April 26, 2007 23:22 The forced resettlers from the Prigorodny District of North Ossetia, who inhabit the refugees' camp located in the suburb of "Maiskiy" settlement, were awarded with another warning.
Authorities of North Ossetia ignore problems of forced resettlers April 26, 2007 22:39 On April 25, in Novy village of the Prigorodny District, North Ossetia, a meeting was to take place of forced resettlers with representatives of the FMS (Federal Migration Service) and employees of the passport and visa service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of North Ossetia (RNO)-Alania.
European Court for Human Rights gets tired with claims from North Caucasian Republics April 26, 2007 22:35 Quite recently the "Caucasian Knot" wrote that Russia was a source of 20 percent of the cases currently under consideration at the European Court for Human Rights.
S. Gannushkina: Yeltsin had flexibility and force to end the war in Chechnya April 25, 2007 23:50 Svetlana Gannushkina, member of the Council under the RF President for Promoting Development of Civil Society Institutes and Human Rights, thinks that Boris Yeltsin was a strong and flexible person.
Detainees beaten in Krasnodar SIZO April 25, 2007 23:47 Militiamen have beaten inmates of the pre-trial detention facility (SIZO) No. 1 of the City of Krasnodar.
Leaders of Armenian community arrested in Georgia April 25, 2007 23:20 On April 24, about 10:00 p.m. Moscow time, Nairi Iritsyan, member of the Presidium of the Democratic Alliance "United Dzhavakhk" and Sacrebulo (local parliament) Deputy, and Arthur Pogosyan, Alliance activist, were arrested in the Akhalkalakskiy District of Georgia, inhabited by Armenians.
Georgian ombudsman protests against eviction of Abkhazian refugees April 25, 2007 23:04 The "people's defender" of Georgia has accused the patrol police of excess of power. Ombudsman Sozar Subari has declared that the police had no right to move out the Abkhazian refugees, who lived in the premises of the motor transport service in Vazisubani dwelling community.
SC to decide on resuming hearings of Khlebnikov's case April 25, 2007 23:00 On May 16, the Supreme Court of Russia will consider the issue of resuming the hearings of the murder case of Paul Khlebnikov, editor-in-chief of the Russian version of the Forbes magazine.
Estimate of the time of Yeltsin's rule is ambiguous in North Caucasus April 24, 2007 22:53 The death of the first Russian President Boris Yeltsin has not caused any special emotions in the residents of Chechnya. People feel no special grief for the deceased former Russian President.
"Novaya Gazeta": criminal case against Beslan power agents will be initiated April 24, 2007 22:50 The "Novaya Gazeta" writes today that an important event has passed unnoticed. Last Friday, on April 20, the web site of the "Beslan Mothers" Committee placed a statement of the judge from the Leninskiy Court (the city of Vladikavkaz) to recognize the refusal to initiate a criminal case against the members of the operative staff and firemen of the Ministry for Emergencies of the Republic North Ossetia-Alania to be illegal.
Two Russian servicemen wounded in Chechnya April 24, 2007 22:48 A car with federal soldiers got blown up by an unknown explosive in the Groznenskiy District of Chechnya. Two of them were wounded, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Dagestan marks a year of shooting down the meeting in Dokuzparinskiy District April 24, 2007 22:10 April 25 last year, a peaceful meeting was swept in the Dokuzparinskiy District of Dagestan. On that day about a thousand local residents were holding a meeting demanding resignation of Kerimkhan Abasov, head of the District Administration.