Armenia prepares amnesty bill June 12, 2009 20:00 Gevork Danielyan, Minister of Justice of Armenia, told journalists that within one week, a bill on announcing amnesty will be ready; the amnesty process will last for two months at most.
MIA of Dagestan: leader of Makhachkala Jama'at Omar Ramazanov liquidated June 12, 2009 19:02 Operative agents of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan report that they have established the persons of the militants liquidated today during a special operation in Makhachkala, namely: Omar Ramazanov, 24, leader of Makhachkala Jama'at, and Makhmud Paizulaev, 22, Ramazanov's helper.
Russia gave a 500-million credit to Armenia June 12, 2009 17:00 As reported by the press service of the Ministry of Finance of Armenia, on June 11, Russian credit of 500 million US dollars was transferred to Armenia, and the credit agreement has already come into force.
Chechnya: militants who wounded four militiamen are searched June 12, 2009 15:00 In the submontane Achkhoy-Martan District of Chechnya, a special operation is underway to search a group of militants who attacked on June 11 a militia motor column and wounded four militiamen.
Parliament of Georgia resumes work after two-month break June 12, 2009 14:00 Today the Parliament of Georgia has restarted its work after a forced two-month break caused by protest actions of the opposition demanding resignation of President Mikhail Saakashvili.
CTO regime reintroduced in Sunzha District of Ingushetia June 12, 2009 13:13 The counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime has been announced in three villages of the Sunzha District of Ingushetia - Alkhasty, Arshty and Dattykh - after information was received that militants' groupings could hide there.
SDM of Dagestan allows Moslems to marry Christian and Hebrew women on "situation-variation" basis June 12, 2009 08:00 A Moslem should not marry a Christian or Hebrew woman, runs the comment of alims (scientists) of the Canonical Division of the Spiritual Department of Moslems (SDM) of Dagestan.
Out of victims on November 7, 2007, in Tbilisi only three filed complaints to European Court June 12, 2009 06:00 Out of six hundred victims of dispersal of the protest action on November 7, 2007, in the capital of Georgia, only five persons have addressed human rights activists, and complaints of three of them were sent to the European Court on Human Rights. This was stated by advocate Liya Mukhashavriya, chair of the NGO named "Priority of Human Rights".
Chechen University toughens requirements to students' appearance June 12, 2009 03:00 Starting spring this year, girls-students with painted fingernails, sleeves shorter than arm wrists and wearing jogging shoes are not let to the Chechen State University (ChSU) located in Grozny. One of employees of this educational establishment who asked not to name him told the "Caucasian Knot" about it.
In Azerbaijan, journalists file a complaint to the European Court on Human Rights June 11, 2009 23:50 A collective complaint has been filed to the European Court on Human Rights (ECtHR) on behalf of 15 Azerbaijani journalists.
Georgia: authorities and opposition treat differently Saakashvili's meeting with Gachechiladze June 11, 2009 23:30 The meeting of President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili with Levan Gachechiladze, one of leaders of the opposition, was differently assessed by the authorities and the opposition.
Extrajudicial executions of two women are investigated in Chechnya June 11, 2009 23:00 In the last four days in Chechnya, two young women were assassinated by unknown persons. Inspectors now try to establish the motives and find the killers.
Data about Umarov's death has no official confirmation June 11, 2009 22:10 The information about possible liquidation of Doku Umarov, leader of Caucasian militants, who declared, in autumn 2007, creation of Imarate Kavkaz in the territory of Northern Caucasus and proclaimed himself to be Amir of Caucasian mujahads, was not officially confirmed yet. Moreover, assumptions now appear that he was only wounded.
Yamadaev brothers will be forced to Chechnya for interrogation June 11, 2009 22:00 Brothers Isa and Musa of Sulim Yamadaev, former commander of the "Vostok" special battalion, will be brought by force, under respective court statements, to the city of Gudermes for interrogation under the case about disappearance in 2004 of soldier Alikhan Khaladov.
Georgia restores railway traffic to Zugdidi June 11, 2009 22:00 The railway traffic in direction of Zugdidi interrupted today at night by a series of explosions is restored. During the whole night repair and sapper works went on at Zugdidi railway station.
AI is concerned of further violent disappearances in Chechnya June 11, 2009 21:00 It seemed in 2007 that the count of violent disappearances in Chechnya went down, but, nevertheless, neither in 2008 nor in 2009 they did not stop, but, according to some unofficial sources, these figures continue to grow. This is the topic of the memorandum addressed by the independent human rights organization Amnesty International (AI) to Russian President Dmitri Medvedev.
Azerbaijan: amendments to Law on NGOs are assessed differently June 11, 2009 19:00 Azerbaijan has drafted a bill of amendments to the Law "On Nongovernmental Associations (Foundations)", which caused serious criticism by representatives of the civil society. In the opinion of the public, adoption of the amendments will be a serious blow on democracy in the country.
Man who threatened to trigger a grenade detained in Vladikavkaz June 11, 2009 18:00 The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of North Ossetia reports that today a man who threatened to blow up a grenade was detained.
Astrakhan: Muslim leaders fined for too loud appeal to prayer June 10, 2009 23:40 The Prosecutor's Office of the Astrakhan Region has established that the Mosque located in the Pobedy Street in Astrakhan is making use, when appealing Moslems to prayer at 4 a.m. and 11 p.m., of sound-amplifying equipment, which breaks the right of people to comfortable night rest.
In Kabardino-Balkaria, judge rebukes advocate for giving information to journalist June 10, 2009 23:10 Judge of the Tersk District Court of Kabardino-Balkaria has announced a rebuke to advocate Mukharbi Kardanov for his presenting information to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent about a criminal case considered by this court. The figurant in the case is Askerbiy Khambazarov, a senior operative officer of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, accused under three articles of the Russian Criminal Code.