Georgian opposition starts a mass protest action in the capital of the country February 15, 2008 14:18 Today at 2:00 p.m. local time (1:00 p.m. Moscow time), a mass protest action of Georgian opposition has started in Tbilisi.
Evloev, arrested in Ingushetia, is suspected of organizing mass disorders in Nazran February 14, 2008 15:25 Magomed Evloev, a resident of Ekazhevo village, Nazran District of Ingushetia, who was detained on February 13 by power agents, is suspected of organizing mass disorders in Nazran on January 26, when the buildings of the Republic's newspaper "Serdalo" and hotel "Assa" were set on fire.
Residents of Dagestan capital accuse law enforcement bodies of kidnapping February 14, 2008 15:22 Two residents of the capital of Dagestan - Dzhabir Kamaludinov and Shamil Omarov - declare that they were kidnapped by law enforcement bodies. They disappeared in the end of January and returned home in a week with bodily injuries.
Advocates of ex-Minister of Economic Development of Azerbaijan fear for his life February 14, 2008 15:18 According to the statement made by the advocates of Farkhad Aliev, former Minister of Economic Development of Azerbaijan, if the authorities want their client to escape the fate of Patarkatsishvili, they should admit attending physicians to him.
Spontaneous rally in Ingushetia was caused by detention of an Ekazhevo villager February 14, 2008 15:14 The reason for a spontaneous rally held last night in Nazran was the detention on February 13 by employees of power agencies in the centre of Nazran of Magomed Evloev, a resident of Ekazhevo village, Nazran District of Ingushetia.
Experts: Patarkatsishvili died a natural death February 14, 2008 15:11 British policemen have promulgated the first results of the post mortem examination of Badri Patarkatsishvili's body. It was found out that the death of the Georgian businessman was a result of natural causes, runs their special statement.
Ingushetia: relatives of Chapanov killed by power agents are dissatisfied with investigation February 14, 2008 15:06 The relatives of Yusup Chapanov, who was killed on February 1, 2008, in the centre of Nazran by employees of power agencies of the Russian Federation, express their discontent with the progress of investigating the murder.
Head of Ter-Petrosyan's election office beaten in the capital of Armenia February 13, 2008 17:58 In Yerevan, head of the election office of Levon Ter-Petrosyan, who is running for presidency in Armenia, was beaten.
In Armenia, investigation is underway of attacks on Sarkisyan's election offices February 13, 2008 17:53 The attacks on election offices of Serzh Sarkisyan, one of Armenian presidential candidates, committed on February 10 and 11, caused an investigation now underway within a criminal case initiated under point 1, part 2, Article 185 of the Criminal Code of the Republic Armenia.
Court marshals deny that they we beaten by "Voice of Beslan" members February 13, 2008 17:50 The Department of the Federal Service of Court Marshals (FSCM) of the Pravoberezhny District of North Ossetia has stated that nobody from the "Voice of Beslan" Public Organization beat the judge and seven court marshals.
Georgian opposition tends to believe that Patarkatsishvili was killed February 13, 2008 17:45 Representatives of Georgian oppositional parties agree that the murder version of Georgian businessman Badri Patarkatsishvili cannot be excluded.
British experts will investigate into Badri Patarkatsishvili's death February 13, 2008 17:41 The cause of a sudden death of the richest person in Georgia, former presidential candidate Badri Patarkatsishvili will be established by British experts.
Activist of "The Other Russia" litigates militia in Rostov February 12, 2008 12:27 On February 13, the Rostov Regional Court will consider the cassation complaint filed by the activist of "The Other Russia" Pavel Nagibin on violation of the right to freedom, freedom of movement and freedom of creativity.
Office of oppositional political faction plundered in Georgia February 12, 2008 12:17 Today at night, the office of the oppositional political faction "Our Georgia", headed by Valery Gelbakhiani, was plundered. Four computers containing data about the pre-election campaign and supporters of Patarkatsishvili were carried away.
Krasnodar: trial of former commandoes accused of beating Turks postponed February 12, 2008 12:13 The hearing of the case about beating Turks by former Russian troopers is postponed for a week, since Judge Sergey Bykov from the Leninskiy District Court of Krasnodar has satisfied the petition lodged by defendant Arthur Ruzavin.
Hotline on election issues functional in Krasnodar February 12, 2008 12:08 Krasnodar human rights activists have launched a hotline telephone on the matters related to forthcoming elections. The territorial NGO "Civil Voice" was the initiator.
HRC "Memorial": authorities incite the society of Ingushetia against themselves February 12, 2008 12:01 Today, the Independent Press Centre in Moscow has held presentation of the report prepared by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" entitled: "Ingushetia 2007. Where Now?", presenting a review of the events that took place in the Republic in 2007 and containing recommendations to the authorities of the region and heads of power agencies on how to remedy the situation.
Ingushetia: militants declare hunt on drug dealers and slot machine owners February 12, 2008 11:56 Leaflets have appeared in public places of Ingushetia, in which the militants are promising, as on March 1, to start killing drug dealers and owners of gambling dens and slot machine halls.
Military Prosecutor's Office investigates shelling of Gekhi village in Chechnya February 12, 2008 11:53 The Military Prosecutor's Office of the Combined Armed Forces in Northern Caucasus has initiated a criminal case under Article 293 of Russian Criminal Code ("Negligence") on the fact of artillery bombardment of Gekhi village, Urus-Martan District of Chechnya.
Kindergarten teacher trialled for child abuse in Stavropol February 11, 2008 17:18 This week, proceeding will go on in Stavropol on the case of Lilia Leonova, a teacher of Kindergarten No. 78 "Alye Parusa", accused of sticking the mouth of one of fooling girls with adhesive tape.