News

March 08, 2013 15:00

• First graduates finish hafiz schools in Chechnya

  The two Chechen hafiz schools (of experts who know the Koran by heart) made the first release of graduates. The hafiz schools in Tsentaroy and Gudermes were finished by 61 young residents of Chechnya.

March 08, 2013 14:00

• Abkhazian Prime Minister refuses to resign at request of opposition

  Leonid Lakerbaya, Prime Minister of Abkhazia, said he would not accept the opposition's demand for his resignation. In his turn, Raul Khajimba, the chairman of the oppositional "Forum of National Unity of Abkhazia" has stated that the country needs reforms.

March 08, 2013 13:00

• South Ossetia: refugees complain about exorbitant pricing for electricity

  In South Ossetia, refugees from Georgia – families of fire victims and families with many children, who moved in 2012 to new apartments of the neighbourhood "Solnechny", may be left without electric power because of their rising debts for electricity.

March 08, 2013 12:00

• KBR commemorates victims of political repressions against Balkar people

  Today, the population of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) commemorates victims of political repressions against the Balkar people.

March 08, 2013 11:00

• Azerbaijan: convicted journalist Allakhverdiev is on hunger strike

  The journalist Faramaz Allakhverdiev, sentenced to 4.5 years in prison, has gone on hunger strike and sewed up his mouth. His protest is against rejection of his petition to hold repeated hearings on his case.

March 07, 2013 23:00

• Building of Armenian MFA to be bought by Argentine businessman

  The governmental building now housing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Armenia is being sold to Eduardo Ernekyan, an Argentine businessman of Armenian origin. According to his programme, the building will house a five-star hotel.

March 07, 2013 22:15

• Murzaev: only through will of the authorities those who beat me can be found

  Absalitdin Murzaev, the head of the Board of Elders of the Kumyk People, who was beaten on March 3 in Dagestan, is sure that crime can be solved quickly only given the want of local authorities.

March 07, 2013 22:00

• Protest against Islamization of Adzharia held in Tbilisi

  Today, activists of the NGO "National Front" have held a protest action in Tbilisi near the Turkish Embassy against Islamization of Adzharia. The action was about 50 persons strong.

March 07, 2013 21:00

• Prosecution of Inal Berov stopped in KBR

  As reported today by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", the prosecution of Inal Berov, a resident of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), who was suspected of robbery, was stopped on February 28.

March 07, 2013 20:00

• Khaibulaev: six people detained in Novosasitli, Dagestan

  As reported by Akhmed Khaibulaev, a deputy of the rural council, the militaries and law enforcers, who had blocked the village of Novosasitli, the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, blew up two houses, arrested six persons and left the village.

March 07, 2013 19:00

• Participants of the Sochi round of Biathlon World Cup are dissatisfied with organization

  The biathletes, who take part in the Eighth Round of the Biathlon World Cup that has started today in Sochi, complain about organization and the procedure of customs clearance.

March 07, 2013 18:00

• Syrian refugees to get houses in rural Adygea

  The authorities of Adygea have suggested the Syrian citizens – Circassians and Adygs – who arrived in Adygea after their country had plunged into warfare, to settle in rural areas of the republic.

March 07, 2013 17:00

• Grozny residents report gas disconnection for debts

  Since today's morning, the Lenin District of Grozny is raided by workers of gas and utilities services who try to collect debts from consumers, as residents of the Chechen capital report. After making checks, debtors are cut off from gas supply lines.

March 07, 2013 16:00

• Heads of MIA and MfE of Azerbaijan demands prosecution editor-in-chief of "Azadlyg"

  The heads of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) and the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) of Azerbaijan Colonel-General Ramil Usubov and Kyamaleddin Geidarov have filed lawsuits against Ganimat Zakhidov, the editor-in-chief of the opposition newspaper "Azadlyg". They need to bring the journalists to justice in the order of private accusation for libel.

March 07, 2013 15:00

• At trial of editor-in-chief of "Tolyshi Sado", main prosecution witness confirms earlier evidence

  On March 6, the Baku Court of Grave Crimes, where the case of Hilal Mamedov, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Tolyshi Sado", is considered, heard the evidence of Elman Guliev, the main prosecution's witness. The session was closed for public; therefore, the defendant is still refusing to evidence in protest against it.

March 07, 2013 14:00

• Residents of KBR demand to solve the problem of leaving Chegem-2

  Residents of the village of Chegem-2 in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) state their readiness to block the bypass section of the Highway "Kavkaz", if the authorities fail to solve the problem of leaving the village.

March 07, 2013 13:00

• At the trial of editor-in-chief of "Khural", defendant and his advocates urge the court to pass acquittal

  On March 6, at the Baku Court of Grave Crimes, at the trial of Avaz Zeinalov, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Khural", the journalist and his advocates made their closing remarks.

March 06, 2013 22:18

• Finance Ministry of Ingushetia asks 2.6 million roubles for local designer to take part in Fashion Week

  The Finance Ministry of Ingushetia has initiated a state order to the sum of 2,630,000 roubles under the item of "Rendering services related to designer Zaira Gatagazheva's participation in the Volvo Fashion Week in Moscow.

March 06, 2013 20:17

• Stavropol: consideration of suit against the ban of wearing hijabs at schools to be held on March 21

  The Stavropol Territorial Court has heard, at its preliminary session on the lawsuit lodged against the ban on wearing hijabs at schools, the petitions and evidence of the parties and decided that the consideration on the merits will take place on March 21.

March 06, 2013 18:58

• Ali Taziev's case to be considered by North-Caucasian Military Court

  Today, the Russia's Supreme Court has upheld the decision to transfer the case of Ali Taziev, one of the top leaders of "Imarat Kavkaz" – the structure of the armed underground, to the North-Caucasian Military Court.