News

September 08, 2012 06:00

• Participants of trilateral meeting in Ergneti agree to search people who disappeared in 1991-1992

  On September 6, the Georgian village of Ergneti hosted a meeting of the Coordination Mechanism to address issues of missing persons. The participants from Georgia, Russia and South Ossetia agreed to include the persons who had disappeared in 1991-1992 into the search mechanism.

September 07, 2012 23:50

• Opponents of Kudepsta TPP in Sochi claim destruction of hectares of forest

  In Sochi, residents of the village of Kudepsta registered forest cutting at the place of the construction of a Thermal Power Plant (TPP). According to the local residents, the destruction of forest was conducted illegally; meanwhile, the police failed to take any measures against violators.

September 07, 2012 23:50

• Oleg Orlov: local authorities fail to reverse trend of violence in Dagestan

  On September 6, on the anniversary 25th Moscow International Book Fair, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" presented two books, dedicated to the events that took place in Northern Caucasus in recent years.

September 07, 2012 23:40

• Dagestani native accuses Consular Section of Embassy of Latvia of discrimination on national origin

  A Dagestani native, who lives and works in Moscow, claimed that the Consular Section of the Embassy of Latvia in Russia refused to issue a visa for him because of his nationality. The Embassy of Latvia denies accusations of prejudice against natives of the Caucasus. Meanwhile, tourism companies confirm that the Schengen countries include the regions of the Caucasus in the list of unreliable areas.

September 07, 2012 23:30

• Prosecutor's Office reveals embezzlement of almost 13 million roubles from Krymsk budget

  Five criminal cases have been opened on materials of the checks conducted by the Prosecutor's Office of the Krasnodar Territory after the flood in Krymsk on facts of fraud attempts with the funds allocated to support the affected population, as well as on theft of funds intended to clear the river bed and purchase of illumination equipment.

September 07, 2012 23:30

• Dmitry Kozak: four criminal cases instituted on overstating cost of Olympic facilities in Sochi

  In Sochi, four criminal cases were instituted on the facts of unreasonable overstating the cost of construction of the Olympic facilities. This was reported by Dmitry Kozak, Deputy Prime Minister, supervising the implementation of the Olympic project. According to him, it "may be a precedent in the construction industry."

September 07, 2012 23:10

• Investigators check involvement of Dagestani power agents in beating football fan

  The investigatory bodies of Dagestan check the information that local policemen could take part in beating Alexander Rumyantsev, a fan of the "Zenit" Football Club (FC) on August 19 in Makhachkala.

September 07, 2012 23:00

• A shooter from Adygea won "silver" at the Paralympics in London

  On September, 6, athlete from Adygea Valery Ponomarenko won a silver medal in pistol shooting from 50 meters distance at the XIV summer Paralympic Games in London, republican Committee of physical training and sports reported.

September 07, 2012 22:20

• French producer Vincent Moon started shooting a film about the Adyg folk music

  French producer Vincent Moon who is shooting a full-length film "Circassia" devoted to the Adygs' authentic music arrived in Kabardino-Balkaria.

September 07, 2012 22:10

• NTV journalists in Volgograd were released upon a verdict of the court

  The magistrate's court of the Central district of Volgograd eliminated administrative proceedings according to clause "disorderly conduct" against Andrey Sukhanov, NTV correspondent, detained together with a cameraman of the TV channel while shooting a report about pigs' African plague in the region, a representative of Chief Directorate of the Ministry of Interior Affairs in Volgograd region reported.

September 07, 2012 22:00

• Large-scale actions devoted to the Day of Republic passed off in Chechnya

  Celebrations devoted to the Day of Republic also known as Day of civic accord and unity passed off in Chechnya. The celebrations in Grozny ended with picturesque fireworks.

September 07, 2012 21:00

• About one hundred people gathered at a meeting against violation of the law of local self-government in Kashkhatau, KBR

  About one hundred people are currently present at a meeting against violation of the law of the Russian Federation in Kabardino-Balkaria in the rural resettlement of Kashkhatau, one of the participants of the action reported. The goal of the action is to draw attention of the authorities and Prosecutor General of Russia to non-observance of the law "On general principles of organization of local self-government" by regional and republican authorities.

September 07, 2012 20:00

• A resident of Dagestan reported her son's disappearance

  Resident of Makhachkala Aminat Isaeva appealed to law enforcement bodies reporting disappearance of her son Islam Isaev, the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Dagestan reported.

September 07, 2012 19:00

• A miner perished under a rock blockage in Rostov region

  A worker of "Shakhtoupravlenie "Obukhovskaya" limited company located in the suburbs of the town of Zverevo, Rostov region, perished during rock processing works.

September 06, 2012 23:20

• On September 10, in Armenia, "A1+" TV Company, deprived of air, starts broadcasting on frequency of "Armnews"

  Starting from September 10, the Armenian "A1+" TV Company, which was deprived of air 10 years ago, will start broadcasting in the air of the "Armnews." It was reported by Artak Aleksanyan and Mesrop Movsisyan, the heads of the "A1+" and "Armnews".

September 06, 2012 23:10

• Armenian Parliament adopts suspension of official contacts with Hungary

  By 96 votes "pro" and one "contra", the Armenian Parliament has adopted the statement, in which it declared the suspension of official contacts with Hungary in connection with extradition from Budapest to Baku of Ramil Safarov, sentenced for the murder of Armenian officer.

September 06, 2012 23:00

• Armenia holds protest actions, dated to arrival of NATO Secretary General

  In Yerevan, about 500 persons took part in two protest actions, held in conjunction with the arrival of Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Secretary General of NATO. Young people protested in connection with extradition to Azerbaijan of Ramil Safarov, who was convicted by Hungarian court for murder of Armenian soldier Gurgen Margaryan.

September 06, 2012 23:00

• Opposition claims government pressure on civil society activists in Krasnodar Territory

  On September 5, members of the project "Occupy Kuban" were detained by the police for several hours in the village of Dzhubga of the Tuapse District of the Krasnodar Territory. This was reported by the website of the "Yabloko" Party. Today, there was an attempt to detain eleven activists at the railway platform of the city of Khosta.

September 06, 2012 22:50

• In Volgograd, "NTV" reporter detained when filming ASF story

  In Volgograd, a correspondent of the "NTV" TV Company was detained during the shooting of reportage on the elimination of African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks in the region, held in the building of the Department of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance.

September 06, 2012 22:20

• Volzhsky court finds Galina Tikhenko detained at rally guilty

  Today, the magistrate court of the city of Volzhsky found pensioner Galina Tikhenko, detained at a rally in Volgograd, guilty of committing an administrative violation. However, the court released the pensioner from administrative liability, having pronounced an oral warning.