News

September 09, 2011 19:00

• People are bringing flowers on the day of the anniversary of the tragedy at Vladikavkaz market

  Today people in North Osetia honour the memory of the victims of terror at the Central market of Vladikavkaz committed a year ago. 19 persons perished then and over 200 were injured.

September 09, 2011 18:00

• A resident of Rostov region states that she has nothing to do with the arms found in her house

  Madina Bakhalaeva, resident of "Krasny Skotovod" homestead of Proletarsky district, Rostov region, states that armed and masked people burst into her house and planted arms there. This was reported by Nicolay Khailenko, lawyer of "Legal Center" legal advice agency representing the interests of the native of Dagestan.

September 09, 2011 18:00

• Trial on riots in Manege Square is politically motivated, defendants assert

  On September 7, the Tver District Court of Moscow held the first session on the merits on the criminal case on the riots in Manege Square in last December. The session was held in the open mode and in the presence of journalists and numerous supporters of "The Other Russia" Party.

September 08, 2011 23:50

• Ingush leader: militants killed in special operation were betrayed by their colleagues

  The success of this morning's special operation in various districts of Ingushetia became possible due to the information received by power agents from the members of the armed underground who had surrendered several days ago. This was reported by Yunus-Bek Evkurov, the leader of the republic.

September 08, 2011 23:50

• Roman Sozarukov, accused of fraud, appointed adviser to Governor of Volgograd Region

  According to the order of the head of the Volgograd Region administration, Roman Sozarukov is vested with authority of the adviser on internal and information policy.

September 08, 2011 23:40

• In Astrakhan, Mayoralty officer suspected of bribe-taking

  In Astrakhan, Head of Department for cooperation with legal entities and individuals on issues of external improvements and status of infrastructure facilities of the city administration was detained for bribe-taking.

September 08, 2011 23:20

• NCFD holds action "Caucasian Donor"

  One of the goals of inter-regional youth volunteer campaign "Caucasian Donor", held in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), is to improve the image of the region. This was reported by Temirzhan Baisiev, the member of the Coordination Centre for the Donation of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation.

September 08, 2011 23:10

• Azerbaijani civil society activists hold solidarity action with compatriots in Iran

  Today, the group of activists of the "World Azerbaijanis Congress" (WAC) held a protest action near the Embassy of Iran to Baku to protest against the inertness of official Tehran in connection with the drying up of the large Lake Urmia situated in north-west of the country, which water-collecting area is densely populated by ethnic Azerbaijanis.

September 08, 2011 23:00

• Relatives of wounded Dagestani demand his treatment outside the republic

  In Dagestan, the relatives of Ruslan Magomedov, who got a gunshot wound, were not allowed to take him for medical treatment outside the republic.

September 08, 2011 22:30

• GPO believes Natalia Estemirova's murder solved

  Within the investigation into the murder of the human rights defender Natalia Estemirova, inspectors check all the versions, including involvement of power agents. They already have a suspect, as stated today by Alexei Vasilkov, Deputy Head of the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD).

September 08, 2011 22:20

• Young lawyers call Georgian MIA to re-investigate Niko Kvintradze's death

  The Association of Young Lawyers of Georgia (AYLG) has questioned, after seeing the examination results, the official version of the death of Niko Kvintradze, who died, as the police assert, from an electric shock, when he was hiding on the roof of a house during the dispersal of the May 26 demonstration. According to the AYLG, Kvintradze was detained by policemen during the dispersal.

September 08, 2011 22:10

• Court dismissed complaint of soldier from North Ossetia accused of hazing

  On September 2, the Pre-Volga District Military Court considered the cassation complaint lodged by Ruslan Kibirov, a native of North Ossetia, against the verdict of the Saratov Garrison Court.

September 08, 2011 22:00

• Armenian serviceman killed in the zone of Karabakh conflict as a result of a quarrel with his colleague

  The death of a nineteen-years-old soldier of statutory service Aik Mkrtchyan has been a result of a quarrel with his colleague, not careless weapon handling, Deputy Minister of Defense of Armenia Vladimir Gasparyan declared.

September 08, 2011 22:00

• State Labour Inspectorate accuses "Dagestani Airlines" of breaking invalids' rights

  Employees of the State Labour Inspectorate in the Republic of Dagestan and the Makhachkala Transport Prosecutor's Office have revealed numerous violations in the activities of the Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) "Dagestani Airlines".

September 08, 2011 21:00

• The jury on the case of Sviridov's murder declined the motion of challenge to a juryman and state prosecutor entered by Cherkesov

  During trial on the criminal case of murder of football fan Yegor Sviridov in Moscow city court on September, 7, defendant Aslan Cherkesov challenged juryman number two and state prosecutor Maria Semenenko. The challenge was declined. Besides, two witnesses were interrogated during the session.

September 08, 2011 20:00

• NAC: CTO regime enacted in three republics of Northern Caucasus

  Today members of the power ministries are carrying out special operations of capturing gunmen in three republics of Northern Caucasus: Chechnya, Kabardino-Balkaria and Ingushetia. This was reported by official representative of National Anti-Terrorist Committee (NAC) Nicolay Sintsov.

September 08, 2011 19:00

• Investigation on the case of murder of Ingush human rights activist Maksharip Aushev recommenced

  After an appeal of Maksharip Aushev's family and friends to President and Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation, Chief Directorate of the Investigative Department of Committee of Inquiry of the Russian Federation in Southern and North-Caucasian Federal okrug recommenced investigation of the criminal case on the fact of the Ingush human rights activist's murder.

September 08, 2011 18:00

• Entrepreneurs who were selling gym shoes with an image of the state emblem of Russia in Rostov-on-Don brought to account

  Two individual entrepreneurs in Rostov-on-Don were punished for selling gym shoes and T-shirts with an image of the state emblem of the Russian Federation.

September 07, 2011 23:55

• In Rostov-on-Don, employee of MIA Law Institute suspected of embezzling institute's funds and forgery

  The head of the technical part of the Rostov Law Institute (RLI) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Russia is suspected of official malfeasance - embezzling of the institute's funds and forgery.

September 07, 2011 23:50

• Three defendants on case of riots at Manege Square in Moscow plead partially guilty

  One of the defendants on the case of riots at Manege Square in Moscow in last December pled guilty in incriminated deeds, two defendants pled guilty in part, and two others did not consider themselves guilty.