News

May 26, 2008 13:03

• Georgian United Opposition stands for new parliamentary elections

  The United Opposition demands that the authorities of Georgia hold repeated parliamentary elections. It was declared by David Gamkrelidze at the oppositional rally held at the building of the Parliament of Georgia.

May 24, 2008 16:44

• South Ossetia registers a flight of unidentified craft

  Another non-sanctioned flight of an aircraft has been registered over the conflict territories of Georgia. On May 23, at 7:45 a.m., the observation point of the peace-making forces from the Republic of South Ossetia-Alania (RSO-A) "Yoncha" registered an AN-2 aircraft of unidentified state belonging.

May 24, 2008 16:40

• Human Rights Watch demands that Armenian authorities investigate the attack on Danielyan

  The international Human Rights Watch organization has called on the authorities of Armenia to investigate the attack on Michael Danielyan, Chairman of the Helsinki Association, and to find out if his human rights activities could have caused these illegal actions.

May 24, 2008 16:34

• North Ossetia celebrates 210 years of the first Ossetian book

  Yesterday, on May 23, the National Scientific Library situated in Vladikavkaz hosted a conference dedicated to the 210th anniversary of the first printed Ossetian book. In the cause of the event, a film about book-printing named "Creation of the Book" was shown to the audience.

May 24, 2008 16:26

• Prosecutors of Rostov Region reveal violations of invalids' rights

  The bodies of the Rostov Regional Prosecutor's Office have conducted a number of inspections at social care enterprises and entities for the unimpeded access of invalids into their premises. A number of violations were detected.

May 24, 2008 16:20

• "Dosh" magazine banned in Ingushetia for publishing Ruslan Aushev's interview

  According to Abdullah Duduev, chief-editor of the "Dosh" magazine, dissemination of his magazine was prohibited in the Republic because it had published an interview with the former Republic's leader Ruslan Aushev. Mr Duduev has informed his journalists about it today.

May 24, 2008 16:12

• Azerbaijan to try al-Qaeda militants

  On May 30, a judicial session will take place in Azerbaijan on the case of a citizen of Saudi Arabia Nail Abdul Kerim al-Bedevi, also known as Abu-Jafar, and other 17 persons. All of them are accused of setting up an armed terrorist group.

May 23, 2008 13:26

• Prosecutor's Office of Volgograd Region demands to respect the rights of invalids

  The prosecutor's audits conducted at the establishments of medical-social examination (MSE) of the Volgograd Region have revealed numerous violations in their work related to rehabilitation of invalids and supply of rehabilitation means to invalids in the volume as established by the law.

May 23, 2008 13:09

• Georgia reaches the final stage of "Eurovision-2008"

  The second finalist group of the "Eurovision" singers' contest has been decided. This year, Georgia is among countries-finalists, represented by Diana Gurtskaya with her song named "Peace Will Come".

May 23, 2008 13:03

• Human rights activists believe that the attack on Danielyan is aimed against all human rights activities in Armenia

  Human rights activist assert that the attack on Michael Danielyan, Chairman of the Helsinki Association, was targeted against all human rights activities in Armenia.

May 23, 2008 13:01

• Georgian party in power wins 120 out of 150 seats in Parliament

  By the outcomes of the elections, the Georgian party in power named the United National Movement has won 120 seats in the new Parliament out of the total number of 150.

May 23, 2008 12:52

• Kabardino-Balkaria: idea of Muslim districts in Russian cities rejected

  The proposal of Nafigulla Ashirov, co-chairman of the Board of Muftis of Russia, to make separate Muslim districts in Russian megalopolises was ambiguously treated by people in Kabardino-Balkaria.

May 23, 2008 12:36

• Georgian opposition to contest election outcomes

  Kakha Kukava, one of the leaders of the Conservative Party (member of the United Opposition), has stated that the Opposition will file a suit demanding to cancel the election outcomes.

May 22, 2008 12:14

• CIS observers treat parliamentary elections in Georgia as democratic

  The mission of CIS observers has assessed the parliamentary elections in Georgia as democratic, having noted that the revealed violations can in no way affect the outcomes of the voting.

May 22, 2008 12:07

• Azerbaijani General Prosecutor's Office rejects any pressure on journalist Halil

  Yesterday, on May 21, the press service of the State Office of Public Prosecutor made a statement, which refutes the data about beating Agil Halil, journalist of the "Azadlyg" newspaper, on February 22, 2008, in Maslinovaya Grove and rendering pressure on him during the investigation.

May 22, 2008 12:01

• In Georgia, oppositionists frighten authorities with national revolt

  According to Giya Tortladze, one of the leaders of the United Opposition, should the total of the Central Electoral Commission on the outcomes of the parliamentary elections be the same as the results of the exit polls, "the authorities will surely have a nationwide uprising." Mr Tortladze made this statement late at night yesterday, on May 21.

May 22, 2008 11:53

• Events dedicated to 144th anniversary of the end of Caucasian War held in Kabardino-Balkaria

  Yesterday, on May 21, Nalchik, the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria, and other cities of the Republic hosted a number of events dedicated to the 144th anniversary of the end of the Caucasian War.

May 22, 2008 11:46

• OSCE observers are positive on elections in Georgia

  The representatives of the OSCE, who observed the May 21 parliamentary elections in Georgia, have characterized the voting process as "generally positive."

May 22, 2008 11:39

• School director shot dead in Dagestan

  Today morning in Dagestan, Budun Sharapudinov, director of secondary school No. 4 in the city of Khasavyurt, was shot dead from a sub-machine gun.

May 22, 2008 11:26

• Georgia's CEC cancels voting outcomes of 13 polling stations

  The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of Georgia has annulled the tabulated election results at 13 polling stations in different areas of the country because of admitted violations.