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Schools teachers in several districts of Chechnya complain of salary delays

Schools teachers of several districts of the Chechen Republic see no salaries for two months already. The issue was discussed on March 11 in Grozny at a sitting with participation of the head of the Ministry of Education, city and regional departments of education and school directors. The authorities promise to solve the problem in the near future.

North-Caucasian Federal District, Chechnya > Society, Economics

Mar 12 2010, 22:40; CK correspondent

Picket in memory of Aslan Maskhadov held in Moscow

Today in Moscow, in Chistye Prudy, at the monument to Alexander Griboedov, a picket was held in memory of the leader of Chechen separatists Aslan Maskhadov.

North-Caucasian Federal District, Chechnya, Russia > Society, Conflicts

Mar 11 2010, 23:50

Explosion wounds militiaman in Chechnya

In the city of Argun, Chechen Republic, Akhyad Musanigov, head of the territorial militia district, was wounded by an explosion. This was reported today by the Republic's Department of the ICPO.

Chechnya, North-Caucasian Federal District > Incidents, Crime

Mar 11 2010, 22:50; CK correspondent

Chechnya: two locals convicted for murdering frontier guards

On March 10, two residents of the Chechen Republic, earlier members of armed separatists' groupings, were convicted to long imprisonment terms for murdering three federal soldiers in 2002.

Chechnya, North-Caucasian Federal District > Crime, Conflicts

Mar 11 2010, 21:40; CK correspondent

Chechen President demands that churchmen fix namaz hours

President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov held a meeting in Grozny with Sultan Mirzaev, Chairman of the local Spiritual Department of Moslems, and Adam Shakhidov, Director of the Information-Publishing Centre "Puts" (Way) named after Ahmat Kadyrov. In the course of the meeting, Mr Kadyrov expressed his serious discontent that the call to pray (azan) is made in the mosques of the republic not at the same time, but with essential time gaps.

Chechnya, North-Caucasian Federal District > Politics, Society

Mar 11 2010, 19:00; CK correspondent

Residents of Ingushetia complain that their relatives are persecuted in the army

Magomed Mutsolgov, an Ingush human rights activist, a member of the Expert's Board at the Office of Russian Ombudsman, has stated that the cases of prejudiced attitude to natives from Northern Caucasus in army units have become more frequent recently. He told about two complaints lodged by residents of Ingushetia, who are concerned of the fates of their relatives.

North-Caucasian Federal District, Chechnya, Ingushetia > Interethnic relations, Human rights, Society

Magomed Mutsolgov (on the left), Ingush human rights defender and member of Expert's Board at the Office of Russian Ombudsman. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
Mar 10 2010, 22:50

Chechen Ombudsman accuses Big Encyclopaedia authors of slander

Ombudsman in Chechnya Nurdi Nukhazhiev demands to bring the editor-in-chief of the Big Encyclopaedia to responsibility for the "anti-Chechen article" placed in the 58th volume of the edition.

North-Caucasian Federal District, Russia, Chechnya > Interethnic relations, Human rights, Society

Mar 09 2010, 21:20; CK correspondent

Fate of Chechen resident who disappeared in Ingushetia still unknown

Mair-Ali Vakhaev, a resident of the Achkhoy-Martan District of Chechnya who disappeared on February 11 in the Sunzha District of Ingushetia, is still undetected. The law enforcement bodies of the Chechen Republic now nothing about his fate. A source from there does not exclude that Vakhaev could be killed by militaries, and his body hidden.

Ingushetia, Chechnya, North-Caucasian Federal District > Conflicts, Society, Crime, Human rights

Achkhoy-Martan district of Chechnya. Photo by www.panoramio.com/photo/19503934
Mar 08 2010, 23:00; CK correspondent

Chechnya celebrates Eighth of March

In honour of the International Women's day Chechnya held mass festivities. In the streets of cities and large settlements women are presented flower and CDs with congratulation on behalf of President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov.

Chechnya, North-Caucasian Federal District > Society

Chechnya, Grozny. Photo by www.chechnyafree.ru
Mar 08 2010, 22:40

Chechnya: car race postponed for a week because of rain

The first legitimate night car race in Chechnya appointed for the night of March 7 was postponed for a week because of rains which made the track dangerous for fast driving, as reported by Ibragim Dzhamaldinov, president of the Federation of Motor Racing of Chechnya.

Chechnya, North-Caucasian Federal District > Society

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