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North Ossetia starts mourning actions dated to September 2004 terror act
People began coming to School No. 1 in Beslan since early in the morning; and before the first ring at 9:15 a.m. over 2500 persons gathered in the school yard. Taimuraz Mamsurov, head of North Ossetia, Larissa Khabitsova, chair of the parliament, Nikolai Khlyntsov, chairman of the government, and many republic's officials came to commemorate the victims.
Aug 31 2010, 21:00
In North Ossetia, suicide bomber who blew himself at militia post identified
| The investigatory bodies of the ICPO (Investigatory Committee at the Prosecutor's Office) for North Ossetia have establish the person of the suicide bomber, who blew himself up on August 17 at the militia check point in the administrative border of North Ossetia and Ingushetia. |
Aug 30 2010, 23:00
In RNO-A, woman from exchequer extorted bribes from prosecutor's office
| In the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania (RNO-A) a verdict has been passed to a woman-employee of the exchequer, who extorted a bribe from the head of one of the departments of the prosecutor's office. The offender was sentenced to 2.5 years of imprisonment. |
Aug 23 2010, 19:29
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events on August 16-22
| Thirty persons suffered in terror act in the resort city of Pyatigorsk, Stavropol Territory; terrorist-suicide bomber blows himself up in North-Ossetian-Ingush border, kills a militiaman and wounds three more persons; armed underground of Northern Caucasus loses several of its notable leaders, – look these and other news items in the review of the main events in the Caucasus on August 16-22, 2010, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot". |
Aug 17 2010, 16:00
Suicide bomber kills two militiamen in North Ossetia
| As a result of an explosion, committed today in the morning by a suicide bomber at the check point in the North-Ossetian-Ingush border, two militiamen were lost and three more wounded. |
Aug 09 2010, 21:00
North Ossetia: private drivers rally against public transport
| Today, drivers of private fixed-route taxis blocked several streets in Vladikavkaz in protest against operation of new buses owned by the administration in passenger routes. |
Aug 09 2010, 18:00
Killer of Vladikavkaz mayor convicted in North Ossetia
| Today, the Court of North Ossetia has passed a verdict of guilty to Inal Ostaev, the killer of the mayor of Vladikavkaz Vitaly Karaev, having sentenced him to 19 years in prison. This was reported by the Investigatory Committee at the Prosecutor's Office (ICPO) of the Russian Federation. |
Aug 09 2010, 13:00; CK correspondent
Forest fires catch villages in North Ossetia
| Within 24 hours on August 8 firemen of North Ossetia 27 times went out to fight fires of dead woods, which were on fire in the settlements of Vinogradny, Mozdok, Pavlodolskaya, Prokhladny, Alagir, Novy and Stary Biragzang, Batako, Beslan, Digor, Chermen, Oktiabrski, Gizel, Vladikavkaz, Dachny, Kizlyar and Ardon. |
Aug 09 2010, 09:00; CK correspondent
UN deploys development programme for rural areas of North Ossetia
| In the 18 months to come, the United Nations Programme for North Ossetia will focus on targeted development of rural territories. |
Aug 03 2010, 23:10; CK correspondent
Resident of North Ossetia complains to prosecutor's office of cruel treatment in militia
| Alexei Samkov, a resident of Vladikavkaz, born in 1988, sent a complaint to the Public Prosecutor of North Ossetia, asserting that he was beaten by militiamen. |
North Osetia - Alania: Interview
- Frank Judd: "Situation in Chechnya affects not only locals, but the global community as a whole"
- Interview with Tom de Waal "I look optimistically at the problem of normalizing Armenian-Turkish relations, since societies change and people become more open for possible changes"
- Interview with Ethan Zuckerman (Berkman Center for Internet and Society)
North Osetia - Alania: NGO Documents
- Statement by NSC Spokesman Mike Hammer: "Detention of Article 31 Rally Participants Raises Human Right Concerns"
- Statement of Lira Kozaeva - Tskhovrebova
- Appeal to the parties to the Geneva talks
- Parliamentary Human Rights Group (PHRG) Report, Chechnya Fact-Finding Mission
- Russian Federation: Mr. Oleg Orlov charged with criminal offence

