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Ebzeev liquidates office of government of Karachai-Circassia

President of Karachai-Circassia Boris Ebzeev has decided to liquidate the governmental machinery. His press service reports that the respective amendments to the Republic's Law "On Government of the Karachai-Circassian Republic (KCR)" were discussed at the regular sitting of the government.

Karachaevo-Cherkesia, North-Caucasian Federal District > Politics

Feb 24 2010, 23:40

Day of Homeland Defender celebrated in southern Russia

On February 23, the Southern and North-Caucasian Federal Districts (SFD and NCFD) hosted solemn events dedicated to the Day of Homeland Defender. In some regions, protest actions were dated to the holiday.

North-Caucasian Federal District, Ingushetia, Rostov region, Krasnodar region, Adygeia, Astrakhan region, Dagestan, Russia, South Federal District, Chechnya, Volgograd region, Karachaevo-Cherkesia, North Osetia - Alania, Kalmykia, Stavropol region, Kabardino-Balkaria > Society

In the morning on February 23 at Eternal Flame in the Karl Marx Square in Rostov-on-Don. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
Feb 24 2010, 22:50; CK correspondent

Mass fights of youngsters in the capital of Karachai-Circassia

On February 18, in the centre of Cherkessk, the capital of Karachai-Circassia, at the stela of the "Green Island" Park, a mass fight of young people burst out. On the following day it was continued at the building of the Karachai-Circassian State Academy. Eyewitnesses assert that two crowds were fighting - Karachais against Circassians and Abazins. The militia does not deny the fact of fights, which failed to get into incidents report.

Karachaevo-Cherkesia, North-Caucasian Federal District > Society, Incidents, Interethnic relations

Cherkessk. Photo by www.panoramio.com/photo/24459855
Feb 23 2010, 23:40

National sight of pride desecrated in Karachai-Circassia

A criminal case has been opened in Karachai-Circassia on the fact of desecration by unidentified persons of the national sight - Karachai Boulder.

North-Caucasian Federal District, Karachaevo-Cherkesia > Incidents, Crime, Society, Culture

Feb 11 2010, 19:00

Karachai-Circassia: militia major accused of beating detainee to death

A criminal case has been opened in Karachai-Circassia against the militia major on the fact of beating a detainee, who subsequently died.

Karachaevo-Cherkesia, North-Caucasian Federal District > Crime, Human rights

Feb 09 2010, 23:50; CK correspondent

Along of general drop of criminality, Karachai-Circassia saw more grave crimes in 2009

In 2009, Karachai-Circassia registered 4749 crimes, that is, by 11.4 percent less, than in 2008 (5361 registered crimes). This was stated by Senior Adviser of Justice Ruslan Hadjimusov, first deputy head of the ICPO at the Prosecutor's Office of Karachai-Circassia in his 2009 report to the Collegium of the Investigatory Department (ID) for Karachai-Circassia of the Investigatory Committee at the Prosecutor's Office (ICPO) of the Russian Federation on the measures aimed to increase the efficiency of investigatory bodies.

North-Caucasian Federal District, Karachaevo-Cherkesia > Crime

Feb 05 2010, 23:30; CK correspondent

Three TB patients died this year in Karachai-Circassia

The phthisiology service in Karachai-Circassia is in a pitiable condition. It is recognized by Khusei Kurdanov, Minister of Public Health. He marks that conditions in the republic's TB clinic are below all sanitary standards.

North-Caucasian Federal District, Karachaevo-Cherkesia > Society, Economics

Jan 22 2010, 23:50; CK correspondent

"Adyge Khasse": idea of united Circassia is no threat to Russia's integrity

In Karachai-Circassia, critical statements of Vladimir Ustinov, President's plenipotentiary in the Southern Federal District (SFD), about the idea of the united Circassian region were differently estimated by activists of public organizations. The "Adyge Khasse" thanked Mr Ustinov for his general focusing the problem, but noted that "someone had misinformed the speaker."

Karachaevo-Cherkesia, North-Caucasian Federal District, South Federal District, Kabardino-Balkaria, Adygeia > Politics, Society

A Circassian wearing a national costume. Karachai-Cherkess, Habez aul, Habez recreation center opening day. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
Jan 19 2010, 23:20

"Friends of Caucasian Adygs" are against "Circasiad" within Sochi Olympiad Programme

The public organization of Jordan "Friends of Caucasian Adygs" has voiced against the so-called "Circasiad-2012", having explained it by the fact that the initiators of the project represent it as an event planned within the programme of the Olympiad-2014 in Sochi.

Krasnodar region, Karachaevo-Cherkesia, South Federal District, Adygeia, Kabardino-Balkaria > Society

Jan 14 2010, 09:00

Circassians launch website for restoration of united ethnicon

The United Circassian Information Internet Resource, devoted to the All-Russia Census to be held on October 14-25, 2010. The project is aimed at restoration of the united historical ethnic notion (ethnicon) - a "Circassian" - for all sub-ethnic groups of the Circassian nation.

Adygeia, Karachaevo-Cherkesia, Krasnodar region, Kabardino-Balkaria, South Federal District > Society

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