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October 03, 2008 11:03

• Native of Ingushetia Khamkhoev denies "Beslan trace" in his kidnapping

  Magomed Khamkhoev, a native of Ingushetia, rejects any "Beslan trace" in his kidnapping and only marks that his kidnappers spoke Ossetian and Russian.

October 03, 2008 10:59

• Committee against Torture: in Chechnya, tortures are widespread

  The Council of Europe is dissatisfied with low efficiency of Russia's internal investigation of the incidents, which make the grounds for filing complaints by residents of the Chechen Republic to the European Court for Human Rights in Strasbourg.

October 03, 2008 10:57

• European Court finds Russia guilty of two teenagers' deaths in Chechnya in 2000

  The European Court for Human Rights has found Russia guilty of "supposed deaths" of two Chechen teenagers, whom nobody ever saw again after their detention by OMON (Special Militia) fighters in June 2000. According to the verdict, Russia shall pay out 74,000 euros of compensation to their mothers.

October 03, 2008 10:53

• Advocate for Magomed Evloev, murdered in Ingushetia, refuses to get acquainted with case files

  The murder case of Magomed Evloev, owner of the website "Ingushetia.Ru", oppositional to the Ingush authorities, will go to the court in the near future.

October 03, 2008 10:45

• Criminal case to be opened as "Terrorism" on the fact of explosion in South Ossetia

  Today at 4:45 p.m. a VAZ car blew up in the territory of the headquarters of the peacekeeping forces in Tskhinvali. Seven persons were killed by the explosion and seven more wounded, two of them are in hospital in a grave condition.

October 03, 2008 10:41

• Georgian MFA: Somalia wouldn't recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia

  The authorities of Somalia refute the information about their intent to recognize the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, as reports the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Georgia with reference to a missive from Somalia's diplomatic department.

October 02, 2008 12:58

• Ecologists ask Putin's help in updating Sochi general plan

  On October 1, ecological organizations sent an appeal to Chairman of Russian Government Vladimir Putin about a great number of ecologically unacceptable solutions in the draft general plan of the city of Sochi. They assert that a significant part of these solutions are in conflict with the current legislation of Russia.

October 02, 2008 12:51

• Azerbaijani MoD: Armenians break ceasefire again

  The press service of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports that on October 1-2 the Armenian party shelled the positions of the National Army of Azerbaijan in several directions at a time.

October 02, 2008 12:47

• Leader of Board of Elders of Balkar People beaten again in Nalchik

  Today, about 2 p.m. in Nalchik, the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria, an attack was made on Oyus Gurtuev, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Elders of Balkar People (BEBP). The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it at the BEBP.

October 02, 2008 12:41

• Azerbaijani Public Prosecutor reports detention of suspects of terror act in "Abu-Bekr" Mosque

  The Public Prosecutor of Azerbaijan has reported detention of the members of the terrorist organization named "Forest Brothers", accused of committing the terror act in "Abu-Bekr" Mosque.

October 02, 2008 12:39

• Prosecutor's Office of Ingushetia opens another criminal case against website "Ingushetia.Ru"

  The Prosecutor's Office of Ingushetia has initiated a criminal case on the fact of placement of the "Chronology of Magomed Evloev's murder" on the website "Ingushetia.Ru"/"Ingushetia.Org". The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it by Rosa Malsagova, editor-in-chief of the website.

October 02, 2008 12:37

• PACE calls on Russia to cancel recognition of independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia

  The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) calls Russia to cancel its recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia and "give complete respect to independence and territorial integrity of Georgia, including the principle of inviolability of its borders."

October 01, 2008 14:34

• Torosyan: Georgian Armenians hope for Sarkisyan's help

  Armenians of Dzhavakh express hope that after the visit of President of Armenia to Georgia, the problems of this region will find their settlement. This was stated to journalists by Shirak Torosyan, Chairman of the "Dzhavakh" Community Union and Deputy of the National Assembly from the ruling Republican Party, in his comments on the one-day visit of Serzh Sarkisyan to Georgia.

October 01, 2008 14:31

• Somalia promises to recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia

  Mohammed Khandule, Somalia Ambassador to Moscow, said today in a press conference that Somalia is going to recognize South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

October 01, 2008 14:27

• Mamedyarov: Azerbaijan wants step-by-step solution of Nagorno-Karabakh problem

  Azerbaijan wants to achieve a step-by-step settlement of the Karabakh problem, said Elmar Mamedyarov, head of Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), while making comments on the results of the meeting held in New York by Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Armenia, as the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

October 01, 2008 14:17

• Resident of South Ossetia killed, another wounded by shelling at Georgian border

  A group of residents of Otrev village, Tskhinvali District of South Ossetia, was shelled near Georgian border, as a result, one person was lost and one was wounded. The Republic's MIS asserts that the attack was committed by members of a Georgian raiding group.

October 01, 2008 14:15

• PACE Secretary General: both Russia and Georgia are guilty of Caucasian conflict

  Both Georgia and Russia should share responsibility for the war in South Caucasus and its consequences, as stated by Terry Davis, Secretary General of the Council of Europe.

October 01, 2008 14:09

• Cheldiev's colleagues link Colonel's murder in North Ossetia with his official activities

  The murder of Vitaly Cheldiev, high-ranking officer of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of North Ossetia, could be linked with his professional activities, as the militiamen who worked together with the Colonel and knew him well believe.

October 01, 2008 14:03

• Kalinovskaya: Imereti Bay residents will continue protest actions

  Natalia Kalinovskaya, chair of the "Psou" Territorial Public Self-Government (TPSG), who was detained by Sochi militia on September 29 together with Svetlana Beresteneva, another activist of protest actions against construction of the 2nd Sochi Cargo Port in the Imereti Bay, has stated that protest actions will go on despite the authorities' pressure.

September 30, 2008 17:50

• Hammerberg reveals results of studying post-election events in Armenia

  Thomas Hammerberg, Commissioner of the Council of Europe for Human Rights, has published results of studying this March events in Yerevan. The report notes that it is promptly necessary to resolve the problem of prisoners and find those in charge of the post-election events of spring 2008 in Armenia.