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September 13, 2008 14:02

• In Armenia, young oppositionists fight police

  In the evening on September 12, in the centre of Yerevan, capital of Armenia, near the building of the Yerevan State Conservatory, a fight burst out between members of oppositional youth public organizations and the police.

September 13, 2008 13:57

• Russia's MNRE calls President of Adygea to protect World Natural Heritage

  The Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology (MNRE) of the Russian Federation tries to urge the government of the Republic of Adygea (RA) to take measures for supporting safety of the object of the World Natural Heritage named "Western Caucasus" situated in the territory of this republic.

September 13, 2008 13:50

• Ecologists disclose another intrusion of Olympic builders into Sochi National Park

  The Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus has revealed new violations of the nature-protecting legislation in the territory of the Sochi National Park at preparation to 2014 Winter Olympic Games.

September 13, 2008 13:44

• Joint Staff of Russian Armed Forces: Ukraine was leader in arms deliveries to Georgia

  Prior to events in South Ossetia in August, Ukraine was the leading supplier of weapons to Georgia; it was stated by Anatoly Nogovitsyn, Deputy Chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia.

September 13, 2008 13:34

• Fazil Iskander: any idea of new war in Abkhazia is disgusting

  The famous Russian writer Fazil Iskander is confident that there will be no new war in Abkhazia. He told about it in his TV appeal to his compatriots broadcast today by the Abkhazian television.

September 13, 2008 13:25

• Georgian special troops to be deployed in pre-border regions with Abkhazia and South Ossetia

  Vano Merabishvili, Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia, has declared at a press conference that ordinary policemen, now working in the territories, adjacent to Abkhazia and South Ossetia, will be replaced by special troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

September 13, 2008 13:22

• Imereti Valley residents stop construction of fencing around Sochi Cargo Port

  All over again, already for the fourth time, on September 12, local residents defended the Imereti Valley from another attempt of the FSUE (Federal State Unitary Enterprise) "Rosmorport" to start construction in this area of the "Second Sochi Cargo Port".

September 13, 2008 13:07

• Russian militaries removed from Georgian city of Poti

  Russian militaries have been withdrawn from the city of Poti, Georgia, in fulfilment of the Russia-France agreement.

September 12, 2008 21:24

• Russia accused of genocide not to file counterclaim to Georgia

  Russia, which was accused by Tbilisi of genocide against Georgians, is not going to lodge a counterclaim against Georgia. This was stated by Kirill Gevorgyan, Russia's ambassador to the Netherlands and representative of the Russian Federation at hearings at the International Court.

September 12, 2008 21:20

• Georgia lost 326 its citizens in South Ossetia

  The leadership of Georgia has published new data about the country's losses in the course of recent events in South Ossetia. According to this information, 326 citizens of Georgia perished, namely: 154 militaries, 155 civil citizens and 17 MIA employees.

September 12, 2008 21:17

• United Opposition of Georgia: early parliamentary and presidential elections are not excluded

  According to the statement of Kakha Kukava, one of the leaders of the United Opposition of Georgia, the opposition is now considering an opportunity to demand that the authorities of Georgia hold early parliamentary and presidential elections.

September 12, 2008 21:14

• In Ingushetia, churchman's car blown up

  On the night of September 12, in the city of Malgobek, Ingushetia, unknown persons blew up the car belonging to Hussein Shadiev, Imam of the local mosque. The churchman was wounded.

September 12, 2008 21:11

• Kokoity asserts liquidation of consequences of humanitarian catastrophe in South Ossetia

  The consequences of the humanitarian catastrophe in South Ossetia have been liquidated, President Eduard Kokoity reported at the meeting with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on September 11 in Sochi.

September 12, 2008 21:07

• Kesaeva: FSB refuses to tell the sum allocated for preventing terror acts in North Ossetia

  The FSB (Federal Security Bureau) of the Russian Federation has refused to inform the All-Russian Public Organization "Voice of Beslan" about the funds allocated to North Ossetia for prevention of terror acts, having referred to it as a "secret protected by the federal law."

September 12, 2008 21:04

• In Ingushetia, associates of murdered Evloev find the criminal case against them falsified

  Magomed Khazbiev, organizer of the nationwide rally of the Ingush people and a colleague of the murdered Magomed Evloev, owner of the independent Internet portal "Ingushetia.Ru", has informed the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that he had learnt that he was a figurant in a criminal case summaries of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

September 12, 2008 21:01

• Azerbaijani opposition indignant with places for rallies allotted by the authorities

  The today's official press of Azerbaijan has published the list of places allotted for holding mass actions in 56 cities and district centres of Baku. These places have been defined by local executive bodies according to the Law "On Freedom of Assembly".

September 11, 2008 20:47

• State Security Service of Abkhazia reports detention of Georgian special agent

  In the course of verifying operative data, employees of the State Security Service (SSS) of Abkhazia detained an agent of Georgian special agencies - a woman-citizen of Abkhazia Diana Shedaniya, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

September 11, 2008 20:43

• In Armenia, Sarkisyan, convicted organizer of murdering Public TV Director, released from custody

  In Armenia, according to the decision of the court, Armen Sarkisyan, who has served five years of imprisonment accused of organizing the murder of Tigran Nagdalyan, Director of the Public Armenian Television, has received an early-conditional release.

September 11, 2008 20:39

• HRC "Memorial": kidnappings and bombardments are daily events in Northern Caucasus

  The Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has prepared a new issue of the Information Bulletin "Chronicle of Violence" for August 2008, related to the conflict in the Northern Caucasus. According to human rights activists, kidnappings, attacks of unknown persons, bombardments and murders happen practically every day in conflict.

September 11, 2008 20:35

• Cherkasov: Georgia evacuated its population before attacking South Ossetia

  Alexander Cherkasov, an expert of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", who has visited South Ossetia, has stated that prior to start the war Georgia had systematically evacuated Georgian population from the conflict zone.