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13:05, 25 August 2010

EU calls Azerbaijan to release imprisoned bloggers

Catherine Ashton, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union (EU), made a statement, criticizing the decision of the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan of August 19, which upheld the verdict to bloggers Adnan Gadjizade and Emin Milli.

12:29, 25 August 2010

In Chechnya, four girls join militants, their relatives complain of power agents' pressure

Recently, four young women from the Sunzha District of Chechnya left their homes and joined the ranks of the armed underground.

12:28, 25 August 2010

Tbilisi: street traders create their professional league

The aim of the new league will be to fight for cancellation of the street trade ban. "To have the street trade ban cancelled, the league will use all the methods permissible within the bounds of the Constitution. We'll hold protest actions and file respective applications to the Sacrebulo (local government body), Public Prosecutor's Office and Parliament," Lasha Chkhartishvili, one of the leaders of the oppositional Conservative Party of Georgia, who helped to create the league, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

11:29, 25 August 2010

Turkish ship "Dafne" leaves Abkhazia's territorial water

The Turkish cargo ship "Dafne", which stood idle for about two months near Sukhumi, has safely left Abkhazia. This was reported today by Valery Papba, head of the State Authority of the Republic of Abkhazia for Transports and Communications.

11:14, 25 August 2010

Four Russia-Abkhazia sea runs fulfilled

So far, sea boats with Russian tourists sailing from Sochi to Abkhazia reach as far as Gagra. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it today by Valery Papba, head of the State Authority of the Republic of Abkhazia for Transports and Communications.

10:14, 25 August 2010

Akhilgov: access to Livejournal from Ingushetia is open since August 11

When Ingushetia blocked access to Livejournal in the Internet, people all the same reached it by means of their mobile phones; therefore, such measures are just waste of budget money, said Magomed Mutsolgov, an Ingush human rights defender.

09:00, 25 August 2010

Shamba: quick solution of Russians' property problems in Abkhazia is impossible

Abkhazia does not refuse to consider the issues of Russian citizens' property, said Prime Minister of the republic Sergey Shamba.

19:59, 24 August 2010

Ingushetia to resume alternative parliament

The city of Nazran has held a sitting of members of Ingush kins, where a decision was made to resume the activity of the alternative parliament – Mekhk-Kkhel.

18:28, 24 August 2010

Tsagareishvili demands Georgian authorities' report on money to repair refugees' houses

Georgi Tsagareishvili, an oppositional MP, has sent today requests to the Office of Public Prosecutor and the Ministry on Refugees' Matters and Accommodation demanding to hold investigation and present information on how the money was spent allocated to repair the housing blocks in Potskho village, where the forced migrants (refugees) evicted from privatized compact accomodation centres in Tbilisi, should move in.

17:15, 24 August 2010

Grozny: eyewitnesses report abduction of "improperly dressed" girl

In the evening on August 23, in the Zavodskoy District of Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, unknown persons kidnapped a young girl. Eyewitnesses say that the reason of abduction was the girl's light dress. The militia has no data about the incident.

15:44, 24 August 2010

Evkurov refutes dismissal of Ingush Premier

President of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov has rejected the information about dismissal of Alexei Vorobyov, head of the local government, but confirmed resignation of Ruslan Miziev, head of the government's office.

14:02, 24 August 2010

Gyumri base will add stability to the region, Moscow-Yerevan TV debaters assert

The main topic debated on August 23 at the RIA "Novosti" by the participants of the Moscow-Yerevan TV Bridge "Outcomes of Dmitry Medvedev's visit to Armenia" was the signing of the Russian-Armenia agreement on the rent of the Russian military base in Gyumri till 2044.

13:15, 24 August 2010

Charge of murdering Umar Israilov presented to three suspects in Austria

The Austrian Office of Public Prosecutor has presented a charge to three natives of Chechnya, suspected of murdering – in January 2009 in Vienna – Umar Israilov, a former security of Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov.

12:39, 24 August 2010

Isa Yamadaev: Sulim was buried in Dubai

The former commander of the "Vostok" battalion, Hero of Russia Sulim Yamadaev was buried today in Dubai, as reported by his brother Isa Yamadaev. Sulim's commemoration is held in the city of Gudermes.

11:35, 24 August 2010

Relatives of Meskhetian Turks' leader, who was arrested in Georgia, address rights defenders for help

Details of the charge presented to Suleiman Barbakadze, a citizen of Russia and Georgia and president of the "Vatan" International Society of Meskhetian Turks, arrested on July 26 in Georgia, have become known.

10:15, 24 August 2010

Refugees from Abkhazia go on hunger strike in Tbilisi

In protest against forced eviction and resettlement to other regions of Georgia from Tbilisi, several refugees from Abkhazia went on hunger strike near the building of the European Commission's representative office. The United Nations' High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR) has expressed his regret on the occasion of the event.

09:29, 24 August 2010

New Armenian NPP is worth USD 5 billion

The Russian party will make direct investments into construction of a new nuclear power unit in Armenia; and Russian companies will be directly engaged in the works, as Tigran Sarkisyan, Prime Minister of Armenia, told journalists.

22:14, 23 August 2010

Restoration works are underway in Pyatigorsk in the place of terror act

In the morning on August 21, teams of workers started restoration works in the place of the terror act committed in central Pyatigorsk.

21:03, 23 August 2010

Abkhazia rejects concept of protection of Russians' property rights

As stated by Sergey Shamba, head of the Abkhazian government, the authorities of Abkhazia have refused to consider the concept concerning the property rights of the Russians living in the republic.

20:44, 23 August 2010

Deputy city head heavily wounded in Kizlyar, Dagestan

Today in the morning, in Kizlyar, Dagestan, an attempt was committed on Vasily Naumochkin, deputy head of the city municipal formation. He was brought to local hospital with a heavy backbone wound.

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