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12:00, 1 July 2009

8 peaceful residents wounded in Dagestan by explosion at police station

As a result of shelling and blowing up of a car near the militia station of the city of Derbent, one militiaman was killed in situ and four others received wounds of various gravity. Witnesses say that 8 peaceful residents were wounded.

10:00, 1 July 2009

Azerbaijan doubles gas prices for the population

Starting from July 1, in Azerbaijan, the price for natural gas, delivered to the population, goes up from 47.2 manats (56.6 US dollars) up to 100 manats (about 120 US dollars).

09:00, 1 July 2009

Amnesty International: human rights are still violently broken in Northern Caucasus

The international human rights organization Amnesty International has stated that human rights are still violently broken in Northern Caucasus, while access of NGOs to the region is hindered.

22:00, 30 June 2009

Base of OSCE's observation mission in Georgia closed

The main base of the mission of OSCE observers in Georgia, located in Karaleti village, Karel District, has ceased to exist today.

21:00, 30 June 2009

Investigation into Paul Khlebnikov's murder resumed

Russian inquiry bodies have resumed their investigation into the murder of Paul Khlebnikov, former editor-in-chief of Russian Forbes, as reported by Larissa Maslennikova, who is representing the interests of the Khlebnikovs.

20:00, 30 June 2009

Maskhud Abdullaev, thought to be kidnapped, speaks on Chechen TV

Maskhud Abdullaev, son of Supyan Abdullaev, a close associate of leader of militants Doku Umarov, a student of the Al-Akhsar University, who was deported from Egypt, is nowadays in Chechnya.

18:00, 30 June 2009

Figurants in "Neva-Express" case state pressure and torture

Maksharip Khidriev, a resident of Ingushetia, accused of taking part in blowing up the "Neva-Express" train, has stated that he was tortured by electroshock during inquiry, and "interrogations took place in the forest and a cellar."

17:00, 30 June 2009

"Corruption and Crime" to be continued after death of its editor-in-chief

The newspaper "Corruption and Crime", the editor-in-chief of which Vyacheslav Yaroshenko died on June 29 in Rostov-on-Don, will be continued, as stated by Sergey Sleptsov, its deputy editor-in-chief. According to his story, the paper materials are now published in other editions, but the paper as such will resume in autumn.

15:00, 30 June 2009

Elborus District of Kabardino-Balkaria is under CTO regime

Within the territory of nine settlements of the Elborus District of Kabardino-Balkaria - Tyrnyauz, Kendelen, Bedyk, Bylym, Tegenekli, Terskol, Elborus, Neitrino and Verkhni Baksan - today, the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime was introduced.

14:08, 30 June 2009

Investigation: suicide bomber who blew up President of Ingushetia was a man

The Toyota car, which was used as a tool for undermining the cortege of President of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov, was driven by a man, as reported by the spokesman of the investigation.

12:00, 30 June 2009

Aladashvili: no excuse in Russia to launch war on Georgia

Irakliy Aladashvili, editor-in-chief of the Georgian independent military-analytical magazine "Arsenali", believes that Mikhail Saakashvili's government is not as aggressive now as last August, and Russia has no pretext for war with Georgia.

10:00, 30 June 2009

Agreement on "Nabucco" under threat because of gas shortage in Azerbaijan

Today, Turkish media report that signing of the intergovernmental agreement on the "Nabucco" energy project, which had been planned for mid-July, can be postponed because of unsettled problem of filling in the trans-Caspian gas main with gas.

07:00, 30 June 2009

Parliament of Georgia wants to ban "opposition calls" on roads

The parliament of Georgia plans to officially forbid any use of special structures for blocking roads in the course of protest actions. Currently, the respective amendments are prepared to the Law "On Assemblies and Manifestations".

23:13, 29 June 2009

Withdrawal of UN mission from Abkhazia begins

On June 30, the first group of military observers of the United Nations Mission will leave Abkhazia. By July 15, this will be done by all the military observers and workers of the police component of the Mission. This was reported today to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Edmond Mulet, Assistant to UN Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations.

22:00, 29 June 2009

In Armenia, 215 amnestied prisoners are at large

As of today, under the amnesty law adopted by the Parliament of Armenia on June 19, 215 persons have been released.

21:23, 29 June 2009

Medvedev and Aliev agree on gas purchase by "Gazprom" from Azerbaijan

The talks of Dmitri Medvedev with Ilham Aliev, which took place during Russian President's visit to Baku, ended with signing of two joint statements and a range of other documents. During negotiations it was decided that since January 1, 2010, the "Gazprom" will start buying Azerbaijani gas in the volume of 500 million cubic metres.

21:00, 29 June 2009

Georgian film recognized as one of the best at Moscow Festival

The prize for the best film in the contest programme "Prospect" of the 31st Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF-31), which passed on June 19-28 in the Russian capital, was awarded to the Georgian film "Conflict Zone" filmed by Director Vano Burduli.

20:00, 29 June 2009

Missing Novaya Urada resident found murdered in Dagestan

The body of Gitikhma Dzhavatkhanov, a resident of Novaya Urada village, Kumtorkalin District of Dagestan, who was regarded as missing since June 27, was identified by his relatives in the Makhachkala morgue.

19:00, 29 June 2009

Abkhazia to take part in a new round of Geneva debates

The delegation of Abkhazia will take part in the sixth round of Geneva debates on safety in Transcaucasia, planned to start on July 1. Tomorrow, on June 30, the Abkhazian delegation takes off for Geneva.

Azerbaijan, Baku, panorama with 4 Mosques. Photo by www.flickr.com/photos/9549670@N05

18:12, 29 June 2009

Trial on explosion in "Abu-Bekr" Mosque starts in Baku

Today, the Court on Grave Crimes of Azerbaijan has held a preparatory session on the case of the explosion in "Abu-Bekr" Mosque on August 17, 2008, when a grenade was thrown into the mosque during the evening prayer, killing two and wounding 13 persons.

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