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14:59, 1 December 2008

Paper poll: Saakashvili is to blame for Georgia's problems

The overwhelming majority of the population of Georgia believes that the President shall be made responsible for most of the problems faced by the country. These are the outcomes of the poll published on December 1 by the weekly named "Kviris Palitra" (Weekly Palette).

14:45, 1 December 2008

Georgia's MIA states shelling of villages from South Ossetia's side

Today, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Georgia has stated that "last night the South-Ossetian party opened fire in direction of three villages in the Gori District." Earlier South Ossetia reported about bombardment of several villages from the Georgian Kveshi village on the previous night.

14:41, 1 December 2008

The Economist: Russia's policy in the Caucasus threatens its own integrity

The British weekly The Economist writes in its special report on Russia that the main reason of instability in the Caucasus is in Russia's colonial methods, which have altered little since the time of General Yermolov.

14:14, 1 December 2008

Trial of Politkovskaya's murder suspended because witnesses fail to appear

The process on the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, journalist of the "Novaya Gazeta", has announced a break till 11:00 a.m. on December 2. Apart from two defendants' friends, none of the witnesses has appeared in the courtroom.

14:01, 1 December 2008

In Dagestan, Farid Babaev's brother states pressure on murder witnesses

Sedredin Kanberov, a new suspect in the murder case of Farid Babaev, Dagestan human rights activist and member of "Yabloko" Party, is in hiding, but his brother Ruzmedin Kanberov, who is an employee of the central machinery of the MIA, exerts pressure on the witnesses, said the casualty's brother Arthur Babaev.

13:48, 29 November 2008

Okruashvili's suit against Georgia accepted for consideration in Strasbourg

The European Court for Human Rights in Strasbourg has accepted for proceedings the complaint lodged by former Minister of Defence of Georgia Irakliy Okruashvili, in which he protests against his arrest and subsequent court verdict.

13:47, 29 November 2008

Georgia breaks diplomatic relations with Nicaragua

Under the pretext that Nicaraguan authorities have recognized the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Georgia has broken diplomatic relations with this country.

13:41, 29 November 2008

Supreme clergy of Armenia worried with encroachments on Armenian temples in Georgia

The Supreme Spiritual Assembly of the Armenian Apostolic Church has expressed concern of recent facts of encroachment on the Armenian churches located in Georgia.

13:35, 29 November 2008

Ingush President dissatisfied with living conditions of refugees from North Ossetia and Chechnya

Yesterday, on November 28, President of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov visited the refugees from North Ossetia and Chechnya who live in the Republic. The leader was not happy with the conditions, in which they live.

13:33, 29 November 2008

The seventh killed woman identified in Chechnya

In Chechnya, inspectors have established the person of the young woman murdered today near the village of Enginoy.

13:29, 29 November 2008

Kadyrov: no traditions are excuse for women's murderers

President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov has stated that no traditions can exculpate the murderers of six women in Chechnya.

12:06, 28 November 2008

Old woman kidnapped in Abkhazia

Irina Meboniya, born in 1926, a resident of Nabakevi village, Gali District of Abkhazia, was kidnapped on the night of November 26 from her own house. The information about kidnapping arrived from her neighbours only today.

12:02, 28 November 2008

Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria continues recruiting jurymen for trial on Nalchik attack

Today, the Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria continued preliminary hearing on the case about the events on October 13, 2005. In the course of the sitting, the court was presented with motivated challenges of jury candidates lodged by accusation and defence. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent learnt about it from Liza Shak, a defendants' advocate.

11:58, 28 November 2008

Western diplomats visit journalist Einullah Fatullaev in Azerbaijani prison

Today, a group of employees from the Western diplomatic missions in Baku made a visit to Penitentiary Establishment No. 12, located in Gyuzdek village, to meet Einullah Fatullaev, founder and editor-in-chief of the newspapers "Real Azerbaijan" and "Gyundelik Azerbaijan".

11:56, 28 November 2008

Saakashvili: in August Georgia tried to set control over South Ossetia

President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili has confirmed his decision to launch the warfare aimed at establishment of control over Tskhinvali. He told this today to the ad hoc parliamentary commission in charge of investigating into the August events.

11:53, 28 November 2008

Russian GPO: trial on Evloev's murder in Ingushetia cannot be impartial

The General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) suggests to transfer the consideration of the murder case of Magomed Evloev, former owner of the oppositional website "Ingushetia.Ru", who was killed after detention by law enforcers, to some other region, since the future local trial cannot be fair. The respective petition has already been lodged.

11:49, 28 November 2008

Investigation: lynch law is the main version of women's murder in Chechnya

The six young women, whose bodies were found in the morning on November 26 in Grozny and Grozny District of Chechnya could be killed as punishment for their immoral behaviour, the investigation assumes.

18:48, 27 November 2008

Prosecutor's Office of Armenia: one of attackers on journalist Edik Bagdasaryan pleads guilty

On November 27, certain Karen Arutyunyan appeared at law enforcement bodies of Armenia and pled guilty of taking part in the attack on the well-known journalist Edik Bagdasaryan. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it by Sona Truzyan, press secretary of the General Public Prosecutor.

18:44, 27 November 2008

Armenia's GPP dissatisfied with Hammarberg's statements

Agvan Ovsepyan, General Public Prosecutor (GPP) of Armenia, has expressed severe criticism of the statements made by Thomas Hammarberg, Supreme Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, about the course of investigation and court decisions made in relation to the events of March 1.

18:41, 27 November 2008

Lokshina: people are still leaving South Ossetia for Georgia

The population of the Akhalgori (Leningori) District of South Ossetia, frightened by Ossetian civil guardsmen, continues leaving for Georgia, while the enclave Georgian villages are completely burnt down. This was reported to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Tatiana Lokshina, representative of the Human Rights Watch (HRW).

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