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23:12, 12 February 2007

Peacekeepers state more frequent provocations from the Georgian party

In these latter days, provocations in the deployment area of Russian peacekeeping posts in the Abkhazian-Georgian conflict zone have become more frequent.

23:21, 10 February 2007

"Komsomolskaya Pravda": possible Politkovskaya's killers detained

With a reference to a source close to the investigation of the case on Anna Politkovskaya's murder, the "Komsomolskaya Pravda" newspaper has informed about detention of two suspects of committing the crime.

23:19, 10 February 2007

Privileged patients of the Volgograd Region left without medicines

The Volgograd Region has faced an extremely poor situation with implementing privileges in provision medicines to the population.

23:10, 10 February 2007

Festival of films on human rights to be held in Volgograd

On February 13-15, 2007, the city of Volgograd will host a charitable action of the International Festival of films on human rights "Stalker."

22:57, 10 February 2007

Kadyrov has won suit to "Kommersant"

Ramzan Kadyrov, head of Chechnya's government, has won his suit lodged against the "Kommersant" newspaper.

22:40, 10 February 2007

"Reporters without Borders" render financial aid to Azerbaijani journalists

Journalist Nidzhat Daglar (Guseinov) has reported about his departure from the "Azadlyg" newspaper.

23:48, 9 February 2007

Thousands of Chechnya residents remain without pensions

About 27,000 Chechen pensioners remained without their pensions in January this year.

23:27, 9 February 2007

Mailyan: there are no prisoners of war and hostages in Nagorny Karabakh

Mr. Leo Platvoet, PACE Rapporteur on the issues of missing people in South Caucasus, has prepared a report, which was also submitted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nagorny Karabakh.

23:04, 9 February 2007

Mass psychosis of children from Chechnya turned out to be poisoning

It has become known to the correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot" that at the sanatorium "Nart" in the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria, a group of children from the Chechen Republic has undergone treatment from an unknown illness diagnosed in them earlier.

21:18, 9 February 2007

Public television of Azerbaijan refused to provide air time to oppositionists

The Board of Directors of the Public Television and Radio Company (PTV) of Azerbaijan has refused to provide air time to the "Musavat" opposition party.

21:17, 9 February 2007

Abkhazia suspends talks with Georgia until release if her two state servants

Until release of two senior employees of the Galskiy District Administration - Fridon Chakaberia and David Sigua - the leadership of Abkhazia refuses to continue dialogue with Georgia.

23:11, 8 February 2007

OSCE has supported the initiative of South Ossetia to promptly hold a MCC's sitting

On February 8, a meeting was held of Boris Chochiev, first deputy chair of the government of South Ossetia and co-chair of the Mixed Control Commission (MCC) for Settling the Georgian-Ossetian Conflict from the South Ossetian party, with Mr. Roy Reav, head of the OSCE mission in Georgia.

23:07, 8 February 2007

Moscow: public representatives discussed growth of Russian nationalism

A conference on the topic "Language of Enmity and Xenophobia" was held today at the House of Journalists. In the cause of discussion, the audience has touched the issue of growing nationalistic spirits in Russia.

23:04, 8 February 2007

Goran Lenmarker: elections in Armenia will brake down settlement of Nagorny Karabakh conflict

President Goran Lenmarker and General Secretary Spenser Oliver of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly arrived to Azerbaijan.

22:43, 8 February 2007

Explosion has damaged Imam's house in Ingushetia

Another attempt against a religious figure has been undertaken in Ingushetia. After an attempt against Isa-Hadzhi Khamkhoev, Mufti of the Republic, and serious wounds to his son, it became known about an attempt against Khizir Tsoloev, Imam of the central mosque of the city of Nazran.

22:37, 8 February 2007

Threat of avian flu virus persists in Azerbaijan

Today, Mr. Oktaj Shiraliev, Minister of Public Health of Azerbaijan, has informed journalists that the potential threat of avian flu virus still persists in the country.

23:33, 7 February 2007

State Duma has forbidden state servants to participate in foreign NCOs

At its today's session, the State Duma has passed a law, in its third final reading, forbidding the state servants to be members of foreign non-commercial organizations (NCOs).

23:27, 7 February 2007

Ingushetia: human rights defenders inquire into the death circumstances of two local residents

In the city of Nazran, members of power agencies have swept an automobile with two men inside.

23:05, 7 February 2007

Azerbaijani prisoner of war refuses to return home

Samir Mamedov, an Azerbaijani soldier who is now in the Armenian captivity, has asked to give him out into a third country not to Azerbaijan.

21:03, 7 February 2007

Another suspect of avian flu died in Azerbaijan

On February 6, in Azerbaijan, Zamina Zeinalova, 37, a resident of the Boyat village of the Neftechalinskiy District, died at the Scientific-Research Institute of Pulmonary Diseases, where she was hospitalized with a suspicion of avian flu.

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