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14:58, 9 May 2008

Resident of St-Petersburg punished for beating Azerbaijani natives

In St-Petersburg, a man who committed a crime on the motive of national hatred against natives of Azerbaijan is sentenced to five years of prison. The verdict was passed by the Kalinin District Court of the city.

14:54, 9 May 2008

Dzaganiya: pressure on the opposition continues in Georgia

In Georgia, the pressure on oppositionists is still exerted. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it by Kakhaber Dzaganiya, ideological secretary of the Labour Party of Georgia.

14:10, 9 May 2008

Fulfilment of PACE's Resolution treated differently in Armenia

David Petrosyan, a political analyst of the News Agency "Noyan Tapan", told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that Armenia de facto fails to follow the requirements of the recent PACE session as presented in Resolutions No. 1609.

14:00, 9 May 2008

Relatives of Issa Arsaev killed in Ingushetia assert that he was not a terrorist

Relatives of Issa Arsaev, who was killed on May 8 in Kantyshevo village, Nazran District, have stated to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that the casualty was not a terrorist and did not prepare any terror acts.

12:49, 9 May 2008

Matthew Bryza meets United Opposition leaders in Tbilisi

Today, Matthew Bryza, assistant of the US undersecretary of state, has arrived to Georgia with an official visit. At the "Tbilisi-Marriott" Hotel, he had a meeting with the leaders of the United Opposition to discuss the forthcoming parliamentary elections and the events currently underway in Abkhazia.

13:02, 8 May 2008

In Dagestan, suspect of murdering Farid Babaev released

Abas Abasov, one of the suspects of organizing the murder of Farid Babaev, leader of the Dagestan Regional Branch of the "Yabloko" Party, was freed under recognizance not to leave.

12:56, 8 May 2008

Investigation checks possible involvement of "Vostok" battalion in murdering Arsamakov brothers

The conflict around the "Vostok" (East) special-purpose battalion, which is commanded by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Russian General Staff (the so-called "GRU"), continues to escalate. The investigation now possesses new information about possible involvement of special fighters in one more crime.

12:52, 8 May 2008

Georgia: activist of party in power shot dead by policeman

Today at night, in the centre of Tbilisi, a policeman has shot dead Giorgiy Gamtsemlidze, an activist of one of the electoral offices of the ruling party of Georgia - the United National Movement.

12:47, 8 May 2008

In Armenia, witnesses reject their earlier evidences against oppositionists

At the trial of the activists of Armenian opposition, the women-eyewitnesses in the case have stated that their earlier evidences that the three defendants had hampered the election process on February 19 were made under pressure, and rejected them.

12:44, 8 May 2008

Georgian oppositionist blames governor of Kvemo-Kartli for bribing and intimidating voters

Kakhaber Shartava, one of the leaders of the United Opposition and leader of the National Forum Party, has accused the governor of the Kvemo-Kartli District of bribing and intimidating local voters. The governor rejects the accusations.

12:39, 8 May 2008

HRC "Memorial": parents of students from Chechnya and Ingushetia fear for life of their children educated in Stavropol

The parents of the students who came to Stavropol from Chechnya and Ingushetia to get their education are concerned with frequent murders "of Caucasus-origin nationals" committed in this city and want to take their children away.

12:20, 8 May 2008

Astrakhan Region: doctor guilty of child's arm amputation sentenced to three years of conditional custody

A court in the Astrakhan Region has appointed three years of conditional imprisonment to the doctor who had refused to provide free-of-charge hospitalization to a seven-year-old boy with a compound arm fracture; with the result that later surgeons had to amputate the arm.

09:38, 7 May 2008

Georgian opposition continues its series of revelatory records

The United Opposition has promulgated another revelatory video record. It depicts Goderdzi Bukiya, one of the candidates from the party in power "United National Movement", who confesses that he is engaged in business.

09:33, 7 May 2008

In Kalmykia, newspaper's jubilee was marked by a rally for freedom of speech

On May 6, the centre of Elista, the capital of Kalmykia, was the venue of celebrations dated to the four-year anniversary of the first issue of the "Elista Panorama" newspaper; the event grew into a spontaneous rally.

09:31, 7 May 2008

Court rejects early release of Yuri Budanov

Today, the Ulyanovsk Regional Court has upheld the decision of the City Court of Dimitrovgrad to reject to apply the early conditional release to former colonel Yuri Budanov who is serving his ten years' term for murdering Elza Kungaeva, a resident of Chechnya.

09:29, 7 May 2008

In Armenia, court extends arrest of opposition leader Zurabyan

The court has added two months to the term of pre-trial custody of Ararat Zurabyan, leader of the oppositional Armenian All-National Movement, as Karen Karapetyan, a member of the Movement Board, has informed.

09:24, 7 May 2008

Human rights activists: 25,000 hectares of Chechen territory are still mine-studded

Leaders of human rights and other public organizations of Chechnya are concerned with slow rates of de-mining the territory. They also are dissatisfied with the intention of the Russian Ministry for Emergencies to finance mine clearing in Serbia and forget about mines in Chechnya.

09:20, 7 May 2008

Shevchenko: closure of charitable hospital in Dagestan is a tragedy

Maxim Shevchenko, a member of the Public Chamber and head of the Centre for Strategic Researches of Religion and Politics in Modern World, has treated the judicial decision on the claim of the Ministry of Property and Land Relations of Dagestan against the Regional Public Foundation "Charitable Women's Hospital" to be a tragedy and disaster.

14:43, 6 May 2008

Candidate from Georgian party in power gives up his participation in elections

Valery Giorgobiani, a candidate for majority deputy in the Tsager Constituency of Georgia from the party in power United National Movement, has refused to take part in the elections after his compromising audio record was made public.

14:39, 6 May 2008

France holds protest rally against deportation of Chechen illegal migrants

The French city of Nancy (Department of Meurthe and Moselle) has hosted a protest rally against deportation of illegal migrants from Chechnya. About 150 persons took part in the event.

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