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23:01, 23 December 2004

Group of Friendship Between Caucasian People created in Georgia

A presentation of the Group of Friendship Between Caucasian People, formed of six deputies of the parliament, has taken place in the building of the Georgian parliament today.

23:41, 22 December 2004

OSCE considers Azerbaijan municipal elections rigged

The municipal elections held in Azerbaijan did not meet international standards stated in the 1990 Copenhagen Document, the OSCE Office in Baku has announced in a press release.

23:35, 22 December 2004

UN special rapporteur visits Ingushetia

The aim of the visit of Ms. Erturk to Ingushetia is to collect reliable information about the state of women in the republic and study the human rights situation in the region.

23:33, 22 December 2004

Azerbaijan downgraded to 'Not Free' in FH survey

Though the Constitution and Azerbaijan legislation provide for freedom of speech and media, the government restricts these rights in practice, Freedom House stated in its annual survey.

23:47, 21 December 2004

Court decisions on search and seizure to be subject to appeal

Today, the Georgian Constitutional Court has satisfied a claim of the Georgian NGO Article 42 of the Constitution according to which a judge's decision to conduct search and seizure will be subject to appeal.

23:24, 21 December 2004

Chechen refugees in Azerbaijan may hold rallies

The refugees demand that the Azerbaijan authorities should stop persecuting them, abducting men, and illegally delivering them to the Russian side.

23:03, 21 December 2004

Armenia's membership in NATO 'is not on agenda'

Relations between Armenia and NATO do not pursue certain political goals, they start from the necessity to neutralize dangers and threats, said Armenian Defense Minister Serzh Sargsian.

23:55, 20 December 2004

Round table on problem of mines

NGO representatives gathered in the Nazran office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on December 16-17 to discuss the work of the ICRC in the Northern Caucasus, Russia, and other countries of the world.

22:44, 20 December 2004

US raises concern about election fraud in Azerbaijan

Heads and representatives of local executive authorities intervened in the work of election commissions and prevented them from doing their duties, the US Embassy to Azerbaijan has announced in a press release.

19:05, 18 December 2004

Refugees in Pankissi Gorge do not trust Russian officials

An official delegation from Chechnya is expected to visit the Pankissi Gorge, Georgia on December 19.

23:47, 17 December 2004

Round table "Terrorism in Films and TV Reports" held in Moscow

The round table discussion titled "Terrorism in Films and TV Reports" was held at the Moscow House of Nationalities on December 16, political scientists, human rights activists, journalists, and cinematographers being participants in it.

23:36, 17 December 2004

Andreas Gross voices doubt about holding of fair elections in Azerbaijan

In his exclusive interview with the Caucasian Knot correspondent, Andreas Gross, the member of the PACE Monitoring Committee and co-rapporteur on Azerbaijan, said that the aim of his present visit was to monitor municipal elections in Azerbaijan.

22:34, 17 December 2004

Military deny bombing Chechen village

In the evening of December 3, a Russian combat helicopter launched several missiles at the village of Tevzen-Kale, Chechnya's Vedeno district. One of the missiles hit the house of the Suleymanov family.

23:53, 16 December 2004

PACE will not discuss Azerbaijan political prisoners in winter

The PACE will consider the question of political prisoners in Azerbaijan and the country's obligations to the Council of Europe during the spring session.

23:22, 16 December 2004

Candidates refuse to participate in municipal elections

Today, one day before municipal elections in Azerbaijan, 400 members of the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan party have withdrawn their candidacies registered earlier for the participation in the municipal elections.

22:35, 16 December 2004

UN special rapporteur to visit Chechnya

Special Rapporteur on violence against women of the UN Commission on Human Rights Yakin Erturk is expected to arrive in Chechnya within the next few days.

23:47, 15 December 2004

Investigation of attack on anti-drug department continues

Some sources say that the arms seized during the attack in Kabardino-Balkaria have most likely been taken out to Chechnya.

23:29, 15 December 2004

Municipal elections to be held in Azerbaijan

The election campaign in the country was conducted normally for the most part, with the exception of one application about a violation, Azer Saryev, spokesman for the Azerbaijan Central Election Commission told the Caucasian Knot correspondent.

22:03, 15 December 2004

Debates about publication of Hitler's Mein Kampf

Avaz Zeinally, the publisher of the book and editor-in-chief of the Khural newspaper, gives evidence at the Azerbaijan State Security Ministry in the criminal case opened under the article "inciting national and religious hatred".

23:56, 14 December 2004

Terrorists' relatives will not be taken hostages

Earlier, at a session of the State Duma, Russian Prosecutor General Vladimir Kolesnikov suggested taking terrorists' relatives hostages.

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