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21:19, 11 October 2004

Zeinalov declares against extradition to countries with death penalty

"Azerbaijan extradites people accused of political crimes and terrorism to Arabian and Central Asian countries. Over 30 terrorist suspects were extradited last year," said human rights activist Eldar Zeinalov.

20:49, 8 October 2004

Supreme Court to consider Khadzhimba's complaint

Raul Khadzhimba, a candidate for the Abkhazian presidency, lodged a complaint in the Abkhazian Supreme Court on October 7 concerning the illegality of the Central Election Commission's decision of October 6, 2004 providing for repeated voting in the Gali district on October 17.

20:26, 8 October 2004

Turkish-Armenian border to remain closed

Chief of the Turkish Armed Forces' General Staff Army General Hilmi Ozkok announced it during a meeting with Azerbaijan Defense Minister Safar Abiyev in Ankara.

23:55, 7 October 2004

To Be a Chechen: Peace and War Through the Eyes of School Children to be presented in Frankfurt

The book, published by the Memorial Society and Caucasian Knot Internet media outlet, unites works of Chechen school children devoted to the past and the present of Chechnya and based on the authors' personal experience.

23:42, 7 October 2004

Jaskiernia's report 'does not represent situation Armenia'

"Jerzy Jaskiernia's report on Armenia, which will be submitted to the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly (PACE), doesn't represent the situation in the country," Vardan Pogosian, chairman of the Democracy non-governmental organization said.

23:12, 7 October 2004

Repeated voting 'creates threat of civil war', says Ardzinba

The Abkhazian president believes the Central Election Commission's decision does not comply with the legislation.

22:24, 7 October 2004

Azerbaijan defense minister threatens Armenia with war

Economy is the key argument in a war, and today's Armenia is not ready for a long war, said Military expert Uzeir Dzhafarov.

19:27, 6 October 2004

Repeated voting to be held in Abkhazia's Gali district

The Abkhazian Central Election Commission (CEC) has declared valid results of the voting in the presidential election in all districts of Abkhazia, except for the Gali district.

18:58, 6 October 2004

Chechen president appoints commissioner for human rights

"I think it's just another "democracy game" played by our authorities. Alkhanov is going to Strasbourg, where the Chechen problem will be touched upon," 54-year-old Umar Musayev, a resident of Grozny who worked in the system of the Interior Ministry in the time of the USSR, said.

18:24, 6 October 2004

PACE levels sharp criticism at Azerbaijan

A report made by members of the PACE Monitoring Committee Andreas Gross and Andres Herkel was discussed during the session of the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) in Strasbourg yesterday, October 5.

23:28, 5 October 2004

NATO seminar in Baku may be frustrated

The opposition Azerbaijan Popular Front Party considers Armenian deputies' arrival in Baku for the participation in the Rose-Roth Seminar inadmissible. The Organization for Karabakh Liberation has also voiced its discontent about the arrival of Armenian parliamentarians.

22:53, 5 October 2004

Book published by Memorial Society to be presented in Frankfurt

The largest book fair in the world is to open in Frankfurt am Main tomorrow, October 6. Over 6,000 participants from 110 countries will present their products at the fair.

22:26, 5 October 2004

Ingush refugee beaten in North Osetia

Now Magomed Khamkhoyev is in a Nazran hospital. Doctors say he is in grave condition with numerous rib fractures, craniocerebral injuries, having his liver, kidneys and spleen injured.

23:37, 4 October 2004

Maskhadov's capture rumored in Chechnya

According to unconfirmed reports, Ramzan Kadyrov will present the captured Ichkerian leader to the public on October 5, the day of Alu Alkhanov's inauguration.

23:27, 4 October 2004

Armenia does not expect much help from PACE in resolving Karabakh conflict

Both Terry Davis and the present PACE rapporteur on the Karabakh conflict, David Atkinson, are representatives of Great Britain, which is one of the few countries that have recognized Azerbaijan's territorial integrity, including Nagorny Karabakh.

21:13, 4 October 2004

Presidential election held in Abkhazia

According to preliminary information, Prime Minister Raul Khadzhimba was elected President of Abkhazia. He won 101,500 votes (52.84%).

18:59, 2 October 2004

Internal political situation in Abkhazia complicated

Russian State Duma deputies who attended the celebration of Abkhazia's Independence Day on the republican stadium called upon Abkhazian citizens to give their votes to presidential candidate Raul Khadzhimba in the forthcoming presidential election.

21:53, 1 October 2004

70,000 soldiers has nothing to oppose to 1,500 rebels

"Some dirty game aimed at dragging the war out for many long years is played in Chechnya," Vakhid Salamov, a former officer of the Interior Ministry of the USSR, said.

21:11, 1 October 2004

UN considers presidential election in Abkhazia illegitimate

In the words of Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Georgia Heidi Tagliavini, the Abkhazian authorities were illegal before the election and will still be after it.

21:10, 1 October 2004

Chechen NGO suspends its activity

Head of the Information Center of the Council of Chechen Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) Taisa Isayeva said the main problem because of which the organization had to suspend its work was the lack of any funds to continue its activity.

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