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16:00, 3 September 2008

Medvedev asserts that President of Georgia is "politically dead"

Russian President Dmitri Medvedev is sure that the ruling regime in Georgia is incapable, and President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili is a "dead politician." Dmitri Medvedev also noted that the United States should reconsider their relations with Georgian authorities, "because of their aggression, which killed over a thousand persons."

15:56, 3 September 2008

President of Nicaragua declares recognition of South Ossetia's and Abkhazia's independence

President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega has expressed his support to Russia in seeking the solution of the conflict in the Caucasus through a dialogue with European countries and has declared his recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

15:53, 3 September 2008

MIA denies prosecution of believers in Azerbaijan

A spokesman of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Azerbaijan has refuted the information that believers are prosecuted in this country for their faith.

15:46, 3 September 2008

Persons accused of blowing up Nevinnomyssk bus are under threat of long imprisonment

The state prosecutor has demanded to sentence the defendants accused of exploding the "Pyatigorsk-Stavropol" route bus at the bus station of the city of Nevinnomyssk, Stavropol Territory, in December 2007, when three passengers were killed and 17 wounded, to long terms of imprisonment.

15:42, 3 September 2008

Ingushetia: criminal cases opened against two opposition leaders

Criminal cases on suspicion of attempting to seize firearms from employees of law enforcement bodies have been initiated against Maksharip Aushev and Magomed Khazbiev, leaders of the Ingush opposition.

15:39, 3 September 2008

Russian cities hold mourning in memory of Beslan victims

The actions in memory of the victims of Beslan tragedy were held in the cities of Russia.

15:35, 3 September 2008

Fridinskiy: 71 Russian peacekeepers perished and 340 wounded in conflict with Georgia

As of September 3, 71 Russian peacekeepers are regarded to be casualties and 340 more as wounded victims as a result of Georgia's aggression, said Sergey Fridinskiy, Chief Military Public Prosecutor of the Russian Federation, during the TV-Bridge Show held with the city of Tskhinvali.

15:20, 3 September 2008

Journalist Alishaev was killed by Wahhabites, investigation asserts

In the opinion of the investigation, Telman Alishaev's fight on Wahhabism was the main reason of the attempt on the TV reporter who died this night in the capital of Dagestan from received wounds.

15:17, 3 September 2008

States call Russia to inquire into Magomed Evloev's death

The USA urge Russian leaders to conduct a complete investigation of the circumstances around the death of Magomed Evloev, owner of the oppositional website "Ingushetia.Ru", Sean McCormack, spokesman of the US Department of State, said in a briefing.

13:09, 2 September 2008

European Union condemns Russia's recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia

On September 1, the participants of the extraordinary EU summit held in Brussels condemned recognition by Russia of Abkhazia's and South Ossetian's independence. In his turn, Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France, current EU chair, has called to continue dialogue with Moscow and not to break partnership relations.

13:05, 2 September 2008

In Kabardino-Balkaria, unknown persons beat editor-in-chief of independent newspaper

In Nalchik, the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria, an attack was made today on Miloslav Bitokov, editor-in-chief of the independent "Newspaper of the South". He was beaten in the doorway of his own house and hospitalized, as the editorial board of the newspaper reported.

12:54, 2 September 2008

Georgia has officially broken diplomatic relations with the Russian Federation

Tonight, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Russian adviser-envoy Andrei Smaga was served a note on break of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

12:51, 2 September 2008

OSCE equals Evloev's death to Politkovskaya's murder

The death from militia's hands of Magomed Evloev, owner of the website "Ingushetia.Ru", can be compared with the murder of lady-journalist Anna Politkovskaya; it evidences aggravation of the situation with the freedom of press in Russia, said Miklosh Charasti, OSCE representative on media freedom.

12:49, 2 September 2008

Nukhazhiev demands investigation of "Vostok" battalion crimes in Chechnya

Ombudsman in Chechnya Nurdi Nukhazhiev has demanded, in the context of death in the Kurchaloy District of Askhab Zakriev, 17, that the Military Prosecutor's Office finish the investigation of all the crimes committed by Sulim Yamadaev, commander of the "Vostok" (East) battalion and his fighters.

12:40, 2 September 2008

Ter-Petrosyan: Armenian opposition will continue lawful protests

Despite all the authorities' attempts to translate political struggle into violent actions, the opposition will stick to its principles of holding protests exclusively within the law. This was stated by Levon Ter-Petrosyan, first president of Armenia and leader of the opposition, on September 2 in a press conference. Levon Ter-Petrosyan has also presented three documents, which, by his definition, are of great value for opening a "monstrous plot" of the authorities against the opposition.

12:36, 2 September 2008

Georgia denies use of cluster bombs in South Ossetia

The Ministry of Defence of Georgia has stated that "during the armed conflict with Russia the Georgian party never used cluster bombs against population and civil aims of South-Ossetian or any other region."

14:14, 1 September 2008

Lavrov: arms deliveries to Georgia should be embargoed

Sergey Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister, who has already expressed his views on the desirability of Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili's voluntary retirement, has suggested introducing embargo on arms deliveries to Georgia until the power changes in this republic.

14:07, 1 September 2008

USA raised $60,000 for families of Armenian political prisoners

As of August 31, as a result of the TV "Marathon Action" to raise funds for the families of political prisoners and victims of March 1 events on in Armenia, organized by the Armenian community of Los Angeles, over 60 thousand US dollars were raised.

13:58, 1 September 2008

Chavez: Venezuela is in solidarity with Russia in recognizing Abkhazia's and South Ossetia's independence

On August 31, President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez declared that his country completely supported Russia's decision to recognize Abkhazia's and South Ossetia's independence. He also named President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili "a US puppet."

13:48, 1 September 2008

In South Ossetia, charges presented to two Russians who accused Kokoity of cowardice

The General Prosecutor's Office of South Ossetia has presented charges to the two residents of North Ossetia who have accused Eduard Kokoity of cowardice and were arrested for a skirmish with President of South Ossetia and his guards.

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