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16:52, 13 May 2008

In Armenia, opposition wants to resume rallies

Should till June 20 the authorities go on denying the opposition's right to hold rallies, people will rally, in response to appeal of the Centre of All-National Movement, in the Freedom Square of Yerevan. This was stated by Levon Zurabyan late on May 12 in the "Europolice" programme at the Public TV of Armenia.

16:49, 13 May 2008

General Prosecutor's Office forbids journalist Agyl Khalil to leave Azerbaijan

Today, the Azerbaijani General Prosecutor's Office has made a statement asserting an attempt of journalist Agyl Khalil to go out of the country as evasion from investigation. The information that he was twice attacked in recent weeks was treated by prosecutors as ungrounded.

18:35, 12 May 2008

In Armenia, war veterans go on hunger strike demanding to release political prisoners

Today, following their statement made earlier, 15 participants of the war in Nagorno-Karabakh have launched a termless hunger strike in the city of Gyumri with a demand of immediate release from custody of Ashot Zakaryan, head of the Gyumri branch of the combatants' public organization "Union of Erkrap Volunteers", and other political prisoners.

18:33, 12 May 2008

Public Prosecutor demands life imprisonment for organizers of Cherkizovo marketplace explosion

The state prosecution demands from two years to life imprisonment for the defendants in the case on the explosion committed in the Cherkizovo marketplace in Moscow, where 14 persons, including two children, were killed.

18:29, 12 May 2008

"Reporters without Borders" condemn another attack on journalist Khalil in Azerbaijan

International organizations have resolutely criticized another attack on the reporter of the "Azadlyg" newspaper Agyl Khalil in Azerbaijan, accomplished on May 7.

18:27, 12 May 2008

Armenian human rights activist ask PACE Chairman to interfere into the situation in the country

The Vanadzor Branch of the Helsinki Civil Assembly has sent a letter to Lluis Maria de Puig, President of the PACE, stating that from the moment of passing PACE Resolution No. 1609 "Operation of Democratic Institutes in Armenia", almost a month has expired, however, the citizens arrested for their political views, are still in custody.

18:25, 12 May 2008

Kadyrov reports dismissal of Yamadaev from commanding "Vostok" battalion

Sulim Yamadaev was dropped from command of the "Vostok" (East) battalion of the 42nd Motorized Rifle Division of the Ministry of Defence of Russia. This was stated today by President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov at the meeting with representatives of law enforcement bodies in Grozny.

18:23, 12 May 2008

General Prosecutor's Office to verify the legality of releasing two figurants in Politkovskaya's case

The General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation is going to check up the legality of releasing from custody of two defendants in the criminal case on the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya.

18:18, 12 May 2008

Dagestan: residents of Untsukul District displeased with power agents

Villagers in Balakhani, Untsukul District of Dagestan, express their discontent with actions of employees of power agencies who are conducting a special operation in the vicinity. People say that uncontrolled fire is killing cattle and provoked a fire in the adjacent forest.

11:53, 10 May 2008

Agaev: public and political situation in Azerbaijan is depressively stable

Today, a little more that five months prior to the regular presidential election in Azerbaijan, the social and political situation in the country remains depressively stable. There are all the attributes of unconditional domination of the existing power and absence in the society of any worthy opposition, Azerbaijani political scientist Rasim Agaev asserts.

11:50, 10 May 2008

Bryza: Georgia's advance towards fair elections is noticeable

According to Matthew Bryza, assistant of the US undersecretary of state, who is now in Tbilisi, "a certain progress can be noticed in Georgia towards free and fair elections."

11:48, 10 May 2008

Office of "United National Movement" assaulted in Georgia

This night, an attack was accomplished on the pre-election office of the Georgian ruling party "United National Movement", located in Varketili district of Tbilisi.

11:44, 10 May 2008

Matthew Bryza: there is no military way to settle Georgian-Abkhazian conflict

In the opinion of Matthew Bryza, assistant of the US undersecretary of state, no military alternative of settling the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict can ever exist, since it will only aggravate the fundamental disagreements that make the core of the conflict.

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.

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