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July 29, 2008 15:33

• Head of Talysh cultural center in Azerbaijan declared political prisoner

  Novruzali Mamedov, 67, head of Talysh cultural center and chief editor of "Tolyshi Siado" (Voice of Talysh) newspaper convicted to 10 years of prison on the charge of treason, has been recognized political prisoner by the Institute of Peace and Democracy and the Azeri Federation of Human Rights Organizations.

July 29, 2008 14:27

• South Ossetia accuses Georgia of shelling villages again

  The South Ossetia authorities claim that Georgia shelled the villages of Sarabuk and Tliakana, Tskhinvali district, on the night of July 29.

July 29, 2008 13:23

• Investigation lays charges on the case of murder of head of "Dagestan" state TV and radio company

  The Investigation Committee under the Prosecutor's office (ICP) has laid down charges on the case of murder of Gadzhi Abashilov, head of "Dagestan" state TV and radio company, who was killed on March 21 in Makhachkala when his car was fired at from a machine-gun.

July 29, 2008 12:15

• Investigation department wants mayor of Kalmykia capital to be summoned to court by force

  Radiy Burulov, mayor of Elista, the capital of Kalmykia, may be summoned to court by force. The court is going to pass a decision on his arrest in connection with his abuse of power. An appropriate instruction has been given to the Kalmykia Ministry of Interior.

July 29, 2008 11:41

• PACE requests Armenia should strictly abide by the organization's resolutions

  Lluis Maria de Puig, PACE chair, who after his three-day visit to Armenia which took place last week, requested that the Armenian president and the authorities should undertake clear and specific steps to abide by the organization's resolutions.

July 28, 2008 23:50

• Ramzan Kadyrov's life attempted in Chechnya

  An attempt on the life of Ramzan Kadyrov, Chechen president, was made in the village of Khosi-Yurt in Chechnya. There was no damage.

July 28, 2008 23:30

• Khatuna Skirtladze wins "Miss Georgia" contest

  Khatuna Skirtladze, 18, from Tbilisi won the "Miss Georgia-2008" contest which was held on Sunday, July 27, in Batumi.

July 28, 2008 23:07

• USAID to allocate $7 million for support of democracy in Azerbaijan in 2008

  In 2008, the American Agency for International Development (USAID) is going to allocate $18 million for the implementation of programs in Azerbaijan, including $7 million for the projects to support democracy.

July 28, 2008 20:55

• Krasnodar krai authorities reconcile with the residents of Imeretin valley in Sochi

  The Krasnodar krai authorities have reached an agreement with the residents of Imeretin valley who protested against their resettlement due to the construction of facilities for Olympic Games 2014 in Sochi.

July 28, 2008 18:38

• Shamba claims the Galski district of Abkhazia is not going to be the zone under international monitoring

  Sergei Shamba, Minister of Foreign Affairs in Abkhazia, calls the statement of Temur Mzhaviya, head of the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, on the necessity to declare the Galski district of Abkhazia which borders Georgia a zone under international monitoring as a "hollow and populist slogan".

July 28, 2008 17:18

• Representatives of 21 countries to take part in NATO manoeuvres in Armenia

  The Armenian Defense Ministry, with reference to NATO, announces that, from September 20 to 21, the manoeuvres "Joint Spearman-08" are going to held in Armenia within the "Partnership for Peace" (PP) program.

July 28, 2008 15:06

• Consideration of complaint by Arakcheyev convicted for murdering Chechen residents postponed

  The military panel of the Russian Supreme Court has postponed the hearing of the complaint of Sergei Arakcheyev and Yevgheni Khudiakov, officers of the Russian MoI internal troops, until August 28.

July 26, 2008 19:52

• MoI officers detained Labour party member in Georgia

  According to the Georgian Labour party information, officers of the Constitutional Security Department detained Archil Benidze, Labour party representative, on the night of July 25.

July 26, 2008 19:49

• House of the Public Assembly deputy fired at in Ingushetia

  Last night, unidentified persons fired at the house of Ruslan Albogachiyev, Ingushetia Public Assembly deputy. There no casualties. The incident was reported to journalists by the republic's law enforcement agencies.

July 26, 2008 19:46

• Peace-makers claim peace-making agreements violated in South Ossetia

  Military observers of the Joint Peace-making Forces (JPMF) representing three parties point out new violations of the current agreements within the Georgia and South Ossetia conflict zone, the situation there remains aggravated, reports captain Vladimir Ivanov, assistant commander of the Joint Peace-making Forces (JPMF) for mass-media relations, to journalists.

July 26, 2008 19:30

• Cause of explosion at the Georgia -South Ossetia border clarified

  The monitoring conducted by peace-makers has revealed that two remote control devices exploded within the South Ossetia border zone.

July 26, 2008 19:27

• People kidnapped in North Ossetia

  On July 25, seven unidentified persons wearing masks and camouflaged uniforms and armed with machine guns kidnapped two residents of Kantyshevo village, Ingushetia, only 200 meters away from the North Ossetia administrative border with Ingushetia.

July 25, 2008 12:51

• PACE Chairman does not trust the commission on investigating March events in Armenia

  Lluis Maria de Puig, Chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), believes that the temporary parliamentary commission created for investigation of the events on March 1-2 in the capital of Armenia "does not inspire much trust."

July 25, 2008 12:48

• Arrest of supposed instigators of Kondopoga disorders extended by three months

  Today, the Supreme Court of Karelia has prolonged by 3 months, till October 29, 2008, the custody term for the persons accused on the case of Kondopoga disorders.

July 25, 2008 12:45

• Azerbaijan creates database of prosecuted journalists

  Today, the office of the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS) hosted the presentation of the Electronic database comprising the journalists, who were subjected to pressure in Azerbaijan since 1990. It is placed in the website of the IRFS. The project was implemented at financial support of the Soros Foundation.