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October 07, 2006 23:59

• The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia is going to appeal to the European Court for Human Rights

  In the context of mass detentions of Georgian citizens in the territory of Russia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia has made public a statement running that in parallel to economic sanctions towards Georgia, the Russian government is taking repressive measures in relation to Georgian citizens, including children.

October 07, 2006 23:59

• Anna Politkovskaya: Kadyrov will never be Chechnya president

  In her interview today to the special correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot," Anna Politkovskaya commented on Ramzan Kadyrov's carrier prospects and the stormy construction activities unfolded in the restless Russian province on the eve of the jubilee of Chechnya Prime Minister.

October 07, 2006 23:58

• The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia accuses Russia of "ethnic cleansings"

  Gela Bezhuashvili, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, accused Moscow of "ethnic cleansings" in connection with the campaign unfolded in Russia against natives from Georgia.

October 07, 2006 23:58

• The "Memorial" demands to stop the campaign against the natives of Georgia

  The "Memorial" Russian Society ("Memorial" Human Rights Centre) is voicing out a deep concern with the escalation of tension in Georgian-Russian relations, which may lead to grave and irreversible consequences.

October 07, 2006 22:28

• Anna Politkovskaya: Kadyrov will never be president of Chechnya

  In her interview today by telephone to the special correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot," Anna Politkovskaya commented on Ramzan Kadyrov's carrier prospects and the stormy construction activities unfolded in the restless Russian province on the eve of the jubilee of the Chechen Prime Minister.

October 07, 2006 17:09

• Ulman's lawyer to file a complaint in Strasburg Court on Human Rights

  Ulman's lawyer is preparing a complaint to the Strasburg Court on Human Rights in connection with the Russian Constitutional Court ruling "on Ulman's case.

October 07, 2006 13:59

• Murder of Anna Politkovskaya: details

  Today in Moscow, Anna Politkovskaya was killed, a well-known journalist, political observer of the "Novaya Gazeta," who wrote for many years on violent infringements of human rights in Chechnya and elsewhere in the north Caucasus.

October 06, 2006 23:50

• Almost 27% of voters appeared to take part in municipal elections in Azerbaijan

  They told the correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot" at the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of Azerbaijan that as of 6:00 p.m. local time a total of 216,091 voters had taken part in the elections, or 26.84% of all the voters registered in those territories where elections are held.

October 06, 2006 23:46

• Parallel vote count: Georgia's ruling party is the winner

  On October 5, the day of local self-government elections, the NGO named "International Organization for Fair Elections and Democracy" held a parallel vote count in five cities of Georgia.

October 06, 2006 23:43

• Central Electoral Commission CEC of Georgia annuls voting outcomes in several districts

  The voting totals at local self-government elections in the Abash electoral constituency (Western Georgia) will be annulled, and repeated voting will be appointed there.

October 06, 2006 23:39

• Foreign affairs ministers of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia discussed Nagorny Karabakh situation

  Sergey Lavrov, minister of foreign affairs of Russia, spoke positively on of the outcomes of the meeting with his colleagues from Azerbaijan and Armenia, who came to Moscow to discuss the Nagorny Karabakh settlement.

October 06, 2006 21:03

• Experts fear for Ramzan Kadyrov's life in case of his appointment president of Chechnya

  Yesterday, October 5, Ramzan Kadyrov, Chairman of the government of the Chechen Republic, was 30.

October 05, 2006 23:58

• Power officers dismissed in Karelia for Kondopoga

  President of Russia Vladimir Putin by his order relieved Major General Alexei Dorofeev from the position of the Head of the FSB (Federal Security Bureau) Administration of the Russian Federation for Karelia, reported on Thursday the press service of the head of the state.

October 05, 2006 23:57

• Municipal elections are over in Georgia

  Georgia has voted at local self-government - sakrebulo of districts and cities - elections. By preliminary data, by 6 p.m. Moscow time, 40 percent of total voters have taken part in the elections.

October 05, 2006 23:41

• International organizations voice protest against conviction of journalist Zakhidov in Azerbaijan

  The press outlets of Azerbaijan and human rights activists regard the conviction of satirist Sakit Zakhidov to be a political order.

October 05, 2006 23:34

• Russia toughens visa treatment of Georgia

  A representative of the Federal Migration Service of Russia told about the forthcoming changes of the visa-granting mode that may touch on citizens of Georgia.

October 05, 2006 23:22

• Ramzan Kadyrov: for the present, I don't want to become president of Chechnya

  On his birthday, Prime Minister of Chechnya Kadyrov declared that so far he has no presidential ambitions.

October 05, 2006 08:30

• In Azerbaijan, an opposition journalist was sentenced to three years

  Today, the court for heavy crimes of Azerbaijan finished the trial on Mirza Sakit (Zakhidov), satirical journalist of the "Azadlyg" newspaper.

October 04, 2006 22:33

• Hearings on "Kaitov's case" continued in Karachayevo-Cherkessia

  Yesterday, October 3, in the capital of Karachayevo-Cherkessia they continued hearing of the criminal case in relation to sixteen citizens of the Republic accused of killing seven persons in October 2004.

October 04, 2006 22:26

• UN Secretary General recommended to extend the UN Mission's observation mandate in Georgia

  Cofi Annan, UN Secretary General, thinks that today it is difficult to settle the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict through negotiations, since in the course of years the positions of both parties on political status of Abkhazia diverged even more.