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November 14, 2008 11:13

• Abkhazia invited to Geneva consultations on safety in the Caucasus

  The delegation of Abkhazia will take part in consultations in Geneva on safety issues in the Caucasus. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent learnt about it from Sergey Shamba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia. As he said, an official invitation to Geneva to take part in the debates as a party of the process was presented today to Sukhumi.

November 14, 2008 11:09

• 19 terror acts in North Ossetia in 20 years

  The experts of the Rostov-based medical-legal laboratory are studying the DNA of the unknown woman who perished in the explosion of the fixed-route taxi near the Central marketplace in the capital of North Ossetia on November 6.

November 14, 2008 11:06

• European MP investigates disappearances in South Ossetia

  Italian Deputy of the European Parliament Julietto Chieza is investigating disappearances of young people from South Ossetia, whose fate is still unknown. According to some sources, the Ossetians were captured by Georgian militaries.

November 14, 2008 11:03

• Amnesty International concerned with pre-electoral situation in Armenia

  The Amnesty International has disseminated a statement where its concern is expressed with the situation in Armenia after this year's March events.

November 14, 2008 10:59

• Medvedev: Russia recognizes Georgia's integrity

  Russia respects the territorial integrity of Georgia with account of Moscow's recognition of South Ossetia's and Abkhazia's independence. This was declared by Russian President Dmitri Medvedev who answered questions during a joint press conference with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and chairman of the European Commission Zhoze Manuel Barrozu.

November 13, 2008 16:26

• Krasnodar territorial authorities fail to meet residents of Imereti Meadow

  Another attempt to start dialogue between the residents of the Imereti Meadow of Sochi and the authorities of Krasnodar Territory about the terms of demolition of dwelling houses with the aim to get the city ready for the Olympiad has failed. The meeting was pre-planned for November 12, but it failed for the absence of power representatives.

November 13, 2008 16:23

• President of Armenia rejects Karabakh being part of Azerbaijan

  Serzh Sarkisyan, President of Armenia, excludes any possibility for the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) to make part of Azerbaijan in any status. As he said, the history had demonstrated that Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan are incompatible.

November 13, 2008 16:19

• In Dagestan, court sustains MIA's claim against "Chernovik" newspaper

  The Federal Court of the Leninskiy District of Makhachkala has ruled to partially sustain the claim of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Dagestan against the Dagestan weekly "Chernovik" (Blueprint) on defence of business reputation. The newspaper is now obliged to place a refutation and bring apologies.

November 13, 2008 16:15

• US Ambassador to Azerbaijan hopes that foreign broadcasting will continue

  The United States have already expressed their deep concern with the plans to stop broadcasting of foreign radio stations BBC, Voice of America and Radio Liberty in Azerbaijani local frequencies. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports that this statement was made today by Ann Dears, US Ambassador to Azerbaijan, in her comments on the situation with the issue.

November 13, 2008 16:04

• Delegations of Abkhazia and South Ossetia invited to Geneva talks

  On November 12, Pierre Moreli, Special Representative of the European Union, has officially informed that representatives of Abkhazia and South Ossetia were invited to the Geneva consultations on Caucasian security problems as participants of the negotiation process; the talks were scheduled on November 18-19.

November 13, 2008 15:32

• Ingushetia: Magomed Khazbiev wants to appeal against MIA's actions

  Magomed Khazbiev, an oppositionist to the former President of Ingushetia Murat Zyazikov, has addressed the Republic's Prosecutor's Office with a complaint against the actions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Ingushetia.

November 13, 2008 15:03

• Georgia and South Ossetia exchange prisoners

  In the evening on November 11, the six Georgians who stayed in South-Ossetian captivity were released in exchange for the two Ossetians who were freed by Georgia on November 12. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent learnt about it from Varvara Parkhomenko who works for the "Demos" Centre.

November 12, 2008 10:00

• Karachaevo-Circassia: International Circassian Association discusses repatriation problems

  The city of Cherkessk, the capital of Karachaevo-Circassia, has hosted an expanded session of the International Circassian Association, which discussed, among other issues, promotion to resettlement of the compatriots living abroad to the territory of their historical homeland.

November 12, 2008 09:55

• Figurant of sensational case of "turnskins with shoulder-straps" convicted in Stavropol Territory

  The Stavropol Territorial Court in Pyatigorsk has sentenced Nikolai Bobryashov, a figurant of the so-called case of "turnskins with shoulder-straps", to 15 years of imprisonment in a strict custody colony. A source in the court has added that he will also pay a fine of 25,000 roubles.

November 12, 2008 09:46

• Armenian citizen complaints to court against torturous conditions in Russian prison

  Yesterday, on November 11, citizen of Armenia Ashot Kirakosyan lodged a complaint to the Syktyvkar City Court of the Komi Republic against torturous custody conditions at the special detention facility of Syktyvkar militia. This news was reported to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Ernest Mezak, board member of the Komi human rights commission of the "Memorial".

November 12, 2008 09:43

• Azerbaijan marks Constitution Day

  November 12 is the Azerbaijani Constitution Day. Ali Kerimli, leader of the Party of the People's Front of Azerbaijan (PPFA), believes that the Constitution in itself is more or less ideal document, but it is practically not observed.

November 12, 2008 09:39

• Ingush court finds Magomed Evloev's detention illegal

  The Nazran District Court has found the detention of Magomed Evloev, the owner of the website "Ingushetia.Ru", after which Evloev was wounded from pistol and later died. The news was reported by Musa Pliev, advocate of the Evloev family. In his opinion, this decision indicates that after Murat Zyazikov's resignation from the post of Ingushetian President "the courts can function quite lawfully."

November 12, 2008 09:35

• Federation Council ratifies friendship treatments with Abkhazia and South Ossetia

  Today, the Federation Council has ratified the treaties on friendship, cooperation and mutual help between the Russian Federation and the Republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, which were signed on September 17 in Moscow. The State Duma ratified these documents on October 29.

November 11, 2008 13:32

• South Ossetia releases six citizens of Georgia

  Tonight, South Ossetia has released a group of six Georgian citizens detained 11 days ago, the Georgian public television reports.

November 11, 2008 13:29

• Rostov Region: soldier's father accuses officer of extortion

  The Rostov Garrison Military Court is considering a complaint lodged by Valery Markaryan, father of a regular soldier, against the decision of the Military Public Prosecutor of the North-Caucasian Military District, who has cancelled the ruling to initiate a criminal case against Major of Justice Alexei Gvozdkov on charge with extorting a bribe of 3000 US dollars this September.