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April 21, 2008 15:34

• Chechnya investigates murders of girls and armed clashes in Vedeno District

  The Prosecutor's Office of Chechnya has initiated three criminal cases in connection with the attack on the Ombudsman's representative and two armed collisions in the Vedeno District (south of Chechnya).

April 21, 2008 15:31

• Armenian Parliament cancels recent amendments to the law on assemblies

  The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutes and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Venetian Commission of the Council of Europe have welcomed the decision of National Assembly of Armenia to make changes in the Law "On Rallies, Marches and Demonstrations".

April 21, 2008 15:27

• In Kabardino-Balkaria, prosecutors try to deprive Larissa Dorogova of the lawyer's status

  On April 16, 2008, Khatu Zhigunov, President of the Bar of Kabardino-Balkaria, initiated disciplinary proceedings on termination of the lawyer's status of Larissa Dorogova.

April 21, 2008 15:20

• NGO "Kartlosi" Friendship Bridge calls people to help the girl arrested in South Ossetia

  The NGO "Kartlosi" Friendship Bridge is concerned that the authorities of South Ossetia are holding for five days in Tskhinvali in custody a girl of 20 named Yana Bestaeva-Kandelaki.

April 19, 2008 10:09

• European Union calls Russia to give up supporting Abkhazia and South Ossetia

  The European Union expresses serious concern because of Russia's intention to launch legal relations with non-recognized Republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia and calls Moscow not to undertake any steps in this direction. This is the topic of the statement of Slovenia, which is currently presiding in the EU.

April 19, 2008 10:07

• Yamadaev's utterances about militia provoke Chechen MIA's indignation

  The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Chechnya is revolted with the statements about the Chechen militia, made yesterday, on April 18, by Sulim Yamadaev, commander of the "Vostok" (East) battalion.

April 19, 2008 10:04

• Experts: Armenia waits for CE's help in solving legal problems

  On April 17 the plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a report on the situation in democratic institutes of Armenia.

April 19, 2008 09:59

• HRC "Memorial": violations of human rights in Northern Caucasus continue

  Northern Caucasus remains one of the poorest Russian regions from the viewpoint of respect of human rights. This is the conclusion of the report entitled "Situation in Northern Caucasus. Autumn 2007 - Spring 2008" of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", prepared for the regular round of EU-Russia consultations on human rights that took place on April 16 in Ljubljana.

April 18, 2008 14:02

• Ali Babaev: situation with Azerbaijanis in Georgia is grave

  The region named Kvemo-Kartli, inhabited by most of the Azerbaijanis living in Georgia, is in a very grave situation - both economically and morally. For this reason many residents are forced to leave Georgia.

April 18, 2008 13:59

• Jury in the case on Kondopoga disorders acquits militiaman Vysokikh

  Today, the jury has acquitted Victor Vysokikh, deputy head of the Public Security Militia of Karelia, accused of professional negligence in relation to mass disorders in Kondopoga in 2006.

April 18, 2008 13:57

• In Azerbaijan, political scientist sentenced to four years of imprisonment

  Rovshan Novruzoglu, an Azerbaijani political scientist and Director of the Centre for Fighting Corruption and International Terrorism, has been sentenced to four years of imprisonment with serving the punishment in a general custody colony.

April 18, 2008 13:55

• Putin orders to lift all visa restrictions for Georgian citizens

  Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, has instructed the government to start consultations on admission of Georgian goods to the Russian market and on cancelling visa restrictions for citizens of Georgia.

April 18, 2008 13:49

• HRC "Memorial": Chechnya's authorities under-fulfil what they had promised to human rights activists

  The cooperation of the authorities of the Chechen Republic with human rights activists is not thus efficient as could be expected after the meeting on February 22 of President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov with representatives of the Human Rights Centre "Memorial".

April 18, 2008 13:39

• Ecologists ask to change the agenda of UNESCO mission to Krasnodar Territory and Adygea

  Local ecologists think that the agenda of the Mission of the UNESCO's Centre of World Heritage and International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) in Krasnodar Territory and Adygea should be amended.

April 18, 2008 13:15

• Armenia: GALA TV Company looks for place to install its antenna

  In Armenia, the GALA TV Company looks for alternatives to restart broadcasting. Vaan Khachatryan, owner of the TV Company, has assured that GALA will surely find a new place for its sending antenna.

April 17, 2008 13:51

• People in Kabardino-Balkaria approve Putin's instructions to support Abkhazia and South Ossetia

  The public of Kabardino-Balkaria is positive towards the orders issued by Russian President Vladimir Putin on rendering subject support to Russian citizens living in Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

April 17, 2008 13:36

• Parliament of Chechnya asks Russian MoD to disband "Vostok" battalion

  Parliamentarians of the Chechen Republic ask Anatoly Serdyukov, Russian Minister of Defence, to disband the "Vostok" (East) special purpose battalion, or to replace its commander Sulim Yamadaev.

April 17, 2008 12:51

• USA would not recognize Nagorno-Karabakh as an independent state

  The US State Department has reiterated that it does not recognize Nagorno-Karabakh to be an independent state, but will continue its efforts towards peaceful settlement of the conflict.

April 17, 2008 12:48

• In Azerbaijan, journalist Fatullaev is still in dungeon

  Einullah Fatullaev, editor-in-chief of the "Real Azerbaijan" newspaper, will remain in prison's dungeon till April 20.

April 17, 2008 12:45

• GALA oppositional Armenian TV Channel stops broadcasting

  In Armenia, the broadcasting of the oppositional GALA TV Company is stopped. On April 16, the court marshals dismantled its broadcasting equipment - they performed the decision of the Cassation Court of Armenia.