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August 28, 2008 16:44

• Krasnodar Territory: journalist Rozhkov sentenced to 3.5 years at colony-settlement

  Yesterday, on August 27, the court in Krasnodar Territory sentenced journalist Sergey Rozhkov under part 1, Article 318, of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, to 3.5 years of freedom restriction at a colony-settlement for "use of violence against a power representative."

August 28, 2008 16:39

• In Azerbaijan, court rejects journalist Halil's suit against inspector and TV Channels

  Today, the Yasamal District Court of Baku, Azerbaijan, presided by Judge Khagani Tagiev, finalized the litigation on the suit of journalist Agil Halil of the "Azadlyg" (Freedom) newspaper to Ali Guliev, inspector of the Investigatory Department for Grave Crimes of the State Office of Public Prosecutor and TV Channels AzTV, Lider, Space and ATV.

August 28, 2008 16:34

• Georgian parliament votes for diplomatic break with Russia

  Tonight, the parliament of Georgia has voted for break of diplomatic relations with Russia and confirmed the status of Russian troops in the territory of the country as "occupational". The decision to convoke an emergency session of the parliament was made in the context of recognition by Russian leadership of Abkhazia's and South Ossetia's independence.

August 28, 2008 16:31

• Belarus' ambassador to Russia: Minsk will soon declare recognition of South Ossetia's and Abkhazia's independence

  In the near future, Belarus will declare its support of Abkhazia's and South Ossetia's independence, said today Vasily Dolgolev, ambassador of Belarus to Russia.

August 28, 2008 16:27

• Supreme Court upholds verdict to officers convicted for execution of peaceful residents of Chechnya

  Today, the Supreme Court of Russia has upheld the guilty verdict to Sergey Arakcheev and Evgeniy Khudyakov, former officers of internal troops, sentenced to 15 and 17 years of imprisonment accordingly for execution of peaceful residents in Chechnya.

August 28, 2008 16:23

• In Dagestan, psychological examination appointed to "Chernovik" editor-in-chief

  Maxim Mirzabalaev, inspector for especially important cases of the Investigatory Department of the Investigatory Committee under the Prosecutor's Office (ICPO) of Russia for Dagestan has passed a statement to appoint forensic psychological examination of Nadira Isaeva, editor-in-chief of the "Chernovik" (Blueprint) weekly.

August 27, 2008 13:18

• Belarus MPs call to recognize Abkhazia's and South Ossetia's independence

  Sergey Gaidukevich, a deputy of the Belarusian Parliament and the leader of the Liberal-Democratic Party of Belarus, has stated that Belarus should follow Russia and recognize Abkhazia's and South Ossetia's independence, as the "Interfax" Agency reports. Apart from the LDPB leader, in Belarus, Russia's position on Abkhazia's and South Ossetia's independence was supported by other pro-governmental deputies.

August 27, 2008 13:10

• Family executed in Ingushetia

  At night of August 27, in the village of Ordzhonikidzevskaya, Sunzha District of Ingushetia, unknown criminals shot dead a father and his daughter. The assassination this family has become the third resonant criminal incident in Ingushetia within the last 24 hours.

August 27, 2008 12:55

• Shevardnadze: not Russia should solve Georgia's territorial problems

  Eduard Shevardnadze has condemned Russia's recognition of South Ossetia's and Abkhazia's independence, having stated that the territorial problems of Georgia should be solved only under mediation of the world community, and not exclusively by Russia, as it happens now.

August 27, 2008 12:50

• Russian Black See Fleet ships enter Abkhazian territorial waters

  Today, two Russian fighting boats "Ivanovets" and "Molniya" have moored in the seaport of Sukhumi, the capital of Abkhazia. In parallel, the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation has started its mission of tracing the escalation of the NATO's Naval Force grouping in the Black Sea.

August 27, 2008 12:43

• Georgia to recall almost all its diplomats from Moscow

  Georgia will recall almost all its diplomats from Moscow and leave only two persons at the Embassy, Ekaterina Tkeshelashvili, head of Georgian MFA, said today.

August 27, 2008 12:39

• Russia to set up diplomatic relations with Abkhazia and South Ossetia

  In their today's joint statement, the NATO members-states have confirmed their condemnation of Russia's decision to recognize Abkhazia's and South Ossetia's independence and addressed Russia with a demand to revise it, the Reuters reports.

August 27, 2008 12:31

• Three journalists beaten in Azerbaijan

  Today in the afternoon, three journalists have been exposed to violence in the village of Nekhram, the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR) of Azerbaijan.

August 27, 2008 12:26

• Kadyrov sees no links between events in South Ossetia and Abkhazia with Chechnya

  President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov does not see any analogies between the events in South Ossetia and Abkhazia, on the one hand, and the Chechen Republic on the other. John McCain, candidate for US president, has told journalists today that in the nearest weeks he plans to hold "a serious discussion" on the topic of Chechnya's independence.

August 27, 2008 12:22

• Medvedev: Russia tries to help ordinary people in Abkhazia and South Ossetia

  Actions of Russia to recognize independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia are aimed towards one target - to help the people who live there, President of the Russian Federation Dmitri Medvedev said in Sochi in his interview to the Al-Jazeera TV Channel.

August 27, 2008 12:18

• Countries of the world make comments on Russia's recognition of breakaway republics

  The countries of the world start to express their attitude to recognition by Russia of the state sovereignty of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

August 26, 2008 13:33

• Georgian special troops enter the territory of South Ossetia

  Georgian armed formations have invaded Mosabruni village, which belongs to South Ossetia, as Boris Chochiev, Minister for Special Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia, has declared.

August 26, 2008 13:30

• In Armenia, strikers continue their protest, despite oppressions

  Despite repressions, the sit-in strike held in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, will surely go on. Karen Karapetyan, leader of the youth wing of the Armenian National Movement, made the statement.

August 26, 2008 12:43

• Residents of South and North Ossetia congratulate each other on Russia's recognition of South Ossetia's independence

  Residents of South and North Ossetia congratulate each other on the occasion of recognition by Russia of the independence of the Republic of South Ossetia.

August 26, 2008 12:39

• NATO, OSCE and EU condemn recognition by Russia of Abkhazia's and South Ossetia's independence

  The NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer has called Russia's to recognize Abkhazia's and South Ossetia's independence to be a direct violation of several resolutions of the UN Security Council on territorial integrity of Georgia, the resolutions approved by Russia itself. Meanwhile, in the opinion of Russian President Dmitri Medvedev, Russia's decision to recognize South Ossetia's and Abkhazia's independence is completely matching the international law.