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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.

July 25, 2008 12:41

• Armenian opposition announces more resolute and vigorous actions

  Armand Musinyan, press secretary of the National Movement Centre, told journalists today that starting from August 1 (the day of the appointed rally), the actions of the opposition will become more resolute and vigorous.

July 25, 2008 12:36

• Akiev: kidnapped Zurab Tsechoev was tortured for lists of power agents on "Ingushetia.Ru"

  Zurab Tsechoev, an employee of the human rights Autonomous Independent Organization (AIO) "Mashr", who was kidnapped today in the morning, was beaten and accused of placing lists with addresses of employees of local law enforcement bodies in the website "Ingushetia.Ru", the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed by Timur Akiev, head of the HRC "Memorial" office in the city of Nazran.

July 25, 2008 12:29

• Plenipotentiary envoy of Abkhazian President categorically denies the guilt of Gali militia in death of local resident

  Ruslan Kishmariya, plenipotentiary envoy of the President of Abkhazia in the Gali District, treated as improbable the message from Georgia that "Abkhazian militiamen killed a Georgian national-resident of the Gali District Zhilber Kuprava, 65, when he was coming back in the morning on July 25 to his native village of Nabakevi from Zugdidi."

July 25, 2008 12:26

• "Voice of Beslan" files claims against Russian and North-Ossetian MIAs

  The All-Russian Public Organization "Voice of Beslan" has brought an action against the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of North Ossetia and its Russian counterpart. The victims of the terror act are sure that these two state bodies shall pay their moral compensation.

July 24, 2008 11:46

• Rostov Region: court to consider case on SMS-messages appealing to kill Russians

  The prosecutor's office of the city of Volgodonsk (Rostov Region) has sent a criminal case to the City Court opened against Anton Sh., 20, accused of sending SMS-messages with appeals to kill Russians.

July 24, 2008 11:41

• US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Ann Derse recognized as "Journalists' Friend"

  Today, the Caspian Plaza business centre in the capital of Azerbaijan was the venue of awarding Ann Derse, US Ambassador in Baku, with the prize "Journalists' Friend", founded by the NGO "Political and Civil Rights". The ceremony was attended by MPs, mass media managers and human rights activist of Azerbaijan.

July 24, 2008 11:38

• In Azerbaijan, journalist beaten by police files a suit against MIA

  Emin Guseinov, head of the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS) has addressed the Nasiminskiy District Court of Baku with a statement of claim against the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Azerbaijan and a local police on the fact of his beating on June 14 this year.