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January 04, 2007 22:54

• "Reporters without Borders" find Azerbaijan dangerous for journalists

  Yesterday, the "Reporters without Borders" - international organization for defence of the freedom of press - made public their annual report on the situation with the freedom of press in the world in 2006.

January 04, 2007 22:51

• Beslan terror act victims doubt that Kulaev is still alive

  The persons affected by the terror act in Beslan are asking the authorities to provide proofs that the only survived terrorist who took part in school seizure is still alive.

January 04, 2007 22:49

• Criminal case opened on skirmish in the capital of Dagestan

  A criminal case has been initiated on the fact of a skirmish that took place on January 3 in Makhachkala, in Gamidov Avenue under Articles 317 (infringement on life of a law enforcement official) and 222 (storage and use of firearms) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

January 03, 2007 22:46

• A militiaman wounded in the capital of Chechnya

  Today, a source in the law enforcement bodies of Chechnya has reported that a militiaman with a gunshot wound has been brought to a hospital in Grozny.

January 03, 2007 22:41

• Russian military commits suicide in Georgia

  Alexei Dmitriev, a Russian serviceman at the 62nd Military Base in Akhalkalaki (Georgia), has committed suicide, the "Imedi" Georgian TV Company reports. According to the Company, the incident took place last night, when Dmitriev was on duty.

January 03, 2007 22:41

• A militant of 76 came to surrender in Chechnya

  Today, the "Interfax" was told at the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) that Chechnya has broken the age record among the participants of illegal armed formations (IAF), who have voluntarily surrendered to the law enforcement bodies.

January 03, 2007 22:12

• Azerbaijan: Armenia detains two Azerbaijani servicemen as prisoners

  Armenia keeps two Azerbaijani servicemen in captivity. The fact was reported to the correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot" at the press service of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan.

January 03, 2007 22:10

• Azerbaijan has stopped Turkish TV Channel

  Today, as from 9 a.m. (local time), broadcasting of the Turkish TV Company "Channel D" has been suspended in the territory of Azerbaijan.

January 02, 2007 22:55

• Spain intends to use its OSCE chairmanship to settle South Caucasus conflicts

  Spain intends to use its forthcoming OSCE chairmanship starting from January 1, 2007, to settle the "frozen" conflicts in East Europe and South Caucasus.

January 02, 2007 22:54

• Militant from Yandarbiev grouping surrenders in Chechnya

  Last Monday, a member of illegal armed formations gave himself up to the standby unit of the Grozny District Interior Department ("ROVD").

January 02, 2007 22:52

• Special operation of power agencies is on in Dagestan capital

  Today, militiamen have surrounded one of multi-storey houses in the centre of Makhachkala, capital of Dagestan, and started to check all its residents.

January 01, 2007 19:03

• Turkey refuses again to open its borders with Armenia

  Mr. Namik Tahn, press secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia has commented the official Ankara's position in response to Armenia's offer to establish diplomatic relations and open borders.

January 01, 2007 19:00

• Another militiaman shot dead in the capital of Dagestan

  In the Yubileinaya Street of Makhachkala, unknown persons have shot dead a sentry militiaman who was on duty guarding the public order.

January 01, 2007 18:56

• Azerbaijani businessman assassinated in Moscow

  Several days ago in Moscow, in 3rd Park Street in Moscow, a young Jewish businessman, a native of the "Krasnaya Sloboda" (Red Settlement) in Azerbaijan was murdered.

January 01, 2007 18:52

• Litvinenko's murder is now linked with death of Putin's bodyguard

  The Russian Prosecutor-General's Office is now considering a version that connects the murder of Alexander Litvinenko, ex-FSB officer, in London with two other undiscovered poisonings, the London newspaper The Sunday Times asserts.

January 01, 2007 18:44

• Mobile telephony stations shelled in Ingushetia

  At night of January 1, the Ingushetian stations of mobile telephone communication were shelled twice.

December 30, 2006 23:20

• One more participant of Karabakh conflict arrested in Armenia

  As a result of a search conducted on December 29 in the house of Vaan Iliyazovich Aroyan, resident of the village Lusarat, Ararat region, a cache with a lot of weapons and ammunition has been discovered, reports the press-service of the Armenian National Security Service.

December 30, 2006 23:13

• Turan Moraly: it is too early to speak about closing Turkish channels in Azerbaijan

  During a meeting with Azeri journalists, Turan Moraly, Turkish ambassador in Azerbaijan, has expressed his attitude towards cessation of broadcasting of Turkish channels in Azerbaijan.

December 30, 2006 23:11

• Conflict with Georgia is considered main topic of foreign policy in 2006 in the Russian Federation

  Russians consider the development of relations with neighboring countries the main topic of RF foreign policy in 2006.

December 30, 2006 22:50

• Aliev ordered to strengthen control over the observance of human rights in Azerbaijan

  Ilkham Aliev, President of Azerbaijan, has signed a decree on approving the National Action Plan on the protection of human rights in the country.