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October 26, 2004 23:25

• Two soldiers, six rebels killed in clash

  Encircled rebels blew themselves up by grenades when their ammunition was over.

October 25, 2004 23:45

• Forum of Intellectuals protests against bringing Armenian soldiers in Iraq

  According to Gevorg Yazychan, a historian from Syria, real panic has started in Armenian settlements in Arabian countries today. Armenians in Iraq are transferring their children from Armenian schools to other Christian schools apprehending acts of retribution.

October 25, 2004 23:43

• Human rights activists consider convicted oppositionists political prisoners

  "The sentence passed on seven leaders of opposition political parties has political motives, and the convicts themselves are political prisoners," said director of the Human Rights Center of Azerbaijan Eldar Zeinalov.

October 25, 2004 23:03

• No investigation into bombing of Chechen village

  On April 8, 2004, the Russian air force bombarded the mountain village of Rigakhoi, Chechnya's Vedeno district. A young woman and her 5 children, the oldest of whom was 7, were killed by an air strike.

October 22, 2004 23:45

• Seven opposition leaders convicted

  In his interview with the Caucasian Knot correspondent, chairman of the Musavat Party Isa Gambar stated that "today's statement has proved one more time there is no independent judicial system in Azerbaijan, and they [judges] depend on the will of the executive power, which chartered this shameful trial."

October 22, 2004 23:13

• Maskhadov plans to give up, says Ramzan Kadyrov

  Kadyrov did not imparted concrete sources from which this information was obtained.

October 22, 2004 22:59

• Azerbaijan wants to prevent civilians' migration to occupied territory

  Such a policy implemented by Armenia has a negative effect on the process of resolving the Armenian-Azerbaijan conflict by peaceful means, Metin Mirza, head of the Foreign Ministry's press service, said.

October 21, 2004 23:55

• Baku denies presence of Maskhadov's staff in Azerbaijan

  Co-chairman of the Azerbaijan-Russian inter-parliamentary commission Arif Ragimzade expressed a protest against accusations heard in Russia sometimes that Azerbaijan gives terrorists an opportunity to develop their activity in the country.

October 21, 2004 23:46

• No change in security agencies' tactics in Chechnya

  Attacks against federal soldiers and officers of local security agencies, which have become more frequent lately, are no more than rebels' try to show their abilities, Interior Ministry officials and Russian military men believe.

October 21, 2004 22:46

• South Osetian authorities cast doubt on Saakashvili's statement

  Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili announced yesterday, October 20, that a few days ago, officers of special services conducted an operation to detain saboteurs who had blown up a pier of a high-tension line in the Kaspsky district, bordering on South Osetia.

October 20, 2004 22:35

• By-election for Azerbaijan parliament held with violations

  In his interview with the Caucasian Knot correspondent, a representative of the US Embassy to Azerbaijan, who observed the election and asked not to mention his name, called the voting procedure "a parody of the election".

October 20, 2004 22:34

• Using torture against former officials documented

  Sulkhan Molashvili and David Mirtskhulava are in pre-trial detention. They are charged with exceeding their commission and damaging the state budget.

October 20, 2004 21:54

• Azerbaijan denies arresting Chechen refugees

  As reported by the Chechenpress agency, Azerbaijan special services conducted "unexampled mass arrests" among Chechens living in Baku at the end of the last week.

October 19, 2004 23:19

• Armenia's membership in anti-Iraq coalition still undecided

  Not only the Armenian community in Iraq but Armenian communities in other Arabian countries worry about possible consequences of the Armenian servicemen's sending to Iraq, Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Margarian said.

October 19, 2004 22:17

• Process of submitting applications for compensation ends in Chechnya

  The process of receiving citizens' applications to compensate for housing and property lost in the course of military operations in Chechnya has lasted for two years, and almost everyone eligible for compensation has already filed required documents.

October 19, 2004 22:10

• Karabakh will never be part of Azerbaijan, says Oskanian

  "Six years ago we weren't able to allow ourselves even to dream of Karabakh's being outside Azerbaijan, but today we speak about it freely," Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian said.

October 18, 2004 23:27

• Abkhazian Supreme Court to decide on presidential election on October 19

  The sitting of the Supreme Court set for today did not take place because a representative of the Central Election Commission (CEC) was absent.

October 18, 2004 22:17

• Purge in Noviye Atagi - details

  On October 12-14, Russian soldiers conducted a large-scale purge with arrests of people and general searches in houses of locals in the village of Noviye Atagi, Chechnya's Shali district.

October 16, 2004 17:54

• Azerbaijan authorities 'will not give Russia lists of Chechen refugees'

  The Georgian Interior Ministry is known to have issued a statement it is ready to give Russia lists of Chechen refugees living in the Pankissi Gorge. Chechen refuges are ready to stage mass rallies and turn to the European Court of Human Rights in case the Azerbaijan authorities follow Georgia?s example, human rights activist Mairbek Taramov said.

October 14, 2004 23:49

• Khadzimba's supporters to continue political actions

  Two alternative meetings were held in the center of Sukhum today. One of them was staged by people supporting Sergey Bagapsh, the presidential candidate for the opposition, and the other one was in favor of Raul Khadzhimba, the presidential candidate backed up by the present authorities.