Last day of election campaign in Chechnya August 27, 2004 22:52 In spite of the assertions of Election Commission officials, violations took place in the course of the election campaign nevertheless.
Chechen migrants refuse to participate in presidential election August 27, 2004 22:49 Chechens officially registered in Dagestan do not want to vote, and unregistered refugees do not have a vote at all.
Meeting between Georgian PM and South Osetian president 'still possible' August 26, 2004 19:30 "The situation has become less tense after the withdrawal of Georgian troops from the conflict zone," EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Heikki Talvitie said and added the opposite party should do the same thing.
Turkish citizen deported from Russia for second time August 26, 2004 18:55 Having spent 43 hours under illegal arrest in an airport, Hajji Bayram Bolat was sent back to Istanbul. FSB officers explained it by "instructions from Moscow".
USCIRF concerned about situation in Azerbaijan August 26, 2004 18:19 "The Azerbaijan authorities are moving in the wrong direction with respect of freedom of conscience and honoring its international obligations in this field," said Preeta B. Bansal, Chair of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF).
Investigation into two plane crashes underway August 25, 2004 19:46 According to updated information from Moscow's Domodedovo airport, the two planes that crashed on Tuesday night near Tula and Rostov carried a total of 89 people.
Maskhadov promises Georgia to help against Russia August 25, 2004 18:31 "Mr Saakashvili is right stating that the Russian military sides with the Osetians," the leader of Chechen separatists said and begged pardon for Chechen rebels' participation in the Georgian-Abkhazian war on the Abkhazian side.
Candidates for Abkhazian presidency nominated August 25, 2004 18:30 Altogether there are seven candidates proposed by initiative groups and political organizations.
International observers 'were not invited' to Karabakh municipal elections August 24, 2004 19:22 Chairman of the Nagorno-Karabakh Central Election Commission Sergey Davidian has noted in his interview with the Caucasian Knot correspondent that the second round of municipal elections in the Republic of Nagorny Karabakh was held on a high level.
Kabardino-Balkarian border guards detain Turkish citizen August 24, 2004 18:52 Hajji Bayram Bolat, a Turkish citizen and ethnic Kabardinian deported in August 2003, arrived by air in Nalchik from Istanbul yesterday, August 23. His residential permit had been reinstated by a decision of a Nalchik court.
Human rights activists speak in support of terrorist suspect August 24, 2004 17:28 Dzhavashir Sadigov's lawyer says there is no evidence against his client.
Victims of clashes buried in South Osetia August 23, 2004 19:28 Residents of Tskhinval bid farewell to two old men and their 15-year-old grandson.
Rebel attack leaves 44 dead August 23, 2004 18:47 Residents of Grozny evidence many civilians were killed by disorderly fire opened by officers of security agencies already after Mojaheds' retirement.
Juma community worries about Moslem shrines in Iraq August 23, 2004 18:45 The religious community of the Juma Mosque rates developments in Iraq as the unexampled jeering at religious feelings of Moslems living all over the world.
Ingushneftegazprom owner will not change August 20, 2004 20:36 The President of Ingushetia has announced he will not allow the privatization of Ingushneftegazprom, the largest industrial enterprise in the republic, indirectly refuting media reports about the delivery of the company's control stock to Soyuzobshchemashbank.
Yesterday's attack staged by Georgian military, South Osetian sources say August 20, 2004 20:15 South Osetian Defense Minister Anatoly Barankevich does not rule out that only soldiers of Georgian official structures were withdrawn from South Osetia, groups consisting of militiamen and mercenaries remaining in Georgian villages.
Consequences of gas pipeline explosion liquidated August 20, 2004 19:42 Now the supply of gas to Azerbaijan and districts of Dagestan is resumed.
Evidence against oppositionists extracted under torture August 19, 2004 20:13 The last witness, Nofel Nagiev, refused to give evidence at first, lawyer Samed Panakhov told the Caucasian Knot correspondent. But at the urgent request of the court he told what happened with him on October 16, 2003.
Azerbaijan ship, planes under arrest in Turkey August 19, 2004 19:37 The Azerbaijan Ministry of Transportation has asked the republican government to settle with the Turkish government a question concerning the detention of the "Fikret Amirov" ship and two aircrafts for the debts of the Ministry of Agriculture to Saka Korkmaz, a private Turkish company.
ICRC to continue its work in Ingushetia August 19, 2004 18:46 President of Ingushetia Murat Zyazikov met with representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Magas on August 18 to discuss problems of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Chechnya and North Osetia and prospects concerning the ICRC's help to the republic.