Abkhazia has held parliamentary elections March 05, 2007 23:52 In Abkhazia, on March 4, elections to parliament took place. 108 candidates ran for 35 places. In 17 out of 35 constituencies of Abkhazia repeated voting will take place.
Azerbaijan would not like to deploy the US' AMD March 05, 2007 22:49 The official Baku has declared that Azerbaijan did not receive any proposals on deployment of the elements of the Antimissile Defence (AMD) system in the territory of the country.
Kabardino-Balkaria marks the mourning day of Balkarians for the last time March 05, 2007 22:33 This is the last time in Kabardino-Balkaria when on March 8 the Balkarian people will mark the mourning day in remembrance of their deportation in 1943 from their homeland to Middle Asia.
Umarov complains of shortage of funds on jihad in Chechnya March 05, 2007 22:30 Mr. Umarov remarks that "restricted funds hamper to pursue the desire of thousands young people who wish to take part in jihad."
Militants may get amnestied again in Chechnya March 05, 2007 22:23 Ramzan Kadyrov, recently approved by the Chechen Parliament of Chechnya as the head of the Republic, intends to strive for a new amnesty for participants of armed formations in Chechnya.
Georgian Foreign Affairs call international community to assess Abkhazian actions in the Galskiy District March 03, 2007 22:58 "On March 1, 2007, within the security zone, the so-called law enforcement bodies of Sukhumi regime opened fire at the group of local youth of Georgian and Abkhazian nationality," runs the statement of the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In North Ossetia they intend to peacefully resolve the problem of refugees near the Maiskiy settlement March 03, 2007 22:55 The federal embassy to the South Federal District (SFD) and the government of North Ossetia are going to complete, in the peaceful and lawful way, the disbandment process of the spontaneous settlement of forced migrants near the Maiskiy settlement of the Prigorodny District of the Republic, where the victims of the 1992 Ossetian-Ingush conflict have lived for 13 years.
European Parliament has highly praised the activity of "Memorial" March 03, 2007 22:48 The Human Rights Society "Memorial" was nominated for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize by a group of deputies of the European Parliament from six countries.
Office of Public Prosecutor of Dagestan has initiated a criminal case on the fact of a skirmish of state servants March 03, 2007 22:46 In the Dakhadaevskiy District of Dagestan, Magomed Aliev, head of local administration, started a politically-motivated skirmish with one of candidates for deputies of the regional assembly.
Bagapsh: there are no grounds for Abkhazian and Georgian presidents to meet March 03, 2007 22:38 "There is no need to hold a meeting just for the sake of a meeting, it should be productive," president of Abkhazia S. Bagapsh has emphasized today at the press conference in Sukhumi speaking about his possible meeting with president of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili.
Katanandov expects new players to appear in Kondopoga case March 02, 2007 23:00 Sergey Katanandov, head of Karelia, does not exclude that in the course of investigation of the criminal cases, initiated on the outcomes of the events in the city of Kondopoga, new figures can appear.
"We Ourselves": masses of Georgians run away from Galskiy District of Abkhazia March 02, 2007 22:49 Paata Davitaya, leader of the political movement "We Ourselves," has stated that many Georgians of the Galskiy District of Abkhazia are leaving their homes because of their unwillingness to take part in elections on March 4, and those who stay at home "will be forced to vote under the gunpoint."
СЕ Commissioner is concerned with interrogation methods used in Chechnya March 02, 2007 22:38 The Council of Europe (CE), whose delegation has visited Chechnya these days, relates the violations of inmate detention conditions in the Republic with the deficit of judges.
Kadyrov approved as Chechen president March 02, 2007 22:02 Today, the Parliament of Chechnya has approved awarding Ramzan Kadyrov with the powers of the president of the Republic. Overall, 56 deputies of both Chambers has voted for this decision.
Georgia hopes for the dialogue with South Ossetia March 02, 2007 21:59 Georgia will welcome a sitting of the Mixed Control Commission (MCC) for settling the Georgian-Ossetian conflict in Tbilisi, should mutual understanding be reached by the parties at the Istanbul meeting.
Court completed Ulman's interrogation in Rostov-on-Don March 01, 2007 22:54 The North-Caucasian Regional Military Court in Rostov-on-Don has finished today the interrogation of Captain Eduard Ulman, officer of the military reconnaissance, who is accused of murdering peaceful residents in Chechnya in January 2002.
Putin has chosen Kadyrov to be the president of Chechnya March 01, 2007 22:50 President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin has made a decision to offer the candidature of Ramzan Kadyrov to the post of the president of Chechnya.
Participants of the human rights conference in Chechnya find it "topical" and "critical" March 01, 2007 22:47 The participants of the international human rights conference that has opened today morning in the capital of Chechnya state that "serious topics" have been considered at the forum.
Opposition has failed to unite in Armenia before elections March 01, 2007 22:34 The overwhelming number of political movements in Armenia are planning their independent, outside any blocks, participation in the elections on May 12 to the National Assembly of Armenia, and some even intend to boycott the elections whatsoever.
At the conference in Grozny, they state mass violations of human rights in Chechnya March 01, 2007 22:32 At the international conference, now held in Grozny, Nurdi Nukhazhiev, Ombudsman for human rights in the Republic, has presented his report enumerating multiple facts of violation of human rights and freedoms in Chechnya in the course of armed actions.