Bagapsh wins presidential election January 13, 2005 23:37 68,225 people, or 90.1%, voted for Sergey Bagapsh, and 3,467 people, or 4.5%, did for Yakub Lakoba.
Georgian police units move to villages bordering on Abkhazia January 12, 2005 23:57 They will assure the safety of people in the villages of Ganmukhuri and Khurcha in Georgia's Zugdidi district, announced Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania.
Deaths from torture registered in police departments January 12, 2005 23:32 In his interview with the Caucasian Knot correspondent, chairman of the Azerbaijan Committee Against Torture Elchin Bekhbudov said that 7 deaths from torture were registered in Azerbaijan in 2004.
Armenian, Azerbaijan foreign ministers meet in Prague January 12, 2005 23:20 Spokesman for the Azerbaijan Foreign Ministry Metin Mirza told the Caucasian Knot correspondent that there were no changes in positions of the sides but there was some approach.
Yeni Musavat published again January 11, 2005 23:52 The publication of one of the main newspapers of the Azerbaijan opposition, Yeni Musavat, was resumed on January 10. It happened due to "the latest financial means", announced editors of the newspaper.
European Court considers Viktoria Sypchenko's claim January 11, 2005 23:48 The European Court of Human Rights is considering a claim of Viktoria Sypchenko, a resident of the town of Bataysk, Rostov Region. Earlier, she was put on probation for three years under the article "Fraud". Viktoria was pregnant, nevertheless she was under arrest in the course of investigation.
Abkhazian parties, NGOs declare against presidential election January 11, 2005 23:03 "The time given for the preparation and holding of the election sufficed only for continuation of the chosen tactics ? to come to power by all means, but not for the holding of the fair election of the head of state," leaders of some Abkhazian parties and non-governmental organizations announced in a joint statement.
Destiny of Maskhadov's relatives remains unknown January 10, 2005 21:52 The Chechen Interior Ministry asserts that there was no abduction of Aslan Maskhadov's relatives. The republican law enforcement agencies know nothing about it anyhow.
Beaten journalist checked up in Georgia January 10, 2005 21:49 The state of Alan Parastayev, director of the Center for Humanitarian Initiatives and Studies beaten by officers of the South Osetian Interior Ministry, has improved.
396 abducted in Chechnya in 2004 January 06, 2005 23:37 For the same period of time, 293 locals were found dead on the territory of Chechnya.
Local functionaries 'take journalists as servants', says journalist January 05, 2005 22:03 The Kabardino-Balkarian Interior Ministry refused accreditation to Fatima Tlisova saying bluntly that the reason for it lay in her position as a journalist. In Karachaevo-Cherkessia, an attempt was made to accuse her of illegal receiving a pension and institute criminal proceedings against her.
Policemen beat journalist January 04, 2005 23:26 Journalist Alan Parastayev, director of the Center for Humanitarian Studies and Initiatives, was savagely beaten on the Transkam road near the Osetia tourist center at about 11 p.m. on December 30, when he made an attempt to obtain from South Osetian law enforcers information about a column of cars they had detained earlier.
Quality of oil pipeline under question January 03, 2005 23:36 In his interview with the Caucasian Knot correspondent, head of the Monitoring Group to Examine Pipeline Systems in Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey Mais Gyulaliyev claimed that low quality pipes are used to construct the Baku-Tbilisi-Jeikhan oil pipeline.
No meeting between Zhvania and Kokoity December 30, 2004 23:52 The informal meeting between Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania and leader of the breakaway republic of South Osetia Eduard Kokoity that was much expected has not taken place. Mr Zhvania told journalists that "Mr Kokoity has a habit of changing plans at the last moment".
10 years since New Year's storm of Grozny December 30, 2004 23:49 The New Year's storm of Grozny in the winter of 1994 became one of the most tragic pages of the first military campaign in Chechnya.
Azerbaijan president signs pardon decree December 30, 2004 23:45 This decree grants a pardon to 54 convicts, including Sardar Gamidov, the former head of Azerbaijan's Tertersky district executive power and brother of ex-minister of foreign affairs Iskander Gamidov.
People go missing in Chechnya December 29, 2004 23:56 "Sessions of the Government, the Security Council, and the Interior Ministry are broadcast every day. Everybody claims we should fight hard against the abductors of people, but nothing happens in reality," an abducted man's close relative said.
Bagapsh wants integration with Russia, equality with Georgia December 29, 2004 23:31 Asked about Abkhazia's future, Sergey Bagapsh said that the Abkhazian people had already chosen the way of independence and were not going to turn off it.
Municipal officials expelled from opposition parties December 29, 2004 23:29 Those members of the Azerbaijan Democratic Party (ADP)who took part in the municipal elections regardless of the party's decision to boycott the elections will be punished, ADP secretary for ideology Aydin Guliyev told the Caucasian Knot correspondent.
500 to pilgrimage to Mecca from Ingushetia December 28, 2004 23:55 All arrangements for the action have almost been completed, officials of the Ingush Spiritual Administration of Moslems said.