US National Democratic Institute changes priorities in Armenia January 21, 2004 18:46 The decision has been made to direct NDI's activity towards cooperation with political parties so that to promote their political and social potential.
Ilkham Aliyev: Azerbaijan reserves right to liberate Karabakh by force at any moment January 21, 2004 17:31 At the same time Ilkham Aliyev told that at this point he considered necessary to continue negotiations with Armenia.
"House of Peace" to open in Karabakh and Azerbaijan January 21, 2004 17:00 "Those who will feel a need for peace will be able to come to this house, which will be a kind of cultural center," said coordinator of the NGO Nagorno-Karabakh Committee "Helsinki Initiative - 92" Karen Ogandzhanian.
Two locals shot dead in Achkhoy-Martan January 21, 2004 15:57 Servicemen in masks rushed into a private house and shot down two young people between the ages of 25 and 30 who were in there.
David Shakhnazarian: talks between presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan lead Karabakh problem to deadlock January 21, 2004 15:41 "These meetings substitute the confrontation between Armenia and Azerbaijan for the problem of Nagorny Karabakh," stated the board member of the Armenian National Movement.
Georgia investigates swindling with aid to Abkhazian refugees January 21, 2004 15:08 State Minister Zurab Zhvania demanded on Wednesday that law enforcement bodies should speed up investigation into financial machinations with issuing allowances to refugees from the Abkhazian Autonomous Republic.
Competitive program of social projects for NGOs of South Russia presented January 21, 2004 14:05 The aim of the competitions is to stir up citizens' activity in the field of finding solutions to social problems and to develop charity in Southern Russia.
Eduard Shevardnadze raises question about occupation of Abkhazia and South Osetia January 21, 2004 13:21 Former Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze stated that Abkhazia and South Osetia were occupied by Russian troops and called upon new Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili to solve this problem.
Round table discussion "War in Chechnya: Myths and Reality" to take place in Krasnodar January 21, 2004 12:40 The discussion is arranged within the framework of the enlightening project "What Do You Know and Think of the War in Chechnya?" with the support of the Caucasian Knot information and analytical Internet media and the Memorial International Society.
Results of Georgian-Abkhazian meeting on security matters January 21, 2004 11:56 "Having positively assessed the results of the ad hoc high-level meeting of 8 October, the sides agreed to take every measure to ensure the strict observance of the Moscow Ceasefire Agreement of 1994 and refrain from any action, which may destabilize the situation in the zone of conflict and have a negative impact on the peace process," reads the protocol of the meeting of 19 January.
Chechen field commander arrested in Kemerovo region January 20, 2004 23:21 The former second-in-command of the so called "Islamic special operations regiment" under the command of Arbi Barayev was arrested in the Kemerovo region.
Actions of Soviet troops in Baku in 1990 violated human rights January 20, 2004 23:20 The statement of the Human Rights Institute of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences issued on the eve of the 14th anniversary of the so called Baku Events that "by the military incursion into Baku, the Soviet leadership violated the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights as well as others international documents, including the Convention on the Rights of the Child."
Electricity disconnections in Bart camp January 20, 2004 23:17 The camp is reportedly supplied with electric power several times a day. All the rest time people spend without electric light.
Problem of supplying electric power to Maysky refugee camp to be settled soon January 20, 2004 20:04 Camp inhabitants have encountered serious difficulties since 2000 because electricity supply has been constantly cut off in Maysky.
Game "Caucasian Youth Movement Under Conditions of Unresolved Conflicts" to take place in Abkhazia January 20, 2004 18:54 The number of players will be 40 people, who will form 5 groups. The players will come from Georgia, South Osetia, Abkhazia, North Osetia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, and Chechnya.
Iran concerned with peaceful resolution of Karabakh conflict January 20, 2004 18:29 Ilkham Aliyev expressed thanks to the Government of Iran for the support it provides on the international level to Azerbaijan's stance on the Karabakh issue.
Azerbaijan opposition plan meetings of protest January 20, 2004 17:25 "Discharge people arrested during October 15 and 16 events!" - activists of the Musavat Party intend to hold a meeting under such a slogan in front of the Azerbaijan Prosecutor General's Office. They are going to protest against the court decisions to extend detention terms for oppositionists charged with the organization of mass riots on October 15 and 16.
Committee defending arrested oppositionists' rights to send report to PACE on people subjected to torture in investigatory wards January 20, 2004 16:57 The chairman of the committee, Vagif Gadjibeyli, says that lawyers and human rights defenders have gathered by joint efforts detailed materials about 40 prisoners, 35 of whom are kept in the Bailovskaya prison today.
Press conference devoted to political prisoners at Baku Press Club January 20, 2004 16:42 The government must declare amnesty for people arrested in connection with the events of October 2003, stated poet Ramiz Rovshan, who is chair of the Committee to Struggle Against Repressions and Election Fraud.
US State Department disappointed that Armenian delegation was absent from conference in Baku January 20, 2004 15:46 The Azerbaijan authorities impeded the arrival of the Armenian military in Baku last week.