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23:29, 29 December 2004

Municipal officials expelled from opposition parties

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.

23:55, 28 December 2004

500 to pilgrimage to Mecca from Ingushetia

All arrangements for the action have almost been completed, officials of the Ingush Spiritual Administration of Moslems said.

23:31, 28 December 2004

Human rights situation worsens in Azerbaijan

Torture is a widely spread means of obtaining evidence in the system of the Azerbaijan Interior Ministry, and no police officer has been punished for it, human rights activist Leyla Yunus said.

23:47, 27 December 2004

Investigation of attack on anti-drag department produces no result

"The rumors that the attack on the Anti-Drug Department is an anti-Kabardian action organized by Balkarians are very alarming," head of the Kabardino-Balkarian Human Rights Center Valery Khatazhukov said.

23:16, 27 December 2004

Azerbaijan ombudsperson reveals no torture

For the period of its activity, the "fast response group" in the staff of the Azerbaijan ombudsperson has inspected over 150 temporary detention isolators and revealed no fact of torture.

23:55, 24 December 2004

Armenian parliament to discuss sending soldiers to Iraq

On December 23, at a closed session of the standing parliamentary commission on foreign relations, Armenian Defense Minister Serzh Sarkisian submitted to the deputies the memorandum on mutual understanding "On the Commanders of the Multinational Division Forming a Part of the Stabilization Forces in Iraq and Resolution of Other Problems."

23:13, 24 December 2004

Purge in refugee camp

Today, officers of local and federal security agencies detained approximately 20 people during a joint "special operation" on the territory of the Rassvet refugee camp in the village of Ordzhonikidzevskaya, Ingushetia.

23:15, 23 December 2004

Opposition 'must show its strength' in 2005 parliamentary elections

The Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP) offers the opposition to participate in the 2005 parliamentary elections as a united bloc.

23:03, 23 December 2004

Lakoba to be Bagapsh's rival in presidential election

The Abkhazian Central Election Commission (CEC) has registered the initiative group to nominate Yakub Lakoba as a presidential candidate, Abkhazian CEC Chairman Batal Tabagua told the Caucasian Knot correspondent.

23:01, 23 December 2004

Group of Friendship Between Caucasian People created in Georgia

A presentation of the Group of Friendship Between Caucasian People, formed of six deputies of the parliament, has taken place in the building of the Georgian parliament today.

23:41, 22 December 2004

OSCE considers Azerbaijan municipal elections rigged

The municipal elections held in Azerbaijan did not meet international standards stated in the 1990 Copenhagen Document, the OSCE Office in Baku has announced in a press release.

23:35, 22 December 2004

UN special rapporteur visits Ingushetia

The aim of the visit of Ms. Erturk to Ingushetia is to collect reliable information about the state of women in the republic and study the human rights situation in the region.

23:33, 22 December 2004

Azerbaijan downgraded to 'Not Free' in FH survey

Though the Constitution and Azerbaijan legislation provide for freedom of speech and media, the government restricts these rights in practice, Freedom House stated in its annual survey.

23:47, 21 December 2004

Court decisions on search and seizure to be subject to appeal

Today, the Georgian Constitutional Court has satisfied a claim of the Georgian NGO Article 42 of the Constitution according to which a judge's decision to conduct search and seizure will be subject to appeal.

23:24, 21 December 2004

Chechen refugees in Azerbaijan may hold rallies

The refugees demand that the Azerbaijan authorities should stop persecuting them, abducting men, and illegally delivering them to the Russian side.

23:03, 21 December 2004

Armenia's membership in NATO 'is not on agenda'

Relations between Armenia and NATO do not pursue certain political goals, they start from the necessity to neutralize dangers and threats, said Armenian Defense Minister Serzh Sargsian.

23:55, 20 December 2004

Round table on problem of mines

NGO representatives gathered in the Nazran office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on December 16-17 to discuss the work of the ICRC in the Northern Caucasus, Russia, and other countries of the world.

22:44, 20 December 2004

US raises concern about election fraud in Azerbaijan

Heads and representatives of local executive authorities intervened in the work of election commissions and prevented them from doing their duties, the US Embassy to Azerbaijan has announced in a press release.

19:05, 18 December 2004

Refugees in Pankissi Gorge do not trust Russian officials

An official delegation from Chechnya is expected to visit the Pankissi Gorge, Georgia on December 19.

23:47, 17 December 2004

Round table "Terrorism in Films and TV Reports" held in Moscow

The round table discussion titled "Terrorism in Films and TV Reports" was held at the Moscow House of Nationalities on December 16, political scientists, human rights activists, journalists, and cinematographers being participants in it.

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