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23:49, 14 October 2004

Khadzimba's supporters to continue political actions

Two alternative meetings were held in the center of Sukhum today. One of them was staged by people supporting Sergey Bagapsh, the presidential candidate for the opposition, and the other one was in favor of Raul Khadzhimba, the presidential candidate backed up by the present authorities.

23:21, 14 October 2004

IMF experts arrive in Azerbaijan

The experts are expected to examine the Azerbaijan side's honoring the fourth paragraph of the IMF agreement, stipulating obligations concerning the monetary regime and general obligations of the IMF member countries, and to discuss forecasts concerning Azerbaijan's 2005 state budget and the issue of the rise in home prices for energy resources.

23:49, 13 October 2004

Beslan tragedy provokes wave of xenophobia in Russia, says CK editor-in-chief

The wave of racial hatred must be immediately stopped. Otherwise it will bury us all.

22:40, 13 October 2004

Bagapsh's supporters to stage mass rally

Presidential candidate Sergey Bagapsh believes that "the Abkhazian people usually convene a national gathering in a very complicated situation."

23:54, 12 October 2004

Senator Kerry uses uncomplimentary expressions towards Azerbaijan

In the course of the ongoing TV debates between presidential candidates in the Unites States, John Kerry said in particular that Azerbaijan "should be thrown under a bus."

23:24, 12 October 2004

Bagapsh declared president of Abkhazia

People supporting Raul Khadzhimba gathered at his election headquarters and directed their steps towards the Abkhazian parliament with slogans "Khadzhimba is our president" and "CEC decisions are illegal". They are intended to stay there until a legal decision is made.

23:11, 12 October 2004

40-day commemoration for victims of Beslan hostage crisis started

Up to now no department has been able to give the exact number of people killed, injured or gone missing.

22:45, 11 October 2004

Special operation against rebels conducted in Nazran

Two suspected rebels were killed and another one was detained during a special operation to destroy suspected members of illegal armed units conducted in Nazran by officers of the FSB (Federal Security Service) Department in Ingushetia.

21:57, 11 October 2004

Bagapsh rates explosion near his election headquarters as intimidation

No one suffered in the explosion that occurred not far from Sergey Bagapsh's headquarters last night, a source in the State Security Service told the Caucasian Knot correspondent.

21:19, 11 October 2004

Zeinalov declares against extradition to countries with death penalty

"Azerbaijan extradites people accused of political crimes and terrorism to Arabian and Central Asian countries. Over 30 terrorist suspects were extradited last year," said human rights activist Eldar Zeinalov.

20:49, 8 October 2004

Supreme Court to consider Khadzhimba's complaint

Raul Khadzhimba, a candidate for the Abkhazian presidency, lodged a complaint in the Abkhazian Supreme Court on October 7 concerning the illegality of the Central Election Commission's decision of October 6, 2004 providing for repeated voting in the Gali district on October 17.

20:26, 8 October 2004

Turkish-Armenian border to remain closed

Chief of the Turkish Armed Forces' General Staff Army General Hilmi Ozkok announced it during a meeting with Azerbaijan Defense Minister Safar Abiyev in Ankara.

23:55, 7 October 2004

To Be a Chechen: Peace and War Through the Eyes of School Children to be presented in Frankfurt

The book, published by the Memorial Society and Caucasian Knot Internet media outlet, unites works of Chechen school children devoted to the past and the present of Chechnya and based on the authors' personal experience.

23:42, 7 October 2004

Jaskiernia's report 'does not represent situation Armenia'

"Jerzy Jaskiernia's report on Armenia, which will be submitted to the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly (PACE), doesn't represent the situation in the country," Vardan Pogosian, chairman of the Democracy non-governmental organization said.

23:12, 7 October 2004

Repeated voting 'creates threat of civil war', says Ardzinba

The Abkhazian president believes the Central Election Commission's decision does not comply with the legislation.

22:24, 7 October 2004

Azerbaijan defense minister threatens Armenia with war

Economy is the key argument in a war, and today's Armenia is not ready for a long war, said Military expert Uzeir Dzhafarov.

19:27, 6 October 2004

Repeated voting to be held in Abkhazia's Gali district

The Abkhazian Central Election Commission (CEC) has declared valid results of the voting in the presidential election in all districts of Abkhazia, except for the Gali district.

18:58, 6 October 2004

Chechen president appoints commissioner for human rights

"I think it's just another "democracy game" played by our authorities. Alkhanov is going to Strasbourg, where the Chechen problem will be touched upon," 54-year-old Umar Musayev, a resident of Grozny who worked in the system of the Interior Ministry in the time of the USSR, said.

18:24, 6 October 2004

PACE levels sharp criticism at Azerbaijan

A report made by members of the PACE Monitoring Committee Andreas Gross and Andres Herkel was discussed during the session of the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) in Strasbourg yesterday, October 5.

23:28, 5 October 2004

NATO seminar in Baku may be frustrated

The opposition Azerbaijan Popular Front Party considers Armenian deputies' arrival in Baku for the participation in the Rose-Roth Seminar inadmissible. The Organization for Karabakh Liberation has also voiced its discontent about the arrival of Armenian parliamentarians.

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