News

May 21, 2008 13:47

• International observers find no rough violations at Georgian elections

  The group of international observers asserts that, as a whole, the voting that takes place all over Georgia goes without any rough violations.

May 21, 2008 13:30

• In Abkhazia, shelling of the bus in Zugdidi District of Georgia is treated as provocation

  Laurence Kogoniya, commander of the Galskiy ROVD (District Interior Unit), called the bus incident in Khurcha village, located in the Zugdidi District of Georgia, to be "a mere provocation." The bus was to bring residents of the Galskiy District of Abkhazia to the Zugdidi District of Georgia for taking part in the parliamentary elections.

May 21, 2008 13:11

• In Armenia, supporters of the arrested oppositionist stop their hunger strike

  Late at night on May 20, in Armenia, Rachya Sarkisyan and nine other supporters, four women among them, of the arrested Aram Karapetyan, leader of the "New Times" Party, stopped their hunger strike in response to the appeal of their leader.

May 21, 2008 13:09

• Activist of United Opposition assassinated in Western Georgia

  Today in the morning, Gerontiy Katsiya, a propagandist of the United Opposition, was shot dead from a hunting rifle in the Tsalendzhikh District (Samegrelo, Western Georgia).

May 21, 2008 12:59

• Chairman of Helsinki Association attacked in Armenia

  Today, in the Teryan Street of Yerevan, an unknown person made a shot from a gas pistol at Michael Danielyan, Chairman of the Helsinki Association of Armenia.

May 21, 2008 12:58

• CEC: count of ballot papers in Georgia's polling stations matches the count of voters

  Zurab Kachkachishvili, speaker of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of Georgia, has assured that the number of ballot papers in polling stations is equal to the number of voters. It was his comment to the information of NGOs that certain polling stations have registered a deficit of ballot papers, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

May 20, 2008 11:12

• In Armenia, oppositionist left in custody despite health problems

  The general court of communities Kentron and Nork-Marash in Armenia has ruled to extend by two months the arrest of Aram Karapetyan, leader of the opposition party "New Times". Cardiologists from Austria assert that the detainee's health is "in increased risk zone."

May 20, 2008 11:09

• Iranian Azerbaijanis get ready to mass protest actions

  South Azerbaijan prepares to mark the second anniversary of dispersal of Azerbaijanis' rally in May 2006.

May 20, 2008 11:06

• In Azerbaijan, journalist Agyl Khalil sues frontier guards

  Agyl Khalil, a correspondent of the "Azadlyg" newspaper, has lodged a suit against the State Frontier Service, State Office of Public Prosecutor and Investigatory Department for Grave Crimes under the State Office of Public Prosecutor of Azerbaijan.

May 20, 2008 11:00

• Despite Armenian authorities' pressure, hunger strike in Masis goes on

  On May 19, Samvel Gevorkyan and Koryun Tadevosyan announced a termless hunger strike with a demand to release Usik Bagdasaryan, commander of the Masis battalion, and other political prisoners.

May 20, 2008 10:55

• EU supports independent investigation into March 1 events in Armenia

  Today, the European Union has disseminated a statement related to the extraordinary report presented by the Ombudsman of Armenia and supporting the Ombudsman's initiative to have an independent investigation of the events that happened on March 1 this year in Yerevan.

May 20, 2008 10:51

• In Krasnodar Territory, Rashid Gurzhiev from Kurmanch community kidnapped

  On May 19, at about 12 p.m., about a dozen of persons in civilian clothes appeared in ward No. 14, Surgery Division, of the Central District Hospital of the city of Apsheronsk, Krasnodar Territory, and forced away patient Rashid Gurzhiev, a member of the Kurmanch community.

May 19, 2008 10:40

• "Voice of Beslan" dissatisfied with Ustinov's appointment as plenipotentiary representative for SFD

  The members of the All-Russian NGO "Voice of Beslan" are dissatisfied with appointment of Vladimir Ustinov to the post of plenipotentiary representative of Russian President in the South Federal District (SFD) and sent a letter today to the new official.

May 19, 2008 10:37

• "Memorial" demands to investigate the crimes of "Vostok" battalion fighters in Chechnya

  Human rights activists are concerned with the situation around the "Vostok" (East) battalion of the 42nd Motorized Rifle Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, deployed in Chechnya, and state that irrespective of the political context, the grave crimes revealed during the recent weeks shall be investigated.

May 19, 2008 10:34

• Capital of Dagestan hosts a rally against closing the "Charitable Women's Hospital"

  The central square of Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, is now the venue of a protest rally, in which about one hundred persons take part. The protesters demand to stop prosecuting the "Charitable Women's Hospital".

May 19, 2008 10:29

• Two members of Kurmanch community beaten by law enforcers in Krasnodar Territory

  Rashid Gurzhiev and Anatoly Dursunov, members of the Kurmanch community, were beaten by employees of law enforcement bodies of the Krasnodar Territory.

May 19, 2008 10:26

• In Azerbaijan, PACE co-rapporteurs meet the arrested journalists

  Andres Herkel and Evgenia Zhivkova, co-rapporteurs of the PACE, continue their meetings in Azerbaijan. Today they had a meeting with Azer Ahmedov, director of the "Azadlyg" newspaper.

May 19, 2008 10:23

• At trial on attack on the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria, the defence questions candidates for jurymen

  Today, at the trial on the events on October 13, 2005, the Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria continued to select future jurymen. The defence party has finished questioning the candidates. Two defendants have stated that they were beaten by sentries.

May 17, 2008 23:56

• Alan Parastaev lodged a cassation complaint to the Supreme Court of South Ossetia

  On May 15, Alan Parastaev, a citizen of South Ossetia, who was sentenced on charges of an attempt on President of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity and high treason, lodged a cassation complaint to the Supreme Court of the Republic of South Ossetia with a demand to reconsider the verdict.

May 17, 2008 23:52

• Georgian Ombudsman demands to punish those who destroyed Eka Beseliya's election posters

  Ombudsman of Georgia Sozar Subari has addressed Levan Tarkhnishvili, head of the Central Electoral Commissions of Georgia, with a request to draw up a protocol on Lado Kvichidze, Manager of the Tbilisi City Illumination Agency ("Tbilgorodosveschenie"), who ordered to take away pre-election posters of Eka Beseliya, a candidate from the United Opposition.