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February 21, 2008 17:42

• "Reporters without Borders": Azerbaijani authorities take revenge on oppositional editor

  "Reporters without Borders" express their regret that the Public Prosecutor has asked to convict Ganimat Zakhidov, editor of the "Azadlyg", one of leading oppositional newspapers of Azerbaijan, to 5 years of imprisonment.

February 21, 2008 17:39

• Kindergarten teacher who stuck a child's mouth with adhesive tape sentenced to conditional imprisonment in Stavropol

  Today, the magistrate court of the Promyshlenny District of the city of Stavropol has sentenced the kindergarten teacher accused of cruel treatment of children to six months of corrective works. Besides, 10 percent of her salary will be withheld in favour of the state.

February 21, 2008 17:08

• US Department of State is concerned with violations at presidential election in Armenia

  At the rally of the united opposition, currently held in the Freedom Square in Yerevan, a message of the France Press Agency was announced, according to which Edgar Vasquez, spokesman of the US Department of State, had stated that the US are concerned with numerous violations admitted during vote tabulation after the election in Armenia on February 19.

February 21, 2008 17:06

• Ter-Petrosyan's supporters accuse Armenian authorities of breaching their rights

  Today, at the rally of the opposition in the capital of Armenia, the residents of Yerevan who voted for Levon Ter-Petrosyan complained that the authorities were encroaching on their rights.

February 21, 2008 16:43

• Khidriev brothers accused of blowing up the "Neva Express" train are still in SIZO

  Ayup Khidriev, brother of Maksharip and Amirkhan Khidrievs, accused of blowing up the "Neva Express" passenger train, has informed that there are no new circumstances in the case of his brothers, and they are still kept in the SIZO (pre-trial detention facility).

February 20, 2008 13:06

• Ter-Petrosyan accuses international organizations of post-election situation in Armenia

  Levon Ter-Petrosyan, candidate for President of Armenia, has assured, when speaking today to the rally of the united opposition, dedicated to summing up the election, that the opposition has a precisely developed and clear action plan, directed towards overthrow of the current power.

February 20, 2008 13:03

• European observers find election in Armenia to be democratic but speak about drawbacks

  Basically, the presidential election in Armenia has passed according to international standards, although further improvement of democratic election processes is a must, the European observers think.

February 20, 2008 12:59

• CEC of Armenia: Serzh Sarkisyan has won 52.86% of votes

  After processing of 100% of ballot papers, it became clear that Serzh Sarkisyan, prime minister and chairman of the Republican Party of Armenia, has won 52.86% of the votes, as reported by Garegin Azaryan, Chairman of the CEC of Armenia.

February 20, 2008 12:53

• Beaten supporters of Ter-Petrosyan are going not to let Sarkisyan into the President's chair of Armenia

  The supporters of the Armenian presidential candidate Levon Ter-Petrosyan are resolute not to admit the presidency of Serzh Sarkisyan.

February 20, 2008 12:50

• Exit polls differ on Armenian election

  According to the exit polls conducted by the "Alliance" civil initiative group, Levon Ter-Petrosyan was in the lead at the election. According to the exit polls held by the Populus British Company under the order of the Public TV of Armenia, Serzh Sarkisyan was in the lead with a high gap.

February 20, 2008 12:42

• First sitting of Public Council of Grozny held in Chechnya

  On February 15, Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, hosted the first sitting of the City Public Council founded with the aim to assist in ensuring human rights.

February 20, 2008 12:37

• Preliminary hearing on attack on Nalchik postponed again in Kabardino-Balkaria

  The preliminary hearing that was due on February 20 on the criminal case on the events of October 13, 2005, in Nalchik has been transferred to March 5.

February 19, 2008 13:12

• Kabardino-Balkaria: people are concerned with murders of Republic's citizens in Moscow

  The murders of two residents of Kabardino-Balkaria committed in Moscow within the latest week are the hot topic in the Republic. The KBR's community is concerned with what happens in the capital of the country.

February 19, 2008 13:09

• In Adygea, the verdict to the convict who placed execution video on the Internet is appealed against

  The verdict to Victor Milkov, who was sentenced to one year of imprisonment for placing a video showing execution of citizens of Tajikistan and Dagestan on the Internet, was appealed against by his advocates at the Supreme Court of Adygea.

February 19, 2008 13:03

• According to exit polls in Armenia, Sarkisyan defeats Ter-Petrosyan

  Prime minister of Armenia Serzh Sarkisyan has won the first round of presidential election. According to exit polls, his main rival Levon Ter-Petrosyan has gathered 17.04% of voters.

February 19, 2008 12:29

• Ter-Petrosyan's Office: the ruling clique tries to re-capture power in Armenia

  Arman Musinyan, press-secretary of the electoral office of Levon Ter-Petrosyan, has stated that the presidential election is passing in Armenia with a huge number of violations and falsifications.

February 19, 2008 12:23

• "Voice of Beslan" thinks Prosecutor's Office of North Ossetia was initiator of criminal cases against the Committee

  The "Voice of Beslan" All-Russian Organization believes that the initiative to initiate criminal cases against the Committee belongs to the Prosecutor's Office of North Ossetia.

February 19, 2008 12:19

• Advocate Dorogova files a complaint to the Public Prosecutor of Kabardino-Balkaria

  Larissa Dorogova, a lawyer of the Kabardino-Balkarian Bar, has lodged a complaint that she was not admitted to her defendant to O. Zharikov, Public Prosecutor of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR).

February 19, 2008 12:06

• State Corporation in charge of preparing Sochi Olympiad asks to amend the environmental legislation

  According to Semyon Vainshtok, head of the "Olympstroy" State Corporation, realization of the construction programs of Olympic objects in Sochi demands to make changes in the law on specially protected natural territories and in the statement on ensuring the operation of the Sochi State Natural Reserve.

February 18, 2008 16:28

• UN SC does not support Kosovo's independence as expected by Abkhazia and South Ossetia

  The participants of an extraordinary sitting of the UN Security Council failed to make a decision on recognition of independence of Kosovo, the precedent of which is hunted by Abkhazia and South Ossetia.