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Society, Politics, Interethnic relations, Human rights, Culture, Crime, Conflicts, Economics, Nature And Ecology, IncidentsRegions
Abkhazia / Adjaria / Adygeia / Armenia / Astrakhan region / Azerbaijan / Chechnya / Dagestan / Georgia / Ingushetia / Kabardino-Balkaria / Kalmykia / Karachaevo-Cherkesia / Krasnodar region / Nagorny Karabakh / North Caucasus / North Osetia - Alania / North-Caucasian Federal District / Rostov region / Russia / South Federal District / South Osetia / Stavropol region / Volgograd regionIn Sukhumi, residents of Abkhazia bid farewell to first President Vladislav Ardzinba
Today, people in Sukhumi follow Vladislav Ardzinba, their first President and a symbol of the national-liberation struggle of the people of Abkhazia, to his grave. At 9 in the morning the coffin with his body was placed in the Abkhazian State Philharmonic Society. The mourning ceremony will last till 3:00 p.m. Moscow time.
Mar 05 2010, 10:00
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 22-28
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Inspectors report about solving resonant murders in Northern Caucasus; exchange of prisoners of was between Georgia and South Ossetia is in deadlocked; Chechnya celebrates Prophet Mohammed's birthday; human rights activists are beaten in the Kuban River area, - look up these and other events in the review of the week of February 22-28, 2010, in Caucasian regions prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Rostov region, Volgograd region, Abkhazia, Chechnya, Dagestan, Ingushetia, North-Caucasian Federal District, Georgia, Krasnodar region, South Federal District, South Osetia
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Mar 03 2010, 23:40
No agreements reached at five-sided meeting in Gali, Abkhazia
| On March 2, in Abkhazia, at a meeting in Gali, the working group on prevention of and reaction to incidents in the Georgian-Abkhazian conflicts zone, no agreement was reached on any point. This was reported by Levan Tevzaya, who represents the government of the Abkhazian Autonomous Republic in exile, recognized by Tbilisi. Delegates from Abkhazia, Russia, Georgia UN and EU took part in the meeting. |
Mar 03 2010, 22:40; CK correspondent
Georgian citizen died in Abkhazian prison from kidney insufficiency, not beatings, doctors say
| Citizen of Georgia Demur Gogokhiya, who served his term in the Dranda Prison in Abkhazia, died from sharp kidney insufficiency, not from beatings. This was stated today to journalists in Sukhumi by Guram Shoua, chief physician of the Agudzeri Hospital, who made his comments on the information from the Georgian party about Gogokhiya's violent death. |
Feb 24 2010, 10:00
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 15-21
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Visit of delegation of the Human Rights Group of UK Parliament to Chechnya; recall by Ramzan Kadyrov of his claim against journalists and human rights defenders; conflict of ecologists with the agency in charge of preparing Sochi to Olympiad-2014; new strategic agreements of Russia with Abkhazia; explosions in Ingushetia; and inauguration of President of Dagestan, - look up these and other events in the review of the week of February 15-21, 2010, in Caucasian regions prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Abkhazia, Georgia, Dagestan, Chechnya, Russia, North-Caucasian Federal District, Krasnodar region, South Federal District, Ingushetia
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Feb 22 2010, 20:00; CK correspondent
NGOs from Russia, South Ossetia and Georgia meet in Yerevan within Strasbourg dialogue
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On February 20-21, the capital of Armenia hosted a meeting of NGO leaders from Russia, Georgia and South Ossetia within the limits of the Strasbourg dialogue. They discussed ways of further interaction of civil societies in conflict zones.
Russia, Abkhazia, Armenia, Georgia, South Osetia
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Feb 18 2010, 23:50; CK correspondent
Saakashvili's words about restart of armed conflict caused sharp reaction of Sukhumi
| The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the Republic of Abkhazia has expressed its serious concern of the speech of President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili at the Royal Institute of International Relations in London, where he reconfirmed the intention of the Georgian party to solve the Georgian-Abkhazian and Georgian-Ossetian conflicts by force of arms. |
Feb 18 2010, 20:00
Komoedov: deployment of united military bases in Abkhazia will strengthen Russian Black Sea Fleet
| Due to placement of Russian united military bases in Abkhazia, the Black Sea Fleet of Russia will become less vulnerable. This is the opinion of Admiral Vladimir Komoedov, former Commander of the Black Sea Fleet (BSF) and now Deputy of the State Duma. According to President of Abkhazia Sergey Bagapsh, the issue of BSF transfer from Crimea to Abkhazia is not discussed, as Abkhazia has enough Russian troops to cope with Georgian threats. |
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Feb 17 2010, 22:40
Georgia to claim USD 40 billion from Russia for Abkhazia and South Ossetia
| Georgian authorities plan to go to international courts with claims against Russia and demand compensation worth several dozens billion US dollars for the damage caused, in the opinion of the Georgian party, by Russia's actions in Abkhazia and South Ossetia from early 1990s. |
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Feb 04 2010, 23:00; CK correspondent
Abkhazian leader: attitude to national minorities shows country's level of democracy
| In Abkhazia, there is understanding that attitude to national minorities is among basic parameters of a country's development level as a democratic state. This was stated by President of Abkhazia Sergey Bagapsh on February 3 in Sukhumi, in the course of his meeting with Knuth Vollebek, OSCE Supreme Commissioner on National Minorities. |
Abkhazia: Authorities
Abkhazia: Articles
- National Reconciliation in South Ossetia
- Gordon N. Bardos (The Harriman Institute, USA): "In the issue of the right of nations to self-determination the international community resorts to double standard policy"
- Secret of Abkhaz tolerance
- The lost Chegem
- Role of Western structures in settlement of Abkhaz conflict